Bootle host Hanley Town on Saturday in the Northern Premier League Division One West.
In their last league match, on April 13, Bootle drew with Leek Town 1-1 away.
Hanley also drew, 0-0 at home against Runcorn Linnets.
Bootle are third in the table after 35 games, of which they have won 17 and drawn nine, earning 60 points.
Hanley are 12 places behind the home team in 15th, with 10 wins and 10 draws putting them on 40 points.
With 32 goals in 34 games so far this season, Town are the league’s second-lowest scorers with 0.9 goals per game. But they are conceding fewer than average too, letting in 43 goals at a rate of 1.3 per game.
Bootle, meanwhile, are above average scorers, with 1.6 goals per game, compared to a league average of 1.4. They have conceded 1.2 goals per game.
In the last three years, Bootle and Hanley have played each other on three occasions. Bootle won one of them and Hanley the other.
Their last meeting was on November 25, when Bootle won 2-0 away.
Bootle are in reasonable form in the Northern Premier League Division One West, with three wins and two draws from their last six games.
With two wins and three draws over that period, the visitors’ form is slightly worse – they have taken nine points from 18, compared to the hosts’ 11.
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Bootle v Hanley Town
Northern Premier League Division One – West
Saturday, 20 April 2024 @ 3.00pm
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