It's a new Non League Div One: Southern South campaign and Paulton Rovers are longing to get on the pitch here at Athletic Field. Melksham Town are visiting and this should be a gripping season opening night.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Paulton Rovers form and stats
The season before, Paulton Rovers's league statistics were 14 wins, 5 draws and 19 losses, resulting in 13th place in the Non League Div One: Southern South. Over these 38 matches they scored {57 goals} and let in 68. Appearing at their own stadium in the former season Paulton Rovers produced 9-3-7 (win-draw-lost) with {35 goals} and 34 conceded.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Paulton Rovers as they are travelling to their away game against Mousehole in the Non League Div One: Southern South. That match is three days after this one.
Melksham Town form and stats
Let's have a look at how Melksham Town performed last season in the Non League Div One: Southern South: They landed a 12th position in the league table after playing out 13 victories, 9 draws and 16 defeats. In total they scored 64 and conceded {68 goals} in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 6 - drew 5 and lost 8 with 30/31 goals scored/conceded.
A quick return to home after this game, as Melksham Town are hosting Bashley in the Non League Div One: Southern South only three days away.
It's a day of discovery for Melksham Town as they finally learn what impact all the hours of pre-season training, along with the changes in personnel, have had on their performance in an official game. It's never easy knowing what to expect based on friendly games, of which Melksham have played three with the results W0-D1-L2 (win-draw-lost). In these games Melksham Town has scored {1 goals} and conceded 15 times.
Head 2 Head
Paulton Rovers-Melksham Town H2H statistics last eight meetings regardless of arena: Paulton Rovers four wins, Melksham Town four wins, zero draws. six of these eight matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).
Paulton Rovers missing players
Melksham Town missing players
| Paulton Rovers | Melksham Town | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paulton Rovers | Last season | Melksham Town | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 38 | 19 | Played | P | 19 | 38 | ||
| 14 | 9 | Won | W | 6 | 13 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Drew | D | 5 | 9 | ||
| 19 | 7 | Lost | L | 8 | 16 | ||
| 57 | 35 | Scored | S | 30 | 64 | ||
| 68 | 34 | Conceded | C | 31 | 68 | ||
| 97% | 95% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 79% | 79% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 89% | 87% | ||
| 55% | 63% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 63% | 68% | ||
| 42% | 58% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 42% | 50% | ||
| 34% | 47% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 16% | 26% | ||
| 61% | 74% | BTTS | BTTS | 68% | 71% | ||
| 16% | 11% | Clean Sheets | C S | 16% | 13% | ||
| 26% | 21% | Failed to Score | F T | 16% | 16% | ||
| 1.4 | 0.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 1.8 | ||
| 0.9 | 0.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 1.7 | ||
| 0.5 | 0.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0.7 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1.8 | 1.9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 3.9 | ||
| 0.9 | 1.1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 1.2 | ||
| 131% | 125% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 139% | ||
| 1.8 | 1.4 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 3.3 | ||
| 0.8 | 0.6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 1.7 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Bashley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Bemerton Heath Harlequins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Bideford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Bishop's Cleeve | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Bristol Manor Farm | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Cribbs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Evesham United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Exmouth | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Frome Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Hamworthy United FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Larkhall Athletic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Malvern Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Melksham Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Mousehole | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Paulton Rovers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Tavistock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Westbury United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Willand Rovers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Wimborne Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Yate Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Last season | 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 | 38 | 27 | 7 | 4 | 88 | 28 | 19 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 52 | 13 | 19 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 36 | 15 | 60 | 88 |
| 2 | Sholing | 38 | 24 | 9 | 5 | 75 | 35 | 19 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 38 | 13 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 37 | 22 | 40 | 81 |
| 3 | Hamworthy United FC | 38 | 22 | 8 | 8 | 75 | 51 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 48 | 22 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 27 | 29 | 24 | 74 |
| 4 | Evesham United | 38 | 18 | 6 | 14 | 53 | 44 | 19 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 31 | 18 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 22 | 26 | 9 | 60 |
| 5 | Wimborne Town | 38 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 60 | 61 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 35 | 34 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 25 | 27 | -1 | 60 |
| 6 | Tavistock | 38 | 18 | 4 | 16 | 66 | 63 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 27 | 27 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 39 | 36 | 3 | 58 |
| 7 | Bashley | 38 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 49 | 37 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 19 | 12 | 55 |
| 8 | Frome Town | 38 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 62 | 50 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 33 | 18 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 29 | 32 | 12 | 54 |
| 9 | Bishop's Cleeve | 38 | 16 | 4 | 18 | 66 | 74 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 35 | 39 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 31 | 35 | -8 | 52 |
| 10 | Westbury United | 38 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 51 | 53 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 19 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 25 | 34 | -2 | 50 |
| 11 | Larkhall Athletic | 38 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 44 | 58 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 27 | 19 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 31 | -14 | 49 |
| 12 | Melksham Town | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 64 | 68 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 34 | 37 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 30 | 31 | -4 | 48 |
| 13 | Paulton Rovers | 38 | 14 | 5 | 19 | 57 | 68 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 35 | 34 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 22 | 34 | -11 | 47 |
| 14 | Exmouth | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 50 | 51 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 31 | 24 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 27 | -1 | 46 |
| 15 | Willand Rovers | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 49 | 47 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 26 | 19 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 23 | 28 | 2 | 44 |
| 16 | Lymington Town | 38 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 50 | 67 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 29 | 32 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 21 | 35 | -17 | 43 |
| 17 | Bideford | 38 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 41 | 57 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 26 | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 22 | 31 | -16 | 42 |
| 18 | Bristol Manor Farm | 38 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 56 | 76 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 24 | 35 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 32 | 41 | -20 | 42 |
| 19 | Cinderford Town | 38 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 47 | 85 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 25 | 42 | 19 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 43 | -38 | 34 |
| 20 | Slimbridge | 38 | 6 | 9 | 23 | 44 | 74 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 20 | 37 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 24 | 37 | -30 | 27 |