DIVISION TWO: chertseychoppers v Stans Rangers
Saturday 10th April 2010, Kick off: 19:00 CET,
at abby field, Surrey.

As the season approaches its climax, it's all to play for in Division Two with 5 teams still chasing promotion. For the second week running the league's top two are paired against each other. Chertseychoppers won last weekends top of the table clash to overtake Blackhawk Rangers. Now it's the turn of Stans Rangers to try and derail the choppers promotion charge and move top of the table themselves.

THE SEASON SO FAR

After winning 4 of their opening 6 league matches, chertseychoppers were the early pace setters in the Division. A mini-slump of 4 games without a win followed and their lead disappeared. However, last weekends victory over the Blackhawks to return to the top of the table. They haven't spent a weekend outside the promotion places this season and are currently top by goal difference from Stans Rangers and 1 point clear of 3rd placed Blackhawk Rangers.

Stans Rangers early season was blighted by inconsistancy. They won 3 and lost 3 of their first 6 games before previous manager Stanway1982 departed leaving the club in 4th place. In to replace him came rps78, who after failing to win his first 2 games in charge has now guided Rangers to 3 straight league victories, promoting them to 2nd in the table for the first time since the opening day. They are arguably the form side in the division at the moment.

LEAGUE TABLE

Pos	Team	Pld	Pts	GD
1 2	chertseychoppers Stans Rangers	11 11	19 19	+7 +3
3 4 5 6	Blakhawk Rangers Boca Seniors Toft Monks Athletic Bangor Bucks	11 11 11 11	18 17 16 11	+3 +1 +4 -1
7 8	Spatula United Norfolk And Chance	11 11	10 9	-6 -11

REMAINING FIXTURES

Date	chertseychoppers	Stans Rangers
10th April	STANS RANGERS (H)	chertseychoppers (A)
17th April	BANGOR BUCKS (H)	SPATULA UNITED (H)
24th April	Spatula United (A)	Toft Monks Athletic (A)

CURRENT FORM

League: Home & Away

Team	Pld	Won	Drn	Lst	GF	GA	Pts
chertseychoppers	6	2	3	1	7	6	9
Stans Rangers	6	4	1	1	11	4	13

Team	Pld	Won	Drn	Lst	GF	GA	Pts
chertseychoppers (H)	6	5	1	0	11	2	16
Stans Rangers (A)	6	4	1	1	9	6	13

All Competitions: Home & Away

Team	Pld	Won	Drn	Lst	GF	GA	Pts
chertseychoppers	6	1	4	1	5	5	7
Stans Rangers	6	3	1	2	8	4	10

SEQUENCES

chertseychoppers:
- Have only won 1 of their last 6 games.
- Have only lost 1 of their last 7 games.
- Unbeaten at home in the league since October 2009 (11 games).
- Have won 7 of their last 8 home games.
- Have kept 5 clean sheets in their last 6 home games.

Stans Rangers:
- Have won their last 3 league games.
- Have won 5 of their last 7 away league games.
- Have only lost 1 of their last 7 away league matches,
- Have only kept 3 clean sheets in their last 17 league games.

THE HOSHOTS

chertseychoppers:
- Cesar Epalle has scored 4 goals in his last 4 league games.

Stans Rangers:
- Christoph Marti has scored 10 goals in his last 10 league games.

IT'S A STAT

chertseychoppers:
- Last weekend Cesar Epalle became the first player choppers player to score 25 league goals.
- No team has conceded fewer goals at home in the league this season.
- Christopher Ndeti is just 2 appearances short of becoming the first chertsey player to 100 appearances.

Stans Rangers:
- This is their 150th league match.
- Only Pegasus have a better defensive record away from home in the league this season.
- David Pemberton made his 100th league appearance last weekend against Bangor Bucks.
- Are the divisions top scorers this season with 18.

PAST MEETINGS

	Played	chertsey	Stans R.	Draws
All Competitions	7	4	3	0
At abby field	3	2	1	0
In the League	7	4	3	0
Between the Managers	0	0	0	0

LAST MEETING

06/02/2010 Division Two

Stans Rangers	1	chertseychoppers	4
Jindra	7	Boya Epalle Tataw Antanga	47 63 83 87

TEAM NEWS

chertseychoppers:
- Midfielder Carlos Foe returns from injury.

Stans Rangers:
- Are at full strength.

THE REF

AL REDDY, Skill 7, Hard 7
Games: 59
Penalties Awarded: 14
Yellows per game: 2.88
Reds per game: 0.22

PREDICTION

Expect a close game here that could easily go either way. On show are the two leading scorers in the division, but it's also the Norfolk League's best home defensive record against the 2nd best away defensive record. The choppers have built their promotion campaign on the back of a very strong home record, whilst Stans Rangers recent away form has also been good. Rangers have the stronger side on paper, but the choppers enjoy upstaging stronger opposition and have already done so on numerous occasions this season.

PREDICTION: 1-1 draw

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