Leek Town vs Bootle FC — match summary
England · Fa Trophy · kick-off 24 Oct 2026 21:00
Full time · score 4-1
pPS pre-match readiness (0-100): Leek Town 51 · Bootle FC 53
mPS in-play performance (0-100): Leek Town 50 · Bootle FC 50
Shots on target 0-0 · corners – · possession –
NextGOAL tip: Bootle FC (level) · 1 stars
FA Trophy tonight, Leek Town host Bootle FC in a cup game where the two teams meet for the first time in this round. The two sides are in clearly different shape. Bootle FC are on a five-match winning run, scoring freely both in the cup and the league, while Leek Town are also unbeaten in their last five, but they have drawn two of those and every win has been by a single goal. Leek Town in their own league, 13 matches, 26 scored, 26 conceded, attack and defence roughly even, and at home in the first half they trail more often than they lead. But Bootle FC away from home in the first half concede an average of only 0.38 goals per game, so the defensive record in the opening period is a clear point of difference. If Bootle FC start as their form suggests and do not leave gaps for Leek Town to take the lead, the game is likely to flow towards the visitors, who will dominate possession and wait for openings from the flanks. But if Leek Town sit deep and wait to counter, the game could stretch out and finish closely contested.