The game between Burton Albion and Altrincham in the (Conference) Premier on Saturday, 24th January 2009 at 15:00 takes centre stage for FootyMad's preview analysis.
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Altrincham face a trip to Burton Albion at The Pirelli Stadium on Saturday afternoon, 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 less than a year ago, in April 2008, the Brewers carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a (Conference) Premier match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 20 Dec | Altrincham | 1 - 3 | Burton Albion | CONF |
| 2007/2008 | Tue 08 Apr | Burton Albion | 2 - 1 | Altrincham | CONF |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Burton Albion are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 13 goals for the Brewers, with 3 goals against.
The Robins have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occasions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. The Robins's have scored 8 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.
Burton Albion are leading the way in the Blue Square (Conference) Premier, with their 28 games giving them a return of 64 points. Altrincham see themselves just below half way in the Blue Square (Conference) Premier, showing a record of 35 points from their 26 games played so far,
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 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 16 |
| Altrincham | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The Robins are doing reasonably well on their travels in recent games, but FootyMad think this will not be enough to stop what should be a relatively comfortable home win for Burton Albion. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Burton Albion | Unbeaten in the last 21 home games. Won their latest 5 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 5 . |
| Altrincham | 4 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 6 outings ago. |
