Marine face Hednesford at The Marine Travel Arena, Crosby, Merseyside on Saturday, Nov 28 at 4:00 PM in a basement battle that neither side can afford to lose. Both clubs are deep in the relegation picture in the National League – North, and defeat here could prove costly come the end of the season.

Marine come into this fixture struggling badly (1W 3L in last 4). Hednesford travel out of form (0W 2L recently), which may hand the initiative to the hosts.

History strongly favours Marine here — they've won 5 of 10 previous meetings against Hednesford, with 3 draws. Their last encounter ended in Hednesford won 0–1. These two tend to produce goals — averaging 3.0 per game in recent meetings.

Verdict: This looks an evenly matched contest. Home advantage gives Marine a slight edge, but Hednesford are capable of causing problems. A draw would be a fair result.