Pontefract Collieries v Brighouse Town
Northern Premier League – Division One East
Saturday, 4 November 2023 @ 3.00pm
Pontefract Collieries host Brighouse Town on Saturday in the Northern Premier League Division One East.
In their last league match, on October 28, Pontefract Collieries lost to Ashington AFC 2-1 away.
Brighouse also lost, 2-0 at home against Belper Town.
With 19 goals in 10 games so far this season, Pontefract Collieries are scoring more than average in the league with 1.9 goals per game. And they are conceding fewer than average, letting in 12 goals at a rate of 1.2 per game.
Brighouse are also above average scorers, with 1.7 goals per game, compared to a league average of 1.6. They have conceded 2.2 goals per game.
The home side are in reasonable form in the Northern Premier League Division One East, with three wins and two draws from their last six games.
With two wins and four losses over that period, Town's form is worse – they have taken six points from 18, compared to Pontefract Collieries' 11.
Pontefract Collieries are ninth in the table after 10 games, of which they have won five and drawn two, earning 17 points.
Brighouse Town are two places behind the hosts in 11th, with four wins and two draws putting them on 14 points.
Over the last two years, Pontefract Collieries and Brighouse have played each other on three occasions. They won one each, and they drew once.
Their last meeting was on February 11, when Pontefract Collieries won 2-1 at home.