The side from West Cumbria have picked up just three wins on the road in 16 attempts. A record Workington will be looking to change but with Trinity’s encouraging home form, we will go into this game as favourites. Morale will certainly be high, with midweek results going in Trinity's favour, the Blues are now mathematically safe from relegation and Russ Wilcox's men can officially begin to focus their attentions on the top half of the table, rather than the relegation zone!
Looking back at the reverse fixture, the Holy Blues picked up all three points on the road in dramatic fashion. The Blues won 3-2 after coming back from behind after Steven Rigg gave the Reds the lead. Trinity equalised with a late goal in the first half. Javelle Clarke levelling up the game. Declan Howe put us 2-1 up before we later got pegged back to 2-2 by Kurt Nelson, but with fifteen minutes to go Declan Howe netted a penalty to complete the comeback and grab himself his brace for the game. Trinity's first away win of the season. A special, special day for the fully committed travelling faithful!
When it comes to home form, Trinity have a clear home advantage compared to when on the road. The Holy Blues have a 50% win rate at the Northolme winning eight of the sixteen fixtures, drawing four and losing four. Over half of our points in the table have been secured at home and
we will be looking to build on this against our opponents.
This one is all set up to be one hell of a titanic tussle that will not disappoint the Non League Day crowd. So come along down, get your footballing fix, be a part of the Gainsborough Trinity family, meet new friends and be a part of the occasion!
Tickets
Why not grab your tickets online ahead of the game? You can do that by visiting our online Kaizen Ticketing Portal. Adult tickets are priced at £13, Concessions £9, under 16s £5, and Under 12s go free, when purchasing your tickets online. Buying your tickets in advance also helps to speed up the process at the turnstiles.
Programme
The Matchday Programme this week has Hamish Douglas adorning the front cover, and there's also an interview with the on loan Rotherham United youngster who made his 25th appearance for the Holy Blues last Saturday. There is the regular content from the Board Room, the Manager, Russ Wilcox and Skipper, Dylan Cogill. In addition to that, our regular features including Pip Anderson's View from Carlisle Street and Steve Andrews' From Under the Bed feature looking back at some of the more recent programmes in our history.
We've also got some cracking photos from a couple of our newest volunteers Yetunde Adegoke and Phoebe Duckworth, who have started to volunteer their time, joining us whilst studying at Lincoln University. Why not give them a wave whilst their at the game, we may be able to feature your photo in future match day programmes! Grab your copy of the programme on the turnstiles, priced at £2.50 and containing all the other facts, figures and statistics you need to get you through your afternoon at the Kal Group Stadium!
Sponsors
May we take this opportunity to extend the warmest of welcomes to our wonderful Matchday Sponsors. Long term supporters of the football club and proud Sponsors, Cliff Bradley and Sons have kindly sponsored both our Gold and Silver Matchday Packages for the visit of Workington. Our Bronze Match Sponsor for the day is Paddockwood Forge. Another company supporting us more and more through their owner and our director, Jed Hallam.
We are also grateful for the support of our two Match Ball Sponsors, Borough Park Retail and Lyn Bland. Here's to all of our sponsors. Wishing you a wonderful afternoon in the company of our hospitality team. Enjoy the game and here is to three points to the Holy Blues to help you celebrate that little bit more!
Elsewhere
Atherton Collieries are the team without a partner in this week's schedule. A few sides in the top six are squaring up as the battle for supremacy in the play-off positions and that much sought after home advantage the focus of the battle in this weekend's game day. And here are the day's other fixtures, in full:
Bamber Bridge vs Stafford Rangers
Bradford (Park Avenue) vs Worksop Town
FC United of Manchester vs Basford United
Guiseley vs Ilkeston Town
Hyde vs Warrington Rylands
Lancaster City vs Marine
Macclesfield vs Morpeth Town
Matlock Town vs Whitby Town
Radcliffe vs Ashton United
Preview written by James Whitbread and Rob Hughes
Images by Darren Murphy