Star Match - Prem South

Swindon Supermarine v Taunton Town

If either Swindon Supermarine or Taunton Town are to mount a serious challenge to the top two in the BetVictor Southern League Premier Division South then they require plenty of three-point hauls from now on.

The gap between Truro City and Chesham United and fourth-placed `Marine is seven and six points respectively, with the Peacocks a place and a point further back.

Today they do battle at the WebbsWood Stadium.

Taunton has a game in hand on Supermarine and two on Chesham, who they shared a 1-1 draw with on January 25th.

Last weekend they beat Harrow Borough by the odd goal in five at home, while `Marine was losing 2-0 in a rare Poole Town home encounter.

That made it two defeats in a row for Lee Spalding`s men after they had been on an eleven-game league run without defeat.

Swindon Supermarine Preview Notes

Today's opponents Taunton Town are arguably one of the best teams in the Southern League Premier Division, according to manager Lee Spalding. The fourth and fifth-placed teams face off at the Webbswood Stadium on Saturday with victory for Marine potentially opening up a helpful seven-point gap on Hayes & Yeading – the first team outside of the play-off frame.

Although, Taunton do have a game in hand over Spalding’s men and could swap places with Marine by taking three points themselves. When the two sides met back in the middle of September down in Somerset, Stuart Fleetwood’s second-half equaliser nabbed a point for Marine in a 1-1 draw. But it could have been better if Calvin Dinsley’s last-minute hadn’t hit the outside of the post although the draw was a fair result as Taunton also had chances to win the match.

But while Spalding was certainly complimentary of Saturday’s visitors, the Blues’ boss believes his own side will come out on top if they play to their full potential. He said: “For me, Taunton are one of, if not the strongest team in the league. “From what I’ve seen so far, they’re definitely in the top three sides that we’ve played.

Form Guide

Swindon Supermarine - Home
WWDWWL = 13pts from 18 pts

Taunton Town - Away
LWWLLD = 7pts from 18 pts

Prediction Poll

Home Win 55%
Draw 14%
Away Win 31%
( Based on 87 votes )