This week FootyMad's match preview focuses on the game between Cambridge United and Altrincham at 16:00 on Sunday, 26th April 2009 in the (Conference) Premier.
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Altrincham face a trip to Cambridge United at Trade Recruitment Stadium on Sunday 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 just last season, in January 2008, the U's 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 22 Nov | Altrincham | 1 - 0 | Cambridge U. | CONF |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 26 Jan | Cambridge U. | 2 - 1 | Altrincham | CONF |
| 2007/2008 | Tue 18 Sep | Altrincham | 0 - 3 | Cambridge U. | CONF |
| 2006/2007 | Tue 06 Mar | Altrincham | 5 - 0 | Cambridge U. | CONF |
| 2006/2007 | Tue 03 Oct | Cambridge U. | 2 - 2 | Altrincham | CONF |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 11 Feb | Altrincham | 2 - 1 | Cambridge U. | CONF |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 24 Sep | Cambridge U. | 4 - 0 | Altrincham | CONF |
Recent respective form guides
Cambridge United have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. A total of 11 goals have been scored by the U's in those games, with 5 conceded.
In complete contrast to Cambridge U., Altrincham are having a torrid time on their travels, chalking up just 1 victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. Robins have conceded 10 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
Cambridge U. are just outside the promotion places, in 2nd, having taken 85 points from 45 games. Altrincham see themselves just below half way in the Blue Square (Conference) Premier, showing a record of 55 points from their 45 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 |
| Cambridge U. | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 12 |
| Altrincham | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
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 Cambridge U.. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Cambridge U. | 6 games since last home draw. Won their latest 3 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 10 . |
| Altrincham | 8 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |
