On Saturday afternoon Walsall Football Club will travel North to take on Crewe Alexandra in the latest Sky Bet League 1 fixture of the season. The latest head-to-head information is below.
Of the sixty-nine previous meetings; it's Walsall that hold the overall lead, with thirty-one wins to Alexandra's twenty-two. There have also been sixteen draws during the fixture's history.
The two sides' first meeting was a high-scoring League Division Two affair, and took place at the Alexandra Recreation Ground, on Saturday, 5th November 1892.
Walsall Town Swifts won the game by six-goals-to-five and took two points back to Fellows Park.
The Swifts went on to win five of the opening ten meetings, drawing four and losing just one.
Walsall Town Swifts won the game by six-goals-to-five and took two points back to Fellows Park.
The Swifts went on to win five of the opening ten meetings, drawing four and losing just one.
In more modern times, their most recent meeting took place at Banks's Stadium on Saturday, 18th October 2014, and ended 1-0 to Crewe Alexandra, an 84th minute Adam Dugdale strike was enough to secure all three points for the travelling side.
Walsall have won just one of the last five meetings, drawing two and losing two and will be keen to get back to winning ways against the Alex.
Walsall have won just one of the last five meetings, drawing two and losing two and will be keen to get back to winning ways against the Alex.
