Woking vs Altrincham

12 September 2026 · National League · 2026/27 · Referee Daniel Blades

Full time 5 – 1

Half-time: 3–1

  • Matt Ward 21’
  • John Marquis 26’, 37’ (pen)
  • Tim Akinola 60’
  • Roy Syla 71’
  • Aidan Barlow 44’

Match summary

Woking won comfortably, 5-1 at home to Altrincham. Woking led 3-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Matt Ward put Woking ahead in the 21st minute, John Marquis made it 2-0 in the 26th minute, Marquis made it 3-0 from the penalty spot in the 37th minute, and Aidan Barlow pulled one back to make it 3-1 in the 44th minute. In the second half, Tim Akinola made it 4-1 in the 60th minute and Roy Syla made it 5-1 with a header in the 71st minute.

The chances backed that up: Woking created 3.83 expected goals (xG) from 20 shots to Altrincham's 1.16 from 9.

Match stats

42% Possession 58%
20 Shots 9
12 Shots on target 3
3 Corners 8
65 Attacks 71
48 Dangerous attacks 39
306 Passes 487
78.1% Pass accuracy 81.5%
0 Tackles 0
13 Fouls 13
1 Yellow cards 2
0 Red cards 0
4 Offsides 5

Key events

Woking Altrincham
Kick-off
2’
Aidan BarlowShot on target
2’
Aidan BarlowShot on target
Steven Turner
14’
Matt WardRight foot shot1-0 (Woking)
21’
John MarquisLeft foot shot2-0 (Woking)
26’
John MarquisPenalty3-0 (Woking)
37’
Jaiden PutmanShot on target
41’
44’
Aidan BarlowRight foot shot3-1 (Altrincham)
Half-time3-1
Second half underway
John MarquisShot on target
53’
Aiden O'BrienShot on target
55’
58’
Matty Kosylo
Tim AkinolaRight foot shot4-1 (Woking)
60’
64’
Otis Khan
65’
Sam BarnesJake Southern-Cooper
65’
Reuben Lopata WhiteMatty Kosylo
65’
Kane HemmingsCharlie Kirk
Liam DulsonJohn Marquis
66’
Liam DulsonShot on target
70’
Roy SylaHeader5-1 (Woking)
71’
Shadrach OgieShot on target
71’
Jake Forster-CaskeyTim Akinola
72’
Josh KellyAiden O'Brien
72’
Anthony GeorgiouShadrach Ogie
72’
Liam DulsonShot on target
73’
76’
Jack HinchyOtis Khan
76’
Andrew FirthOwen Evans
Harrison SohnaMatt Ward
79’
Anthony GeorgiouShot on target
84’
Full-time5-1

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0 1 2 3 4 5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 3.83 1.16 21’ Matt Ward (Woking), 1-0 21’ 26’ John Marquis (Woking), 2-0 26’ 37’ John Marquis (Woking), 3-0 37’ 44’ Aidan Barlow (Altrincham), 3-1 44’ 60’ Tim Akinola (Woking), 4-1 60’ 71’ Roy Syla (Woking), 5-1 71’ 0 1 2 3 4 5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 3.83 1.16 21’ Matt Ward (Woking), 1-0 Ward 21’ 26’ John Marquis (Woking), 2-0 Marquis 26’ 37’ John Marquis (Woking), 3-0 Marquis 37’ 44’ Aidan Barlow (Altrincham), 3-1 Barlow 44’ 60’ Tim Akinola (Woking), 4-1 Akinola 60’ 71’ Roy Syla (Woking), 5-1 Syla 71’
Woking 3.83 xGAltrincham 1.16 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Altrincham attacking Woking attacking 
71’ Roy Syla (Woking), from a corner, 0.76 xG, goal 37’ John Marquis (Woking), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 53’ John Marquis (Woking), open play, 0.42 xG, saved 73’ Liam Dulson (Woking), open play, 0.34 xG, saved 26’ John Marquis (Woking), open play, 0.32 xG, goal 21’ Matt Ward (Woking), open play, 0.31 xG, goal 44’ Aidan Barlow (Altrincham), open play, 0.31 xG, goal 2’ Aidan Barlow (Altrincham), open play, 0.25 xG, saved 33’ Tim Akinola (Woking), open play, 0.24 xG, off target 49’ Tom Crawford (Altrincham), set piece, 0.21 xG, off target 60’ Matt Ward (Woking), open play, 0.15 xG, blocked 2’ Jake Southern-Cooper (Altrincham), from a corner, 0.14 xG, blocked 71’ Shadrach Ogie (Woking), from a corner, 0.13 xG, saved 2’ Aidan Barlow (Altrincham), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 90’ Harrison Sohna (Woking), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 60’ Tim Akinola (Woking), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 19’ Tom Crawford (Altrincham), from a corner, 0.08 xG, blocked 70’ Liam Dulson (Woking), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 46’ Matt Ward (Woking), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 80’ Jimmy Knowles (Altrincham), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 88’ Roy Syla (Woking), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 84’ Anthony Georgiou (Woking), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 39’ John Marquis (Woking), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 90’ Anthony Georgiou (Woking), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 55’ Aiden O'Brien (Woking), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 61’ Otis Khan (Altrincham), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 38’ Roy Syla (Woking), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 78’ Aidan Barlow (Altrincham), set piece, 0.00 xG, off target 41’ Jaiden Putman (Woking), open play, 0.00 xG, saved 71’ Roy Syla (Woking), from a corner, 0.76 xG, goal 37’ John Marquis (Woking), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 53’ John Marquis (Woking), open play, 0.42 xG, saved 73’ Liam Dulson (Woking), open play, 0.34 xG, saved 26’ John Marquis (Woking), open play, 0.32 xG, goal 21’ Matt Ward (Woking), open play, 0.31 xG, goal 44’ Aidan Barlow (Altrincham), open play, 0.31 xG, goal 2’ Aidan Barlow (Altrincham), open play, 0.25 xG, saved 33’ Tim Akinola (Woking), open play, 0.24 xG, off target 49’ Tom Crawford (Altrincham), set piece, 0.21 xG, off target 60’ Matt Ward (Woking), open play, 0.15 xG, blocked 2’ Jake Southern-Cooper (Altrincham), from a corner, 0.14 xG, blocked 71’ Shadrach Ogie (Woking), from a corner, 0.13 xG, saved 2’ Aidan Barlow (Altrincham), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 90’ Harrison Sohna (Woking), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 60’ Tim Akinola (Woking), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 19’ Tom Crawford (Altrincham), from a corner, 0.08 xG, blocked 70’ Liam Dulson (Woking), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 46’ Matt Ward (Woking), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 80’ Jimmy Knowles (Altrincham), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 88’ Roy Syla (Woking), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 84’ Anthony Georgiou (Woking), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 39’ John Marquis (Woking), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 90’ Anthony Georgiou (Woking), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 55’ Aiden O'Brien (Woking), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 61’ Otis Khan (Altrincham), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 38’ Roy Syla (Woking), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 78’ Aidan Barlow (Altrincham), set piece, 0.00 xG, off target 41’ Jaiden Putman (Woking), open play, 0.00 xG, saved
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Lineups

Woking 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Jääskeläinen
Odusina
Okoli
Ogie 72’
Putman
Akinola 72’
Turner
Syla
O'Brien 72’
Ward 79’
Marquis 2 66’
Altrincham 4-3-1-2 Starting XI
Evans 76’
Southern-Cooper 65’
Humbles
Crawford
Banks
Kosylo 65’
Khan 76’
Taylor
Barlow
Kirk 65’
Knowles

Player stats

Players16 players
Will Jääskeläinen
90′ – – – – – – –
Jaiden Putman
90′ – – 1 0.00 – – –
Timi Odusina
90′ – – – – – – –
Chinwike Okoli
90′ – – – – – – –
Shadrach Ogie Taken off
72′ – – 1 0.13 – – –
Tim Akinola Taken off
72′ 1 – 2 0.34 – – –
Steven Turner
90′ – – – – – –
Matt Ward Taken off
79′ 1 – 3 0.50 – – –
Roy Syla
90′ 1 – 3 0.80 – – –
Aiden O'Brien Taken off
72′ – – 1 0.01 – – –
John Marquis Taken off
66′ 2 – 4 1.51 – – –
Liam Dulson Came on as a substitute
24′ – – 2 0.40 – – –
Jake Forster-Caskey Came on as a substitute
18′ – – – – – – –
Anthony Georgiou Came on as a substitute
18′ – – 2 0.04 – – –
Josh Kelly Came on as a substitute
18′ – – – – – – –
Harrison Sohna Came on as a substitute
11′ – – 1 0.10 – – –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Woking win 43% Avg odds 2.09
Draw 27% Avg odds 3.39
Altrincham win 30% Avg odds 3.07

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Woking LWLDL
Altrincham LLWWW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Woking 1-1 Altrincham, 31 Mar 26 Next meeting: Altrincham vs Woking, 20 Mar 27 (upcoming)  All Woking vs Altrincham meetings

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.