Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Altrincham & Gateshead face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the FA Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
Both sides have had plentiful rest since their last exertion in an official match. Let's have faith in that this will be an enthusiastic game!
Altrincham form and stats
Last season, Altrincham's FA Cup journey ended in the 1st round replays.2 victories, 3 draws and 1 defeat. That’s what Altrincham have to build on here at The J. Davidson Stadium in the Vanarama National League.
The Altrincham supporters enjoyed the previous game, watching their team host Dorking Wanderers and win 4-1. Dinanga has scored in three games in a row. First-class!
In the game before, an away victory in the Vanarama National League match versus Gateshead with a 3-1 scoreline.A decent goal production from Altrincham in their home games so far, with 11 goals from 6 league matches. Altrincham have conceded 8 in these home matches.
Gateshead form and stats
Gateshead's mission in FA Cup last season failed in the 2nd round.There's been little loot from Gateshead's travels as they have only collected 5 points from 6 away games in the Vanarama National League. Gateshead only have 1 win to counter their 3 defeats and 2 draws.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Bromley in their previous outing. The match ended in a draw 1-1.
Preceding that, the 1-3 home loss versus Altrincham.Gateshead's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 10 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two squads are: two wins for Altrincham, three draws and five wins for Gateshead. Over 2,5 goals: six times; under 2,5 goals: four games.
Top Goalscorers
  P. Blackett 4 goals |  A. Campbell 4 goals |  T. Mullarkey 3 goals |
Altrincham missing players
Gateshead missing players
| Altrincham | Gateshead | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 10 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Won | W | 3 | 8 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Drew | D | 4 | 8 | ||
| 10 | 3 | Lost | L | 6 | 9 | ||
| 34 | 16 | Scored | S | 21 | 45 | ||
| 43 | 14 | Conceded | C | 21 | 41 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 84% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 85% | 88% | ||
| 52% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 62% | 64% | ||
| 44% | 40% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 46% | 52% | ||
| 20% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 15% | 20% | ||
| 60% | 70% | BTTS | BTTS | 62% | 76% | ||
| 16% | 10% | Clean Sheets | C S | 23% | 12% | ||
| 28% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 15% | 12% | ||
| 5.1 | 5.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.5 | 5.1 | ||
| 5.3 | 5.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.9 | 3.9 | ||
| 1.2 | 1.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 1.5 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 11.4 | 12 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.4 | 12.7 | ||
| 4.6 | 5.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.2 | 6.3 | ||
| 26% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 37% | 32% | ||
| 10 | 8.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7.4 | 7.2 | ||
| 4.5 | 4.9 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 3.5 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Notts County | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 31 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 18 | 30 |
| 2 | Wrexham | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 38 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 23 | 29 |
| 3 | Boreham Wood | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 25 |
| 4 | Chesterfield | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 24 |
| 5 | Bromley | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 24 |
| 6 | Solihull Moors | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 27 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 22 |
| 7 | York City | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 22 |
| 8 | Woking | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 20 |
| 9 | Wealdstone | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 19 |
| 10 | Eastleigh | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 19 |
| 11 | Dagenham & Redbridge | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 30 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 16 | -6 | 19 |
| 12 | Southend United | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 17 |
| 13 | Maidenhead United | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 10 | -3 | 17 |
| 14 | Barnet | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 27 | 32 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 22 | -5 | 17 |
| 15 | Dorking Wanderers | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 30 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 15 | -6 | 17 |
| 16 | Altrincham | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 16 | -6 | 14 |
| 17 | Yeovil Town | 13 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -2 | 13 |
| 18 | Oldham Athletic | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | -8 | 13 |
| 19 | Gateshead | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -4 | 12 |
| 20 | Halifax Town | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | -11 | 12 |
| 21 | Maidstone United | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 30 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 21 | -13 | 12 |
| 22 | Aldershot Town | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -5 | 11 |
| 23 | Scunthorpe United | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -7 | 11 |
| 24 | Torquay United | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 23 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 11 | -14 | 9 |
