+0.25 points a game is the venue form gap, in Altrincham's favour: Altrincham takes 1.67 a game at home over the last two seasons, Halifax Town 1.42 away.
Altrincham: 49 league matches in the bank, 3 from this season and the rest from last season. Halifax Town: 49 league matches in the bank, 3 from this season and the rest from last season.
The question this step asks
Step two is HOME AND AWAY FORM -- the home side judged on its home record, the away side on its away record, because those are the records that will be on the pitch. The last five reach back into last season where this season is too young to answer, and say so.
The two sides
Altrincham -- at home
Its record at the relevant venue
This season at home: won 0, drew 0, lost 1 of 1, scoring 1 and conceding 3. Last season at home: won 13, drew 1, lost 9 of 23, scoring 33 and conceding 28 -- 1.74 points a game.
Its last five league matches
Newest first: lost to Boston United 0-1 away; lost to Sutton United 0-1 away; lost to Southend United 1-3 at home; beat Gateshead 3-1 at home; beat Sutton United 2-1 away. The last 2 of these are from last season.
The dugout
The banked record belongs to the club, not one man: 2 different managers took its 21 matches with one recorded (11, 10 apiece), most recently Neil Gibson with 10. Who picks the team today is not yet recorded this season, so a summer change of manager would not show in these figures.
Halifax Town -- away
Its record at the relevant venue
This season away: won 0, drew 0, lost 1 of 1, scoring 2 and conceding 3. Last season away: won 10, drew 4, lost 9 of 23, scoring 27 and conceding 31 -- 1.48 points a game.
Its last five league matches
Newest first: beat Tamworth 4-1 at home; lost to Boreham Wood 1-3 at home; lost to Forest Green Rovers 2-3 away; beat Woking 1-0 away; lost to Southend United 2-6 at home. The last 2 of these are from last season.
The dugout
The banked record belongs to the club, not one man: 2 different managers took its 20 matches with one recorded (17, 3 apiece), most recently John Matthew McGrath with 3. Who picks the team today is not yet recorded this season, so a summer change of manager would not show in these figures.
Built 00:02 from matches completed before
kick-off. Every figure is an observed count with its denominator —
not a forecast, and nothing here is a tip or a selection.