Tamworth vs Bishop's Stortford tips and predictions

A done deal for Tamworth?

There's 69 points separating the two clubs as first place Tamworth get set to host 24th place Bishop's Stortford.

Tamworth are the embodiment of a betting favourite.

In looking for evidence that Tamworth will walk through this match it's worth stressing the respective form of the two sides. The hosts have got 15 wins under their belt from their last 19 home games. Enjoying less success as expected, the visitors have suffered defeat in all of their last 14 matches, home or away. Another defeat is in the offing for them here. This looks like another painful ninety minutes for the visitors.

The home side's defence could be the key to victory for them. Reassuringly they've been keeping things tidy recently as they've not been handing out donations, letting in only 5 goals in their last 17 games. Conversely, the visitors look a little leaky under pressure. Bishop's Stortford have conceded two or more goals in 13 of their last 14 matches. There's another reason to think this will be one-way traffic. Ominously, The Blues have only scored 3 goals in their last 10 games.

The recent successes of the hosts have been built on the foundations of a strong defence and that's why they'll be so hard to beat in this match-up.

It's felt that at least one of these sides will keep a clean sheet due to the dominance of Tamworth. But the odds-against for the BTTS Yes provides a lot more value. Ultimately, one way or another expect Tamworth to put this challenge behind them and move on to the next one.