This week FootyMad's match preview focuses on the game between Darlington and Altrincham at 15:00 on 26th March 2011 in the (Conference) Premier.

Footymad preview History of the Darlington v Altrincham fixture

Altrincham travel to take on Darlington at Balfour Webnet Darlington Aren on Saturday afternoon, looking to break their duck against the hosts. The two previous games have resulted in one drawn game and one defeat for the Robins.

The last time the two teams met at Darlington was amazingly over twenty years ago, in February 1990, with Darlington running out comfortable 2-0 winners in a Conference match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2010/2011 Tue 17 Aug Altrincham 2 - 2 Darlington (Conference) Premier
2001/2002 Sat 08 Dec Altrincham 1 - 2 Darlington F.A. Cup
1989/1990 Tue 20 Mar Altrincham 0 - 1 Darlington Conference
1989/1990 Tue 20 Feb Darlington 2-0 Altrincham Conference
1983/1984 Wed 14 Dec Altrincham 0 - 2 Darlington F.A. Cup
1983/1984 Sat 10 Dec Darlington 0 - 0 Altrincham F.A. Cup

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

Recent respective form guides

Darlington are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, In this time, The Quakers have rattled up an impressive 15 goals, and conceded 4.

In complete contrast to Darlington, Altrincham are having a torrid time on their travels, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. While the Robins have hit 5 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Darlington's 52 points from 35 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position.

Altrincham are stuck down in the relegation zone of Blue Square (Conference) Premier with a return of just 36 points from their 38 games thus far.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Darlington 6 3 3 0 11 5 12
Altrincham 6 2 1 3 7 9 7

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

FootyMad's prediction ...

Robins are in poor form away, and the FootyMad team are afraid to say this game can be passed over as a comfortable defeat against Darlington. Home win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Darlington Unbeaten in the last 12 home games.
Drawn each of their last 2 games.
Not won in the 2 most recent games.
Altrincham Lost each of the previous 5 away matches.
Not won in previous 7 away matches.
Last drawn game 5 outings ago.

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