It's game two of the Non League Div One: Southern South season and all to play for. Read our full preview of Sholing-Melksham Town!
It's no vacation for neither Sholing nor Melksham Town as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Sholing form and stats
In the previous season, Sholing's league results were 19 wins, 6 draws and 11 losses, producing 7th position in the Non League Div One: Southern South. During these 36 matches they scored 59 goals and conceded 36. Performing as the home team in the former season Sholing generated 11-4-3 (win-draw-lost) with 29 goals and 12 conceded.
Sholing enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Slimbridge's place. The match ended 3-1.
Ahead of that match, Sholing won a home game hosting Barnstaple Town (1-0).Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as AFC Portchester are coming to town in four days.
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 8th position in the league table after playing out 15 victories, 8 draws and 13 defeats. In total they scored 56 and conceded 59 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 7 - drew 3 and lost 8 with 25/28 goals scored/conceded.
Home advantage was not enough for Melksham Town in their previous game as they lost hosting Exmouth, 1-3.
Ahead of that match was the victory versus Larkhall Athletic at their stadium, the result 2-0.There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Melksham Town manager as the team has another away game coming up in only four days, this time against AFC Totton.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last four meetings: three - zero - one (Sholing wins - draws - Melksham Town wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one had two or less.
Sholing missing players
Melksham Town missing players
| Sholing | Melksham Town | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 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 |
| Sholing | Last season | Melksham Town | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 36 | 18 | Played | P | 18 | 36 | ||
| 19 | 11 | Won | W | 7 | 15 | ||
| 6 | 4 | Drew | D | 3 | 8 | ||
| 11 | 3 | Lost | L | 8 | 13 | ||
| 59 | 29 | Scored | S | 25 | 56 | ||
| 36 | 12 | Conceded | C | 28 | 59 | ||
| 92% | 83% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 97% | ||
| 69% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 78% | 78% | ||
| 53% | 44% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 56% | 61% | ||
| 28% | 22% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 39% | 44% | ||
| 17% | 11% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 22% | ||
| 42% | 39% | BTTS | BTTS | 39% | 50% | ||
| 36% | 44% | Clean Sheets | C S | 28% | 25% | ||
| 31% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 28% | ||
| 4.3 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.3 | 4.4 | ||
| 6 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.3 | 6.2 | ||
| 0.8 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2.4 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 11.8 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.7 | 9.6 | ||
| 5 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 5 | ||
| 20% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 36% | ||
| 14.8 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11 | 11.6 | ||
| 5.2 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.7 | 5.8 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Paulton Rovers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | Exmouth | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | Sholing | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | Wimborne Town | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | AFC Totton | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Bashley | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Hamworthy United FC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Frome Town | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | Tavistock | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | Westbury United | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Willand Rovers | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Bideford | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| 13 | Bishop's Cleeve | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| 14 | Bristol Manor Farm | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| 15 | Evesham United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 16 | Larkhall Athletic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| 17 | Cinderford Town | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 0 |
| 18 | Melksham Town | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| 19 | Slimbridge | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| 20 | Lymington Town | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 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 | Plymouth Parkway | 36 | 26 | 3 | 7 | 92 | 40 | 18 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 49 | 11 | 18 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 43 | 29 | 52 | 81 |
| 2 | Frome Town | 36 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 76 | 30 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 40 | 16 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 36 | 14 | 46 | 78 |
| 3 | Cirencester Town | 36 | 23 | 8 | 5 | 75 | 29 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 42 | 17 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 33 | 12 | 46 | 77 |
| 4 | Winchester City | 36 | 21 | 8 | 7 | 93 | 47 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 48 | 23 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 45 | 24 | 46 | 71 |
| 5 | Bristol Manor Farm | 36 | 20 | 9 | 7 | 64 | 41 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 29 | 16 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 25 | 23 | 69 |
| 6 | AFC Totton | 36 | 21 | 5 | 10 | 83 | 37 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 36 | 18 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 47 | 19 | 46 | 68 |
| 7 | Sholing | 36 | 19 | 6 | 11 | 59 | 36 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 29 | 12 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 30 | 24 | 23 | 63 |
| 8 | Melksham Town | 36 | 15 | 8 | 13 | 56 | 59 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 31 | 31 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 25 | 28 | -3 | 53 |
| 9 | Paulton Rovers | 36 | 14 | 7 | 15 | 72 | 61 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 28 | 28 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 44 | 33 | 11 | 49 |
| 10 | Highworth Town | 36 | 12 | 6 | 18 | 41 | 59 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 28 | 23 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 36 | -18 | 42 |
| 11 | Larkhall Athletic | 36 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 43 | 48 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 26 | 28 | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 20 | -5 | 39 |
| 12 | Bideford | 36 | 11 | 6 | 19 | 36 | 55 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 18 | 25 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 30 | -19 | 39 |
| 13 | Evesham United | 36 | 11 | 6 | 19 | 50 | 72 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 31 | 38 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 19 | 34 | -22 | 39 |
| 14 | Slimbridge | 36 | 11 | 5 | 20 | 52 | 83 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 35 | 39 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 17 | 44 | -31 | 38 |
| 15 | Willand Rovers | 36 | 10 | 7 | 19 | 54 | 62 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 23 | 28 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 31 | 34 | -8 | 37 |
| 16 | Lymington Town | 36 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 51 | 90 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 26 | 43 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 25 | 47 | -39 | 36 |
| 17 | Cinderford Town | 36 | 8 | 7 | 21 | 54 | 83 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 28 | 40 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 26 | 43 | -29 | 31 |
| 18 | Mangotsfield United | 36 | 7 | 6 | 23 | 42 | 91 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 24 | 47 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 44 | -49 | 27 |
| 19 | Barnstaple Town | 36 | 7 | 3 | 26 | 45 | 115 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 25 | 59 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 20 | 56 | -70 | 24 |