On Saturday, Celtic face an early top five contender when Bamber Bridge arrive at Bower Fold. Kick off is 3pm with tickets available on the gate or online. Bamber Bridge are currently fourth on 26 points, five places and five points above Celtic, with a game in hand.

Bamber Bridge have lost four times this season, twice at home (to Matlock and Atherton) and twice away (to Buxton and FC United). They have beaten some big names this season, with a 4-2 win away at Scarborough and a 3-0 win at home to South Shields. Though they lost their most recent match 1-2 at home to Atherton Collieries, this came on the back of three straight wins. Their last away loss was a 1-0 at FC United, adding to their opening day 3-0 away loss at Buxton.

Last season’s 9 games saw them finish at the other end of the table, after picking up 4 points from one win (1-0 at home to Matlock) and a draw (goalless at Ashton). The season before was better, with a mid-table finish after winning 9 of their 17 home games (with 3 draws), though they lost 12 of their 16 away games, with 1 draw.

In Ewan Bange they have the league’s top scorer so far this season, with ten goals. Closest to the striker on loan from Blackpool is Isaac Sinclair on five. Bange helped Bamber Bridge to 7 games unbeaten earlier in the season, with a goal in each of the games. Bamber Bridge have only failed to score twice this season, in their opening away match at Buxton when they lost 3-0 and again in mid-September when they lost 1-0 away at FC United. They are scoring an average of 1.6 goals per game away from home (2.1 overall) but they do concede, keeping just two shutouts away, in August against Nantwich (1-0) and again 1-0 a Mickleover. On average, they concede 1.1 goals per game away from home and 1.4 overall.

In their last match, the 1-2 defeat at home to Atherton Collieries, Bamber Bridge lined up as:
1. Mateusz Hewelt
2. Chris Churchman
3. Matthew Thomson
4. Callum Spooner
5. Macauley Wilson
6. Dylan Boyle
7. Sheldon Green
8. Isaac Sinclair
9. Matthew Dudley
10. Mark Yeates
11. Finlay Sinclair-Smith

Celtic’s last match was 3-0 away defeat at Warrington Town, in which we lined up as:
1. Jahquil Hill
2. Douglas Nyaupembe
3. Ashley Smith-Brown
4. Sam Wedgbury
5. Connor O’Grady
6. Keenan Quansah
7. Jay Fitzmartin
8. Charley Doyle
9. Marcus Dackers
10. Scott Bakkor
11. Justin Johnson

Jahquil continued in goal for Celtic at Warrington after the EFL denied Liam Isherwood's loan extension. Stephen Brogan, Callum Harris and Grant Shenton have been on the road to recovery. Former Celt Callum Spooner is a regular for Bamber Bridge, whilst Ewan Bange did not play against Atherton. A win on Tuesday could see Celtic reach sixth, whilst five clubs are within three points of Celtic.