Altrincham vs Worthing Prediction

Recent form: Altrincham unbeaten, Worthing strong in the league

Altrincham have won three and drawn two of their last five matches in all competitions, extending an unbeaten run that includes a 6-2 FA Cup win away at United of Manchester and a 3-1 league win over Aldershot. It's a tidy sequence, even if two of the draws came in low-scoring affairs.

Altrincham: 20 completed matches; Worthing: 20 completed matches.

Altrincham

20 matches

Win

55% 11 / 20

Draw

10% 2 / 20

Loss

35% 7 / 20

Scored

33

Conceded

31

Difference

+2

Worthing

20 matches

Win

40% 8 / 20

Draw

25% 5 / 20

Loss

35% 7 / 20

Scored

34

Conceded

32

Difference

+2

Worthing have been sharper in the league than in the cups lately. They've won three of their last five National League matches, including a 5-0 win over Solihull Moors, but lost back-to-back cup ties: 3-0 at Wealdstone in the FA Cup and 1-2 at home to Ipswich Town's under-21s in the League Cup.

Both look more solid in the league itself than their overall record suggests, with cup games skewing the bigger picture a little.

Comparative Team Statistics: Altrincham vs Worthing

Level on points, different styles

After 13 league games apiece, Worthing sit fifth with 24 points and Altrincham are sixth, level on the same tally. Worthing have the better goal difference, scoring 27 and conceding 18, compared to Altrincham's 20 scored and 19 against.

The shape of each record stands out too. Altrincham have eight wins and five defeats with no draws at all, a boom-or-bust pattern, while Worthing have seven wins, three draws and three losses, a steadier spread across results.

Worthing's tighter goal difference could matter if the game is as close as the points suggest.

What to expect from this one

Neither side has pulled away from the other in recent weeks, and their overall numbers are close enough that a tight contest looks likely. Altrincham's habit of winning or losing outright, with no draws in the league all season, suggests they rarely settle for a share of the points.

Worthing's recent National League form has included plenty of goals at both ends, and they've shown they can be positive away from home, with wins at Gateshead and Hartlepool among their outings. Given how evenly matched the two sides look on paper, this could go either way.