On Saturday, Celtic host Vauxhall Motors. Vauxhall are currently seventeenth in the league, on seventeen points, fourteen places and twelve points behind third placed Celtic, though they have two games in hand. Kick-off is 3pm.

It took five games for Vauxhall to register a win this season, drawing at home to Witton on the opening day and losing the next three without scoring a goal. A better spell followed, with five wins and a draw over the next nine games, with their last win a 1-0 away at Trafford. Their last two matches have seen them lose both, again without scoring a goal. Away from home they’ve won two, lost six, but at home have won three, drawn two and lost two.

It is scoring that’s their issue away from home, with four goals they have the worst away scoring record of any team in the league, with an average of 0.5 goals per game. Overall, thanks to thirteen goals at home, they have an average of 1.2 goals per game. They have failed to score five times on the road, but have kept a clean sheet, when they beat Trafford. They’ve not kept any clean sheets at home this season. Overall, they concede an average of 1.5 goals per game away and 2.3 at home, giving an average of 1.9 overall. Ben Holmes has five of their seventeen goals in total, with seven other scorers registered.

In Motor’s last match, the 3-0 home defeat by Mossley, Vauxhall lined up as:
1. Alex Hughes
2. Bobbie Beaumont
3. Jason Akiotu
4. Ethan Gouldbourne
5. Adam Hughes
6. Haydn Cooper
7. William Dunne
8. Ben Holmes
9. Craig Curran
10. Jordan Deer
11. Joe Brandon

In Celtic’s last league match, the 1-1 home draw against Prescot Cables, Celtic lined up as:
1. Luke Hewitson
2. Pawel Zuk
3. Cole Lonsdale
4. Joseph Robbins
5. Max Leonard
6. Jack Tinning
7. Brad Byrne
8. Jack Irlam
9. Darius Osei
10. Aaron Dwyer
11. Darius Palma

Celtic are still very much in touch with top spot. Leek are three points ahead and Prescot two, with the two teams playing each other, so the best we can get with a win is second. Four teams are within three points, should we lose, with Avro (fourth) at home to Runcorn (sixth) and Clitheroe (fifth) at home to Bootle (eighth). Kidsgrove (seventh) are at home to Mossley (tenth). A loss could see us drop to sixth.

Vauxhall will be without Ethan Gouldbourne and top scorer Ben Holmes on Saturday, with both having had a red card in their last match at home to Mossley. Celtic will be without Aaron Dwyer and Michael Brewster, who are both serving suspensions.