Match Preview: Gosport Borough v Salisbury (Saturday, 3pm)

Two of the Southern League Premier South’s top sides face each other at Privett Park in Saturday’s kick-off, when third-placed Gosport Borough host second-placed Salisbury.

Gosport have picked up 16 wins and six draws from 28 games so far this season, and sit six points below the visitors going into the 3pm match.

Salisbury, meanwhile, have won 18 and drawn six of 30, picking up 60 points.

In the last 10 years, Gosport and Salisbury have played each other on nine occasions. Gosport won four of them, Salisbury three, and they drew twice.

On average, Gosport scored 1.7 goals and Salisbury 1.2 in those matches.

Their last meeting was on October 14, when Salisbury won 2-0 at home.

With 53 goals in 28 games so far this season, Gosport are scoring more than average in the league with 1.9 goals per game. And they are conceding fewer than average, letting in 29 goals at a rate of 1.0 per game.

Salisbury are also above average scorers, with 1.8 goals per game, compared to a league average of 1.7. They have conceded 1.1 goals per game.

Borough are in mixed form in the Southern League Premier South, with two wins and two draws from their last six games.

With three wins and a draw over that period, the away team’s form is slightly better – they have taken 10 points from 18, compared to the hosts’ eight.

Gosport’s last match was on February 10, a 3-0 win against Dorchester Town.

Salisbury beat Poole Town 2-0 last time out, also on February 10.

Gosport Borough v Salisbury
Southern League Premier – South | Privett Park
Saturday, 17 February 2024 @ 3.00pm

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