Lower Breck (A)
NWCFL Premier Division
Matchday 32
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Preview
West play one of their games in hand on Thursday night as they travel to the Anfield Sports Community Centre to play title-chasing Lower Breck.
West travel to Merseyside with the aim of recovering from a disappointing 0-0 draw with Abbey Hey on Saturday which called time on a five-match winning streak in the league. Hosts Lower Breck also suffered a similar setback at the weekend, as their own run of eight consecutive wins came to an end as they were beaten 3-2 by Bury at Gigg Lane.
Lower Breck have a formidable home record and they have only dropped five points from their 15 home fixtures. They've won 10 in a row on home turf and have a perfect record in Anfield since a 3-3 draw with Longridge Town in October. The only other blemishes on their home record are a 1-0 loss to Stockport Town and a 2-2 draw with Irlam.
Coincidentally, those two sides played on Monday night and Irlam's win over Stockport Town put them on the cusp of the playoff places. It also moved West down to 7th. Whilst West do have three games in hand over Irlam, Padiham in 5th have two points more than West having played two games fewer. It means that whilst Lower Breck's outstanding home record may make this match something of a 'free hit', West will know that the pressure is on the keep apace with those in front of them.
West have already beaten Lower Breck this season by three goals to nil. West left it late to kill off the 10-man visitors that night but a late brace from Jack Banister either side of a Billy Matthews goal was enough to seal the points. The report from that match can be read HERE.
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Form Guide
Lower Breck
Position: 3rd
Form position: 3rd
Home position: 1st
Last six overall: LWWWWW
Last six home: WWWWWW
West
Position: 7th
Form position: 9th
Away position: 13th
Last six overall: DWLLWW
Last six away: LDWWLW
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Lower Breck at a glance
Home colours: Red & black
Change colours: All blue
Pitch surface: Artificial
2023/24 position: 10th, NWCFL Premier
2024/25 average attendance: 205
Travelling distance: 34 miles
West away season round trip: 1,588 miles
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Head to Head
Overall
P6 W2 D1 L3 F10 A13
At Lower Breck
P3 W0 D1 L2 F3 A7
West have never won at Lower Breck, and a single 1-1 draw at the tail end of the 2022/23 campaign is the only time that West have left Thursday's hosts with any kind of result.
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