Match preview: Deeping Rangers vs Boston Town

By Charlie Fytche

📅 Date: Saturday, 22nd March
🕒 Kick-off: 3:00 PM
🏟 Venue: The Haydon Whitham Stadium, PE6 8LQ

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🔍 The Opposition: Deeping Rangers

Brett Whaley’s Deeping Rangers have struggled this season, but as we approach the business end of the campaign, they’re fighting hard to stay in the league. Currently sitting fourth from bottom, they’ll see this as a huge opportunity to claim three crucial points. They suffered a narrow 2-0 defeat last weekend, but before that, they had won three in a row, proving they are more than capable of picking up results.

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📊 Recent Form

Boston Town:
✅ 15/02 | Boston Town 5-0 Wisbech Town
✅ 18/02 | Newark & Sherwood 1-2 Boston Town
➖ 01/03 | Melton Town 1-1 Boston Town
✅ 08/03 | Heanor Town 0-1 Boston Town
❌ 15/03 | Boston Town 0-1 Lincoln United

Deeping Rangers:
✅ 22/02 | Deeping Rangers 4-1 Kimberley Miners
✅ 01/03 | Deeping Rangers 1-0 Gresley Rovers
✅ 08/03 | Deeping Rangers 1-0 Newark & Sherwood
❌ 15/03 | Newark & Sherwood 2-0 Deeping Rangers
➖ 18/03 | Deeping Rangers 1-1 Eaton Socon

Both sides have an identical record in their last five games—three wins, one draw, and one loss—showing that Deeping aren’t out of form despite their league position.

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⚖ Head-to-Head Record

✅ 26/08/24 | Boston Town 3-0 Deeping Rangers
✅ 06/01/24 | Deeping Rangers 1-2 Boston Town
➖ 01/08/23 | Boston Town 2-2 Deeping Rangers
✅ 05/04/23 | Deeping Rangers 0-2 Boston Town
➖ 04/10/22 | Boston Town 1-1 Deeping Rangers

Boston Town have had the upper hand in recent meetings, but form counts for little in a local derby. Deeping will be desperate to turn the tide and claim a statement win.

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🔥 Ones to Watch

🔵 Boston Town:

🔹 Travis Portas – Since returning from injury, Portas is still searching for that elusive clean sheet. Saturday could be the perfect opportunity to get it.

🔹 Dan Worthington – ‘Worthy’ was outstanding last weekend, delivering a man-of-the-match performance against one of the league’s best players. He’ll be looking to build on that display.

⚫ Deeping Rangers:

👀 Josh Moreman – Deeping’s top scorer with 10 goals in 29 appearances, Moreman will be eager to add to his tally and cause problems for the Poachers’ defence.

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🎙 Manager’s Thoughts | Chris Funnell

“Naturally, Saturday was disappointing in the fact we didn’t get the result we would have liked, but we’re pleased with our performance. We all feel we should have got something from the game and, on another day, we arguably score four goals.

This week, we’ve pressed reset and are fully focused on our run-in. Our goal hasn’t changed—we want to be in the top five come 21st April. We’ve got six massive games ahead and we’re excited to try and start another run at Deeping Rangers on Saturday.”

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📢 Final Thoughts

This Saturday isn’t just a big game—it’s also Non-League Day, meaning there’s no better time to get behind your local club! With no Premier League or Championship fixtures, it’s the perfect chance to come down, enjoy some proper football, and hopefully see a cracking match in front of a big crowd.

Can Deeping continue their fight for survival, or will the Poachers bounce back with a statement win? This one promises to be a great battle!

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