Match Report
In the standings it was Aldershot Town 20th on 46 points, Altrincham 13th on 57 — separated by 11. Altrincham had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 7th in the league over the last five rounds against 13th overall. Per game in the league, Aldershot Town were scoring 1.5 and conceding 1.89, Altrincham 1.2 and 1.41, against a competition average of 1.46 goals per team per game.
Defeat had followed defeat for Aldershot Town — eight in succession. Recent form was uneven: 0/15 points for Aldershot Town, 12/15 for Altrincham.
The sides have met 5 times in the GioScore results database: 3 wins for Aldershot Town, 0 draws and 2 for Altrincham, at 3.2 goals per meeting. This has been a host's fixture — the home side won 80% of the meetings. Goals tend to flow: 80% of the meetings produced three or more, and both sides scored in 80%.
The EBB Stadium. staged the fixture, a ground that holds 7,100. It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 3 goals for the 2-1 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Aldershot Town: Hady Ghandour (90'), Tyler Frost (90') · Altrincham: Ollie Crankshaw (62')
Key stats
Possession: Aldershot Town 52% · Altrincham 48% · Total shots: 18-6 · On target: 7-2 · Corners: 5-2