IT is perhaps no surprise that Worcester City find themselves perched in mid-table with just six Conference North games of the season to go.

For, heading into today’s match at Lowestoft Town (3pm), the Blue and Whites have an inferior record against the teams pushing for promotion than the ones battling relegation.

While that might be seen as stating the obvious, and also as a fair reflection of a team with their resources, it does highlight why City have not be able to seriously challenge for the play-off positions.

Nineteen of Worcester’s 52 points have come against teams currently in the top half but they only have four victories from the 20 fixtures played against the top 10, all of which have come at Aggborough.

Of those, September’s 2-0 win over Chorley is the only success against a team in the top five, with the other triumphs coming against Oxford City, North Ferriby United and Stockport County.

Indeed, City’s record against the current top five is not brilliant, having gleaned just six points from a possible 30.

By contrast, the other 33 of their 52 points have come against teams currently below them in the table and their remaining six games all fall into that category as well.

While there have been notable defeats to the likes of Gloucester City and Bradford Park Avenue, Carl Heeley’s side have chalked up 10 victories and settled for just three draws playing against teams from 12th downwards.

If they can continue that trend until the end of April, breaking the 60-point barrier is a distinct possibility.

Despite losing three of their last five matches at Aggborough, which include the back-to-back defeats to Barrow and Fylde last month, City’s home record is also still decent.

Eight of their 14 successes have come on home soil and it should not be forgotten that Worcester’s first league defeat at their temporary base this term came in January.