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NORFOLK LEAGUE: White Riot v Shawfield Reborn,
Saturday 28th February 2009, Kick off: 19:00 CET,
at Slightly Less Shit Stadium, Surrey.
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This week, the Big Game Preview travels to Surrey for an intriguing clash in the Norfolk League. No manager has won more major trophies then White Riot boss Andrew Saunders with 4 league titles and 2 Norfolk trophies to his name. As he looks to wind down, a new force emerged last season in the shape of Adhogan. The Shawfield boss won the league cup last season and reached the final of the trophy. Whether Adhogan can achieve the greatness that Andy has achieved is a question that will take seasons to answer but as the pair meet for the first time, we may get an early clue to what the long term outcome will be.
LAST SEASON------------------------------------------------
White Riot were pushed all the way last season but their greater experience in big matches proved the crucial factor as they clinched an unprecedented 4th consecutive Norfolk league title. The Riot boss has already confessed that the league is his sides number one priority this season - can they make it 5 in a row?
Shawfield claimed their first trophy last season and also took the Division One title, thanks to a terrific 1st half of the season which saw them earn 8 wins from their opening 9 games. On paper they have one of the weaker teams in the league, but as they showed against Hotshots last weekend, they are capable of beating just about anyone.
CURRENT FORM----------------------------------------------
League: Home & Away
Team--------------P-W-D--L-GF-GA-PTS
White Riot.............6..3..1..2..10....7...10
Shawfield Reborn....6..2..2..2...7.....6....8
Team----------------P-W-D-L-GF-GA-PTS
White Riot.(H)..........6..4..1..1..11...3...13
Shawfield Reborn.(A).6..3..2..1..11...3...11
All competitions: Home & Away
Team--------------P-W-D-L-GF-GA-PTS
White Riot.............6..3..1..2...8...5...10
Shawfield Reborn....6..2..2..2...6...8....8
LEAGUE SEQUENCES----------------------------------------------
White Riot:
- Have only lost once at home in the league since mid July 2008.
- Have kept 5 clean sheets in their last 6 home league matches.
- Have only lost 2 of their last 18 league games.
- Robert Swales has scored 3 goals in his last 5 matches.
Shawfield Reborn:
- Have only won 2 of their last 6 matches.
- Have only won 1 of their last 6 away games.
- Have only lost 2 of their last 15 league matches.
- Have kept 10 clean sheets in their last 15 league games.
- Have kept 5 clean sheets in their last away league matches.
- Vicente Jose has scored 7 goals in his last 11 games.
*Games at the Xpert Arena are classified as away games*
HEAD-TO-HEAD-------------------------------------------------
Last 5 meetings:
2008-10-11 League match Shawfield Reborn - White Riot 0 - 2
2008-07-16 Cup match Shawfield Reborn - White Riot 0 - 4
2008-07-12 League match White Riot - Shawfield Reborn 0 - 1
2007-10-13 League match Shawfield Reborn - White Riot 0 - 1
2007-09-08 League match White Riot - Shawfield Reborn 0 - 1
Overall records:
-----------------------Wins---------Goals-
-------------------P-WR-SR-Draw-WR-SR
Overall................7....3...4......0......7.....8
at White Riot.......3....0...3......0......4.....1
in the league.......6....2...4......0......3.....8
Andrew Saunders v Adhogan:
First meeting.
WR = White Riot
SR = Shawfield Reborn
TEAM NEWS----------------------------------------------------
Veteran keeper Dave Wetherall will miss the game through injury - Dan Mallett will continue in his place.
Shawfield will be at full strength after Dimitri Breznjev fully recovered from an injury picked up last weekend.
PREDICTION----------------------------------------------------
Surprisingly Shawfield have a 100% away record at White Riot.
The the Riot's extra experience at this level and their record in the league over the last few seasons you would expect that record to end this weekend. However, Adhogan's men keep a lot of clean sheets and their players have no fear so an upset isn't completely out of the question.
PREDICTION: 1-0 White Riot.
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