Tony Russell’s men lead The Greens by three points and fourteen goals, but the visitors do have a game in hand.
The two sides are familiar foes having spent many years playing each other in the Kent League, competing for the title ten years ago and now both find themselves in Ryman Division One after spells of relative success in the Premier Division.
Cray go into the game on the back of a 5-0 win over Redbridge on Sunday watched by a superb 240 spectators, while Mead had the weekend off having recorded an impressive 2-1 win over Harlow Town at Bayliss Avenue last Monday.
Terry Spillane’s men should be the fresher ahead of the match, but The Wands have the momentum and the incentive of increasing their gap at the top of the table.
This promises to be a competitive cracker of a match with both sides looking to have an advantage over their early promotion rivals at the end of the evening.