Match Preview: Winchester City v Merthyr Town (Saturday, 3pm)

Merthyr Town come to the Denplan City Ground to play Winchester City on Saturday in poor form, having collected just four points from their last six games.

The visitors have won one and drawn one of their last six fixtures, while Winchester have three wins and two draws.

With 65 goals in 31 games so far this season, Merthyr are the league’s second-highest scorers with 2.1 goals per game. And they are conceding fewer than average, letting in 45 goals at a rate of 1.5 per game.

Winchester, meanwhile, are below average scorers, with 1.6 goals per game, compared to a league average of 1.7. They have conceded 1.7 goals per game.

Town are fourth in the table after 31 games, of which they have won 16 and drawn four, earning 52 points.

City are six places behind the visitors in 10th, with 11 wins and 10 draws putting them on 43 points.

In the last three years, Winchester and Merthyr have played each other on three occasions. They won one each, and they drew once.

Their last meeting was on October 24, when Winchester won 2-1 away.

Winchester’s last match was on February 24, a 2-1 win against Harrow Borough.

Merthyr drew 1-1 with Hayes and Yeading United last time out, also on February 24.

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Winchester City v Merthyr Town
Southern League Premier – South | The Denplan City Ground
Saturday, 2 March 2024 @ 3.00pm

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