The game between Altrincham and Blyth Spartans in the (Conference) North on 18th February 2012 at 15:00 takes centre stage for FootyMad's preview analysis.

Footymad preview History of the Altrincham v Blyth Spartans fixture

Altrincham play host to Blyth Spartans at Moss Lane on Saturday afternoon, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having managed to conjure up a win from 4 of the previous 6 games.

The last time the two teams met at Altrincham was back in October 2003, over five years ago, with Blyth Spartans inflicting a narrow 1-2 defeat upon the Robins in a (Northern) Premier match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2011/2012 Tue 24 Jan Blyth 1 - 1 Altrincham (Conference) North
2010/2011 Sat 15 Jan Blyth 2 - 1 Altrincham Trophy
2003/2004 Wed 14 Apr Blyth 2 - 2 Altrincham (Northern) Premier
2003/2004 Sat 04 Oct Altrincham 1-2 Blyth (Northern) Premier
2002/2003 Sat 08 Feb Altrincham 3 - 2 Blyth (Northern) Premier
2002/2003 Sat 31 Aug Blyth 0 - 2 Altrincham (Northern) Premier
2001/2002 Sat 23 Feb Blyth 0 - 3 Altrincham (Northern) Premier

For a detailed analysis of the complete head-to-head record between the two sides, click here

Recent respective form guides

Altrincham have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 17 goals for the Robins, with 10 goals against.

The away form of Blyth Spartans is pretty dire, attaining just 3 draws from the previous six away games. While the Spartans have hit 6 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Altrincham's 42 points from 27 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 8th position.

Blyth Spartans are stuck down in the relegation zone of Blue Square (Conference) North with a return of just 15 points from their 26 games thus far.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Altrincham 6 3 1 2 15 11 10
Blyth Spartans 6 0 3 3 5 11 3

For a detailed analysis of current team form guides in this or any division, click here

FootyMad's prediction ...

Though Altrincham are not exactly setting the world alight at Moss Lane in recent games, we can confidently predict that they will easily sweep aside the opposition put before them. Home Win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Altrincham 4 games since last home draw.
Not won in the 2 most recent games.
Blyth Spartans Previous 2 away games have finished all-square.
Not won in previous 18 away matches.
No win in the 14 most recent games.

For a detailed analysis of current team sequences throughout the leagues, click here