This week FootyMad's match preview focuses on the game between Burton Albion and Altrincham at 19:45 on Tuesday, 8th April 2008 in the (Conference) Premier.
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Altrincham face a trip to Burton Albion at The Pirelli Stadium on Tuesday evening, looking to break their duck against the hosts. Most of the previous meetings have ended up in defeat for the Robins.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in March 2007, the Brewers 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: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Tue 09 Oct | Altrincham | 0 - 0 | Burton Albion | CONF |
| 2006/2007 | Fri 02 Mar | Burton Albion | 2 - 1 | Altrincham | CONF |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 02 Dec | Altrincham | 2 - 3 | Burton Albion | CONF |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 25 Mar | Altrincham | 1 - 2 | Burton Albion | CONF |
| 2005/2006 | Sun 30 Oct | Burton Albion | 1 - 0 | Altrincham | CONF |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 15 Dec | Burton Albion | 1 - 1 | Altrincham | NPL |
| 2001/2002 | Mon 27 Aug | Altrincham | 0 - 2 | Burton Albion | NPL |
Recent respective form guides
Burton Albion have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 9 to 7.
The away form of Altrincham is pretty dire, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. While the Robins have hit 4 goals, 8 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Burton Albion lie just outside the playoff positions in the Blue Square (Conference) Premier, picking up 71 points from their 40 games so far. Altrincham are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 37 points from 42 matches.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Burton Albion | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 9 |
| Altrincham | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 5 |
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 Burton Albion. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Burton Albion | 5 games since last home draw. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Altrincham | Not won in previous 6 away matches. Drawn each of the last 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |
