NATIONAL THREE SOUTH
Barking v Old Patesians
Leaders Barking are at home this week to 10th placed Old Patesians, the last side to beat them in the league.
Barking will be looking to make it nine wins and a draw with victory over Old Patesians as they go in search of a 13th consecutive league win.
Old Patesians win need to improve their recent form to have a chance in this fixture with just one win in their last five matches. On the road this season they have managed just two wins in eight matches.
When the sides met at Everest Road earlier in the season Old Pats came out on to in a low scoring match with a narrow 14-13 win.
Prediction: Home win by 12 points.
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Havant v Tabard
Sixth placed Havant are at home this week to 13th placed Tabard who are in desperate need of a win to try and climb away from the relegation zone.
Havant have good recent form with three wins and a draw in their last six matches to climb to sixth place in the table.
At home this season they have an excellent record with six wins in eight matches with only Lydney and North Walsham leaving with victories.
Tabard have the worst recent record in the division and are bottom of the Form Guide with no wins in their last six and in fact have lost their last eight since beating Ding Crusaders at home at the end of November.
When these two sides met earlier on the season Havant won their first away match of the season in a high scoring match which went down to the wire before the visitors won 34-31.
Prediction: Havant to win by more than 10 points. .
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Hertford v Lydney
Fourth placed Lydney travel to eighth placed Hertford looking to get their season back on track after a sudden loss of form at a vital stage of the season which has seen them fall off the pace at the top of the National Three League table. .
Hertford half way up the Form Guide in seventh place with no win ion their last two matches after a three match winning run.
At home this season they have a reasonable record with five wins in their nine matches.
Lydney have not won in their last four away matches and last time on their travels were held to a 19 all draw by struggling Westcombe Park, this after winning their first four away trips.
Lydney were 15-8 winners when the sides met at Regentsholme earlier in the season.
Prediction: Lydney to win by nine points.
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North Walsham v Reading
Second placed North Walsham are at home this week to seventh placed Reading at Scottow.
North Walsham have won their last four and will be keen to make it five in a row and maintain their 100% home record with a ninth straight win.
Reading were beaten last time out after a for match winning run which helped them climb the league table and they are now 17 points clear of the relegation zone.
When these two met at Holme Park Reading gave North Walsham a tough match before going down to a 19-14 defeat.
Prediction: North Walsham to win by 10 points to keep the pressure on Barking.
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Redruth v Dings Crusaders
Form side Redruth are at home this weekend to 5th placed Dings Crusaders looking to maintain the pressure on the top two.
Redruth are on a great run at present and with both the top two still to come at home it could get very interesting at the top of the table with Redruth unbeaten at home this season.
Dings on the road have a less than 50% success rate with four wins in nine matches to date. They will be looking to avoid a fourth successive league defeat on Saturday after previously winning five in a row.
When the sides met at Dings earlier in the season the home side were 23-12 winners.
Prediction: Redruth to make it 13 in a row with a 12 point success.
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Southend v Haywards Heath
Ninth placed Southend are at home to bottom of the table Haywards Heath looking to do the double over them.
Southend could pull over ten points clear of the relegation zone with a win this Saturday.
At home this season Southend have a less then 50% success rate with just four wins in nine matches. Recent form is not too good with just two wins in their last six matches.
Haywards Heath have moved off the bottom of the Form Guide in recent weeks but were disappointed at last weeks heavy defeat at Westcombe Park having beaten them at home not to long ago 38-12.
Earlier in the season Southend won a closely fought match at Haywards Heath 15-13.
Prediction: Southend to take the win with an eight point win.
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Westcombe Park v Weston super Mare
11th placed Westcombe Park take on 12th placed Weston Super Mare knowing a win would take them at least 11 points clear of Weston in the battle to avoid the drop.
Combe were winners last weekend after a bad run which saw them go eight matches without a win and slip into the danger area in the league table.
At home this season Combe have four wins and a draw in nine matches.
Weston stopped a five match losing run since beating Tabard at home in December.
On the road this season Weston have a dreadful record with eight defeats in nine matches since beating Haywards Heath on the opening weekend of the season.
When these to sides met down at Weston Combe were winners 14-3.
Prediction: Combe to get the win with a ten point win. .
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