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Darlington v Longton
Huge game for both sides with two points vital at Blackwell Meadows.
Bottom of the table Longton will see this as a chance to register their first away win of the season whilst Darlington will be hoping that a win for them and Liverpool losing at Waterloo they could move up to 10th.
Darlington at home this season have shown good form and have picked up 10 points with five wins from seven matches.
Darlington 5th in the Form Guide have three wins and a draw in their last six matches whilst Longton are bottom of the Form Guide with one draw and five defeats. The draw was when these two met in December.
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Prediction: Darlington win by less than seven.
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Dudley Kingswinford v Fylde
12th placed Dudley Kingswinford entertain 8th placed Fylde at Heathbrook with some renewed confidence. In their last four outings they have picked up two wins and a draw and opened up a three point gap on Preston.
Fylde are 4th in the Form Guide and go into the match looking for a fourth straight league victory. They have won twice on the road this season in six matches.
DK at home have a 50% record with three wins and three defeats from their six matches this season.
Fylde have already picked up two away wins this season and with their recent form will be confident they can make it three on Saturday.
When the sides met in December Fylde ran out convincing winners, 36-10, and will be confident of completing the double on the back of their recent form.
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Prediction: Four out of four for Fylde with narrow win, less than 10 points.
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Halifax v New Brighton
New Brighton will see this as a challenge as they look to bounce back from a defeat at home to Waterloo last weekend. With Halifax having won at Reeds Lane earlier in the season they will be keen to end Halifax’s 100% home record.
Halifax will not want to slip up in this match as they have the points in the bag over Waterloo and if the can beat them at home later in the season it will be all to play for.
New Brighton will need a change of form to win this as they have picked up just two wins in their last six matches.
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Prediction: Halifax to win by 12 points.
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Kendal v Tynedale
9th placed Kendal play host to 6th placed Tynedale as they hope home advantage will help them end a three match losing run. Tynedale though will give them a run for their money as they have improved their away for this season and won four out of seven away from Tynedale Park.
Tynedale have won two of their last three matches and are up to 6th in the orm Guide whilst Kendal have slipped down to 11th place.
Kendal will be buoyed by the fact that they won at Tynedale in December 10-5 in a low scoring match.
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Prediction: Tynedale to sneak it with away win less then five.
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Macclesfield v Darlington Mowden Park
Tough home fixture for Macclesfield as they face one of the form sides in the division with Darlington Mowden park travelling to Priory Park.
DMP top the Form Guide with six straight wins and a points difference of 143. Macclesfield have slipped down the form Guide with now wins in their last three matches, two defeats and a draw.
Macclesfield have done well at home this season and lost just once in six matches. DMP on the road have won three and lost three but with their improved recent would expect to leave with the points.
DMP won their early meeting 30-0 and will be confident of completing a double.
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Prediction: Away win by 10 points for DMP.
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Preston Grasshoppers v Blaydon
Preston have got to start winning these type of home matches if they are going to have a chance of climbing the table and getting out of trouble. They did win last time out at Lightfoot Green they need another one and get back into a winning routine. All three of Hoppers wins this season have come from home successes from five matches.
Blaydon ended a three match losing run last weekend with a convincing win over Kendal at Crow Trees.
Blaydon on the road this season have picked up two wins and a draw from their seven matches to date.
When the sides met at Blaydon earlier the home side ran out comfortable 48-7 winners.
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Prediction: Sorry Preston, away win by 10 points.
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Waterloo v Liverpool St Helens
Waterloo are going for a 12th consecutive league win with a home fixture against Liverpool St Helens. They have already won away at LSH unbeaten in the league and run up 413 points in 11 matches, only Halifax with 418 have scored more but they have played three games more.
Liverpool St Helens are at the wrong end of the Form Guide with just one win in their last six matches and last weekend were held at home by Dudley Kingswinford. On the road this season LSH have yet to pick up a point losing all six matches.
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Prediction: Home win by 20 points.
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