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 Comments are closed.
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