Struggling Trafford face Newcastle Town at Shawe View on Saturday looking to build on a win in their last league outing.
After securing all three points with a 4-0 victory over 1874 Northwich on February 10, Trafford sit 17th in the Northern Premier League Division One West.
They travel to play a Newcastle side 12th in the standings, who also won their last match, 3-0 against Prescot Cables.
Trafford are in mixed form in the Northern Premier League Division One West, with one win and four draws from their last six games.
With four wins and a draw over that period, Newcastle’s form is much better – they have taken 13 points from 18, compared to the home side’s seven.
In the last five years, Trafford and Newcastle have played each other on five occasions. Newcastle won one of them and they drew the other.
On average, Trafford scored 1.4 goals and Newcastle 1.6 in those matches.
Their last meeting was on September 30, when they played out a 2-2 draw.
With 29 goals in 27 games so far this season, Trafford are scoring at below the league average rate with 1.1 goals per game. But they are conceding fewer than average too, letting in 35 goals at a rate of 1.3 per game.
Town are also below average scorers, with 1.2 goals per game, compared to a league average of 1.4. They have conceded 1.3 goals per game.
Trafford v Newcastle Town
Northern Premier League Division One – West | Shawe View
Saturday, 17 February 2024 @ 3.00pm
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