Match Preview: Ossett United v Consett (Saturday, 3pm)

Ossett United host Consett on Saturday at the Stade France Ingfield in the Northern Premier League Division One East.

In their last league match, on February 17, Ossett drew with Grimsby Borough 1-1 away.

Consett lost, 1-0 at home against Belper Town.

Ossett are 18th in the table after 27 games, of which they have won six and drawn six, earning 24 points.

Consett are 11 places ahead of United in seventh, with 13 wins and two draws putting them on 41 points.

With 25 goals in 27 games so far this season, the hosts are the league’s lowest scorers with 0.9 goals per game. And they are conceding more than average, letting in 53 goals at a rate of 2.0 per game.

The away side, meanwhile, are above average scorers, with 1.8 goals per game, compared to a league average of 1.5. They have conceded 1.3 goals per game.

Ossett are in disappointing form in the Northern Premier League Division One East, with one win and two draws from their last six games.

With two wins and four losses over that period, Consett’s form is slightly better – they have taken six points from 18, compared to Ossett’s five.

In the last five years, Ossett and Consett have played each other on four occasions. Ossett won one of them and they drew the other.

On average, Ossett scored 1.5 goals and Consett 1.2 in those matches.

Their last meeting was on October 7, when Ossett won 2-1 away.

Ossett United v Consett
Northern Premier League Division One – East | The Stade France Ingfield
Saturday, 24 February 2024 @ 3.00pm

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