Meadow Lane is the venue for an exciting League Two clash on Saturday afternoon as Notts County are set to host Crewe, with the game set to kick off at 15:00.
The hosts are currently sitting in 10th position in the League Two table, having gained 47 points from their 32 league games so far this season. In what is a very congested league table, Notts county are just one point below Harrogate in 7th and one point above Newport in 15th.
Notts County come into this game on the back of a poor run of form which has seen them lose three of their last four league outings. These losses have come against the likes of Mansfield, Gillingham and Wrexham.
Last time out, Former Scotland striker Steven Fletcher dented Notts County's play-off push at the Stok Racecourse as Wrexham defeated Notts County 1-0. Fletcher's acrobatic first-half finish proved decisive as the visitors failed to turn their possession into goals, The visitors thought they had equalised, but David McGoldrick's effort was ruled out for handball.
Crewe find themselves in 4th position in the league table, having picked up 58 points from their 33 league games so far this season. The Railwaymen are just four points off the top of the table and are very much in the hunt for automatic promotion.
The Railwaymen come into this game on the back of a good run of form which has seen them gain eight points from their last four league games. This run has included draws against Harrogate and Tranmere and victories over Crawley and Stockport.
The Fixture of Notts County vs Crewe has a long and storied history, with the two sides having first met in 1893 in the League Division Two. In total, these two sides have met on 48 occasions, with Notts County having the superior record having won 23, whilst Crewe have won 16.
It was Crewe who recorded a narrow victory when these sides met in the reverse fixture earlier on in the season. A Courtney Baker-Richardson penalty in the eighth minute of stoppage time consigned Notts County to defeat at the Mornflake Stadium. The spotkick was given for an apparent handball against Jodi Jones.
It is the home side who are heavily favoured at the bookies ahead of this weekend’s matchup and are currently priced @ 10/11, whilst an away win for Crewe is priced @ 12/5 and a draw is @ 14/5.
We are backing Macaulay Langstaff to score the first goal in the game because he has been in impressive form throughout this season. Langstaff is currently the leading goalscorer in League Two after scoring 22 goals in the 32 league outings this season.