Match Preview: Leighton Town v Thame United (Saturday, 3pm)

Leighton Town host Thame United on Saturday at Bell Close in the Southern League Division One Central.

In their last league match, on January 27, Leighton beat Hertford Town 3-1 away.

Thame lost, 2-1 away at AFC Dunstable on Tuesday.

Thame are 18th in the table after 24 games, of which they have won seven and drawn three, earning 24 points.

Leighton are eight places ahead of United in 10th, with nine wins and five draws putting them on 32 points.

With 31 goals in 24 games so far this season, the away side are scoring at below the league average rate with 1.3 goals per game. And they are conceding more than average, letting in 49 goals at a rate of 2.0 per game.

Town, meanwhile, are average scorers, with 1.7 goals per game. They have also conceded 1.7 goals per game.

The hosts are in mixed form in the Southern League Division One Central, with two wins and a draw from their last six games.

With three wins and three losses over that period, Thame’s form is slightly better – they have taken nine points from 18, compared to Leighton’s seven.

Leighton Town v Thame United
Southern League Division One – Central | Bell Close
Saturday, 17 February 2024 @ 3.00pm

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