National League preview: Can Altrincham edge out victory against Aldershot Town?

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Competition: England National League
Competition: Sat 26.March
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: The J. Davidson Stadium (6085 seats)

Most would pick Altrincham in this fixture against Aldershot Town, but the guests will fight to the finish. Here's our match preview!

Insights:
  • Altrincham have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Aldershot Town have the fewest scored goals in the first half (10) in National League

It's no vacation for neither Altrincham nor Aldershot Town as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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Altrincham form and stats

When playing at home in the National League, Altrincham have managed 8 wins, 2 draws and suffered 7 defeats from 17 games. After failing to beat Woking here at The J. Davidson Stadium, Altrincham has put together a very nice winning streak on their own turf with four wins in a row.

A nice win for Altrincham last time playing, versus Chesterfield. That was also a home game and the match ended 1-0 with Kosylo scoring for the victors.

Heartbreak before that as Altrincham lost 0-2 at Southend United's place.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Altrincham handle that role? We have found eleven games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are seven wins, one draw and three defeats.

A decent goal production from Altrincham in their home games so far, with 32 goals from 17 league matches. Altrincham's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 22 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Aldershot Town form and stats

The visitors are W6-D2-L8 on the road this term. That's in the National League. It's looking increasingly bleak for Aldershot who now has to deal with a four game losing streak. Dover Athletic was the last time a defeat was avoided.

Aldershot Town are looking to quickly end their 270 minutes long goal drought in the National League.

Two away games in a row for Aldershot, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-4 versus Torquay United.

A 0-3 loss hosting King's Lynn Town before that.

Aldershot Town are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is three wins, three draws and five defeats. From a total of eleven matches.

Aldershot Town have scored 20 goals on their travels this season, from 16 away games in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Aldershot struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 26 goals conceded from these games. More than 30 %, meaning 10 goals, were let in after 80 minutes had passed.

Head 2 Head

Altrincham and Aldershot Town have faced off already this season: Aldershot Town - Altrincham 2-2. Stats for the prior ten meetings between these two contenders are: two wins for Altrincham, two draws and six wins for Aldershot Town. Over 2,5 goals: seven times; under 2,5 goals: three games.

Top Goalscorers

AltrinchamR. Colclough
R. Colclough
11 goals
AltrinchamD. Mooney
D. Mooney
8 goals

Altrincham missing players

Aldershot Town missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Altrincham Aldershot Town
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
35 17 5 Played P 5 16 33
12 8 5 Won W 2 6 8
7 2 0 Drew D 0 2 7
16 7 0 Lost L 3 8 18
53 32 18 Scored S 7 20 33
56 22 3 Conceded C 12 26 57
97% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 94% 94%
83% 82% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 62% 73%
57% 65% 80% Over 2.5 O 2.5 80% 62% 55%
43% 41% 80% Over 3.5 O 3.5 80% 44% 33%
29% 29% 60% Over 4.5 O 4.5 40% 25% 18%
54% 53% 40% BTTS BTTS 60% 50% 52%
23% 35% 60% Clean Sheets C S 0% 25% 18%
26% 12% 0% Failed to Score F T 40% 31% 36%
 
4.8 4.9 3.8 Corners for (avg) C F 4.4 4.8 4.7
5.6 5.1 3.2 Corners against (avg) C A 6.4 6.1 5.2
1.5 1.3 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.6 2 2
4 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
10.6 11.1 15.4 Shots (avg) S ( 8.2 7.5 7.9
4.5 5.1 8.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 3.5 3.5
34% 37% 44% Goal Efficiency G E 47% 36% 28%
 
10.7 9.4 8.8 Shots against (avg) S A 9.6 10.1 10.2
4.5 3.9 3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.6 4.2 4.4
Key stats in National League this season:
  • Aldershot Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Aldershot Town have the fewest scored goals in the first half (10) in National League
  • Altrincham have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Altrincham haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Stockport County 34 24 4 6 72 29 17 11 3 3 34 15 17 13 1 3 38 14 43 76
2 Chesterfield 35 18 12 5 60 34 18 10 6 2 32 19 17 8 6 3 28 15 26 66
3 Halifax Town 33 20 6 7 51 26 16 13 0 3 29 9 17 7 6 4 22 17 25 66
4 Wrexham 33 19 8 6 59 31 15 9 5 1 23 10 18 10 3 5 36 21 28 65
5 Solihull Moors 33 17 10 6 59 36 18 10 5 3 40 21 15 7 5 3 19 15 23 61
6 Notts County 34 17 9 8 60 41 17 11 4 2 35 19 17 6 5 6 25 22 19 60
7 Boreham Wood 32 16 10 6 40 24 17 10 7 0 24 7 15 6 3 6 16 17 16 58
8 Grimsby Town 34 17 5 12 49 33 17 11 2 4 30 13 17 6 3 8 19 20 16 56
9 Dagenham & Redbridge 34 17 4 13 61 43 17 8 3 6 35 25 17 9 1 7 26 18 18 55
10 Bromley 32 15 8 9 46 36 16 10 3 3 28 15 16 5 5 6 18 21 10 53
11 Torquay United 34 14 8 12 52 48 17 8 4 5 28 21 17 6 4 7 24 27 4 50
12 Southend United 34 13 8 13 38 46 16 8 3 5 22 21 18 5 5 8 16 25 -8 47
13 Yeovil Town 34 12 9 13 32 36 17 5 5 7 14 20 17 7 4 6 18 16 -4 45
14 Woking 35 13 4 18 48 48 17 7 0 10 23 26 18 6 4 8 25 22 0 43
15 Altrincham 35 12 7 16 53 56 17 8 2 7 32 22 18 4 5 9 21 34 -3 43
16 Wealdstone 33 10 8 15 38 52 16 6 5 5 17 18 17 4 3 10 21 34 -14 38
17 Barnet 33 10 8 15 41 58 17 6 4 7 21 29 16 4 4 8 20 29 -17 38
18 Maidenhead United 34 10 8 16 37 57 18 8 4 6 27 30 16 2 4 10 10 27 -20 38
19 Eastleigh 34 10 7 17 36 54 17 8 5 4 26 20 17 2 2 13 10 34 -18 37
20 Aldershot Town 33 8 7 18 33 57 17 2 5 10 13 31 16 6 2 8 20 26 -24 31
21 Weymouth 34 5 7 22 32 66 17 3 5 9 17 26 17 2 2 13 15 40 -34 22
22 King's Lynn Town 34 5 6 23 32 65 17 2 2 13 14 32 17 3 4 10 18 33 -33 21
23 Dover Athletic 33 1 5 27 23 76 16 1 2 13 10 29 17 0 3 14 13 47 -53 -4

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Stockport County 34 24 4 6 72 29 17 11 3 3 34 15 17 13 1 3 38 14 43 76
2 Chesterfield 35 18 12 5 60 34 18 10 6 2 32 19 17 8 6 3 28 15 26 66
3 Halifax Town 33 20 6 7 51 26 16 13 0 3 29 9 17 7 6 4 22 17 25 66
4 Wrexham 33 19 8 6 59 31 15 9 5 1 23 10 18 10 3 5 36 21 28 65
5 Solihull Moors 33 17 10 6 59 36 18 10 5 3 40 21 15 7 5 3 19 15 23 61
6 Notts County 34 17 9 8 60 41 17 11 4 2 35 19 17 6 5 6 25 22 19 60
7 Boreham Wood 32 16 10 6 40 24 17 10 7 0 24 7 15 6 3 6 16 17 16 58
8 Grimsby Town 34 17 5 12 49 33 17 11 2 4 30 13 17 6 3 8 19 20 16 56
9 Dagenham & Redbridge 34 17 4 13 61 43 17 8 3 6 35 25 17 9 1 7 26 18 18 55
10 Bromley 32 15 8 9 46 36 16 10 3 3 28 15 16 5 5 6 18 21 10 53
11 Torquay United 34 14 8 12 52 48 17 8 4 5 28 21 17 6 4 7 24 27 4 50
12 Southend United 34 13 8 13 38 46 16 8 3 5 22 21 18 5 5 8 16 25 -8 47
13 Yeovil Town 34 12 9 13 32 36 17 5 5 7 14 20 17 7 4 6 18 16 -4 45
14 Woking 35 13 4 18 48 48 17 7 0 10 23 26 18 6 4 8 25 22 0 43
15 Altrincham 35 12 7 16 53 56 17 8 2 7 32 22 18 4 5 9 21 34 -3 43
16 Wealdstone 33 10 8 15 38 52 16 6 5 5 17 18 17 4 3 10 21 34 -14 38
17 Barnet 33 10 8 15 41 58 17 6 4 7 21 29 16 4 4 8 20 29 -17 38
18 Maidenhead United 34 10 8 16 37 57 18 8 4 6 27 30 16 2 4 10 10 27 -20 38
19 Eastleigh 34 10 7 17 36 54 17 8 5 4 26 20 17 2 2 13 10 34 -18 37
20 Aldershot Town 33 8 7 18 33 57 17 2 5 10 13 31 16 6 2 8 20 26 -24 31
21 Weymouth 34 5 7 22 32 66 17 3 5 9 17 26 17 2 2 13 15 40 -34 22
22 King's Lynn Town 34 5 6 23 32 65 17 2 2 13 14 32 17 3 4 10 18 33 -33 21
23 Dover Athletic 33 1 5 27 23 76 16 1 2 13 10 29 17 0 3 14 13 47 -53 -4

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