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Luton Town are ready to welcome Crewe Alexandra to Kenilworth Road on Saturday afternoon, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having taken all the points from 8 of the 11 contests.
The previous match played between the two at Kenilworth Road was within the last three years, in November 2005, when they eased past their opponents in a high-scoring 4-1 thriller, in a Championship match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 20 Oct | Crewe Alex. | 2 - 0 | Luton Town | LGE1 |
| 2005/2006 | Tue 22 Nov | Luton Town | 4-1 | Crewe Alex. | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 15 Oct | Crewe Alex. | 3 - 1 | Luton Town | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 22 Mar | Luton Town | 0 - 4 | Crewe Alex. | LGE1 |
| 2002/2003 | Tue 29 Oct | Crewe Alex. | 0 - 1 | Luton Town | LGE1 |
| 1996/1997 | Wed 14 May | Luton Town | 2 - 2 | Crewe Alex. | D2PO |
| 1996/1997 | Sun 11 May | Crewe Alex. | 2 - 1 | Luton Town | D2PO |
Recent respective form guides
Luton Town's poor home run has seen them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. The The Hatters's have scored 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.
Crewe Alex.'s away form is none too clever either, collecting 2 wins and 3 draws from the last six. The The Railwaymen's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 6 goals for and 5 against.
Luton Town are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola League One with a return of just 30 points from their 39 games thus far. Crewe Alex. are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 44 points from 40 matches.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Luton Town | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
| Crewe Alex. | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
These are testing times at Kenilworth Road for the The Hatters and the Madmen are unable to see past Crewe Alex. claiming victory in a close match.
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Luton Town | Drawn each of their last 2 games. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Crewe Alex. | Undefeated in last 5 away games. 4 games since last defeat. |