Match Preview

Match Information
Leiston v Hitchin Town
Pitching In Southern League Central Premier
3pm kick off
Watson & Hillhouse Stadium, Victory Road, Leiston, IP16 4DQ
Tel: - 01728 830308.

Admission Prices
Adults £12
Concessions £9 (over 65’s)
Students (with ID) £7
U16’s £3
U5’s FREE

Printed Programme for £2

Members Bar and Main Hall (Bar) both open from midday.

Refreshments available throughout the day with the snack hatch also open near the club shop.

Car Parking in the main club.

Match Sponsor: Flick & Son Estate Agents.

Match Ball Sponsor: The Emmerson Family.

Game 36/40.

The Blues host Hitchin Town tomorrow afternoon in their penultimate home league fixture of the campaign. A 4-2 loss at Royston Town on Bank Holiday Monday saw Leiston drop to 13th in the league table while Hitchin went seven points above AFC Sudbury at the bottom of the table.

Joe Marsden is unavailable as he is serving his last match of a three game suspension tomorrow afternoon. Chris Casement and Eddie Jackson should come back into the squad after both defenders missed Monday’s match with Royston Town. Jamar Loza’s goal was his 16th of the season.

The Blues beat Hitchin Town 4-1 in early December last year, with Adam Bailey-Dennis and Jack Manly notching first half goals before Hitchin pulled a goal back before the break. Leiston played very well in the second half but had to wait until stoppage time when Jamar Loza’s double secured all the points.

Leiston lost to Hitchin Town 2-1 in January 2019 when the ‘Canaries’ came away with a 2-1 win in Suffolk. However, since that game, Leiston haven’t lost to Hitchin at home in their last three home games against the Hertfordshire outfit.

October 2019: -

Leiston 3-1 Hitchin Town

March 2022: -

Leiston 2-1 Hitchin Town

March 2023: -

Leiston 1-1 Hitchin Town.

Supporters player of the year award voting slips will be available on the halfway line tomorrow afternoon, near the tunnel area.

The Blues end the season at Kettering Town on Tuesday and Redditch United next week, whilst they host Leamington in their last home game on Saturday 20th April. They end the season with a first ever trip to Long Eaton United on Saturday 27th April.

FORM GUIDE: -

LEISTON: - LWLLL

HITCHIN TOWN: - WLDLL.

Games in the Pitching In Central Premier tomorrow afternoon: -

AFC Sudbury v Coalville Town
AFC Telford United v Leamington
Alvechurch v Bromsgrove Sporting
Barwell v St Ives Town
Kettering Town v Berkhamsted
LEISTON v HITCHIN TOWN
Needham Market v Royston Town
Stamford v Long Eaton United
Stourbridge v Mickleover
Stratford Town v Redditch United.

There is NO game for the U23’s this weekend. They host FC Peterborough in their next game on Saturday 13th April. After next Saturday, they head to Norwich CBS on Saturday 20th April before hosting Haverhill Rovers (Tues 23rd) and FC Parson Drove (Sat 27th) in the final games of the league season.

A date and venue for the U23’s CNet Training Suffolk Senior Cup final against Trimley Red Devils is still yet to arranged.