The game between Southport and Altrincham in the (Conference) Premier on Tuesday, 24th August 2010 at 19:45 takes centre stage for FootyMad's preview analysis.

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History of the Southport v Altrincham fixture

Altrincham pack their bags to visit Southport at Haig Avenue on Tuesday evening, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 9 games played, Robins have recorded 3 wins, and Southport have come away with 4 victories.

The previous match played between the two at Haig Avenue was more than three years back, in February 2007, the Sandgrounders carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a Conference match.

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

Recent encounters between the teams:
2008/2009Sat 13 DecAltrincham1 - 4SouthportFAT
2006/2007Sat 03 FebSouthport2 - 1AltrinchamCONF
2006/2007Sat 21 OctAltrincham2 - 1SouthportCONF
2005/2006Sat 18 MarSouthport1 - 1AltrinchamCONF
2005/2006Sat 15 OctAltrincham1 - 0SouthportCONF
2004/2005Sat 18 DecAltrincham2 - 1SouthportCNFN
2004/2005Sat 11 SepSouthport2 - 1AltrinchamCNFN

Recent respective form guides

Southport have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A total of 13 goals have been scored by the Sandgrounders in those games, with 9 conceded.

The away form of Altrincham is pretty dire, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. While the Robins have hit 7 goals, 13 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Southport's 4 points from 3 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position. Altrincham are stuck down in the relegation zone of Blue Square (Conference) Premier with a return of just 1 points from their 3 games thus far.

For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here

Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Southport631212810
Altrincham60244112

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 Southport. Home win

Sequence statistics:
Southport Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches.
Failed to win in previous 2 home matches.
Altrincham Lost each of the previous 2 away matches.
Not won in previous 12 away matches.
No win in the 9 most recent games.