Match Preview: Leiston v Halesowen Town (Tuesday, 7.45pm)

Leiston host Halesowen Town on Tuesday at Victory Road in the Southern League Premier Central.

In their last league match, on Saturday, Leiston beat Stourbridge 3-1 away.

Halesowen drew, 2-2 away at AFC Sudbury.

With 42 goals in 29 games so far this season, Halesowen are scoring at below the league average rate with 1.4 goals per game. But they are conceding fewer than average too, letting in 39 goals at a rate of 1.3 per game.

Leiston, meanwhile, are average scorers, with 1.5 goals per game. They have conceded 1.6 goals per game.

The home side are eighth in the table after 29 games, of which they have won 12 and drawn seven, earning 43 points.

Town are three places behind Leiston in 11th, with 11 wins and eight draws putting them on 41 points.

Leiston are in reasonable form in the Southern League Premier Central, with four wins and two losses 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’ 12.

Leiston v Halesowen Town
Southern League Premier – Central | Victory Road
Tuesday, 20 February 2024 @ 7.45pm

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