The Bulls are back on the road on Saturday as they travel to the northwest to take on Chester FC.
Hereford will be looking to pick up where they left off last weekend after they beat Farsley Celtic 3-0 in a convincing win which was their first victory at home since the opening day.
“It was a brilliant home result which we have been lacking, the clean sheet and the goals were great but I feel like we could have got more,” said Paul Caddis.
It was an important three points for the Bulls as they fell to a disappointing 2-0 loss away to Warrington on the previous Tuesday night, despite playing well.
Hereford currently occupy fifth with 24 points, four behind Scunthorpe in first.
Chester have had mixed fortunes so far this season with five wins, four draws and four losses in the league which has them sat in 14th on 19 points, four behind the play-offs.
The Seals got off to a slow start after losing their first two league games, but their form soon picked up as they went nine games unbeaten.
Their form has once again dropped off with back-to-back losses in the last two games, including a 4-0 defeat away to Curzon Ashton.
Prior to that, they had two 0-0 draws in a row meaning that they have not scored a league goal since September.
Calum McIntyre’s side finished on the same amount of points as the Bulls last season, finishing just above them in 10th on goal difference.
The Hereford fans will be hoping for another memorable away day this Saturday.
Team News
HEREFORD:
Jason Cowley continues to be absent from the squad after picking up an injury in pre-season with Caddis expecting him to hopefully be available in five to six weeks as he is now back on the grass.
Aaron Skinner may require surgery for an injury to his ankle which will mean another three to four months out if he does.
Preston Bitemo has suffered a suspected stress fracture in his back, and if that is the case, will likely be out for the next nine weeks.
Sammy Robinson came off against Farsley with a suspected pulled quad which will put him out for around six weeks.
Matt Preston was also subbed off after feeling some discomfort in his groin, but the hope is that he just came off as a precaution.
Ty Deacon has been ill with a bad cough which seems to have caused him back pain which has limited his involvement.
Last Five:
HEREFORD:
0-0 (A) Alfreton 05/10/24
1-2 (A) Buxton 12/10/24 (Ahkeem Rose x1, Andy Williams x1)
1-2 (A) Curzon Ashton 19/10/24 (Tate Campbell x1, Matt Preston x1)
2-0 (A) Warrington 22/10/24
3-0 (H) Farsley Celtic 26/10/24 (Rose x1, Yusifu Ceesay x1, Williams x1)
CHESTER:
0-0 (H) Farsley Celtic 05/10/24
3-1 (A) Scarborough Athletic FA Cup 12/10/24 (Iwan Murray x1)
0-0 (H) Scunthorpe 19/10/24
0-1 (H) Buxton 22/10/24
4-0 (A) Curzon Ashton 26/10/24
One to Watch:
Charlie Caton (CHESTER):
Caton has started this season in fine form with seven goals so far in the league.
The former Shrewsbury player has not scored in the last four meaning his form has slowed down since his fast start.
McIntyre will be hoping his forward can return to scoring ways on Saturday.
Head-2-Head:
Hereford 1-1 Chester 20/02/24 (National League North)
Chester 1-2 Hereford 05/09/23 (National League North)
Hereford 1-2 Chester 28/02/23 (National League North)
Chester 0-1 Hereford 16/08/22 (National League North)
Chester 2-3 Hereford 19/02/22 (National League North)
There have been 10 meetings between the two sides in total with five Hereford wins, four for Chester and one draw.
