Match Preview: Mossley v Clitheroe (Saturday, 3pm)

Mossley host Clitheroe on Saturday in the Northern Premier League Division One West.

In their last league match, on February 17, Mossley beat Hednesford Town 1-0 away.

Clitheroe also won, 4-1 at home against Chasetown.

With 45 goals in 26 games so far this season, Clitheroe are the league’s joint-third-highest scorers with 1.7 goals per game. And they are conceding at an average rate, letting in 36 goals at a rate of 1.4 per game.

Mossley, meanwhile, are below average scorers, with 1.3 goals per game, compared to a league average of 1.4. They have conceded 1.5 goals per game.

In the last 10 years, Mossley and Clitheroe have played each other on seven occasions. Mossley won one of them, Clitheroe four, and they drew twice.

On average, Mossley scored 1.9 goals and Clitheroe 2.4 in those matches.

Their last meeting was on October 7, when Clitheroe won 6-3 at home.

The visitors are sixth in the table after 26 games, of which they have won 11 and drawn seven, earning 40 points.

The home side are six places behind Clitheroe in 12th, with 10 wins and six draws putting them on 36 points.

Mossley are in mixed form in the Northern Premier League Division One West, with two wins and two draws from their last six games.

With two wins and three draws over that period, Clitheroe’s form is slightly better – they have taken nine points from 18, compared to Mossley’s eight.

Mossley v Clitheroe
Northern Premier League Division One – West
Saturday, 24 February 2024 @ 3.00pm

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