Match Preview: Merthyr Town v Harrow Borough (Saturday, 3pm)

Harrow Borough travel to Merthyr Town on Saturday in the Southern League Premier South.

The visitors come into the game on the back of a defeat in their last match, having lost to Tiverton Town 2-1 at home.

Merthyr also lost their last match, 2-0 against AFC Totton.

With 75 goals in 39 games so far this season, Merthyr are the league’s third-highest scorers with 1.9 goals per game. And they are conceding fewer than average, letting in 55 goals at a rate of 1.4 per game.

Harrow, meanwhile, are below average scorers, with 1.4 goals per game, compared to a league average of 1.6. They have conceded 2.2 goals per game.

Borough are 21st in the table after 40 games, of which they have won eight and drawn nine, earning 33 points.

Town are 15 places ahead of the away team in sixth, with 18 wins and seven draws putting them on 61 points.

In the last 10 years, Merthyr and Harrow have played each other on seven occasions. They won two each, and they drew three times.

On average, Merthyr scored 1.3 goals and Harrow 1.6 in those matches.

Their last meeting was on November 18, when Merthyr won 2-1 away.

The hosts are in mixed form in the Southern League Premier South, with two wins and two draws from their last six games.

With two wins and a draw over that period, Harrow’s form is slightly worse – they have taken seven points from 18, compared to Merthyr’s eight.

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Merthyr Town v Harrow Borough
Southern League Premier – South
Saturday, 27 April 2024 @ 3.00pm

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