This week FootyMad's match preview focuses on the game between Altrincham and Rushden & Diamonds at 15:00 on Saturday, 20th March 2010 in the (Conference) Premier.
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Altrincham prepare to entertain Rushden & Diamonds at Moss Lane on Saturday afternoon, looking to improve on a dire past record against their opponents. It does not make pleasant reading, beating their opponents 2 times from 5 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Moss Lane was just last season, in November 2008, where Rushden & D. annihilated the Robins 0-4 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: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Sat 03 Oct | Rushden & D. | 0 - 1 | Altrincham | CONF |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 29 Nov | Altrincham | 0-4 | Rushden & D. | CONF |
| 2008/2009 | Mon 29 Sep | Rushden & D. | 1 - 1 | Altrincham | CONF |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 16 Feb | Rushden & D. | 1 - 0 | Altrincham | CONF |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 06 Oct | Altrincham | 1 - 2 | Rushden & D. | CONF |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 06 Jan | Altrincham | 2 - 1 | Rushden & D. | CONF |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 09 Sep | Rushden & D. | 3 - 0 | Altrincham | CONF |
Recent respective form guides
Altrincham have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 12 goals for the Robins, with 4 goals against.
The Diamonds have had a decent run of form away from home recently, picking up four victories from the last six. Those games have seen the Diamonds pummel 12 goals, and let in 4.
Altrincham's 48 points from 34 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position. Rushden & D.'s total of 62 points from their 34 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Blue Square (Conference) Premier.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Altrincham | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 7 |
| Rushden & D. | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 13 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Robins go into their game against Rushden & D. in confident mood, but FootyMad sees them coming down to earth, with the visitors narrowly taking all three points. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Altrincham | Unbeaten in the last 5 home games. Unbeaten run of 5 matches. |
| Rushden & D. | 9 games since last away draw. Won each of the previous 3 matches. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |
