About Match
Salford City go into the game 15th in the table on 7 points; Crewe Alexandra sit 8th on 10 — a 3-point gap. Recent form flatters Salford City's table spot — 8th league-wide over the last five rounds while sitting 15th. In league terms the two rates read 1.17/1.5 for Salford City and 1/0.67 for Crewe Alexandra (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.33. Victory would move Salford City to 10 points and up to 5th, overtaking Crewe Alexandra, with other results unchanged.
Crewe Alexandra have drawn their last four.
10 meetings are on record — 4 won by Salford City, 4 by Crewe Alexandra, 2 drawn, at 3.9 goals per meeting. 70% of the meetings finished with three goals or more, and both sides scored in 80%. 2.8 goals per game in the last five meetings marks a drop from the historical 3.9.
The match takes place at The Peninsula Stadium in Salford (capacity 1,400).