Match preview by Leon Higgins 

Following 4 points on the road this week, Curzon return home to take on Rushall Olympic.

Tuesday’s 5-0 win at Oxford kept the pressure on at the top of the league, with all the teams above the Nash winning expect Brackley Town vs Kidderminster Harriers which was postponed.

With FA Trophy action this weekend only 2 of the other promotion chasing teams play, with top of the table Chester travelling to Peterborough Sports and Brackley going to Hereford.

At the other end of the table Rushall Olympic currently sit in the relegation zone but come into this clash 5th in the form table of the last 5 games. With only Chester, Brackley, Peterborough Sports and Scunthorpe boasting a better record, the recent results of The Pics have boasted their survival chances.

Their last 5 games have included victories against Leamington, a huge shock win against Scunthorpe United, with a 0-0 draw against King’s Lynn last time out with 2 losses also coming in that run with a 7-0 loss against Spennymoor and a penalty defeat to Coleshill Town in the Walsall Senior Cup.

Currently sitting 22nd in the league table but with a worse goal difference than Radcliffe and Warrington who sit just above the drop, Rushall knows every point counts.

Head to Head

The sides have met 5 times with 2 draws taking place and 2 victories for Rushall Olympic. Curzon’s only victory came this season in a 2-1 win back in August.

Curzon Ashton

• Bobby Jones sits on 15 clean sheets after Tuesday’s win at Oxford with Scunthorpe’s Ross Fitzsimmons only just ahead with 16.
• Luis Lacey has 2 goals off the bench and only sits 2 behind the Josh Amis and Andy Williams who have 4.

Rushall Olympic

• The Pics have played 29 league games so far this and currently have an average of 0.83 points per game.
• Luke Benbow, Sean McLintock and Ryley have all scored 3 goals this season.
• Rushall have 2 International players in their ranks with Omari Sterling James turning up 30 times for St Kitts and Nevis while also scoring 4 times and Keziah Martin has made 10 appearances for Bermuda.

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