Match Preview: Pontefract Collieries v Belper Town (Saturday, 3pm)

Belper Town face a challenge to maintain their high-scoring form away against a tight Pontefract Collieries defence on Saturday.

With 59 goals in 30 games, Belper are the second-highest scorers in the Northern Premier League Division One East ahead of the 3pm kick-off.

They face a Pontefract Collieries side who have scored 52 in 29 matches, but conceded only 33 goals, putting them third among the league’s tightest defences – only Stockton Town and Dunston UTS have conceded fewer goals.

Belper are fourth in the table after 30 games, of which they have won 16 and drawn six, earning 54 points.

Pontefract Collieries are two places behind Town in sixth, with 14 wins and nine draws putting them on 51 points.

The home team are in mixed form in the Northern Premier League Division One East, with two wins and three draws from their last six games.

And also with two wins and three draws over that period, the visitors’ form is identical – they have both taken nine points from 18.

Pontefract Collieries’s last match was on March 23, a 0-0 draw against Bridlington Town.

Belper drew 1-1 with Ossett United last time out, also on March 23.

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Pontefract Collieries v Belper Town
Northern Premier League Division One – East
Saturday, 30 March 2024 @ 3.00pm

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