Altrincham vs Woking Prediction

Right then, let's have a proper look at this scrap at the bottom. Two sides stuck in the relegation mire, both on 13 points and desperate for a win. Altrincham are 20th, Woking 18th - proper six-pointer stuff this.

The home side have shown a bit of spirit recently, grinding out three draws on the bounce. They shared the spoils twice with Harborough Town in the FA Cup and then nicked a point at Wealdstone. Before that though, they'd lost five straight in the league, so it's not exactly been a revival of Manchester United proportions.

Woking, well, they've had a right old time of it lately. Got absolutely hammered 6-2 by Brackley Town in the FA Cup after drawing the first game 1-1. Their last league win was that 3-0 at Solihull Moors back at the end of September, but they've been leaking goals like a sieve on the road - conceding two per game away from home.

When these two have met, it's been dead even - three wins each and three draws from nine meetings. Altrincham have done alright at home against Woking though, winning two of the four clashes on their own patch.

Here's the thing that catches my eye - both teams are proper generous at the back. Altrincham are shipping 1.8 goals per game at home, while Woking are letting in two away from home. But both can find the net too. Altrincham have scored in seven of their last ten, Woking in eight of theirs.

The stats show both teams to score has landed in 70% of Altrincham's recent games and 50% of Woking's. With both defences about as solid as a chocolate teapot and the bookies offering 1.70 for both to score, that looks like decent value to me.

Neither side is pulling up trees, but both have shown they can get on the scoresheet. In a match where both need points and both have leaky defences, I'm expecting goals at both ends.