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HITCHIN TOWN PREVIEW
Bideford entertain Hitchin Town at the Sports Ground Saturday afternoon in their next Southern League Premier fixture.
Hitchin make the long trip down to sunny North Devon in fine form having not lost in the league in 6 games, winning 5 and drawing the other, conceding just 2 goals in the process. They currently lie in 7th spot just 4 points off a play-off place, but having played 3 or 4 games less than most of the opposition above them due to good runs in both FA competitions, winning those games could take them up to 2nd spot and pushing for automatic promotion.
Current table:
| P | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | Pts | ||
| 1 | Poole Town | 24 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 48 | 21 | 27 | 50 |
| 2 | Chippenham Town | 24 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 36 | 24 | 12 | 41 |
| 3 | Hungerford Town | 24 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 38 | 28 | 10 | 41 |
| 4 | Leamington | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 30 | 18 | 12 | 39 |
| 5 | Redditch United | 22 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 29 | 19 | 10 | 39 |
| 6 | Dunstable Town | 24 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 45 | 36 | 9 | 36 |
| 7 | Hitchin Town | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 24 | 12 | 35 |
| 8 | Weymouth | 21 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 25 | 14 | 11 | 35 |
Form guide (league only)
| P | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | Pts | ||
| 2 | Hitchin Town | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 10 |
Their last outing saw Hitchin beat a depleted Paulton Rovers side 2-0 at home on Monday evening, with 2 second half goals pushing them up to their current 7th spot. Before that they were at home again as they took on fellow promotion chasing Chippenham Town where an early goal for the hosts was cancelled out by a second half strike from the visitors.
Of the 7 league games they've played away from Top Field, their record stands at W2 D3 L2 F9 A12, with their last 3 outings being a 5-1 defeat at Histon, a 1-1 draw at Hungerford and a 1-0 win at Dorchester.
Recent results (all comps):-
| W | Haringey Borough | FA Trophy 2QR | H | 3 | - | 0 |
| W | Cirencester Town | Evo-Stik S Premier | H | 2 | - | 0 |
| W | Dorchester Town | Evo-Stik S Premier | A | 1 | - | 0 |
| L | Weston-super-Mare | FA Trophy 3Q | A | 0 | - | 4 |
| D | Chippenham Town | Evo-Stik S Premier | H | 1 | - | 1 |
| W | Paulton Rovers | Evo-Stik S Premier | H | 2 | - | 0 |
Recent match reports:
v Weston Super Mare - http://www.hitchintownfc.co.uk/reports/2015_16/WestonAFAT.shtml
v Chippenham - http://www.hitchintownfc.co.uk/reports/2015_16/ChippenhamHomeSLP.shtml
v Paulton Rovers - http://www.hitchintownfc.co.uk/reports/2015_16/PaultonHSLP.shtml
Hitchin on video:
v Chippenham Town - https://vimeo.com/148002461
v Cirencester - https://vimeo.com/146504011
v Biggleswade - https://vimeo.com/145048805
Top scorer (League only):-
JONNY MCNAMARA -10
Match fact:-
Since Bideford joined the Southern Premier 3 seasons ago, Hitchin have yet to return home with a point, after 3 victories for the Robins.
Club website: http://www.hitchintownfc.co.uk/index.shtml
Fans forum: http://www.hitchintownfc.co.uk/cgi-local/yabb2/YaBB.pl?board=fans_forum
Twitter: https://twitter.com/HitchinTownFC
Fixture: Southern League Premier
Teams: Bideford AFC v Hitchin Town
Date: Saturday 12 December 2015
Kick-off: 3.00pm