Match Preview: South Shields vs Buxton
South Shields take on Buxton in the National League North Play-Off Semi-final on Saturday.
Form…
Based on South Shields’ last five games, they have won two, lost two and drew one.
This has them sitting in 11th on the form table.
Last Saturday, they lost one-nil to Kidderminster.
Buxton come into this game on flying form, sitting second in the form table with four wins and one draw out of their last five games.
In their last game, Buxton beat Scarbrough Athletic 4-2 in the quarter-final.
Previous meeting…
Last time they met, it ended in a 1-1 draw at the Tarmac Silverlands Stadium.
Where the sides finished…
South Shields finished in second place, five points behind champions AFC Fylde.
Buxton finished in fifth place on 73 points. They finished three points inside the play-offs ahead of Merthyr Town.
Player to watch…
The player to watch for Buxton is Luke Brennan, who has scored three goals in his last four games.
The winger is also their top goalscorer in the league with 13 goals.
Details…
Kick-off is 4:00pm at 1st Cloud Areana on Saturday 3rd May.
