FM Preview: Altrincham v Newport County 23 Apr 2011

History of the Altrincham v Newport County fixture

Newport County face a trip to Altrincham at Moss Lane on Saturday afternoon, for the first time in their history, and will be hoping to give their new opponents the runaround.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season	Date	Team	Result	Team	Comp
2010/2011	Sat 12 Mar	Newport Co.	2 - 1	Altrincham	(Conference) Premier

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Recent respective form guides

Altrincham haven't lost in their last six home matches, but have drawn four of them. A total of 8 goals have been scored by the Robins in those games, with 5 conceded.

The away form of Newport County is pretty dire, attaining just 3 draws from the previous six away games. While the Exiles have hit 6 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Altrincham are stuck down in the relegation zone of Blue Square (Conference) Premier with a return of just 41 points from their 43 games thus far.

Newport County's 63 points from 43 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position.

Current overall team form

Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	P
Altrincham	6	2	2	2	7	7	8
Newport County	6	4	0	2	12	6	12

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Nothing appears to be going right for the Exiles out on the road recently, yet the Madmen can see a turn around in fortunes as they battle to a victory in a closely fought contest at Altrincham. Away win

Sequence statistics

Team	Sequences
Altrincham	Drawn last 2 games at home. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 4 most recent games.
Newport County	Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 10 away matches. Last drawn game 7 outings ago.

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