We welcome Merstham to Hartsdown Park this afternoon for our latest Isthmian South-East Division fixture.
We continued our unbeaten run in October on Tuesday night with a 2-2 draw against high flying Hastings United in an entertaining game. That draw kept us 4th in the division having taken 18 points from 11 games.
The ‘Gate will welcome Mikey Dalton back into the matchday squad after injuury, however Jake McIntyre and Connor Wilkins are likely to miss out again.
This afternoon’s opposition have only won one game in 90 minutes since beating Steyning Town in August, a 1-0 win against Punjab United last weekend, however they will be further buoyed by their penalty win here last month in the Velocity Cup after a 2-2 draw on the night, then winning 7-6 on penalties.
League meetings between these two sides here at Hartsdown Park in recent times have seen Margate win only once out of the three stretching back to 2022, although the other two occasions have been draws.
In fact that 2-0 win for the ‘Gate in 2022 was the last time they beat today’s opposition.
Enjoy today’s game
