Preview: Wycombe Wanderers v Crewe Alexandra

Wycombe Wanderers entertain Crewe Alexandra on Monday in their 44th league game of the season.


The league table currently shows Wycombe in 4th place with 71 points from 43 games and Crewe in 11th spot with 59 points from 43 games.

Crewe Away Record........Won 4 - Drawn 5 - Lost 12 - Pts 17 (Rank-21)

Wycombe Home Record...Won 10 - Drawn 6 - Lost 5 - Pts 36 (Rank-6)


Crewe have lost their last 10 away games.

The division's top-scorers with 80 goals, the Railwaymen put 5 past Chesterfield, 7 past Barnet and 8 past Cheltenham earlier this season.

Their star striker Clayton Donaldson is the division's top scorer with 26 league goals.

Wycombe are unbeaten in 7, but haven't won any of their last 4.


Here are all the stats......


Crewe's last five games (All Competitions)

LG2: Hereford (A)............Lost 0-1

LG2: Cheltenham (H).......Won 8-1

LG2: Barnet (A)...............Lost 1-2

LG2: Lincoln (H).............Drew 1-1

LG2: Morecambe (H).......Won 2-1



Wycombe's last five games (All Competitions)

LG2: Stockport (H)...........Won 2-0

LG2: Hereford (A)...........Drew 0-0

LG2: Oxford (A)..............Drew 2-2

LG2: Northampton (H).....Drew 2-2

LG2: Torquay (A)............Drew 0-0



Crewe Goal Stats (48 games in all Competitions)

Goals Scored (Total)..........Lg: 80...Cups: 7...Total: 87

Goals Conceded (Total)......Lg: 62...Cups: 8...Total: 70

Goals Scored (Away).........Lg: 33...Cups: 6...Total: 39

Goals Conceded (Away).....Lg: 44...Cups: 7...Total: 51

Clean Sheets.....................Lg: 9....Cups: 1...Total: 10



Wycombe Goal Stats (49 games in all Competitions)

Goals Scored (Total)...........Lg: 61...Cups: 11...Total: 72

Goals Conceded (Total).......Lg: 48...Cups: 11...Total: 59

Goals Scored (Home)..........Lg: 33...Cups: 7.....Total: 40

Goals Conceded (Home)......Lg: 24...Cups: 10...Total: 34

Clean Sheets......................Lg: 16...Cups: 1.....Total: 17



Crewe's Top Goal Scorers - (All Competitions)

Clayton Donaldson......27 (inc 5 pens)

Shaun Miller................16

Ashley Westwood.........6 (inc 1 pen)

Joel Grant....................6 (inc 1 pen)

Byron Moore................6

Ajay Leitch-Smith.........5

David Artell..................5

Danny Shelley..............4

Luke Murphy................3

Crewe have benefitted from three own-goals.

One other player has scored two goals.

Four other players have each scored one goal.



Wycombe's Top Goal Scorers - (All Competitions)

Scott Rendell...........16 (inc 8 pens)

Gareth Ainsworth.....10

Kevin Betsy..............7

Andy Sandell............7

Stuart Beavon...........5

Ben Strevens............5

Lewis Montrose.........4

Jon-Paul Pittman.......4

Matt Bloomfield.........3

Four other players have each scored two goals.

Three other players have each scored one goal



Crewe Shooting (Top-3) - All Competitions

Clayton Donaldson...61 on-target...53 off-target...3 against woodwork

Shaun Miller............43 on-target...37 off-target...1 against woodwork

Luke Murphy...........21 on-target...26 off-target...1 against woodwork



Wycombe Shooting (Top-3) - All Competitions

Kevin Betsy............25 on-target...48 off-target...2 against woodwork

Gareth Ainsworth....23 on-target...36 off-target...3 against woodwork

Stuart Beavon........25 on-target...27 off-target...2 against woodwork



Shooting (Club) - League Games Only

Crewe.........232 on target...211 off target...13 against w'work (Rank-9)

Wycombe....187 on target...251 off target...18 against w'work (Rank-10)



Most Assists

Crewe - Shaun Miller........11

Wycombe - Kevin Betsy.....7



League Form Guide

All Season

Crewe........Pld: 43...W: 16...D: 11...L: 16...Pts: 59...Pts per game: 1.37

Wycombe...Pld: 43...W: 19...D: 14...L: 10...Pts: 71...Pts per game: 1.65



First-half of the season

Crewe...........Pld: 23...W: 9.....D: 8...L: 6...Pts: 35...Pts per game: 1.52

Wycombe......Pld: 23...W: 11...D: 7...L: 5...Pts: 40...Pts per game: 1.74



Second-half of the season

Crewe..........Pld: 20...W: 7...D: 3...L: 10...Pts: 24...Pts per game: 1.20

Wycombe.....Pld: 20...W: 8...D: 7...L: 5.....Pts: 31...Pts per game: 1.55



Last Five league Games

Crewe............LWLDW- 7 points (Rank-10)

Wycombe.....WDDDD - 7 points (Rank-11)



Last Five League Games (Away)

Crewe.............LLLLL - 0 points (Rank-24)



Last Five League Games (Home)

Wycombe.....WDLWD - 8 points (Rank-9)



Against Top Half Opposition

Crewe.............Pld: 21...Pts: 29...Pts per game: 1.38...(Rank-5)

Wycombe........Pld: 19...Pts: 23...Pts per game: 1.21...(Rank-10)



Against Bottom Half Opposition

Crewe..............Pld: 22...Pts: 30...Pts per game: 1.36...(Rank-19)

Wycombe.........Pld: 24...Pts: 48...Pts per game: 2.00...(Rank-2)



Previous Meetings

In 11 previous meetings there have been 6 wins for Crewe, 3 for Wycombe and 2 draws.

At Adams Park there have been 2 wins for Wycombe, 1 for Crewe and 2 draws.

1993/94 Lg2: Wycombe 3 Crewe 1

1994/95 Lg1: Wycombe 0 Crewe 0

1995/96 Lg1: Wycombe 1 Crewe 1

1996/97 Lg1: Wycombe 2 Crewe 0

2002/03 Lg1: Wycombe 1 Crewe 2



The Man In The Middle

Monday's referee is Danny McDermid from London who was promoted to the National List of Referees in 2006. His last Wycombe game was January's 1-0 FA Cup defeat to Hereford United at Adams Park. During the current campaign he's issued 7 red and 105 yellow cards in 30 games.



Prediction

Wycombe 1 Crewe 1

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