In a rearranged game from March, the game has little riding on it, but Emley will look to finish the season on a high, and with another league double.

Emley ran out comfortable 6-1 winners in the home game in October, which was one of the better performances of the early season, before Emley hit their straps and found themselves eventually in the top half of the table.

Emley are currently 10th after Saturday’s 0-0 draw with champions Grimsby Borough and can finish as high as 9th depending on Staveley’s result against Handsworth, Bottesford are 14th and can finish as high as 13th with a win.

Bottesford’s form isn’t great, 4 consecutive defeats with no goals scored and 15 conceded, although one of those games was a league cup tie v Penistone who were later removed giving Bottesford a reprieve, should give Emley hope, Emley have lost only 2 out of the last 12 games.

The teams have met a few times previously, perhaps the most famous of those being the 2016 NCEL D1 play off final at Bottesford's Birch Park where Emley were heartbroken by a last-minute penalty and then a shootout defeat after extra time.

LAST 5 MEETINGS:
9th October 2021, NCEL P- Emley 6-1 Bottesford (J.Bennett, G.Doyle 2, M.Sykes 3) Att- 246

30th April 2016, NCEL D1 Play off final- Bottesford 1-1 Emley (4-3pens) (M. Tunnacliffe)Att-280

20th April NCEL D1- Emley 2-3 Bottesford (K. Ryan, M. Tunnacliffe) Att- 209

26th August 2015 NCEL D1- Bottesford 4-2 Emley ( A.Flynn, J. Coduri) Att- 69

17th January 2015 NCEL D1- Bottesford 2-2 Emley ( A.Flynn, D. Claridge) Att- 60

HEAD TO HEAD:
CURRENT FORM- BOTTESFORD WLLLL, EMLEY- WWLDD
CURRENT LEAGUE POSITION-BOTTESFORD 14/20, EMLEY 10/20
TOP SCORER- BOTTESFORD- Jack Cross (8),EMLEY - George Doyle (18)
AVERAGE HOME CROWD- BOTTESFORD- 86, EMLEY- 215

[b]MATCHDAY INFORMATION

WHEN? Wednesday 16th March,19.45

WHERE? Birch Park, Ontario Road, Scunthorpe, DN17 2TQ

DIRECTIONS- M62 or M18 Eastbound to M180 /M181-Scunthorpe. At circle (Berkeley Hotel), turn right into Scotter Road. At circle (Asda) straight ahead, 2nd left into South Park road then on to Sunningdale Road, turn right into Goodwood Road, Birch Park at end (right turn). Please note that Goodwood Road is not suitable for large vehicles. Instead, take 2nd right off Sunningdale Road which is Quebec Road, then 2nd right which is Ontario Road down to the bottom and ground is on the left.
Public transport- Station: Scunthorpe 3 miles. Bus- Stagecoach Lincolnshire 34 from Scunthorpe (Oswald Road, Museum) to Bottesford (Quebec Road, Maple Leaf Public House) at 1245, 1345, journey time 27 minutes, return at 1650, 1750 (last). Then continue along Quebec Road, right into Ontario Road, ground at end (5 minutes).