Birmingham Tigers V AFC Solihull Birmingham Tigers play AFC Solihull at the Hadley Stadium on Saturday looking to get a statement result against one of the in-form teams in the league. It’s been a challenging season for the Tigers so far with one point from 17 matches with the highlight being the 2-2 draw with Continental Star. If they could get a result against AFC Solihull, it would arguably be one of the shocks of the season at this level. They have struggled in the final third with 13 goals scored and defensively with 91 goals conceded and even a draw against AFC Solihull would be excellent. The visitors have been one of the standout teams in division three this season and are challenging for the league title between now and April. Their currently top of the league with 45 points and have a four-point gap over 3rd place Northfield Town who have a game in hand. They’re on an excellent run of form with 15 points from their last six league matches. Their main strength has been up front with a total of 56 league goals which has propelled the club up the table. Jahvan Howell has been excellent since signing from DSC United over the summer and has 16 goals in all competitions. Castle Vale Town V DSC United Castle Vale Town will be looking to continue their recent run of form at CV stadium on Saturday against DSC United. 7 points from their last three matches has put the Spitfires in 6th with 33 points. This is the match up of the two most prolific forwards in the division. Jordan McKenzie has scored a total of 18 goals in all competitions for Castle Vale Town who comes up against Rabab Ali who has scored 17 goals in all competitions for DSC United. The Spitfires will be looking to improve on their home form to challenge for a top six spot come the end of the season. They have won two out of eight matches at CV stadium but notably beat Silhill over the festive period. DSC United have been good in division three and are comfortably in mid table. They’re in 8th with 21 points and their away form has been good so far with five wins from nine matches. This should be an entertaining match tomorrow against two teams that like to get forward and score goals. Meadow Park V Leamington Hibernian Meadow Park will be looking to continue their good home form with a result against Leamington Hibernian tomorrow afternoon. Five wins from nine home matches has put the club comfortably in mid table where they’re in 10th with 19 points. Ellis Blakemore is a player to watch who has that quality on the ball to create chances. Leamington Hibernian will be looking for a result tomorrow to build some momentum and get their season back on track. It’s been a stop and start season so far and they have six points from their last six league matches. One of the positives is their away form with four wins from eleven matches which has put them in 12th with 15 points. Kyle King is a player to watch with five goals in all competitions this season. Northfield Town V BNJS Northfield will be looking to get a result tomorrow afternoon to challenge for the top two. Their home form at Shenley Lane has been one of their strengths with seven wins from nine matches. The club are currently in 3rd with 41 points and well involved in the promotion race going into the second half of the season. They have a game in hand over the top two of AFC Solihull and Feckenham and are set for an interesting few months between now and April. Patrick Behan has been one of the standout forwards in the division since coming up with Northfield from the Birmingham and District Football League last season. He has 15 goals in all competitions so far. BNJS are adjusting to step eight of the National League pyramid since joining division three over the summer. They’re currently in 16th with six points and have not been too bad away from home given their league position. One win and three draws from eleven matches shows they can be competitive on the road. Their main strength has been up front with a total of 32 goals scored. James Reid is a player to watch who has 12 goals in all competitions. Silhill V Boldmere Sports and Social Falcons Silhill are challenging for the top two between now and April and have a few games in hand over the teams above them. The Solihull club are 5th in the division with 34 points and have two games in hand over the current top two. Their home form at Sharmans Cross has been one of their main strengths this season with seven wins from ten matches. They have also played well at the back with 17 goals conceded over the course of 16 matches which is one of the best in the league. Their form going into this match is good with 13 points from their last six league matches. Gilad Grant is a player to watch with 11 goals in all competitions. It’s been a transitional season so far from Boldmere Sports and Social Falcons who are transitioning to a new coaching set up with Jordan Lengthorn coming in as their new manager. They have signed a lot of players over the last month and the next few months are a good opportunity to assess the squad and build for next season. The Falcons have struggled away from home so far this season with one win from six matches on the road. There’s quality in the squad and they have the potential to get a result as shown when they beat Gornal 4-0 at home on boxing day. This match is a good chance to get a statement result against a top five team in the division. Solihull Sporting V Balsall and Berkswell Solihull Sporting will be looking to continue their good home form at the Tudor Grange Academy Kingshurst against Balsall and Berkswell tomorrow. Their comfortably in mid table and are in 11th with 18 points. Five wins from eleven home matches has put the club in mid table and they will be looking to challenge for a top ten finish come the end of the season. Their main strength has been up front with a total of 40 goals scored. Gabriel Harding is a player to watch for Sporting with ten goals in all competitions and he’s led the front line well. Balsall and Berkswell have been consistent so far this season. The Hornets have identical home and away records to sit in 9th with 21 points. Their main strength has been at the back with just 23 goals conceded over the course of 15 matches. Jack Archer is a player to watch for the visitors who has seven goals in all competitions. Wake Green Amateur V AFC Birmingham Wake Green will be looking to get a statement result against AFC Birmingham at the Holloway tomorrow afternoon. Their home form has not been too bad with five wins and one draw from ten matches to leave the club in 7th with 23 points. Their main strength has been up front with a total of 43 goals scored. Adam Turner has played well in the final third and has 10 goals in all competitions. AFC Birmingham have been excellent in division three this season and are in the top four. They’re currently in 4th with a five-point gap to make up over Feckenham in 2nd and have a game in hand over the Millers. One of their key strengths has been their away record with eight wins from eleven matches. They have also played well at the back with just 19 goals conceded from 17 matches which is one of the best defensive records in the league. The visitors are capable of challenging for the top two and going far in the Birmingham Saturday Vase so it should be an exciting few weeks for AFC Birmingham supporters. Rahiem Faulder is a player to watch with 14 goals in all competitions. Gornal V Feckenham (Saturday, 3pm Kick off) It’s been a transitional season for Gornal who are adjusting to step eight football since joining division three over the summer. They have notably been good at home at the Wombourne Leisure Centre with just three losses from seven matches. Their main issue has been defensively with a total of 51 goals conceded which has left them in 15th with 10 points. Their defensive record is fairly identical home and away, but their goals scored record is notably different. They have scored 17 goals at home compared to four on the road. Habil Darboe is a player to watch with 11 goals in all competitions. Feckenham have been excellent since joining division three over the summer. The Millers are competing for the league title and are currently in 2nd with 42 points. Their main strength is how well they have played up front and at the back. 68 goals scored and just 16 goals conceded from 18 matches are the best records in the league. Their away form has also been a strength with five wins and two draws from eight matches. The Millers are currently three points off league leaders AFC Solihull with the same amount of games played. William Skelton is a player to watch for Feckenham who has been prolific at this level with 18 goals in all competitions. Most matches kick off at 2pm on Saturday, except where noted. Preview feature written by Rhys Beardmore for the Midland Football League Nuneaton Griff 0-5 Ingles Ingles got their sixth away win of the season at the Pingles Stadium to continue their play off push in division one. A good crowd of 68 supporters turned up on Saturday to see Ingles get the win. The win leaves the Leicestershire side in 4th with 40 points and with a four-point advantage over 6th place Sutton United. The teams below Ingles have a few games in hand so it was crucial they got the win on Saturday to put pressure on the likes of OJM and Wednesfield. The visitors took a two-goal lead going into half time thanks to goals from Daniel Chapman and Joshua Bowley. Further goals in the second half from Billy Snaith, Jack Allen and substitute Aaron Windram gave them the three points in a convincing win. One of the strengths of Ingles is how well they play as team, and this continued on Saturday with them gaining another clean sheet. They have a crucial home stretch starting this Saturday where they play three games against Paget, Allscott Heath and Droitwich Spa. Despite the defeat, Nuneaton Griff are still comfortably in mid table with a 14-point gap over the relegation places. The Heartlanders have a good run of fixtures coming up with home games against fellow mid table teams Coventry Copsewood and Shawbury United. OJM Black Country 3-3 Droitwich Spa OJM missed the chance to get a statement win to continue their push for the play offs. OJM were leading 3-1 at half time at the Triplex Sports Association against one of the best teams in the division. None the less, the point leaves them in 9th with a four-point gap to make up over Bilston Town with three games in hand. Louis Conway scored early on for OJM to take a 1-0 lead. Droitwich responded a few minutes later with Perry Moss scoring to make it 1-1 in an action-packed opening ten minutes. Goals from Eshan Greer and Jordan Sangha gave OJM a 3-1 lead at half time. Droitwich showed character to get back into it in the second half and scored from two penalties. Connor Collins stepped up and took both well to give the Saltmen a point. The result cements Droitwich’s position in the play offs and the Saltmen could be aiming for a top three finish between now and April to set up a home semi-final play off match. Paget Rangers 2-3 Coton Green Coton Green got a crucial win at Coles Lane against Paget Rangers to move out of the relegation zone. The win leaves the Green Army in 17th with 15 points and they’re now a point above the bottom three. A crowd of 35 supporters turned up to watch the relegation six pointer in step six. Paget Rangers took the lead in the 13th minute through Harry Jackson who was excellent for the Bears last season. Coton equalised just before half time thanks to a penalty from skipper Corey Powell that was well taken into the bottom left corner to make it 1-1. The Bears were reduced to ten men early in the second half for a high tackle. The Green army took the lead in the 67th minute from an excellent header by Matt Gardner before Sahel Yessen made it 3-1 to Coton with a classy finish. Paget managed to get a goal back through Harry Jackson to set up a nervy finish, but Coton held on for their third away win of the season. Despite the defeat, Paget are not too far adrift of safety and are one point from Coton in 17th. They have a three game away stretch starting with Ingles this Saturday before playing Stapenhill and Wednesfield over the next few weeks. Shawbury United 2-2 Heather St John’s Shawbury got a good point against play off chasing Heather St John’s on Saturday to cement their position in mid table. Eric Mensah scored from the spot for Shawbury before Heather found an equaliser to make it 1-1 going into half time. Shawbury took the lead late on from a corner that was headed home by Jack Howse to make it 2-1. Heather managed to find a late equaliser at the start of injury time to take home a valuable point. Sutton United 5-2 AFC Bridgnorth Sutton United got their fifth home win of the season at Coleshill Road to cement their position in the top half of the table. The hosts have been one of the most consistent teams in the division this season with just six losses from 24 matches and continued their reliable form here. The result makes it seven games unbeaten for Sutton and moves them up to 6th in the table with 36 points. AFC Bridgnorth got a few consolation goals thanks to a brace from Luke Morris which is something to build on from Saturday’s match. The result leaves them three points above the relegation zone and they have a huge match against Coton Green this Saturday. Review feature written by Rhys Beardmore for the Midland Football League |
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