Match Preview
Berkhamsted v Yate Town
Southern League Premier Division South
Saturday 31st January – kick-off 3.00pm
Yate Town travel to Berkhamsted on Saturday – their first ever visit there. The teams met earlier this season, drawing 0-0 at the South West Interiors Stadium in October and the Bluebells will be hoping to build on the recent positive results at Poole and last Saturday against Uxbridge. Both teams had their midweek fixtures postponed due to the wet weather with Berkhamsted’s home game against Hanwell Town called off, as was Yate Town’s game at Farnham.
Form Guide
After finishing in second place in the Southern League Division One Central last season Berkhamsted breezed through the play-offs beating both Hadley and Flackwell Heath 5-0 to gain promotion.
This season they currently sit in 8th position in the table with 40 points from 26 games having won 11, drawn 7 and lost 8 and in the process scoring 35 goals and conceding 33 times.
Their last home defeat was against Chertsey on December 20th when the visitors won 2-1 but in their last home game, on 17th January, they beat Basingstoke 1-0. Their other defeats in their last 10 games were at Walton & Hersham, when the Swans won 2-0 and at home to Poole Town when the Dolphins won 2-1 on 29th November. There have been away wins at Hungerford (3-0), Weymouth (1-0) and at Taunton (2-1). Draws have been, last Saturday, at Sholing, when a late goal from Bradley Wadkins secured a point in a 1-1 draw; the other draws in this period have been at home to Farnham (3-3) and at home to Sholing (1-1).
Previous meetings
The teams met for the first time back in October.
Action from the game at the South West Interiors Stadium on 11th October when the teams drew 0-0.
Getting there
Address: The club play at Broadwater, located between the Grand Union Canal and the West Coast Mainline and is at Lower Kings Road, Berkhamsted, HP4 2AL. Situated in a park-like setting, next to the canal and railway, it offers covered seating and standing areas, with parking available, and serves as a community sports hub. The ground has two seated stands on one side of the pitch, with an uncovered terrace adjacent to it. There is also covered terracing behind both goals.
The travel time: from Yate to Berkhamsted for the 120-mile journey is about 2 hours 10 minutes, via the M4. Berkhamsted is in Hertfordshire, 26 miles north west of London.
Parking: Parking at the ground is limited and so we must prioritise players and match officials, but there is a car park 200 yards past the Club which is free for 4 hours and the ground is adjacent to Berkhamsted mainline station. Various other car parks, including a multi-storey, are all within a five-minute walk of the ground.
Ticket prices: Matchday tickets can be purchased in advance online at https://app.fanbaseclub.com/club/berkhamsted-fc and this will allow easier access to the ground without queuing at the turnstiles, which are also operated on a cashless basis.
The printed matchday programme will be available on the day for £2 and we also make the programme available online.
Admission prices are £12 adult, £6 concession and £2 for unaccompanied U18 – kids with an adult get free entry. Please note that it is now CARD PAYMENT ONLY at the turnstiles.
Please note that the bars, in the ground and in the clubhouse, are now payment by card only.
Next up
The Bluebells have 3 home games:
Tuesday 3rd February v Hungerford Town (7.45pm)
Saturday 7th February v Hungerford Town (3pm) and
Tuesday 10th February v Poole Town (7.45pm)