- Bath City have won 2, drawn 1 and lost 2 of their last 5 matches.
- Hanworth Villa have won 2 of their last 5, drawing 1 and losing 2 in the other games.
- Bath City have drawn their only home league game in the Southern League Premier Division South 2026 and scored just once.
Bath City vs Hanworth Villa - a game of two halves
7th placed Bath City and 4th placed Hanworth Villa will contest a very early league table battle when they meet at Twerton Park this Saturday with the hosts 2 points adrift of the visitors at this stage of the Southern League Premier Division South 2026 campaign.
Bath City have 4 points from 2 games, while Hanworth Villa have 6 from their first 2, which means that this is not just a contest for 3 points but also a clash of two of the best teams in the division. Scott Bartlett has been busy rebuilding his Bath City side and he has a team that tries to control the tempo of the game through the middle of the park, but they are more direct and energetic in their transitions than they were previously. Scott Wilson has been Bath City's most prolific finisher in recent times with 4 goals from the last 5 games, netting 4 of the team's 9 goals in that run.
Hanworth Villa are more of a system first team under Simon Haughney, who has set up his team to be compact and difficult to break down. Michael Harding has been Villa's standout performer in front of goal with 2 goals in the last 5, and the team have hit a purple patch with back-to-back league wins following their extra-time 4-2 defeat to Walton & Hersham in the FA Cup.
Hanworth Villa have won 2 of their last 5 games, drawing 1 and losing the other 2, but we're focusing on the fact that they have won their two most recent matches and that they are a small team that tends to travel well on the back of a good run of results. Bath City have also won 2 of their last 5 but lost 2 and drawn 1, so this is a slightly better team going up against a side that are coming off the back of a 2-game winning streak. Bartlett's side have also failed to win their only home game in this new league campaign, and they need to start sharper on Saturday or they will be playing catch-up again.
Hanworth Villa could provide a great surprise at Twerton Park
Bath City are the favourite here at 83/100, but we feel that the visitors at 51/20 offer better value as they travel to Twerton Park in excellent form. The draw at 133/50 isn't as big of a price as it should be either, and that's probably because the hosts are just a little bit better than their visitors on paper.
We like Hanworth Villa to get something here and we're going for the 51/20 as Bartlett's team look a little shakey at home, but there is a good chance that both teams will get on the scoresheet at some stage in the game. Over 2.5 goals at 71/100 looks better than an 'under' bet in this game, while both teams to score at 63/100 appeals a bit more than the cagey option in the draw market.
The only way that Bath City can win this game is if they get the ball in the first half and score 2, which isn't impossible given their visitors' counter-attacking style, but Hanworth Villa will be very dangerous if they sit deep and get on the break in the second half.
