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Competition: England Non League Premier: Isthmian
Competition: Tue 28.February
Match begins: 19:45 (UTC)
Venue: ProKit UK Stadium (4000 seats)

A home win is predicted from this match if the league standings is a guide to future results. The Bishop's Stortford supporters are hoping that the gap between 1st and Herne Bay's 20th spot in the table will be visible on the arena.

Insights:
  • Bishop's Stortford have the fewest conceded goals (24) in Non League Premier: Isthmian
  • Herne Bay have the fewest clean sheets (0) 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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Bishop's Stortford form and stats

The home supporters can't complain about results here at ProKit UK Stadium as Bishop's Stortford have scored 26 goals to get 32 points from 15 games. The overall stats in the Non League Premier: Isthmian are 9-5-1 (wins-draws-losses).

The spoils were shared in Bishop's Stortford's previous game, also at home. Visiting Horsham (placed 11th) travelled back with a draw after a 1-1 scoreline.

In the preceding match a 1-0 victory visiting Bowers & Pitsea.

It should be taken into account that a glance at the 25 most recent league games shows that 19 of them qualified as a both teams not to score result (only one or none of the sides scored).

There will be little rest for Stortford after this match as they are travelling to Folkestone Invicta for a Non League Premier: Isthmian game in only four days.

Bishop's Stortford have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at ProKit UK Stadium with 26 goals in 15 league matches. Bishop's Stortford are not conceding a lot of goals here at ProKit UK Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 10 from 15 matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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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 8 points returning home. The records show 2-2-11 (win-draw-lose).

This match can not go any worse than the last one, the home loss versus Aveley with 1-2 on the scoreboard.

Preceding that game, the 1-1 draw paying a visit to Kingstonian.

Goal-happy betting people should observe that 10 of this side's 12 most recent league rounds have ended with three goals or more.

There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Herne Bay manager as the team has another away game coming up in only four days, this time against Billericay Town.

Herne find the net regularly in their away games. 19 goals from 15 away fixtures in the league. Herne Bay are struggling defensively in their away games, having conceded 19 goals in these matches. Herne Bay has visited these top teams four times, and 3 of 4 has ended with 2 goals or more!

Head 2 Head

Bishop's Stortford missing players

Herne Bay missing players

Bishop's Stortford Herne Bay
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
31 15 5 Played P 4 15 30
19 9 3 Won W 0 2 5
6 5 2 Drew D 1 2 7
6 1 0 Lost L 3 11 18
50 26 8 Scored S 6 19 41
24 10 2 Conceded C 13 38 70
97% 93% 80% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
74% 87% 60% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 93% 97%
42% 40% 40% Over 2.5 O 2.5 75% 80% 77%
16% 13% 20% Over 3.5 O 3.5 75% 47% 50%
10% 7% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 75% 40% 33%
35% 40% 20% BTTS BTTS 100% 80% 83%
55% 53% 80% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
13% 13% 20% Failed to Score F T 0% 20% 17%
 
3 3.4 5.2 Corners for (avg) C F 0 3 2.6
1.5 2 1.5 Corners against (avg) C A 0 2.6 2.4
0.2 0.2 0.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0.4 0.7
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
6.9 7.6 11.8 Shots (avg) S ( 0 4.4 6.6
2.6 2.2 3.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 2.3 3.1
71% 79% 46% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 62% 46%
 
3.1 3.8 4 Shots against (avg) S A 0 4.6 5.7
0.9 0.6 0.8 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 2 2.5
Key stats in Non League Premier: Isthmian this season:
  • Bishop's Stortford have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Bishop's Stortford have the fewest conceded goals (10) at home in Non League Premier: Isthmian
  • Bishop's Stortford have the fewest conceded goals (24) in Non League Premier: Isthmian
  • Bishop's Stortford have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (7) in Non League Premier: Isthmian
  • Bishop's Stortford have the most clean sheets (15) in Non League Premier: Isthmian
  • 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 clean sheets (0) in Non League Premier: Isthmian
  • Herne Bay have the most conceded goals in the first half (32) in Non League Premier: Isthmian
  • 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 31 19 6 6 50 24 15 9 5 1 26 10 16 10 1 5 24 14 26 63
2 Aveley 33 19 6 8 54 34 16 10 3 3 23 14 17 9 3 5 31 20 20 63
3 AFC Hornchurch 30 19 5 6 72 33 15 11 2 2 39 16 15 8 3 4 33 17 39 62
4 Enfield Town 31 16 8 7 57 33 17 9 5 3 28 15 14 7 3 4 29 18 24 56
5 Canvey Island 31 16 7 8 50 32 16 9 3 4 29 19 15 7 4 4 21 13 18 55
6 Hastings United 32 16 6 10 43 27 15 9 2 4 23 13 17 7 4 6 20 14 16 54
7 Carshalton Athletic 33 16 6 11 41 40 17 12 2 3 24 14 16 4 4 8 17 26 1 54
8 Folkestone Invicta 33 16 4 13 64 50 16 10 2 4 38 23 17 6 2 9 26 27 14 52
9 Cray Wanderers 33 13 12 8 54 38 17 8 5 4 32 21 16 5 7 4 22 17 16 51
10 Lewes 31 13 11 7 57 41 15 8 7 0 29 11 16 5 4 7 28 30 16 50
11 Horsham 30 13 9 8 54 39 16 10 3 3 36 16 14 3 6 5 18 23 15 48
12 Billericay Town 33 14 6 13 52 51 16 11 1 4 35 24 17 3 5 9 17 27 1 48
13 Potters Bar Town 30 13 4 13 44 58 14 6 2 6 20 25 16 7 2 7 24 33 -14 43
14 Haringey Borough 32 10 8 14 52 59 17 7 2 8 33 30 15 3 6 6 19 29 -7 38
15 Bognor Regis Town 30 10 7 13 53 57 15 7 4 4 26 22 15 3 3 9 27 35 -4 37
16 Wingate & Finchley 32 8 11 13 40 50 16 5 5 6 26 26 16 3 6 7 14 24 -10 35
17 Margate 31 8 10 13 36 46 16 4 6 6 24 25 15 4 4 7 12 21 -10 34
18 Kingstonian 32 7 9 16 32 55 17 5 4 8 18 27 15 2 5 8 14 28 -23 30
19 Bowers & Pitsea 33 5 9 19 33 59 16 4 6 6 16 21 17 1 3 13 17 38 -26 24
20 Herne Bay 30 5 7 18 41 70 15 3 5 7 22 32 15 2 2 11 19 38 -29 22
21 Corinthian-Casuals 33 5 5 23 31 69 16 3 3 10 17 29 17 2 2 13 14 40 -38 20
22 Brightlingsea Regent 30 4 8 18 33 78 14 4 5 5 18 28 16 0 3 13 15 50 -45 20

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.