Peterborough United Women v Leek Town Women

Relegation candidates Leek Town Women face a challenge away against high-flying Peterborough United Women on Thursday.

Leek Town Women are 11th in the Women's National League Division One – Midlands table, and have picked up three wins and six draws in their 20 games to date.

Peterborough United, meanwhile, are third in the standings with 43 points, having won 14 and drawn one, and are nine points behind table-toppers Loughborough Lightning Women.

Peterborough United are in fantastic form in the Women's National League Division One Midlands, with five wins and one loss from their last six games.

With no wins and a draw over that period, Leek Town's form is much worse – they have taken one point from 18, compared to the home team's 15.

With 57 goals in 20 games so far this season, Peterborough United are the league's second-highest scorers with 2.9 goals per game. And they are conceding fewer than average, letting in 34 goals at a rate of 1.7 per game.

The visitors, meanwhile, are below average scorers, with 1.0 goal per game, compared to a league average of 1.8. They have conceded 2.2 goals per game.

In the last five years, Peterborough United and Leek Town have played each other on five occasions. They won two each, and they drew once.

On average, Peterborough United scored 1.8 goals and Leek Town 2.0 in those matches.

Their last meeting was on September 17, when Peterborough United won 3-1 away.

Peterborough United's last match was on April 14, a 2-1 win against Northampton Town Women.

Leek Town lost 2-1 against Sutton Coldfield Town Women last time out, on April 21.