Match Preview

On Tuesday night we welcome Willand Rovers to the Sports Ground in the semi finals of the Devon St Luke’s Challenge Cup.

Bideford vs Willand Rovers
Devon St Luke’s Challenge Cup Semi Final
Tuesday 6th March 2018
7:45pm kick off
Sports Ground, Bideford

A Brief History of Willand Rovers FC
Willand Rovers were formed in 1946 and played in the Devon & Exeter League until becoming founder members of the Devon County League in 1992. Willand would become Devon League champions in 1998/99 and again in 2000/01 where they would be promoted to Western League Division One. After four years in the division, Rovers won the Division One title in 2004/05 and with it, promotion to the Premier Division. Willand have only once finished outside of the top ten in the twelve years they’ve played in the Premier Division and were runners-up in 2009/10. In 2016/17 they finished in 6th place.

Willand Rovers FC
Website: http://www.willandrovers.co.uk
Twitter: @WillandRovers

Form Guide
Willand Rovers are having a very good season in the Western League Premier Division. They are currently in 2nd position (W17 D4 L4) but have only taken a point from their last three games meaning league leaders Street have opened up a seven point gap at the top of the division.

Willand Rovers’ last six (WDWLLD)
25/02/18 Hengrove Athletic 1 Willand Rovers 1 (League)
21/02/18 Willand Rovers 0 Bitton 1 (League)
17/02/18 Bradford Town 3 Willand Rovers 1 (League)
10/02/18 Cribbs 1 Willand Rovers 3 (League)
06/02/18 Odd Down 2 Willand Rovers 2 (League)
13/01/18 Willand Rovers 4 Cadbury Heath 0 (League)

Bideford suffered their worst defeat in almost two years last Saturday as they went down 4-0 to fellow play-off chasers Kidlington. The defeat means The Robins have now gone four league games without a win and remain four points off the play-offs, albeit with between two and five games in hand on the teams above them. Bideford are 11th in the Southern League West Division (W13 D7 L7).

Bideford's last six (WDDLDL)
24/02/18 Bideford 0 Kidlington 4 (League)
20/02/18 Taunton Town 1 Bideford 1 (League)
17/02/18 Cirencester Town 2 Bideford 1 (League)
06/02/18 Bideford 1 Tiverton Town 1 (St Luke’s QF) *Bideford won 5-4 on pens
03/02/18 Wimborne Town 2 Bideford 2 (League)
30/01/18 AFC Totton 2 Bideford 3 (League)

Most recent meetings:
29/07/16 Bideford 5 Willand Rovers 0 (Friendly)
16/07/13 Willand Rovers 0 Bideford 3 (Friendly)
07/10/09 Willand Rovers 0 Bideford 0 (Western Prem Div)
25/08/09 Bideford 1 Willand Rovers 1 (Western Prem Div)
13/04/09 Willand Rovers 2 Bideford 0 (Western Prem Div)
21/10/08 Bideford 2 Willand Rovers 0 (Western Prem Div)
25/03/08 Willand Rovers 3 Bideford 0 (St Luke’s SF)
04/03/08 Willand Rovers 1 Bideford 1 (Western Prem Div)
28/08/07 Bideford 3 Willand Rovers 0 (Western Prem Div)