Having drawn level on points with Tuesday’s hosts, 3rd placed Spennymoor Town, Bradford will be looking to close the gap on fellow title chasers this weekend as Bower’s men head to mid table Southport.
With 8 league games left to the end of the season, there’s a total of 24 points up for grabs, enough to propel Avenue into the top spot should other results go in their favour.
Southport will come into this weekends game hoping to return to winning ways following their 1-0 defeat to Leamington last weekend.
The Merseyside outfit sits in 14th place, 14 points ahead of the drop zone, and barring catastrophe, look to be comfortable with little to play for, currently needing only 11 points from 7 games to guarantee safety.