Match Preview: Avro v Bootle (Saturday, 3pm)

Bootle face Avro on Saturday seeking to protect their long unbeaten run in the Northern Premier League Division One West.

Bootle are unbeaten in five, with three wins and two draws, ahead of the 3pm kick-off.

They face an Avro team who have won one and drawn two over the same number of games.

With 28 goals in 27 games so far this season, Avro are the league’s third-lowest scorers with 1.0 goals per game. But they are conceding fewer than average too, letting in 26 goals at a rate of 1.0 per game.

Bootle, meanwhile, are above average scorers, with 1.5 goals per game, compared to a league average of 1.4. They have conceded 1.3 goals per game.

The visitors are fifth in the table after 26 games, of which they have won 12 and drawn six, earning 42 points.

The home team are three places behind Bootle in eighth, with nine wins and 12 draws putting them on 39 points.

Avro’s last match was on February 17, a 0-0 draw against Kidsgrove Athletic.

Bootle beat Nantwich Town 3-1 last time out, also on February 17.

Avro v Bootle
Northern Premier League Division One – West
Saturday, 24 February 2024 @ 3.00pm

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