Two of the Northern Premier League Division One West’s top sides face each other at Harrison Park in Saturday’s kick-off, when table-topping Leek Town host third-placed Runcorn Linnets.
Leek have picked up 18 wins and five draws from 28 games so far this season, and sit seven points above the visitors going into the 3pm match.
Runcorn Linnets, meanwhile, have won 16 and drawn four, picking up 52 points.
With 65 goals in 28 games so far this season, Leek are the league’s highest scorers with 2.3 goals per game. And they are conceding fewer than average, letting in 33 goals at a rate of 1.2 per game.
Runcorn Linnets are also above average scorers, with 1.7 goals per game, compared to a league average of 1.4. They have conceded 1.0 goal per game.
Town are in reasonable form in the Northern Premier League Division One West, with three wins and three draws from their last six games.
With four wins and a draw over that period, the visitors’ form is slightly better – they have taken 13 points from 18, compared to the home side’s 12.
In the last five years, Leek and Runcorn Linnets have played each other on five occasions. Leek won one of them and Runcorn Linnets the other.
On average, Leek scored 0.2 goals and Runcorn Linnets 2.0 in those matches.
Their last meeting was on November 14, when Runcorn Linnets won 5-0 at home.
Leek’s last match was on February 24, a 3-1 win against Hanley Town.
Runcorn Linnets beat Hednesford Town 3-0 last time out, also on February 24.
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Leek Town v Runcorn Linnets
Northern Premier League Division One – West | Harrison Park
Saturday, 2 March 2024 @ 3.00pm
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