Relegation candidates Trafford face a challenge away against high-flying Bootle on Friday.
Trafford are 18th in the Northern Premier League Division One – West table, and have picked up six wins and 14 draws in their 32 games to date.
Bootle, meanwhile, are fourth in the standings with 55 points, having won 16 and drawn seven, and are 14 points behind table-toppers Leek Town.
In the last 10 years, Bootle and Trafford have played each other on six occasions. Bootle won four of them, Trafford one, and they drew once.
On average, Bootle scored 1.8 goals and Trafford 1.2 in those matches.
Their last meeting was on September 2, when Bootle won 1-0 away.
With 33 goals in 32 games so far this season, Trafford are scoring at below the league average rate with 1.0 goals per game. And they are conceding at an average rate, letting in 45 goals at a rate of 1.4 per game.
Bootle, meanwhile, are above average scorers, with 1.5 goals per game, compared to a league average of 1.4. They have conceded 1.2 goals per game.
The home side are in good form in the Northern Premier League Division One West, with four wins and a draw from their last six games.
With two wins and a draw over that period, the visitors' form is much worse – they have taken seven points from 18, compared to Bootle's 13.
Bootle's last match was on Saturday, a 2-0 win against Kidsgrove Athletic.
Trafford drew 2-2 with 1874 Northwich last time out, also on Saturday.
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Bootle v Trafford
Northern Premier League Division One – West
Friday, 29 March 2024 @ 3.00pm
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