Match Preview: Clitheroe v Bootle (Tuesday, 7.45pm)

Bootle face Clitheroe on Tuesday seeking to protect their long unbeaten run in the Northern Premier League Division One West.

Bootle are unbeaten in six, with four wins and two draws, ahead of the 7.45pm kick-off.

They face a Clitheroe team who have won two and drawn three over the same number of games.

With 46 goals in 27 games so far this season, Clitheroe are scoring more than average in the league with 1.7 goals per game. And they are conceding at an average rate, letting in 37 goals at a rate of 1.4 per game.

Bootle are also above average scorers, with 1.6 goals per game, compared to a league average of 1.4. They have conceded 1.3 goals per game.

The visitors are fourth in the table after 27 games, of which they have won 13 and drawn six, earning 45 points.

The home side are two places behind Bootle in sixth, with 11 wins and eight draws putting them on 41 points.

In the last five years, Clitheroe and Bootle have played each other on four occasions. Clitheroe won all of them.

On average, Clitheroe scored 4.2 goals and Bootle 0.5 in those matches.

Their last meeting was on February 7 2023, when Clitheroe won 4-0 at home.

Clitheroe’s last match was on Saturday, a 1-1 draw against Mossley.

Bootle beat Avro 3-1 last time out, also on Saturday.

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Clitheroe v Bootle
Northern Premier League Division One – West | Shawbridge
Tuesday, 27 February 2024 @ 7.45pm

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