- Bromsgrove Sporting have lost two and drawn none in their last two home games
- Halesowen Town have lost their last two away games
- Halesowen Town have won four of the last five H2Hs in all competitions
Two contrasting styles meet in West Midlands derby
Bromsgrove Sporting come into this Monday’s Southern League Premier Division Central 2025-2026 clash with Halesowen Town FC in mixed form after one win, one draw and three defeats from their last five league outings. Tim Flowers’ men did manage to return to winning ways with a 2-0 away win at Spalding United last weekend, although they have lost their two most recent home games.
7th-placed Halesowen Town FC have enjoyed a similar return of three wins and two defeats from their last five, although their most recent win was a convincing 3-1 home success against fellow mid-table side Stamford AFC last time out. In fact, Halesowen have enjoyed a much better overall campaign than their hosts, taking 63 points from their 38 league games to sit 25 points better off than 17th Bromsgrove Sporting.
Halesowen are 26/25 favourites here, while the hosts are 197/100 and the draw is 66/25, but it’s the ‘Both teams to score - Yes’ market that looks the safest play at 1/2 odds. Both sides have plenty of attacking options and have been leaking goals at a worrying rate recently.
Halesowen are the team in form
Halesowen have the better recent form of the two, and their dominance in the H2H record and their superior league position suggest they can take the spoils in this West Midlands affair. Bromsgrove Sporting have a physical, pressing game that is built on winning duels and disrupting the vertical flow of the opposition, which has led to a mixed home record of seven wins, two draws and ten defeats in the league.
However, Halesowen boss Russ Penn has found a formula that makes his side hard to beat when they have the ball, utilising quick transitions to exploit the flanks with full-backs and wingers getting forward to create crosses and overloads in the channels. Luke Benbow has been Bromsgrove Sporting's main threat in recent games, scoring two of their last five goals in recent matches.
Halesowen have scored 37 goals in 19 away league games, which is a good return for a side that sits mid-table and this, combined with a decent recent record in this fixture and a leaky home side, suggests they could just about nick it in this one.
