The game between Altrincham and Hinckley United in the (Conference) North on 21st February 2012 at 19:45 takes centre stage for FootyMad's preview analysis.

History of the Altrincham v Hinckley United fixture

Altrincham play host to Hinckley United at Moss Lane on Tuesday evening, aiming to preserve their record of never having lost at home to the visitors. The Robins won the only previous game contested between the two.

The only previous meeting between Altrincham and Hinckley United at Moss Lane was back in March 2005, over five years ago, as they swept to an impressive 4-0 win in a (Conference) North match.

Recent encounters between the teams

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Recent respective form guides

Altrincham have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A total of 17 goals have been scored by the Robins in those games, with 11 conceded.

Hinckley United have an average recent record on the road, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. While the Knitters have hit 11 goals, 14 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Altrincham lie just outside the playoff positions in the Blue Square (Conference) North, picking up 45 points from their 28 games so far.

Hinckley United are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 29 points from 27 matches.

Current overall team form

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Its a close one to call, but we think that Robins's reasonable showing at home is going to see them scrape past Hinckley United. Home Win

Sequence statistics

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