MATCH PREVIEW: Ahead of Tonight’s Away League Match at Real Bedford

Ahead of tonight’s away league match versus Real Bedford (7:45 KO), here are some important bits of information you may want to know…

ADMISSION

Advance tickets are available from here at reduced prices.

Adults – £12 matchday; £10 Advance
Concessions – £8 matchday; £6 Advance
U18’s – £2 matchday; FREE Advance

The ground and facilities will be accessible from 6pm, turnstiles for supporters open at 6pm.

ADDRESS

Ledger Stadium, McMullen Park, Meadow Lane, Bedford, MK44 3LW
Website

CAR PARKING

On busy matchdays, overflow parking is available at Priory Business Park, just a short walk from The Ledger Stadium. Please follow steward instructions and signage on the day to ensure safe and efficient use of this facility.

PROGRAMMES

Matchday programmes are 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

This will be the first meeting between the sides.
For a list of both clubs recent results, click here.

OPPOSITION

  • This season so far: P22 W12 D5 L5. GD +14. 41 points. They sit 5th (of 22 teams)
  • This season (home league games): P10 W5 D2 L3. GD +3. 17 points
  • Last five league games: W2 D1 L2
  • Last five league home games: W3 D1 L1
  • Most recent league game: 0-2 win at Barwell (Saturday)
  • Most recent home league game: 1-3 loss vs St Ives (27th December)
  • Only Spalding and Harborough have won more games than Real Bedford’s 12 this season.
  • Only Spalding and Harborough have lost less games than Real Bedford’s five this season. with only Harborough (9) conceding less than their 19.
  • With only 10 league games played at home this season, it is the joint least of all 22 sides, with Alvechurch. This match will be their first home game of 2026 – two matches in 2026 thus far have seen them beat Barwell and Sudbury (1-3, 13th January)
  • Prior to the St Ives defeat, the Pirates were on an unbeaten home run of six matches (W4 D2)
  • Their two home draws this season have come against Quorn (1-1, 22nd Nov) and Barwell (2-2, 11th Oct). The three home losses came to St Ives, Redditch (0-2, 6th Sept) and Kettering (also 0-2, 23rd Aug).
  • They have the fourth best form across every side’s last five home league games – only Stratford, Harborough and Spalding have picked up more points.
  • Between September and November, they went on an 11 match league unbeaten run, but they also went on a winless run of five league matches (seven in all competitions) after winning their first game of the season.
  • Of their five league defeats this season, two have come in their last five games (St Ives and a 1-0 defeat at Leiston on 29th November)
  • They’ve scored in their last seven home league games – the last time they failed to do so was the aforementioned Redditch match
  • Top scorer, as per footballwepages.co.uk – Josh Allen (13 goals – he has scored in their last four matches)

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