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

Struggling Ossett United face Carlton Town away at the Bill Stokeld Stadium on Saturday looking to build on a win in their last league outing.

After securing all three points with a 3-1 victory over Consett on February 24, Ossett sit 18th in the Northern Premier League Division One East.

They travel to play a Carlton side ninth in the standings, who lost in their last match, 4-0 against Belper Town, on February 3.

Carlton are in mixed form in the Northern Premier League Division One East, with two wins and a draw from their last six games.

With two wins and two draws over that period, Ossett’s form is slightly better – they have taken eight points from 18, compared to Town’s seven.

In the last three years, Carlton and Ossett have played each other on three occasions. Carlton won two of them and Ossett one.

Their last meeting was on October 14, when Carlton won 2-0 away.

With 28 goals in 28 games so far this season, United are the league’s second-lowest scorers with 1.0 goals per game. And they are conceding more than average, letting in 54 goals at a rate of 1.9 per game.

The home team are also below average scorers, with 1.4 goals per game, compared to a league average of 1.5. They have also conceded 1.4 goals per game.

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Carlton Town v Ossett United
Northern Premier League Division One – East | Bill Stokeld Stadium
Saturday, 2 March 2024 @ 3.00pm

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