Match preview: Hastings United expected to triumph over Herne Bay at The Pilot Field

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Competition: England Non League Premier: Isthmian
Competition: Sat 01.April
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: The Pilot Field (4050 seats)

Hastings United have won 59 points performing as the home team. Herne Bay have 31 points from their away games. Will this be a home win?

Insights:
  • Hastings United have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (16) in Non League Premier: Isthmian
  • Herne Bay have the fewest clean sheets (1) in Non League Premier: Isthmian

The hosts Hastings United saw competitive action as recent as four days ago, playing in the Sussex Senior Challenge Cup. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Eastbourne United.

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Hastings United form and stats

When playing at home in the Non League Premier: Isthmian, Hastings United have managed 9 wins, 4 draws and suffered 4 defeats from 17 games. Their last two home games have resulted in two points, meaning they were both draws.

The Hastings United manager Agutter and his crew return home after a 0-0 draw away versus Eastbourne United in the Sussex Senior Challenge Cup.

Prior to that, an away loss at Canvey Island in the Non League Premier: Isthmian.

Both teams to score: YES! That has happened in 5 league fixtures in a row for this club. Could it happen again?

The match schedule is unforgiving for Hastings as they have a new game in only three days, a Sussex Senior Challenge Cup match thankfully also at home. Horsham are visiting.

The Hastings United fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 25 in 17 matches. From these home matches, Hastings United have conceded only 15 goals.

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Herne Bay form and stats

Herne Bay have only collected 11 points from their away games in the Non League Premier: Isthmian, after 3-2-13 (18 played).

Herne's previous game was their home loss versus Enfield Town (1-3).

Preceding that game was the away victory against Carshalton Athletic with the score of 3-1.

Goal-happy betting people should observe that 23 of this club's 29 most recent league rounds have ended with three goals or more.

Herne Bay are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 22 away goals from 18 games (in the league). For Herne Bay, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.

Head 2 Head

Hastings have put together a sequence of 6 consecutive games without defeat (4-2-0) when playing Herne Bay.

Herne Bay - Hastings United 0-3 was the story when this pair of squads formerly did battle, also in this season.

Hastings United missing players

Herne Bay missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Hastings United Herne Bay
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
36 17 7 Played P 6 18 37
17 9 5 Won W 1 3 8
8 4 2 Drew D 0 2 7
11 4 0 Lost L 5 13 22
49 25 15 Scored S 6 22 50
34 15 3 Conceded C 12 44 81
86% 94% 86% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
67% 71% 71% Over 1.5 O 1.5 83% 94% 95%
50% 47% 43% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 78% 76%
17% 12% 29% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 44% 46%
11% 12% 29% Over 4.5 O 4.5 17% 33% 27%
42% 53% 43% BTTS BTTS 67% 72% 76%
42% 35% 57% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 3%
31% 18% 14% Failed to Score F T 33% 28% 22%
 
3.4 4.9 4.5 Corners for (avg) C F 1.3 2.1 2.2
2.2 2.8 1.2 Corners against (avg) C A 2 1.8 1.7
0.8 0.7 0.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0.3 0.5
2 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
6.2 7.1 5.2 Shots (avg) S ( 2.7 3.1 5.4
2.5 3 2.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1.3 1.6 2.3
59% 55% 91% Goal Efficiency G E 75% 81% 59%
 
3.8 4.5 1.5 Shots against (avg) S A 5 3.2 4.3
1.6 1.8 0.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 1 1.4 1.9
Key stats in Non League Premier: Isthmian this season:
  • Hastings United have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (16) in Non League Premier: Isthmian
  • Hastings United have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Herne Bay have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Herne Bay have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Herne Bay have the fewest clean sheets (1) in Non League Premier: Isthmian
  • Herne Bay have the most conceded goals in the first half (39) 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 AFC Hornchurch 37 22 8 7 89 43 19 13 3 3 50 22 18 9 5 4 39 21 46 74
2 Bishop's Stortford 37 22 7 8 60 32 19 11 6 2 35 15 18 11 1 6 25 17 28 73
3 Canvey Island 37 21 8 8 68 37 19 12 3 4 42 22 18 9 5 4 26 15 31 71
4 Aveley 37 21 8 8 58 36 19 11 5 3 26 16 18 10 3 5 32 20 22 71
5 Enfield Town 37 19 10 8 67 37 18 9 6 3 29 16 19 10 4 5 38 21 30 67
6 Cray Wanderers 37 17 12 8 67 42 19 10 5 4 42 24 18 7 7 4 25 18 25 63
7 Lewes 37 17 12 8 66 47 19 11 7 1 34 14 18 6 5 7 32 33 19 63
8 Horsham 37 16 11 10 71 53 18 11 4 3 43 20 19 5 7 7 28 33 18 59
9 Hastings United 36 17 8 11 49 34 17 9 4 4 25 15 19 8 4 7 24 19 15 59
10 Carshalton Athletic 37 17 8 12 47 45 18 12 2 4 25 17 19 5 6 8 22 28 2 59
11 Folkestone Invicta 37 17 4 16 70 57 18 11 2 5 42 25 19 6 2 11 28 32 13 55
12 Billericay Town 36 15 7 14 55 53 19 12 2 5 38 26 17 3 5 9 17 27 2 52
13 Potters Bar Town 37 14 5 18 49 76 18 7 3 8 24 31 19 7 2 10 25 45 -27 47
14 Bognor Regis Town 37 13 7 17 61 64 18 8 4 6 27 25 19 5 3 11 34 39 -3 46
15 Haringey Borough 37 12 10 15 61 65 18 7 3 8 34 31 19 5 7 7 27 34 -4 46
16 Margate 37 11 10 16 44 55 18 5 6 7 26 26 19 6 4 9 18 29 -11 43
17 Wingate & Finchley 37 9 12 16 44 57 18 5 5 8 28 31 19 4 7 8 16 26 -13 39
18 Kingstonian 37 8 9 20 36 68 19 5 4 10 19 34 18 3 5 10 17 34 -32 33
19 Herne Bay 37 8 7 22 50 81 19 5 5 9 28 37 18 3 2 13 22 44 -31 31
20 Bowers & Pitsea 37 7 9 21 40 67 19 6 6 7 22 25 18 1 3 14 18 42 -27 30
21 Corinthian-Casuals 37 6 5 26 33 78 19 4 3 12 19 36 18 2 2 14 14 42 -45 23
22 Brightlingsea Regent 37 4 9 24 35 93 18 4 5 9 18 36 19 0 4 15 17 57 -58 21

Table
  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 Hornchurch 37 22 8 7 89 43 19 13 3 3 50 22 18 9 5 4 39 21 46 74
2 Bishop's Stortford 37 22 7 8 60 32 19 11 6 2 35 15 18 11 1 6 25 17 28 73
3 Canvey Island 37 21 8 8 68 37 19 12 3 4 42 22 18 9 5 4 26 15 31 71
4 Aveley 37 21 8 8 58 36 19 11 5 3 26 16 18 10 3 5 32 20 22 71
5 Enfield Town 37 19 10 8 67 37 18 9 6 3 29 16 19 10 4 5 38 21 30 67
6 Cray Wanderers 37 17 12 8 67 42 19 10 5 4 42 24 18 7 7 4 25 18 25 63
7 Lewes 37 17 12 8 66 47 19 11 7 1 34 14 18 6 5 7 32 33 19 63
8 Horsham 37 16 11 10 71 53 18 11 4 3 43 20 19 5 7 7 28 33 18 59
9 Hastings United 36 17 8 11 49 34 17 9 4 4 25 15 19 8 4 7 24 19 15 59
10 Carshalton Athletic 37 17 8 12 47 45 18 12 2 4 25 17 19 5 6 8 22 28 2 59
11 Folkestone Invicta 37 17 4 16 70 57 18 11 2 5 42 25 19 6 2 11 28 32 13 55
12 Billericay Town 36 15 7 14 55 53 19 12 2 5 38 26 17 3 5 9 17 27 2 52
13 Potters Bar Town 37 14 5 18 49 76 18 7 3 8 24 31 19 7 2 10 25 45 -27 47
14 Bognor Regis Town 37 13 7 17 61 64 18 8 4 6 27 25 19 5 3 11 34 39 -3 46
15 Haringey Borough 37 12 10 15 61 65 18 7 3 8 34 31 19 5 7 7 27 34 -4 46
16 Margate 37 11 10 16 44 55 18 5 6 7 26 26 19 6 4 9 18 29 -11 43
17 Wingate & Finchley 37 9 12 16 44 57 18 5 5 8 28 31 19 4 7 8 16 26 -13 39
18 Kingstonian 37 8 9 20 36 68 19 5 4 10 19 34 18 3 5 10 17 34 -32 33
19 Herne Bay 37 8 7 22 50 81 19 5 5 9 28 37 18 3 2 13 22 44 -31 31
20 Bowers & Pitsea 37 7 9 21 40 67 19 6 6 7 22 25 18 1 3 14 18 42 -27 30
21 Corinthian-Casuals 37 6 5 26 33 78 19 4 3 12 19 36 18 2 2 14 14 42 -45 23
22 Brightlingsea Regent 37 4 9 24 35 93 18 4 5 9 18 36 19 0 4 15 17 57 -58 21

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