Bideford vs Melksham Town match guide

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Competition: England Non League Div One: Southern South
Competition: Tue 18.April
Match begins: 18:45 (UTC)
Venue: The Sports Ground (2000 seats)

Season ticket holders at The Sports Ground haven’t seen many home wins this season, with Bideford withering away in the 16th position. The guesting Melksham Town will attempt to defend their higher league position in this match.

Insights:
  • Bideford have the fewest scored goals (38) in Non League Div One: Southern South
  • Melksham Town have the most conceded goals in the first half (4) in Non League Div One: Southern South

Melksham Town is no longer fighting for a cause; they can neither go up or down this season.

Bideford have less rest than Melksham Town in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Non League Div One: Southern South game only three days ago. Thankfully the previous game, versus Evesham United, was also a home game here at The Sports Ground. The away team is better rested.

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Bideford form and stats

Bideford's results here at The Sports Ground in the Non League Div One: Southern South have been very modest with 4 victories, 4 draws and 9 defeats. The home stadium (The Sports Ground) is supposed to be a fortress, but for Bideford it's been a house of straw as the last four games here have all been lost. Can they turn things around?

The Bideford regulars got no joy from their last match, also played here at The Sports Ground: A 0-1 defeat against Evesham United (placed 7th).

Preceding that game was the away draw at Exmouth that finished 1-1.

Not much happening? Looking at this team's last 15 league games, 13 have contained zero, one or two goals.

Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Non League Div One: Southern South game versus Bishop's Cleeve in only two days. This game is also played here at The Sports Ground.

Bideford have conceded 23 in these home matches.

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Melksham Town form and stats

Playing away, Melksham Town have won 6 games, drawn 3 and suffered 8 defeats in the Non League Div One: Southern South this season. Melksham Town seem to be suffering from homesickness with two consecutive losses away. Third time lucky?

This fixture can not go any worse than the last one, the home loss versus AFC Totton with 0-1 on the scoreboard.

A 1-2 defeat away at Frome Town before that.

The visitors will be packing their bags again in only four days as another away game awaits: The Non League Div One: Southern South trip to Larkhall Athletic.

Melksham Town has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 27 goals from 17 games. Melksham have conceded 28 goals in these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 3 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

The dueling parties have met earlier this season: Melksham Town - Bideford 1-0. H2H stats regardless of arena (last seven matches): Bideford one win, two draws and Melksham Town four victories. As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two games had two or less.

Bideford missing players

Melksham Town missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Bideford Melksham Town
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
35 17 5 Played P 6 17 36
10 4 2 Won W 4 6 13
10 4 1 Drew D 0 3 7
15 9 2 Lost L 2 8 16
38 17 7 Scored S 16 27 61
53 23 6 Conceded C 7 28 65
94% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
69% 65% 60% Over 1.5 O 1.5 83% 88% 86%
37% 35% 20% Over 2.5 O 2.5 83% 65% 69%
23% 18% 20% Over 3.5 O 3.5 67% 41% 50%
17% 6% 20% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 18% 28%
57% 53% 40% BTTS BTTS 67% 65% 69%
23% 18% 40% Clean Sheets C S 17% 18% 14%
26% 29% 20% Failed to Score F T 17% 18% 17%
 
0.5 0.4 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 2.1
0.3 0.3 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 2
0.5 0.4 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 0.8
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
1.3 1.3 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 4.5
0.5 0.6 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 1.4
212% 200% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 122%
 
1.5 1.3 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 0 3.8
0.9 0.7 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 0 2
Key stats in Non League Div One: Southern South this season:
  • Bideford have the fewest scored goals (17) at home in Non League Div One: Southern South
  • Bideford have the fewest scored goals (38) in Non League Div One: Southern South
  • Bideford have the fewest scored goals in the second half (18) 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 at home.
  • Melksham Town have created more than twice as many corners as Bideford.
  • Melksham Town have the most conceded goals in the first half (4) in Non League Div One: Southern South
  • Melksham Town have the most matches over the total-line (3) in Non League Div One: Southern South
  • 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 AFC Totton 36 27 6 3 85 24 18 14 3 1 51 12 18 13 3 2 34 12 61 87
2 Sholing 36 23 9 4 72 31 19 13 5 1 38 13 17 10 4 3 34 18 41 78
3 Hamworthy United FC 37 21 8 8 73 50 18 12 6 0 46 21 19 9 2 8 27 29 23 71
4 Wimborne Town 37 17 8 12 59 60 18 10 4 4 34 33 19 7 4 8 25 27 -1 59
5 Tavistock 37 17 4 16 62 60 18 7 2 9 23 24 19 10 2 7 39 36 2 55
6 Bashley 36 15 9 12 48 35 18 8 3 7 20 18 18 7 6 5 28 17 13 54
7 Evesham United 36 16 6 14 48 42 18 11 2 5 28 16 18 5 4 9 20 26 6 54
8 Frome Town 36 15 8 13 58 45 19 10 5 4 33 18 17 5 3 9 25 27 13 53
9 Westbury United 36 13 10 13 51 52 18 9 5 4 26 18 18 4 5 9 25 34 -1 49
10 Bishop's Cleeve 36 15 4 17 63 71 19 9 2 8 35 39 17 6 2 9 28 32 -8 49
11 Exmouth 37 12 10 15 48 48 18 8 5 5 29 21 19 4 5 10 19 27 0 46
12 Melksham Town 36 13 7 16 61 65 19 7 4 8 34 37 17 6 3 8 27 28 -4 46
13 Larkhall Athletic 36 11 12 13 40 56 17 7 4 6 21 25 19 4 8 7 19 31 -16 45
14 Paulton Rovers 37 13 5 19 55 67 18 8 3 7 33 33 19 5 2 12 22 34 -12 44
15 Willand Rovers 36 10 11 15 47 46 18 7 7 4 26 18 18 3 4 11 21 28 1 41
16 Bideford 35 10 10 15 38 53 17 4 4 9 17 23 18 6 6 6 21 30 -15 40
17 Lymington Town 37 11 7 19 48 67 18 6 4 8 27 32 19 5 3 11 21 35 -19 40
18 Bristol Manor Farm 37 10 9 18 55 75 19 6 5 8 24 34 18 4 4 10 31 41 -20 39
19 Cinderford Town 37 8 10 19 47 83 18 5 4 9 25 40 19 3 6 10 22 43 -36 34
20 Slimbridge 37 6 9 22 44 72 19 3 4 12 20 37 18 3 5 10 24 35 -28 27

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 AFC Totton 36 27 6 3 85 24 18 14 3 1 51 12 18 13 3 2 34 12 61 87
2 Sholing 36 23 9 4 72 31 19 13 5 1 38 13 17 10 4 3 34 18 41 78
3 Hamworthy United FC 37 21 8 8 73 50 18 12 6 0 46 21 19 9 2 8 27 29 23 71
4 Wimborne Town 37 17 8 12 59 60 18 10 4 4 34 33 19 7 4 8 25 27 -1 59
5 Tavistock 37 17 4 16 62 60 18 7 2 9 23 24 19 10 2 7 39 36 2 55
6 Bashley 36 15 9 12 48 35 18 8 3 7 20 18 18 7 6 5 28 17 13 54
7 Evesham United 36 16 6 14 48 42 18 11 2 5 28 16 18 5 4 9 20 26 6 54
8 Frome Town 36 15 8 13 58 45 19 10 5 4 33 18 17 5 3 9 25 27 13 53
9 Westbury United 36 13 10 13 51 52 18 9 5 4 26 18 18 4 5 9 25 34 -1 49
10 Bishop's Cleeve 36 15 4 17 63 71 19 9 2 8 35 39 17 6 2 9 28 32 -8 49
11 Exmouth 37 12 10 15 48 48 18 8 5 5 29 21 19 4 5 10 19 27 0 46
12 Melksham Town 36 13 7 16 61 65 19 7 4 8 34 37 17 6 3 8 27 28 -4 46
13 Larkhall Athletic 36 11 12 13 40 56 17 7 4 6 21 25 19 4 8 7 19 31 -16 45
14 Paulton Rovers 37 13 5 19 55 67 18 8 3 7 33 33 19 5 2 12 22 34 -12 44
15 Willand Rovers 36 10 11 15 47 46 18 7 7 4 26 18 18 3 4 11 21 28 1 41
16 Bideford 35 10 10 15 38 53 17 4 4 9 17 23 18 6 6 6 21 30 -15 40
17 Lymington Town 37 11 7 19 48 67 18 6 4 8 27 32 19 5 3 11 21 35 -19 40
18 Bristol Manor Farm 37 10 9 18 55 75 19 6 5 8 24 34 18 4 4 10 31 41 -20 39
19 Cinderford Town 37 8 10 19 47 83 18 5 4 9 25 40 19 3 6 10 22 43 -36 34
20 Slimbridge 37 6 9 22 44 72 19 3 4 12 20 37 18 3 5 10 24 35 -28 27

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