Leek Town host Clitheroe in Saturday’s match at Harrison Park looking to bounce back from defeat last time out in the Northern Premier League Division One West.
Leek, who sit top of the league after 37 games, fell to a 3-1 away defeat to Witton Albion on April 20.
They face a Clitheroe side who picked up a win in their last match, a 3-1 victory against Hednesford Town, and who sit seventh in the table.
With 83 goals in 37 games so far this season, Leek are the league’s highest scorers with 2.2 goals per game. And they are conceding fewer than average, letting in 41 goals at a rate of 1.1 per game.
Clitheroe are also above average scorers, with 1.7 goals per game, compared to a league average of 1.4. They have conceded 1.4 goals per game.
In the last five years, Leek and Clitheroe have played each other on five occasions. Leek won four of them and Clitheroe one.
On average, Leek scored 2.8 goals and Clitheroe 0.8 in those matches.
Their last meeting was on November 18, when Leek won 4-1 away.
Town are in mixed form in the Northern Premier League Division One West, with two wins and two draws from their last six games.
And also with two wins and two draws over that period, the visitors’ form is identical – they have both taken eight points from 18.
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Leek Town v Clitheroe
Northern Premier League Division One – West | Harrison Park
Saturday, 27 April 2024 @ 3.00pm
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