Aldershot Town prepare for home fixture against Wealdstone

Aldershot Town will look to improve their 12th-place standing when they welcome 19th-placed Wealdstone to the EBB Stadium for a National League match on Saturday.

Aldershot Town prepare for a home National League clash against Wealdstone this Saturday. The match at the EBB Stadium is scheduled for a 3pm kick-off on 24 October.

Tommy Widdrington's side sit 12th in the table with 18 points from 13 games, a record of five wins, three draws and five losses. They are 17 points behind leaders Boreham Wood but will see this as a chance to close the gap on the teams above. Their recent form has been inconsistent, with two wins, a draw and two losses in their last five outings across all competitions. The team has scored 18 goals and conceded 16 this season.

Recent results

Aldershot's last outing was a 2-0 FA Cup victory at Tadley Calleva on Tuesday 20 October. Before that, they drew 2-2 with the same opponent in the initial tie on Saturday 17 October. In the league, they suffered a 3-1 defeat at Altrincham on 10 October and a 1-3 home loss to Carlisle the week prior. Their last league win was a 5-3 triumph over Norwich City's Under-21s in the National League Cup on 13 October. This sequence means their last five matches, in order, were a win, a draw, a win, and then two losses.

Wealdstone, their visitors, are 19th in the standings. They were thrashed 6-0 by Yeovil Town in their last league match but have since won two cup games, including a 1-0 victory over Nottingham Forest U21s.

Team news

The Shots' last starting line-up featured Hayes in goal, with a back line of Efete, Oshilaja, Stickland and Adom-Malaki. Lawless, Odusanya and Tuma were in midfield, supporting forwards Wyllie, Sandah and Lewis. That side lost 3-1 to Altrincham.

Wealdstone's most recent XI included Baptiste in goal, with a defence of Chesters, Francis-Clarke, McAvoy and Kanu. Wells-Morrison and Oni anchored the midfield behind forwards Okenabirhie, Maher, Olomola and Norris.

Saturday's game is a key opportunity for Aldershot to build momentum. Their next fixture after this is another home game, details of which are on the club's fixtures schedule. The match against Wealdstone kicks off at 3pm on 24 October at the EBB Stadium.