Morgan Bruce previews York City's match against World Stone

Following an impressive victory with Rochdale mid-week, York City will look for another similar performance as it hosts Wealdstone at LNER Community Stadium (3pm) this Saturday.

In terms of the context of this game, both teams support the home team due to their league positions.

York is currently second and five points ahead of third-placed Forest Green Rover. But they're too far from league leader Barnett and are still in serious competition to win the National League title.

Their opponents this weekend have struggled on the other side of the table, and are now threatened with a relegation returning to the National League South.

Entering this weekend's game, Wealdstone is 19th, two points ahead of the Boston United team, who has rejuvenated to 20th.

The pilgrims' recent form is so good that they scored 20 points in their final 10 matches. This is the second best in the National League, earning 28 points behind Champions Elect Barnett.

The mid-week result was further checking his shoulders as Wealdstone lost 3-1 at Aldershot's house to take an early lead, and Boston comfortably beat the playoffs that chased Southend 3-0 at Lincolnshire.

So this weekend's match at LNER Community Stadium could be crucial in deciding who will be relegated from the National League this season.

Historically, this is a stone-favoured fixture, and like five meetings on two sides, they have achieved four victories compared to one victory in York.

For longtime members of the Stones squad, such as midfielder Max Kretzschmer, they look forward to another trip to the stadium where they often have success, as Kretzschmer himself has scored twice in the final match between the two North Yorkshires.

On the other hand, in York's case, they reflect performance, as the result of the two teams meeting in North London in September, as the 2-0 winner left that game.

It also provides a good opportunity to show more progress since Adam Hinshelwood joined York. His first game was against Wealdstone, the game York lost 3-2 in March 2024.

To this game, Adam Hinshelwood will deal with the midweek chosen headache as everyone involved in that victory aims to start on Saturday.