Hungerford and Hampton come into this league clash needing points for different reasons. Firstly, Hungerford have dropped into the relegation zone following last weekend’s loss to East Thurrock. Whilst Hampton need three points to carry on their promotion push at the opposite end of the table but may be distracted by drawing league 2 Oldham Athletic in the fa cup. Therefore it makes this game an interesting spectacle.

Form guide:
Our visitors Hampton were on Fa cup duty last Saturday so there home game versus Welling was postponed. They have lost their two most recent league games narrowly against Wealdstone and Billericay Town, after they defeated Truro in Torquay. That loss to Billericay ended a five game winning streak. However the hosts Hungerford are in a dire run of form. Since beating Truro on August bank holiday Monday the Crusaders have lost all six matches they have played including losing the lead in their last two games.

Team news- Hampton’s goal scorer versus Wealdstone, midfielder Casey Maclaren, was sent off for the Beavers against the stones meaning he is out along with fellow midfielder Charlie Ten-Grotenhuis from Hungerford who was also sent off in the host’s last game v East Thurrock. The visitors have recently added defender Yado Mambo from Wealdstone but he might not have to face Crusaders attacker Romone Rose who was substituted early on against Thurrock and defender Tarik Moore Azill who is likely to miss his second successive game.

Star man- Chris Dickinson who has scored 8 goals in 12 league games after joining from fellow national league south club Chelmsford. He has also assisted 2 goals this season. However the striker is yet to score more than once in a game this season. Despite this he will be Hampton’s main goal threat but their opponents also have a goal threat. Hungerford’s Danilo Orsi-Dadomo has scored 3 goals in his 3 appearances for the club since joining the club earlier this month. His first league goal was that stunning long range strike against Dulwich Hamlet.

Head to head: The Beavers have a good record against the Crusaders during their time together in the national league south. In 2016/17 Hampton won both meetings, firstly at Bulpit lane 3-1 before a 2-0 home win. Last season Hungerford claimed a 2-2 home draw before losing 3-1 at the Beveree stadium. Therefore the hosts are still looking for a first league win against Saturday’s opponents

Kevin Watson
Our assistant manager Kevin Watson spoke to us this week. On the Crusaders recent form he said " performances haven't been too bad we've just been on the wrong end of the odd goal. Its dissapointing. Everybody including spud (Ian Herring) and myself are working hard to put it right on the training ground". On the Hampton game he said "its another tough game but one we can do well in. We see it as a chance as they could be distracted". Watson was refering to Hamptons recent fa cup run.