Potters Bar Town (H) - 9th September 2023

By Josh Cole

Margate are back in action as we welcome Potters Bar to Hartsdown Park on Saturday afternoon for Matchday six in the Isthmian Premier Division.

Margate progressed into the Second Qualifying Round of the Emirates FA Cup after beating Hendon 3-2 at Silver Jubilee Park last Saturday. You can read the full match report by clicking here.

I interviewed manager Reece Prestedge after the win against Hendon, you can watch what he had to say on our YouTube channel by clicking here.

Team News:

Margate will have to wait on a fitness test for midfielder Leo Mazzone who limped off in our win at Hendon after 24 minutes. Roberto Ratti remains side-lined for the ‘Gate.

Seasons So Far:

The visitors, Potters Bar Town, have endured a disappointing start to season having lost all of their fixtures, leaving them bottom of the division with zero points. Defeats include Carshalton Athletic (5-0), Enfield Town (0-2), Lewes (1-2), Chatham Town (2-0), and Billericay most recently on Bank Holiday Monday losing 1-3. They have scored two goals in five matches and conceded 14, giving them a goal difference of -12.

The ’Gate are sat in 15th place with two wins against Whitehawk (2-1), and Concord Rangers (1-2) and three losses against Hornchurch (4-1), Cheshunt (1-2), and Folkestone Invicta (2-0) putting us on six points. We have scored six goals and conceded ten giving us a goal difference of -4.

Head-to-Head record

Margate and Potters Bar have played nine times since September 2015, with three wins going the way of Margate, five wins going to Potters Bar and one game ending in a draw. The last time the two teams met was on the final day of last season at Hartsdown Park where Potters Bar came away 2-3 winners. You can watch the highlights from that game by clicking here.

The match officials for Saturday are Deryll David (Referee) and he will be assisted by Ben Marshall and Simon Cutler.

Ticket Offer for This Game!

The game is FAMILY FUN DAY with all U18’s being free. One Adult FREE with U18’s. Blue Light Card Holders are FREE. School Staff who bring their School ID are FREE!

Not attending this league fixture? You can follow the action from our X account @margate_fc with live match updates from 2:15pm, with kick-off scheduled for 3pm.

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