Match Preview: Coventry Sphinx v Rugby Town (Saturday, 3pm)

Struggling Rugby Town face Coventry Sphinx away at Sphinx Drive on Saturday looking to build on a win in their last league outing.

After securing all three points with a 2-1 victory over Cambridge City on February 3, Rugby sit 18th in the Northern Premier League Division One Midlands.

They travel to play a Coventry Sphinx side 17th in the standings, who were held in their last match, 0-0 against AFC Rushden and Diamonds.

Coventry Sphinx are in mixed form in the Northern Premier League Division One Midlands, with two wins and a draw from their last six games.

With a win and a draw over that period, Rugby’s form is worse – they have taken four points from 18, compared to the home side’s seven.

With 24 goals in 25 games so far this season, Coventry Sphinx are the league’s second-lowest scorers with 1.0 goals per game. And they are conceding more than average, letting in 42 goals at a rate of 1.7 per game.

Town are also below average scorers, with 1.1 goals per game, compared to a league average of 1.5. They have conceded 2.2 goals per game.

In the last three years, Coventry Sphinx and Rugby have played each other on three occasions. Coventry Sphinx won two of them and Rugby one.

Their last meeting was on September 30, when Coventry Sphinx won 2-1 away.

Coventry Sphinx v Rugby Town
Northern Premier League Division One – Midlands | Sphinx Drive
Saturday, 17 February 2024 @ 3.00pm

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