The Bulls are back at home on Saturday as they host Chorley.
Hereford will be looking to return to winning ways after a narrow 2-1 loss away to Darlington on Tuesday night.
“It was a scrappy game but I never felt under huge pressure, at the top end of the pitch we could have been a bit more clinical,
“I may sound delusional but barring the two goals I felt quite comfortable, I thought the performance was ok,” said Paul Caddis.
After poor home form at the start of the season, Hereford have improved with three wins at Edgar Street in the last four in the league including 3-0 wins against Rushall Olympic and Farsley Celtic and a 4-0 victory against Marine.
Hereford go into the game on Saturday in 10th on 30 points, two behind the play-offs with games in hand.
Chorley have had a fantastic season so far with 10 wins, five draws and five losses which has them sat in third, four behind Curzon Ashton in first.
The Magpies have been on a mixed run of form recently with three wins and the same number of losses in their last six games.
That run includes a disappointing 3-0 defeat at home to Curzon Ashton in a top-of-the-table clash in their last league game.
The Lancashire side are coming off the back of an entertaining 3-2 win at home to Warrington Rylands in the FA Trophy last Saturday.
Unlike Caddis’ side, the Magpies have had a good rest with no mid-week fixture.
The two sides have already met once this season, a 1-1 draw at Victory Park with goals from Adam Blakeman and Ahkeem Rose.
Andy Preece’s side were among those pushing for promotion last season as they finished in fourth on 83 points, losing in the play-off semi-final to Brackley.
The Edgar Street crowd will be hoping for a first win at home to Chorley since 2021 on Saturday.
Team News
Aaron Skinner and Preston Bitemo remain out long-term with injuries to their ankle and back respectively.
Last Five
HEREFORD:
0-2 (H) Oxford City 05/11/24
4-0 (H) Marine 09/11/24 (Ryan Bartley x1, Jason Cowley x1, Andy Williams x1, Mark Derricott x1)
0-1 (H) Brentwood Town FA TROPHY 16/11/24
3-0 (H) Rushall Olympic 30/11/24 (Dylan Mitchell x1, Jaiden White x1, Ahkeem Rose x1)
2-1 (A) Darlington 10/12/24 (Declan McGlynn x1)
CHORLEY:
2-1 (H) Leamington 09/11/24 (Danny Ormerod x2)
2-1 (A) Chester 23/11/24 (Thomas Carr x1)
0-1 (A) Farsley Celtic 26/11/24 (D. Ormerod x1)
0-3 (H) Curzon Ashton 30/11/24
3-2 (H) Warrington Rylands FA TROPHY 07/12/24 (T. Carr x1, Adam Henley x1, Jack Sampson x1)
One to Watch:
Momodou Touray (CHORLEY):
The forward has been in good form this season for the Magpies with four goals and five assists in the league so far this season.
Touray will be familiar to Hereford fans after featuring 18 times for the club when on loan from Salford City in 2022.
He is however on an eight-game run without a goal after he scored a brace against Darlington back in October.
The Welshman will be hoping he can return to scoring ways against his former club on Saturday.
Head-2-Head:
Chorley 1-1 Hereford (National League North) 17/08/24
Hereford 0-1 Chorley (National League North) 09/03/24
Chorley 1-2 Hereford (National League North) 28/10/23
Chorley 2-0 Hereford (National League North) 07/03/23
Hereford 1-1 Chorley (National League North) 06/12/22
