Chatham Town head to Enfield Town as the teams fight for second place on the final day of the Isthmian Premier Division season – Play-offs await both teams next week

Chatham Town boss Kevin Hake is hoping their “big game” experience can help them to play-off success.

Hake’s side face another huge match this Saturday in a battle for second place against Enfield Town. The runners-up spot ensures home advantage in the Isthmian Premier play-offs, which get started next week.

Enfield will need to beat Chatham on Saturday to claim second place in the table.

Enfield missed their chance to move into second place before the weekend as they lost 1-0 at Whitehawk on Tuesday night. Chats will also be looking to bounce back, following last Saturday’s 3-1 home loss against play-off chasing Horsham. That game came days after Hake’s men clinched the Velocity Cup.

Hake said: “We weren’t at our best on Saturday and at this level you cannot afford to have off days.

“There is a reason that teams have remained at this level year in, year out, and that’s because it’s a difficult league to get out of. Only one automatic promotion dictates that, so the chasing pack needs to be on top form in order to win.

“We’ve been on a great run and come off the back of a cup final win and sometimes it can seem like a bit of a case of after the Lord Mayor’s Show after winning a trophy.

“However, we don’t have time to feel sorry for ourselves as we have an important game against Enfield on Saturday where we can secure second place.