Bridgwater v Canterbury
Seventh placed Bridgwater & Albion take on third placed Canterbury at College Way looking to return to wining way.
Bridgwater & Albion will be keen to get back to winning ways this Saturday after losing at Rosslyn Park last weekend.
They have only played six matches at home this season so far winning four and losing two.
Canterbury were impressive winners over league leaders Southend last Saturday to make it five wins on the bounce.
On the roads they have a good record with seven wins in ten matches.
When the sides met at Merton Lane earlier in the season Canterbury were comfortable 39-19 winners.
Prediction: Away win for Canterbury by five points at Albion.
Chinnor v Lydney
Bottom of the table Chinnor were due to take on fourth placed Lydney with the visitors desperate for the win to hang onto their hopes of a top two finish but with Lydney still involved in the National Trophy this match has been called off.
Clifton v Rosslyn Park
Huge game at the bottom of the table with third bottom Clifton entertaining Rosslyn Park who they trail by six points in the league table.
Clifton could do themselves a world of good with a win here as both Dings and Hertford have tough matches on Saturday against Havant and Southend respectively.
They were beaten at Lydney last Saturday but prior to that had three wins and a draw in their previous five matches.
Park were home winners over an in form Bridgwater & Albion side last weekend and will hope to carry that form into this match. On the road though they have a poor record
That win saw them end a two match losing streak but on the road they do not have the best of records with just two wins in nine matches. .
When these two sides met earlier in the season it went the way of Park narrowly 12-9.
Prediction: Tough call this in the days big game but will go home win by six.
Dings Crusaders v Havant
11th placed Dings Crusaders take on fifth placed Havant looking for a win to move even further clear of the relegation zone.
Big match for Dings who are only five points above the relegation zone and if Clifton were to beat Rosslyn Park and pick up the bonus point could find themselves in the relegation zone.
At home Dings have done well in ten matches they have six wins and two draws and have lost just twice.
Havant were home winners over Cinderford last Saturday and are looking to make it four on the bounce at Lockleaze. On the road Havant have played just eight games so far this season picking up five wins along the way and picking up losing bonus points in two of the three defeats.
Havant were 36-10 winners at Hooks Lane when the sides met earlier in the season.
Prediction: Havant to win at Lockleaze by eight points.
North Walsham v Westcombe Park
Second placed Westcombe Par travel to sixth placed North Walsham needing the win to stay ahead the chasing pack.
North Walsham are at the wrong end of the Form Guide with back to back defeats and just two wins in their last six matches.
At home they have played ten times this season and won seven and drawn one suffering a couple of defeats. In four of the wins they have given up losing bonus points to the opposition.
Westcombe Park are at the other end of the Form Guide with five wins in their last six matches. They are now just two points behind the leaders and will be after all five points at Scottow.
Westcombe Park were narrow home winners when the sides met at Goddington Dene earlier in the season. 20-19.
Prediction: On present form will have to go with Combe by 10 points.
Southend v Hertford
Leaders Southend entertain 10th placed Hertford looking to return to winning ways.
Southend were badly beaten last Saturday at Canterbury and have slipped of late with three wins and three defeats in their last six matches.
At Warners Bridge they have a good record eight wins in nine matches.
Hertford returned to winning ways last Saturday at home to North Walsham and made it two wins in three matches but are still only six points form the relegation zone.
On the road they have played nine times picking up three wins along the way.
Southend were 20-8 winners at Highfields when the sides met earlier in the season.
Prediction: Home win for Southend by 12 points as they return to winning ways.
Cinderford v Old Patesians
Eighth placed Cinderford entertain second bottom Old Patesians still only seven points clear of the relegation zone.
Cinderford have slipped of late and gone down to three successive defeats to slip out of the top half of the table.
At home this season they have played nine times and picked up just four wins.
Old Patesians picked up just their fourth win of the season last Saturday against bottom of the table Chinnor. On the road they lost all ten matches this season but in five of them they have managed to pick up a losing bonus point.
Cinderford were 22-16 winners when the sides met at Everest Road earlier in the season.
Prediction: Home win for Cinderford over Old Patesians by 10 points.
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