AFC Hornchurch vs Herne Bay preview: Visitors in for a difficult 90 minutes at Hornchurch Stadium

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Competition: England Non League Premier: Isthmian
Competition: Sat 18.February
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Hornchurch Stadium

Welcome to Hornchurch Stadium and this match featuring AFC Hornchurch and Herne Bay in the Non League Premier: Isthmian. Here's everything you must know!

Insights:
  • AFC Hornchurch have the most scored goals (64) in Non League Premier: Isthmian
  • Herne Bay have the fewest points from losing position (2) in Non League Premier: Isthmian

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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AFC Hornchurch form and stats

AFC Hornchurch have performed here at Hornchurch Stadium this season with 9 wins from 13 Non League Premier: Isthmian matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 2 games and lost 2.

The home team returns to Hornchurch Stadium after drawing with Corinthian-Casuals (placed 21st) on their last time out; the game ended 2-2.

Previous to that game, a home match hosting Potters Bar Town in a game that was won 5-0.

Hornchurch are believed to win this game, given a winning chance of about 70% by the bookmakers. We have checked our records for their performance in similar circumstances and found 5 matches and the win/draw/lost stats: Won 2, drew 2 and lost 1.

If you like betting on "both teams to score": A review of the 12 latest league games highlights that 9 of them had goals from both sides.

Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Non League Premier: Isthmian game versus Bognor Regis Town in only three days. This game is also played here at Hornchurch Stadium.

AFC Hornchurch are showing their attacking force in their league home games this season, scoring more than 2,5 goals per game on average (33 goals in 13 games). 15 goals have been conceded.

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Herne Bay form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Herne Bay so far with only 7 points returning home. The records show 2-1-10 (win-draw-lose).

There were no winners in Herne Bay's previous match, the home game that ended 1-1 vs Margate (placed 16th).

Preceding that game was the away victory against Brightlingsea Regent with the score of 2-1.

Goal hungry football fans should note that 16 of this side's 19 most recent league games have ended with three or more goals.

Herne have another match away in just four days, a Non League Premier: Isthmian fixture versus Kingstonian. A grim programme for them!

Herne Bay have scored 17 goals on their travels this season, from 13 away games in the league. Herne have conceded 32 goals in these games. Herne Bay has visited these top teams four times, and 3 of 4 has ended with 2 goals or more!

Head 2 Head

This was the score when the sides faced each other previously this campaign; Herne Bay - AFC Hornchurch 0-6. One of the stars has been Nash with 2 goals scored against Herne Bay in these 1 games.

AFC Hornchurch missing players

Herne Bay missing players

AFC Hornchurch Herne Bay
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
27 13 3 Played P 4 13 27
16 9 2 Won W 0 2 5
5 2 1 Drew D 1 1 6
6 2 0 Lost L 3 10 16
64 33 10 Scored S 5 17 38
32 15 3 Conceded C 11 32 62
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
93% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 92% 96%
78% 85% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 75% 85% 78%
44% 46% 67% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 46% 52%
26% 31% 67% Over 4.5 O 4.5 50% 38% 33%
63% 69% 33% BTTS BTTS 75% 77% 81%
30% 31% 67% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
7% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 25% 23% 19%
 
3.9 5 5.5 Corners for (avg) C F 0 3.2 2.7
3.4 3.4 5.5 Corners against (avg) C A 0 3 2.4
1.1 1.2 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0.4 0.6
1 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
8.3 10.8 17 Shots (avg) S ( 0 4.6 6.8
3.9 4.7 5.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 2.8 3.3
57% 50% 45% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 57% 45%
 
6.7 6.4 10.5 Shots against (avg) S A 0 5.2 6
2.4 2.1 3.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 2.2 2.6
Key stats in Non League Premier: Isthmian this season:
  • AFC Hornchurch have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • AFC Hornchurch have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • AFC Hornchurch have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • AFC Hornchurch have the most scored goals (64) in Non League Premier: Isthmian
  • AFC Hornchurch have the most scored goals in the second half (38) in Non League Premier: Isthmian
  • AFC Hornchurch have the the best goal difference (+32) in Non League Premier: Isthmian
  • AFC Hornchurch have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • AFC Hornchurch haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • All of AFC Hornchurch's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Herne Bay have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
  • Herne Bay have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Herne Bay have the fewest points from losing position (2) in Non League Premier: Isthmian
  • Herne Bay have won significantly more corners away than at home.
  • Herne Bay 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 Bishop's Stortford 29 18 5 6 48 23 14 9 4 1 25 9 15 9 1 5 23 14 25 59
2 Aveley 31 17 6 8 50 33 15 9 3 3 21 14 16 8 3 5 29 19 17 57
3 Enfield Town 28 16 7 5 57 27 16 9 4 3 28 15 12 7 3 2 29 12 30 55
4 AFC Hornchurch 27 16 5 6 64 32 13 9 2 2 33 15 14 7 3 4 31 17 32 53
5 Cray Wanderers 31 13 12 6 54 35 16 8 5 3 32 19 15 5 7 3 22 16 19 51
6 Canvey Island 29 15 6 8 47 32 15 8 3 4 26 19 14 7 3 4 21 13 15 51
7 Lewes 29 13 10 6 56 38 14 8 6 0 28 10 15 5 4 6 28 28 18 49
8 Hastings United 29 14 6 9 39 25 13 7 2 4 20 13 16 7 4 5 19 12 14 48
9 Carshalton Athletic 30 14 6 10 38 36 16 11 2 3 22 13 14 3 4 7 16 23 2 48
10 Horsham 28 12 8 8 51 38 15 9 3 3 34 16 13 3 5 5 17 22 13 44
11 Billericay Town 31 13 5 13 48 49 15 10 1 4 32 23 16 3 4 9 16 26 -1 44
12 Folkestone Invicta 30 13 4 13 53 48 14 8 2 4 32 21 16 5 2 9 21 27 5 43
13 Potters Bar Town 28 13 3 12 44 53 13 6 2 5 20 20 15 7 1 7 24 33 -9 42
14 Bognor Regis Town 27 10 7 10 49 48 14 7 4 3 24 18 13 3 3 7 25 30 1 37
15 Haringey Borough 30 9 8 13 45 55 16 6 2 8 27 29 14 3 6 5 18 26 -10 35
16 Margate 29 8 9 12 36 45 15 4 6 5 24 24 14 4 3 7 12 21 -9 33
17 Wingate & Finchley 29 6 11 12 33 46 14 3 5 6 19 24 15 3 6 6 14 22 -13 29
18 Bowers & Pitsea 30 5 9 16 33 55 15 4 6 5 16 20 15 1 3 11 17 35 -22 24
19 Kingstonian 29 5 8 16 26 52 15 4 3 8 16 26 14 1 5 8 10 26 -26 23
20 Herne Bay 27 5 6 16 38 62 14 3 5 6 21 30 13 2 1 10 17 32 -24 21
21 Corinthian-Casuals 31 5 4 22 29 66 15 3 2 10 17 29 16 2 2 12 12 37 -37 19
22 Brightlingsea Regent 28 4 7 17 32 72 13 4 4 5 18 28 15 0 3 12 14 44 -40 19

Read more about Non League Premier: Isthmian

The Isthmian League has four divisions. The Premier Division is at the seventh highest division level in England while the North, South Central and South East Division are at the eight level. The Isthmian League covers London, East and South East England and holds mostly semi-professional teams.