Match Preview by Leon Higgins.

After Tuesday’s 3-0 win over King’s Lynn at the Tameside Stadium, which made it back-to-back home wins, Mark Bradshaw’s side will look to make it a treat for the following Nash fans making the trip to Edgar Street.

Four wins in the last five games have fired Curzon up to 8th in the league table on 22 points after 14 games, a point off Kidderminster in the last play off place.

Hereford have had a difficult start to the season compared to the last. The Bulls sit 18th on 15 points after 13 games, four points above Peterborough Sports who occupy that last relegation place.

The last five games have seen The Bulls lose three games including a 3-0 FA Cup defeat to Hemel Hempstead at Edgar Street. League defeats have come against South Shields and last time out at AFC Fylde. A 1-1 draw with AFC Telford alongside a 2-1 victory at Leamington have gained some points for Hereford.

Head to Head:

This is the 13th time the sides have faced each other.

The first ever meeting saw Hereford win 1-0 at the Tameside Stadium under the management of John Flanagan with the Nash winning the reverse fixture 2-1 at Edgar Street 2-1 under the management of Mark Bradshaw where a Sean Miller goal was voted goal of the Season.

The previous 12 fixtures have seen Curzon and Hereford both win on five occasions, with 2 draws between the sides.

Curzon Ashton:

• Brad Holmes and Alex Curran are the joint top scorers in the League this season for the Nash
• Jimmy Spencer and Jack Stobbs both have 3 assists each.
• Only South Shields Jasper Sheik (8), Spennymoor’s Brad James (6), Kidderminster’s Christian Dibble (5) and Merthyr’s Jaimie Cogman (5) have more clean sheets than Callum Hawkins (4)
• Only Scarborough (12) have scored more left footed goals than Curzon’s (9)
• The Nash have scored 15 goals in the second half. Chorley (19), AFC Fylde (18), Radcliffe (17) and South Shields (16) are the only sides with more.

Hereford:

• Remaye Campbell (GW3), Andy Williams (GW6), Omari Sterling James (GW9) and Lawson D’Ath (GW10) have all featured in the National League North Team of the Week’s
• St Kitts and Nevis International Omari Sterling James has 3 assists.
• Hereford are one of six teams who haven’t had a red card so far this campaign.
• Hereford alongside Curzon have failed to lose when leading.
• Only Alfreton (4), Southport and Leamington (3) have scored less first half goals than Hereford (5)
• Peterborough Sports (16) are the only side who have conceded more first half goals than the Bulls (15).

Management Preview:

Speaking on Tuesday night following The Nash’s 3-0 victory against King’s Lynn, Assistant Head Coach Jack Salkeld looked ahead to tomorrow’s (1.11.25) fixture.

It’s tough, they’ve probably not hit the ground running like they usually do, but they are a fantastic team with a good manager.

They’re always tricky to play against at home, we’ve had a mixed bag of results over the last couple of years, and it’ll be a good crowd but we’ve got nothing to lose – we go there with bags of confidence and we’ll give them as much respect as we can.

We’ll have a game plan and hopefully we can pick up some points on the road.

Match Information:

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