Non League Div One: Southern South game tips and preview for the Bideford vs Melksham Town clash

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Competition: England Non League Div One: Southern South
Competition: Sat 04.December
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: The Sports Ground (2000 seats)

Bideford hope to sell many tickets for this match even though the season has been demanding up to now with 12 points and a 16th position in the Non League Div One: Southern South table. Guests Melksham Town have 7th place with 26 pts.

Insights:
  • Bideford have the fewest scored goals (13) in Non League Div One: Southern South
  • Melksham Town have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded away.

This should be an appealing fixture with lots of fun and excitement as both sides are well recovered since they last saw competitive action. Let's get started!

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Bideford form and stats

With 2 Non League Div One: Southern South wins, 1 draw and 4 defeats from their home games, Bideford are certainly not brimming with confidence.

In their previous game, led his Bideford to a defeat in the Non League Div One: Southern South match away at Slimbridge. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at The Sports Ground.

The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 2-2 versus Frome Town.

Bideford aren't scoring a lot here at The Sports Ground in the league, with only 5 goals from 7 games. On the other hand, Bideford have conceded 10 goals.

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Melksham Town form and stats

4 wins, 0 draws and 3 losses. That’s the product of Melksham Town playing as the away team in the Non League Div One: Southern South this season.

Melksham are travelling after their nice 2-0 home win in the Non League Div One: Southern South against Highworth Town (placed 9th).

A home win before that, celebrating 4-2 vs Willand Rovers.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Sholing in just three days.

Melksham Town are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 13 times in 7 away games so far. It's not easy to score on Melksham Town as they have only conceded 6 goals from these away games.

Head 2 Head

Head-2-head stats last four meetings: one - one - two (Bideford wins - draws - Melksham Town wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one had two or less.

Bideford missing players

Melksham Town missing players

Bideford Melksham Town
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
15 7 2 Played P 5 7 15
3 2 1 Won W 3 4 8
3 1 0 Drew D 0 0 2
9 4 1 Lost L 2 3 5
13 5 2 Scored S 10 13 29
27 10 2 Conceded C 4 6 20
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
73% 57% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 71% 80%
53% 43% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 40% 43% 53%
33% 14% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 40% 43% 47%
7% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 14% 27%
47% 29% 50% BTTS BTTS 20% 29% 47%
20% 29% 50% Clean Sheets C S 60% 43% 27%
33% 43% 0% Failed to Score F T 20% 29% 27%
 
1 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 3
3 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 6
1 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 2
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
4 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 10
1 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 9
0% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 44%
 
17 0 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 0 18
8 0 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 0 9
Key stats in Non League Div One: Southern South this season:
  • Bideford have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
  • Bideford have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Bideford have the fewest scored goals (13) in Non League Div One: Southern South
  • Bideford have the fewest scored goals (5) at home in Non League Div One: Southern South
  • Bideford have won significantly less corners at home than away.
  • Bideford haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Melksham Town have created more than twice as many corners as Bideford.
  • Melksham Town have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded away.
  • Melksham Town have scored more than double the goals of Bideford.
  • Melksham Town have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Melksham Town haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Frome Town 15 11 3 1 37 12 8 8 0 0 23 4 7 3 3 1 14 8 25 36
2 Sholing 15 10 2 3 27 10 8 5 2 1 12 5 7 5 0 2 15 5 17 32
3 Paulton Rovers 16 9 2 5 43 25 7 3 1 3 15 11 9 6 1 2 28 14 18 29
4 Cirencester Town 14 8 4 2 31 12 7 5 2 0 19 7 7 3 2 2 12 5 19 28
5 Bristol Manor Farm 17 8 4 5 31 31 9 4 2 3 13 13 8 4 2 2 18 18 0 28
6 AFC Totton 13 8 3 2 38 14 5 3 1 1 7 6 8 5 2 1 31 8 24 27
7 Melksham Town 15 8 2 5 29 20 8 4 2 2 16 14 7 4 0 3 13 6 9 26
8 Winchester City 15 7 4 4 37 20 8 4 2 2 22 9 7 3 2 2 15 11 17 25
9 Highworth Town 14 8 1 5 22 15 7 6 0 1 16 5 7 2 1 4 6 10 7 25
10 Plymouth Parkway 13 7 1 5 32 19 6 5 1 0 17 4 7 2 0 5 15 15 13 22
11 Larkhall Athletic 14 5 6 3 29 19 7 3 3 1 21 13 7 2 3 2 8 6 10 21
12 Lymington Town 17 5 5 7 23 36 9 4 3 2 14 18 8 1 2 5 9 18 -13 20
13 Willand Rovers 14 5 4 5 26 23 6 2 2 2 7 6 8 3 2 3 19 17 3 19
14 Slimbridge 16 5 1 10 22 41 8 3 1 4 14 18 8 2 0 6 8 23 -19 16
15 Evesham United 15 4 3 8 21 33 7 2 2 3 11 15 8 2 1 5 10 18 -12 15
16 Bideford 15 3 3 9 13 27 7 2 1 4 5 10 8 1 2 5 8 17 -14 12
17 Cinderford Town 15 2 5 8 29 41 8 1 2 5 14 27 7 1 3 3 15 14 -12 11
18 Mangotsfield United 16 3 1 12 15 44 9 3 0 6 12 27 7 0 1 6 3 17 -29 10
19 Barnstaple Town 17 0 0 17 15 78 9 0 0 9 8 42 8 0 0 8 7 36 -63 0