This week FootyMad's match preview focuses on the game between Rushden & Diamonds and Altrincham at 15:00 on Saturday, 8th January 2011 in the (Conference) Premier.
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Rushden & D. prepare to entertain Altrincham at Nene Park on Saturday afternoon, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having managed to conjure up a win from 4 of the previous 6 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Nene Park was just last season, in October 2009, with Altrincham inflicting a narrow 0-1 defeat upon the Diamonds 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: | |||||
| 2010/2011 | Sat 02 Oct | Altrincham | 2 - 2 | Rushden & D. | CONF |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 20 Mar | Altrincham | 2 - 2 | Rushden & D. | CONF |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Rushden & Diamonds have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, A generous 8 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
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. While the Robins have hit 6 goals, 13 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Rushden & D.'s 32 points from 23 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position. Altrincham find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 23 games have yielded only 18 points.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Rushden & D. | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 3 |
| Altrincham | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
With Rushden & D. only showing average form at home, the Madmen are expecting them to play out a draw. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Rushden & D. | Failed to win in previous 4 home matches. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 8 most recent games. |
| Altrincham | 5 games since last away draw. 4 games since last defeat. |
