Diamonds welcome Hitchin to Hayden Road on Tuesday (16 August, 7.45pm kick-off) for their first midweek match of the 2022/23 Pitching In Southern League Premier Central.
Admission prices are as follows:
Adults: £11
Concessions: £8
Students: £8
Under 21s: £6
Under 16s: £2
Tickets can be purchased in advance here. You can also pay at the turnstile by either cash or contactless payment.
Our visitors
They play at Top Field and finished 17th in the league last season. The Canaries are managed by Mark Burke and currently sit sixth having beaten Barwell before a goalless draw at home to Rushall Olympic.
To find out more about the club, visit their website here.
Season so far
Diamonds currently occupy 17th place after drawing their opening game 0-0 at home to Needham Market before a late 2-1 defeat at league newcomers Basford last time out.
Meetings between the clubs
Diamonds and Hitchin have faced each other on seven occasions, with Diamonds emerging victorious five times and two draws (Hitchin winning one on penalties).
The full list of results between the two sides is:
Diamonds 0-0 Hitchin (Hitchin won 4-3 on pens) – BigFreeBet.com Challenge Cup Third Round, 9th January 2018
Diamonds 2-1 Hitchin (Diamond, Bowen) – Southern League Premier Division Central, 13th November 2018
Hitchin 3-4 Diamonds (Diamond, Lorraine, Bowen, Johnson) – Southern League Premier Division Central, 5th January 2019
Hitchin 1-1 Diamonds (Ashton) – Southern League Premier Division Central, 16th September 2019
Diamonds 7-1 Hitchin (Wreh x4, Collard, Smith, Akubuine) – Southern League Premier Division Central, 29th September 2020
Diamonds 2-1 Hitchin (Shamsi, Collard) – Southern League Premier Division Central, 25th September 2021
Hitchin 1-2 Diamonds (Diamond, Deacon) – Southern League Premier Division Central, 4th December 2021
Can’t make the game?
Our Radio Diamonds team will be providing live commentary as the action unfolds – tune in at mixlr.com/radiodiamondsafc. Listeners will be able to message with their comments and thoughts on 07394 309591.
We will also doing live updates on our Twitter account at twitter.com/AFCRD. Highlights and interviews will be available after the game at youtube.com/AFCRDTV.
Match preview: Ollie Mortimer
