Ahead of Saturday’s away league match versus AFC Sudbury (3:00 KO), here are some important bits of information you may want to know…
ADMISSION
Adults – £14
Concessions (Over 65) – £11
U16’s – £1
ADDRESS
MEL Group Stadium, Brundon Lane, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 7HN
Website
Smoking and Vaping Policy Information
Sudbury operate a no smoking and vaping policy within the stadium. There is a designated area outside the stadium for those that wish to smoke or vape during the match, and those wishing to use this area will need their match ticket to re-enter the stadium.
CAR PARKING
There is a large car park at the ground which is charged at £2 per car.
If that is full then they have some overflow areas that the stewards will direct you to which may include the town’s car parks, which may be chargeable.
PROGRAMMES
Available in the ground.
KIT FOR THIS MATCH
We will be wearing this season’s Green kit.
LIVE UPDATES
Via our Twitter (@SportingFC), Facebook (Bromsgrove Sporting FC) and Instagram (rouslersofficial).
Twitter will be more in-depth than Facebook and Instagram.
PREVIOUS MEETINGS
To take a look at last season’s corresponding fixture played in November last year, click here.
For a list of all of our previous encounters and both clubs recent results, click here.
OPPOSITION
- 2024/25 league position: 17th (Southern League Premier Central)
- This season so far: P17 W3 D4 L10. GD -25. 13 points. They sit 21st (of 22 teams)
- This season (home league games): P8 W3 D2 L3. GD -8. 11 points
- Last five league games: W1 D3 L1
- Last five league home games: W1 D2 L2
- Most recent league game: 3-3 away draw at Royston (Tuesday)
- Most recent home league game: 2-1 win vs St Ives (last Saturday)
- Sudbury are the league’s second lowest scorers (17 – only Stamford’s 11) is less. They’ve conceded the most goals, with 42, and unsurprisingly have the worst goal difference (-25),
- At home, they are the second lowest scorers and have the second worst goal difference (Stamford the worst on both of these counts)
- However, there are some positive stats. They’re unbeaten in their last three league matches (W1 D2 – the Royston & St Ives games, as well as a 2-2 draw at league leaders Harborough) and have the longest unbeaten run of the league’s bottom four.
- Out of the league’s bottom four, they are the only team to have won three matches (the others only winning two). These were all at home – the St Ives game, along with Banbury (2-1, 6th September) and Redditch (2-0, opening day – 9th August)
- The Redditch win was their only league clean sheet of the season – that means it 16 league games in a row where they’ve conceded, and seven consecutively at home.
- The St Ives win ended a nine winless matches in the league (D3 L6 – between the St Ives and Banbury wins). Between the Banbury and Redditch wins, they played four and lost four in the league.
- They’ve scored and conceded in their last five league games.
- Heavy defeats for them in the league this season include home defeats to Worcester (0-6, 1st November) and Quorn (0-4, 23rd August) and away defeats to Bishop’s Stortford (6-1, 12th August) and Spalding (5-1, 18th October).
- As mentioned earlier, Sudbury have enjoyed some positive moments this season, especially in cup competitions. They recorded home wins over fellow Southern League Premier Central sides Bury Town (4-0) and Leiston (2-1) in the FA Trophy before losing 1-5 at home to National League North Hereford. In the FA Cup, they beat Step Four Mildenhall Town at home (4-0) before losing 2-1 at Step Three Aveley.
- Top scorer (in all competitions – as per their website): Marcel Lewis – 7 goals. He has scored in three of the Suds’ last five league games.
