After 4 games on the road (and Tuesday night’s postponement) Invicta return to the Alcaline Stadium for our first home fixture since 25th January.
3 consecutive defeats, to Dulwich Hamlet, Hashtag United and Cray Wanderers, have put a huge dent in Invicta’s playoff ambitions, but Andy Drury’s side will be looking to bounce back against Potters Bar and kick off a strong end to the season, especially at the Alcaline Stadium.
Tuesday’s postponed fixture against Chichester City has been rearranged for Tuesday 11th March.
Team News
Midfielder Sam Blackman has joined Isthmian South East side Margate on loan until the end of the season.
Dan Smith returned to action at Cray Wanderers on last week to bolster the attack and Miquel Scarlett made his debut as a substitute after signing from Chatham Town.
From The Manager
Andy Drury spoke to our Head of Media ahead of Saturday’s match: “We have 11 games to go this season, 6 of those at home in front of our supporters. It’s important we put a strong run together until the summer, we need to finish as high as we can and take momentum into a big summer for the club. It is up to us as a group to show supporters over the next 2 months that that we are building something, that we are heading in the right direction. It’s up to players to show me that they want to be a part of it, that they can take us in that direction.”
The Opposition
With the home ground undergoing major redevelopment throughout this season, an opening day 8-0 defeat at their temporary home of Kings Langley might have set alarm bells ringing but Potters Bar have settled into a comfortable mid-table position. Should they maintain their current position of 11th, it would be their highest finish since promotion from the Isthmian North Division in 2018, bettering 2 13th place finishes.
Last 6
19/01 – Chatham Town (H) – Won 1-0
25/01 – Cheshunt (H) – Lost 2-1
02/02 – Whitehawk (H) – Won 3-2
08/02 – Lewes (A) – Won 3-2
11/02 – Wingate & Finchley (H) – Drew 0-0
14/02 – Carshalton Athletic (H) – Lost 1-0
Recent Meetings
34 goals in our last 7 meetings suggests we could be in for a goal-fest on Saturday, even if the corresponding fixture last season finished goalless. The Scholars are unbeaten in their last 3 trips to Cheriton Road, Invicta’s last win coming in October 2020 thanks to a single goal from David Smith.
Last 6
29/01/22 – Potters 0-7 Invicta
24/09/22 – Invicta 2-3 Potters Bar
25/02/23 – Potters Bar 0-5 Invicta
26/09/23 – Potters Bar 3-3 Invicta
27/02/24 – Invicta 0-0 Potters Bar
10/12/24 – Potters Bar 3-2 Invicta
Key Man
Fromer Margate forward Steve Cawley is Potters Bar’s top goalscorer this season with 14, but Brandon Adams punished Invicta with a hat-trick when the sides drew 3-3 in Hertfordshire. The 27-year old missed the meeting between the sides earlier in the season but should be raring to go on Saturday having started their last 8 games.
Admission
Supporters can pay on the gate for this fixture or purchase online in advance from our online ticket shop.
- Adults (18-59): £12
- Concession (60+, student, disabled, Blue Lights Card): £9
- Young Adult (13-17): £6
- Child (under 13): FREE
How To Follow
Charlie Prescott and Adrian Dawkes from Seasiders Radio will be there to bring you live radio commentary from the Alcaline Stadium.
You can also keep up to date with the action with updates from our X (formerly Twitter) account and live score updates are available on Football Webpages.
Food & Drink
The Dugout Sports Bar will be open from 11:30pm, with the Dugout Kitchen open for food. The Dugout accepts both cash & card.
Food and refreshments will also be available from the food truck inside the stadium, located between The Dugout and the Folkestone Bowls Club building.
We have four fanzone bars around the ground serving draught beer, Guinness, water and soft drinks. 2 bars are adjacent to The Dugout, one beside the tea hut window and one beside the disability shelter. These bars are CARD ONLY.
The Dugout Sports Bar
The Dugout Sports Bar will be open from 11:30pm showing all of the days live sport, including:
- 12:15pm – Palace v Millwall
- 12:30pm – EFL Football
- 5:45pm – Man City v Plymouth
