The game between Droylsden and Altrincham in the (Conference) Premier on Saturday, 9th February 2008 at 15:00 takes centre stage for FootyMad's preview analysis.

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History of the Droylsden v Altrincham fixture

Altrincham pack their bags to visit Droylsden at The Butchers Arms Ground on Saturday afternoon, and have come away with little in previous meetings, having managed to conjure up just 2 wins from the previous 6 games.

The previous match played between the two at The Butchers Arms Ground was within the last three years, in March 2005, with Droylsden running out comfortable 2 - 0 winners in a (Conference) North match.

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

Recent encounters between the teams:
2007/2008Sat 22 SepAltrincham3 - 2DroylsdenCONF
2004/2005Mon 21 MarDroylsden2 - 0AltrinchamCNFN
2004/2005Sat 23 OctAltrincham2 - 2DroylsdenCNFN
2003/2004Sat 20 MarAltrincham1 - 0DroylsdenNPL
2003/2004Mon 25 AugDroylsden1 - 4AltrinchamNPL
2002/2003Mon 31 MarDroylsden1 - 0AltrinchamNPL
2002/2003Thu 26 DecAltrincham3 - 1DroylsdenNPL

Recent respective form guides

Droylsden are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 10 to 8.

The away form of Altrincham is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Robins have hit 6 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Droylsden are stuck down in the relegation zone of Blue Square (Conference) Premier with a return of just 13 points from their 28 games thus far. Altrincham are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 23 points from 29 matches.

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

Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Droylsden63034199
Altrincham62229128

FootyMad's prediction ...

FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Bloods, as the Robins have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win

Sequence statistics:
Droylsden Won 3 successive home games.
9 games since last home draw.
Not drawn a match in their last 13 .
Altrincham Lost each of the previous 2 away matches.
Not won in previous 2 away matches.
No win in the 3 most recent games.