Match Preview: Waltham Abbey v AFC Dunstable (Saturday, 3pm)

Saturday’s match between Waltham Abbey and AFC Dunstable promises to be one for the neutrals, as two of the Southern League Division One Central’s most free-scoring sides go head-to-head.

Ahead of the game at Capershotts, Waltham Abbey and Dunstable sit joint-second and top in the goal-scoring charts, with 50 and 51 goals respectively.

Waltham Abbey are fourth in the table after 27 games, of which they have won 12 and drawn six, earning 42 points.

Dunstable are one place behind the hosts in fifth, with 13 wins and three draws putting them on the same number of points.

In the last five years, Waltham Abbey and Dunstable have played each other on five occasions. Waltham Abbey won two of them and Dunstable three.

On average, Waltham Abbey scored 1.4 goals and Dunstable 1.2 in those matches.

Their last meeting was on October 21, when Waltham Abbey won 5-2 away.

Waltham Abbey are in mixed form in the Southern League Division One Central, with two wins and two draws from their last six games.

With three wins and two draws over that period, the away team’s form is better – they have taken 11 points from 18, compared to Waltham Abbey’s eight.

Waltham Abbey’s last match was on February 17, a 0-0 draw against Biggleswade Town.

Dunstable beat Kidlington 2-0 last time out, also on February 17.

Waltham Abbey v AFC Dunstable
Southern League Division One – Central | Capershotts
Saturday, 24 February 2024 @ 3.00pm

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