Match Preview: AFC Rushden and Diamonds v Cambridge City (Saturday, 3pm)

AFC Rushden and Diamonds host Cambridge City on Saturday at Hayden Road in the Northern Premier League Division One Midlands.

In their last league match, on February 17, Rushden & Diamonds lost to Leicester Road 3-0 away.

Cambridge also lost, 2-1 at home against Sporting Khalsa.

Rushden & Diamonds are bottom of the table after 27 games, of which they have won four and drawn three, earning 15 points.

Cambridge are four places ahead of the home side in 16th, with seven wins and six draws putting them on 27 points.

With 21 goals in 27 games so far this season, Rushden & Diamonds are the league’s lowest scorers with 0.8 goals per game. And they are conceding more than average, letting in 55 goals at a rate of 2.0 per game.

City are also below average scorers, with 1.2 goals per game, compared to a league average of 1.5. They have conceded 1.7 goals per game.

Rushden & Diamonds are in reasonable form in the Northern Premier League Division One Midlands, with three wins and two draws from their last six games.

With two wins and a draw over that period, the visitors’ form is worse – they have taken seven points from 18, compared to the hosts’ 11.

AFC Rushden and Diamonds v Cambridge City
Northern Premier League Division One – Midlands | Hayden Road
Saturday, 24 February 2024 @ 3.00pm

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