Delightful dogfight as daring Cray Wanderers duel with determined Folkestone Invicta

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Competition: England Non League Premier: Isthmian
Competition: Wed 15.February
Match begins: 19:45 (UTC)
Venue: Dales Lane (1400 seats)

Non League Premier: Isthmian: Cray Wanderers host Folkestone Invicta in what is nearly guaranteed to be an intriguing football match. Tipsway gives you all the news, stats and facts!

Insights:
  • Cray Wanderers have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Folkestone Invicta have the most points from losing position (20) in Non League Premier: Isthmian

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Wanderers and Folkestone Invicta.

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Cray Wanderers form and stats

8 victories, 4 draws and 3 defeats. That’s what Cray Wanderers have to build on here at Dales Lane in the Non League Premier: Isthmian.

Cray Wanderers's last game was hosting Carshalton Athletic (placed 8th) and winning 2-1.

Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Wingate & Finchley (0-1).

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Cray Wanderers have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 9 games) they have won 6 times, drawn 0 and lost 3.

There will be little rest for Wanderers after this match as they are travelling to Hastings United for a Non League Premier: Isthmian game in only three days.

The Cray Wanderers manager Kedwell has got the team scoring with 32 from 15 home games in the league. 19 goals have been conceded.

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Folkestone Invicta form and stats

5 wins, 1 draw and 9 losses. That’s the product of Folkestone Invicta playing as the away team in the Non League Premier: Isthmian this season.

It's the second away game in a row for Folkestone Invicta, but there's smiles all around after the 3-1 victory versus Horsham (placed 11th) last time out. That win felt sweet as this side had gone three league matches without winning.

A 1-2 defeat away at Hastings United before that.

We have checked recent matches where Folkestone have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 10 games were 3 victories, 2 draws and 5 defeats.

Goal hungry football fans should note that 16 of this club's 18 most recent league rounds have ended with three or more goals.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Corinthian-Casuals in just three days.

Folkestone Invicta find the net regularly in their away games. 21 goals from 15 away fixtures in the league. In the opposite end, Folkestone Invicta have conceded 27 goals in their away games.

Head 2 Head

Wanderers and Folkestone Invicta have faced each other previously this season: Folkestone Invicta - Cray Wanderers 2-4. Head-2-head stats last nine meetings: four - two - three (Cray Wanderers wins - draws - Folkestone Invicta wins). As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three had two or less.

Cray Wanderers missing players

Folkestone Invicta missing players

Cray Wanderers Folkestone Invicta
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
30 15 4 Played P 5 15 29
13 8 2 Won W 0 5 13
11 4 1 Drew D 1 1 3
6 3 1 Lost L 4 9 13
54 32 8 Scored S 4 21 53
35 19 7 Conceded C 12 27 48
97% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 97%
73% 73% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 93% 93%
57% 67% 75% Over 2.5 O 2.5 80% 73% 79%
37% 47% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 33% 41%
17% 27% 25% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 20% 28%
63% 60% 75% BTTS BTTS 60% 53% 66%
27% 27% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 13% 17%
13% 13% 25% Failed to Score F T 40% 33% 21%
 
3.9 4 5 Corners for (avg) C F 1 1.4 1.2
3.9 3.4 3.3 Corners against (avg) C A 3 1.8 1.4
1.2 1.2 1.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0.7 0.5 0.4
1 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
7.6 6.1 8.3 Shots (avg) S ( 3.7 4.5 3.4
3.2 2.9 3.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0.3 1.2 1.2
62% 74% 36% Goal Efficiency G E 300% 120% 174%
 
6.9 5.9 7.7 Shots against (avg) S A 9.7 5.5 3.9
2.3 2 2.7 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.3 2.2 1.9
Key stats in Non League Premier: Isthmian this season:
  • Cray Wanderers have created more than twice as many corners as Folkestone Invicta.
  • Cray Wanderers have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Cray Wanderers haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Folkestone Invicta have the most matches over the total-line (23) in Non League Premier: Isthmian
  • Folkestone Invicta have the most points from losing position (20) in Non League Premier: Isthmian
  • Folkestone Invicta haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

  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 28 17 5 6 46 23 13 8 4 1 23 9 15 9 1 5 23 14 23 56
2 Aveley 30 16 6 8 48 33 15 9 3 3 21 14 15 7 3 5 27 19 15 54
3 AFC Hornchurch 26 16 4 6 62 30 13 9 2 2 33 15 13 7 2 4 29 15 32 52
4 Enfield Town 27 15 7 5 55 26 15 8 4 3 26 14 12 7 3 2 29 12 29 52
5 Cray Wanderers 30 13 11 6 54 35 15 8 4 3 32 19 15 5 7 3 22 16 19 50
6 Lewes 28 13 9 6 55 37 13 8 5 0 27 9 15 5 4 6 28 28 18 48
7 Canvey Island 28 14 6 8 45 31 15 8 3 4 26 19 13 6 3 4 19 12 14 48
8 Carshalton Athletic 30 14 6 10 38 36 16 11 2 3 22 13 14 3 4 7 16 23 2 48
9 Hastings United 28 13 6 9 36 25 13 7 2 4 20 13 15 6 4 5 16 12 11 45
10 Billericay Town 30 13 5 12 48 47 15 10 1 4 32 23 15 3 4 8 16 24 1 44
11 Horsham 27 12 7 8 50 37 15 9 3 3 34 16 12 3 4 5 16 21 13 43
12 Folkestone Invicta 29 13 3 13 53 48 14 8 2 4 32 21 15 5 1 9 21 27 5 42
13 Potters Bar Town 27 13 3 11 44 51 12 6 2 4 20 18 15 7 1 7 24 33 -7 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 29 9 8 12 44 53 15 6 2 7 26 27 14 3 6 5 18 26 -9 35
16 Margate 28 8 8 12 35 44 15 4 6 5 24 24 13 4 2 7 11 20 -9 32
17 Wingate & Finchley 28 5 11 12 29 43 13 2 5 6 15 21 15 3 6 6 14 22 -14 26
18 Bowers & Pitsea 29 5 9 15 30 51 15 4 6 5 16 20 14 1 3 10 14 31 -21 24
19 Kingstonian 28 5 8 15 26 49 14 4 3 7 16 23 14 1 5 8 10 26 -23 23
20 Herne Bay 26 5 5 16 37 61 13 3 4 6 20 29 13 2 1 10 17 32 -24 20
21 Brightlingsea Regent 27 4 7 16 31 70 13 4 4 5 18 28 14 0 3 11 13 42 -39 19
22 Corinthian-Casuals 30 5 3 22 27 64 14 3 1 10 15 27 16 2 2 12 12 37 -37 18

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.