Crewe Alexandra vs Salford City prediction and preview

League Two · Thursday 17 December 2026, 20:00 UTC

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Crewe Alexandra vs Salford City

League Two · Thursday 17 December 2026, 20:00 UTC · Alexandra Stadium, Crewe

Crewe Alexandra · Salford City · League Two predictions

Crewe Alexandra vs Salford City preview

Crewe Alexandra welcome Salford City at Alexandra Stadium in Crewe on Thursday 17 December 2026 (20:00 UTC) in the League Two. Crewe Alexandra go into the round 4th, on 22 points from 14 games, while Salford City are 1st in the table with 31 points from 14.

Recent form: Crewe Alexandra D-L-L-W-W, Salford City W-W-W-W-W (most recent first). Over their last 6, Crewe Alexandra have scored 1.5 and conceded 1.8 goals per game, with 3 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 4. Salford City average 2.2 scored and 0.8 conceded across their last 6, with 2 clean sheets.

Head to head, Crewe Alexandra have 2 wins to Salford City's 3 across 7 meetings, with 2 draws. Those games averaged 3.3 goals, 4 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 5. The most recent meeting, on 6 Apr 2026, ended Crewe Alexandra 1-0 Salford City.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

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Form and table

#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPtsForm
1Salford City1410132515+1031WWWWW
4Crewe Alexandra145721717022WWLLD

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Head-to-head

7 meetings: Crewe Alexandra 2, draws 2, Salford City 3.

Team news

Crewe Alexandra expected line-up (4-2-3-1)

Josh Stephenson, Lewis Billington, Luke Offord, Josh March, Jordan Gibson, Joel Tabiner, Matus Holicek, Owen Lunt

Salford City expected line-up (5-4-1)

Will Norris, Dan Scarr, Will Aimson, Taylor Allen, Abraham Odoh, Elliot Bonds, Luke Molyneux, Brendan Wiredu, Jorge Grant, Kallum Cesay, Macaulay Langstaff

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