MATCH PREVIEW: Ahead of Today’s Home Match v Bishop’s Stortford

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Ahead of today’s home league match versus Bishop’s Stortford (3:00 KO), here are some important bits of information you may want to know…

NEW SAFETY MEASURES

Following concerns regarding fanbase safety, we shall be starting a policy of not allowing anybody aged 16 or younger entry without an adult to our games (one adult may allow entry for up to four children).

Any individual stating they are older will be asked for I.D. for proof of age.

Click here for more information.

ADMISSION – PAY ON GATE

  • Adults – £12
  • Over 65s – £9
  • Disabled supporters – £10 (with qualifying ID – check here)
  • 12-17 yr old – £3
  • Under 12s (3–11, with adult) – £1

Under 17’s MUST be accompanied by an adult.

Card or cash at the turnstiles. Cash only for outdoor food outlets. Card and cash at the indoor bar.

Visitors to the UK Electrical Stadium should be aware of our Code of Conduct.

FAMILY TICKET

  • This season, we have launched a family ticket deal that sees two adults and three children get in for £25.
  • This ticket also entitles you to 10% off all food & drink.
  • To get this ticket, enter through the main office reception.

ADDRESS

The UK Electrical Stadium, Birmingham Road, Bromsgrove, B61 0DR

CAR PARKING

Go here for information.

A Big Day of Events

It’s all set to be an action packed day at Sporting

CHARITY COLLECTION

At half time, the SSAFA (Soldiers’, Sailors’, and Airmen’s Families Association) Armed Forces Charity will be going round the ground doing a bucket collection. For more information on the SSAFA, click here.

PARTY ON THE PITCH

Flyers will be handed out for our Party on the Pitch music festival at the game – click here for more info and the latest discount code!

PROGRAMMES

Matchday programmes are available for £2 near the main entrance.
An online copy is available here.

In the programme is…

  • Usual columns from manager & chairman.
  • Player Profile of George Atwal.
  • Match report from 10 years ago when Sporting beat Racing Club Warwick 10-1 at their ground.
  • Fascinating article by Bromsgrove Rovers historian Michael Tovey about Rovers’ season from 130 years ago.
  • The Non League Paper column on this weekend’s promotion and relegation battles and who will be chewing their fingernails.

MATCH DAY SPONSORS

We are delighted to have Bromsgrove-based Waldron Decorators sponsoring this match.

Darren, who is a long time supporter at Sporting, ensures every job is carried out professionally and to a very high standard!

50/50 DRAW

Get your 50/50 ticket outside the ground. Just £1 a ticket, with a big prize likely!

KIT FOR THIS MATCH

We will be wearing our home red kit.

LIVE UPDATES

Via our Twitter/X (@SportingFC), Facebook (Bromsgrove Sporting FC) and Instagram (rouslersofficial).

Twitter/X will be more in-depth than Facebook and Instagram.

ROUSLER BAR – Villa v Palace at 5.15

Plenty of choice and all drinks from soft drinks, spirits, bottles, and draught – keep an eye on our social media channels for the latest offers

GREAT FOOD AVAILABLE

Partridge’s Butchers will continue to provide our matchday food – click here for more information!

The food will be served by our ‘Snack in a Box’ offering at the Café hatch!

BINS FOR CUPS

There’ll be no more deposits or returns for our plastic cups! When you’ve finished with it, just pop it into the one of the bins labelled ‘CUPS ONLY’

PREVIOUS MEETINGS

To take a look at our only previous meeting, the home fixture in January, click here.
For a list of all of our previous encounters and both clubs’ recent results, click here.

OPPOSITION

  • This season: P41 W13 D9 L19. 48 points. GD -11. They sit 17th (of 22 teams).
  • This season (away): P20 W5 D5 L10. 20 points. GD -11.
  • Last five league games: W1 D1 L3
  • Last five league away games: W1 D2 L2
  • Most recent match: 0-1 home loss versus Sudbury (Easter Monday)
  • Most recent away match: 1-1 draw at St Ives (Saturday)
  • The Blues have the league’s worst defence outside of the current bottom four, with 60 goals conceded.
  • With 20 away league goals scored this season, no team has scored less.
  • They are winless in four matches (D1 L3). They’ve only scored one goal in this period (against St Ives). Their last win was at Biggleswade (2-3, 29th March).
  • Only two teams have conceded more goals across every side’s last 10 games (Hitchin on 21 and Lowestoft and 28 are worse, and are both relegated). And they also have the joint second worst goal difference across this period too (-9, Lowestoft’s the worst on -20).
  • They have won twice in their in last 10 matches – Biggleswade and a 3-2 home win versus Hitchin (8th March).
  • The Biggleswade win was their only away win of 2025 – the last being a 1-2 victory at Sudbury on Boxing Day. They’ve won five games since Sudbury – all at home.
  • They’ve gone 10 league games without a clean sheet – the last being a 2-0 home win versus Spalding on 18th Feb.
  • Along the same lines, they’ve gone five away games without a clean sheet -the last being a 0-0 draw at Royston on 15th Feb (the game directly before the Spalding win)
  • They have scored in four of their last five away games though – the one they never was a 1-0 loss at Stamford on 5th April (two away games ago).

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