Salford City vs Crewe Alexandra prediction and preview
League Two · Saturday 9 January 2027, 15:00 UTC
Match facts
Salford City vs Crewe Alexandra
League Two · Saturday 9 January 2027, 15:00 UTC · The Peninsula Stadium, Salford
Salford City vs Crewe Alexandra preview
The League Two fixture between Salford City and Crewe Alexandra is scheduled for Saturday 9 January 2027 at 15:00 UTC at The Peninsula Stadium in Salford. Salford City are 1st in the table with 31 points from 14, while Crewe Alexandra sit 4th on 22 points after 14 matches.
Salford City have collected 5 wins, 0 draws and 0 defeats from their last 5 league games; Crewe Alexandra have 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats over the same stretch. Over their last 6, Salford City have scored 2.2 and conceded 0.8 goals per game, with 4 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 4. Crewe Alexandra average 1.5 scored and 1.8 conceded across their last 6, with 1 clean sheet.
Head to head, Salford City have 3 wins to Crewe Alexandra's 2 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.
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Form and table
- Salford CityLast five: W W W W W
- Crewe AlexandraLast five: W W L L D
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Salford City | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 15 | +10 | 31 | WWWWW |
| 4 | Crewe Alexandra | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 22 | WWLLD |
Head-to-head
Team news
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
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
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