The league table in League Two tells a story about these teams so far, with Crewe Alexandra leading Macclesfield Town by 31 points. Match preview to follow:
It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only four days ago in the League Two.
Crewe Alexandra form and stats
Crewe Alexandra, who have the most scored goals (60) in League Two, are steadily winning League Two games and points here at Alexandra Stadium. 11 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats is the summary from 17 games. Ever since the Mansfield Town game Crewe Alexandra has been unbeatable here at Alexandra Stadium producing six straight wins.
The fans are hoping that Crewe Alexandra will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 1-2 away loss in the League Two game against Plymouth Argyle (placed 4th). Before that game, the 2-1 home victory against Crawley Town.
The home team are expected to win this game about three out of four times, according to the bookmaker odds. When checking the database for Crewe Alexandra home games with this odds we find one game with a similar winning chance. Resulting in one win, zero draws and zero defeats. Looking at the victories, one match were won by at least two goals.
Crewe Alexandra have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Alexandra Stadium with 33 goals in 17 league matches. From these home matches, Crewe Alexandra have conceded only 16 goals.
Macclesfield Town form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Macclesfield Town so far with only 12 points returning home. The records show 2-6-9 (win-draw-lose). The loyal fans travelling with their beloved Macclesfield Town have enjoyed the stadium food more than the matches as the visitors have gone ten consecutive matches without winning on the road. The last time three points were secured away was the Oldham Athletic game.
Macclesfield Town's last game was the home draw against Plymouth Argyle (1-1). A 2-3 loss hosting Exeter City before that.
You'll want to know how Macclesfield Town managed when outsiders such as today. Our database found one similar match resulting in zero away wins, zero draws and one home win.
The visitors have scored 13 goals from 17 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. As opposed to that, Macclesfield Town have seen the ball go into their own net 25 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Macclesfield Town - Crewe Alexandra 1-1 entered in the official records. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: three - four - three (Crewe Alexandra wins - draws - Macclesfield Town wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  C. Porter 10 goals |  D. Powell 9 goals |  C. Anene 7 goals |
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| Crewe Alexandra | Macclesfield Town | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 33 | 17 | 6 | Played | P | 6 | 17 | 34 |
| 18 | 11 | 5 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 6 | 15 |
| 8 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 4 | 9 | 12 |
| 60 | 33 | 17 | Scored | S | 5 | 13 | 32 |
| 40 | 16 | 4 | Conceded | C | 12 | 25 | 40 |
| 94% | 94% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 94% | 94% |
| 82% | 76% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 83% | 65% | 68% |
| 64% | 59% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 83% | 47% | 35% |
| 36% | 35% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 17% | 18% | 12% |
| 21% | 24% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 3% |
| 70% | 59% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 47% | 56% |
| 21% | 29% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 12% | 18% |
| 15% | 18% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 47% | 32% |
| 7.2 | 7.5 | 6.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 4.1 | 4.6 |
| 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.3 | 6 | 5.8 |
| 1 | 1.2 | 0.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 1.6 | 1.8 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 483 | 268 | 112 | Total Shots | T S | 64 | 171 | 363 |
| 170 | 96 | 39 | Shots on Target | S O | 19 | 52 | 120 |
| 35% | 34% | 44% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 26% | 25% | 27% |
- Crewe Alexandra has the most points (36) at home
- Crewe Alexandra has the most points from losing position (25)
- Crewe Alexandra has the most scored goals (33) at home
- Crewe Alexandra has the most scored goals (60)
- Crewe Alexandra has the most scored goals in the second half (38)
- Crewe Alexandra has the the best goal difference (+17) at home
- Crewe Alexandra have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Crewe Alexandra have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Macclesfield Town have scored away.
- Macclesfield Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Swindon Town | 33 | 19 | 6 | 8 | 57 | 36 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 29 | 14 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 28 | 22 | 21 | 63 |
| 2 | Exeter City | 33 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 50 | 36 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 29 | 13 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 23 | 14 | 63 |
| 3 | Crewe Alexandra | 33 | 18 | 7 | 8 | 60 | 40 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 33 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 27 | 24 | 20 | 61 |
| 4 | Plymouth Argyle | 33 | 18 | 7 | 8 | 54 | 37 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 32 | 16 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 61 |
| 5 | Cheltenham Town | 32 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 47 | 26 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 32 | 16 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 15 | 10 | 21 | 54 |
| 6 | Port Vale | 34 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 46 | 40 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 26 | 13 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 27 | 6 | 54 |
| 7 | Colchester United | 34 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 47 | 34 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 28 | 15 | 17 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 13 | 52 |
| 8 | Northampton Town | 33 | 15 | 7 | 11 | 47 | 36 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 28 | 12 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 24 | 11 | 52 |
| 9 | Bradford City | 34 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 41 | 35 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 27 | 13 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 22 | 6 | 51 |
| 10 | Forest Green Rovers | 34 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 41 | 39 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 22 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 25 | 17 | 2 | 46 |
| 11 | Salford City | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 44 | 44 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 22 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 27 | 22 | 0 | 44 |
| 12 | Cambridge United | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 38 | 44 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 25 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 19 | -6 | 44 |
| 13 | Walsall | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 35 | 46 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 23 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 23 | -11 | 43 |
| 14 | Crawley Town | 34 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 45 | 46 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 19 | 17 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 20 | 27 | -1 | 41 |
| 15 | Grimsby Town | 32 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 38 | 40 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 22 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 18 | -2 | 41 |
| 16 | Newport County | 31 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 27 | 27 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 0 | 40 |
| 17 | Leyton Orient | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 43 | 52 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 22 | 27 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 25 | -9 | 38 |
| 18 | Oldham Athletic | 34 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 37 | 52 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 23 | 21 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 31 | -15 | 37 |
| 19 | Scunthorpe United | 33 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 41 | 50 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 23 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 27 | -9 | 36 |
| 20 | Mansfield Town | 34 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 46 | 53 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 27 | 29 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 24 | -7 | 35 |
| 21 | Carlisle United | 33 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 33 | 50 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 29 | -17 | 35 |
| 22 | Macclesfield Town | 34 | 7 | 15 | 12 | 32 | 40 | 17 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 25 | -8 | 30 |
| 23 | Morecambe | 34 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 32 | 56 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 19 | 22 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 34 | -24 | 30 |
| 24 | Stevenage | 34 | 3 | 13 | 18 | 23 | 45 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 22 | 17 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 23 | -22 | 22 |