MATCH PREVIEW – FALMOUTH TOWN v HELSTON ATHLETIC
FALMOUTH TOWN ARE SORRY TO ANNOUNCE THAT THIS SATURDAY’S HOME FIXTURE WITH HELSTON ATHLETIC HAS BEEN POSTPONED DUE TO A PITCH INSPECTION FAILURE. WE APOLOGISE FOR ANY DISAPPOINTMENT THIS HAS CAUSED. AS SOON AS WE HAVE A NEW DATE, WE WILL POST IT HERE. WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE VOLUNTEERS WHO TURNED UP THIS MORNING AND HELPED TO TRY AND GET THE GAME ON.
Falmouth Town will be looking to bounce back from our defeat to league leaders Yate Town when we welcome Helston Athletic to Bickland Park on Saturday, February 15th – K.O. 3:00pm. While we have played Helston many times in the past, in both league and cup competitions, this will be our second meeting in the Southern League.
Our last home encounter with Helston was in the 2023/24 Western League season, when we won 1-0 on Boxing Day in front of a fantastic 1,845 crowd. This season’s Southern League away fixture was won by Helston 2-1 back in October 2024. We are currently twelfth in the league with 36 points from 26 games, while Helston are sixteenth with 34 points from 28 games. As with all local derbies, both sides will be going for the win and three points. Bickland Park is the place to be for this exciting and competitive game on Saturday afternoon.
The recent league form for both clubs is shown below:
Recent Form (SL1S): Falmouth Town
Dec 28: Tavistock 2-3 Falmouth Town
Jan 1: Willand Rovers 0-1 Falmouth Town
Jan 4: Falmouth Town 4-1 Didcot Town
Jan 18: Thatcham Town 0-6 Falmouth Town
Jan 25: Bideford 1-2 Falmouth Town
Feb 8: Yate Town 2-1 Falmouth Town
Recent Form (SL1S): Helston Athletic
Jan 21: Didcot Town 0-0 Helston Athletic
Jan 25: Helston Athletic 2-1 Cribbs
Jan 29: Larkhall Athletic 3-0 Helston Athletic
Feb 1: Malvern Town 4-0 Helston Athletic
Feb 8: Helston Athletic 0-1 Bemerton Heath Harlequins
Feb 11: Mousehole 4-0 Helston Athletic
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