The glass has been half empty for Herne Bay so far, and you could say the same about Margate. These brave battlers pray for some crucial points here.
- Herne Bay have the fewest points from losing position (2) in Non League Premier: Isthmian
- Herne Bay have created more than twice as many corners as Margate.
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.
Herne Bay form and stats
Herne Bay's struggle is real here at Winch's Field with only 13 points collected from 13 Non League Premier: Isthmian games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 3-4-6. When Herne Bay hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like Bognor Regis Town, Bowers & Pitsea, Kingstonian, Corinthian-Casuals, Brightlingsea Regent, Herne Bay and Wingate & Finchley), they have won 2 of 5 matches!
Herne Bay are returning here after visiting Brightlingsea Regent and winning with a 2-1 scoreline.
Ahead of that match, Herne lost 1-3 at home to Potters Bar Town.Observe: 14 of the latest 15 league games from these players have seen goals scored by both teams.
Herne Bay are traveling soon after this match as the Non League Premier: Isthmian match at AFC Hornchurch awaits in four days.
Herne have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Winch's Field with 20 goals in 13 league matches. Goals are flowing in at the wrong end for Herne Bay with 29 goals conceded in these matches.
Margate form and stats
The visitors are W4-D2-L7 on the road this term. That's in the Non League Premier: Isthmian. When Margate is visiting a side on the bottom half, they have won 4 of 5 matches. Bognor Regis Town, Bowers & Pitsea, Kingstonian, Corinthian-Casuals, Margate, Brightlingsea Regent and Wingate & Finchley is teams we like to compare Herne Bay with.
Margate aren't clicking offensively as they have gone 185 league minutes without a goal. Wood was the last player to find the net.
Margate failed to get anything from their last game, a home match vs Bishop's Stortford (placed 1st) that ended with defeat 0-1. That loss was their first after four consecutive league matches winning points.
Preceding that game, the 0-0 draw paying a visit to Hastings United.A quick return to home after this game, as Margate are hosting Carshalton Athletic in the Non League Premier: Isthmian only four days away.
The visitors have scored 11 goals from 13 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Margate have conceded 20 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
The two teams involved faced each other previously this campaign: Margate - Herne 4-0. H2H stats regardless of arena (last two matches): Herne Bay zero wins, zero draws and Margate two victories. As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one game had two or less.
Herne Bay missing players
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| Herne Bay | Margate | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 26 | 13 | 5 | Played | P | 5 | 13 | 28 |
| 5 | 3 | 2 | Won | W | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 5 | 4 | 3 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 16 | 6 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 7 | 12 |
| 37 | 20 | 9 | Scored | S | 8 | 11 | 35 |
| 61 | 29 | 5 | Conceded | C | 3 | 20 | 44 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | 93% |
| 96% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 69% | 79% |
| 81% | 77% | 40% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 40% | 46% | 50% |
| 54% | 62% | 40% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 31% | 36% |
| 35% | 31% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 11% |
| 81% | 85% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 40% | 31% | 46% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 60% | 31% | 29% |
| 19% | 15% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 46% | 32% |
| 2.5 | 2 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 1.7 | 0.8 | 1.2 |
| 2.3 | 1.7 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 1.3 | 1.8 | 2.3 |
| 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.3 | 1.1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | 7.2 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 3.5 | 1.8 | 1.9 |
| 3 | 3.2 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1 | 0.4 | 0.5 |
| 52% | 47% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 200% | 200% | 180% |
| 6.2 | 7 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 2.8 | 4.6 |
| 2.6 | 3 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 1.6 | 2.3 |
- All of Herne Bay's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Herne Bay have created more than twice as many corners as Margate.
- Herne Bay have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- Herne Bay have the fewest points from losing position (2) in Non League Premier: Isthmian
- Herne Bay have the most conceded goals (29) at home in Non League Premier: Isthmian
- Herne Bay have won significantly less corners at home than away.
- Herne Bay haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Margate have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- Margate have won significantly less corners away then at home.
| 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 | 27 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 45 | 23 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 9 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 22 | 14 | 22 | 53 |
| 2 | Enfield Town | 26 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 54 | 25 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 12 | 29 | 51 |
| 3 | Aveley | 29 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 47 | 33 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 26 | 19 | 14 | 51 |
| 4 | AFC Hornchurch | 25 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 57 | 30 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 29 | 15 | 27 | 49 |
| 5 | Canvey Island | 27 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 44 | 29 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 17 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 48 |
| 6 | Cray Wanderers | 29 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 52 | 34 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 30 | 18 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 22 | 16 | 18 | 47 |
| 7 | Lewes | 27 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 52 | 35 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 27 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 25 | 26 | 17 | 45 |
| 8 | Carshalton Athletic | 28 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 35 | 33 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 2 | 45 |
| 9 | Horsham | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 49 | 34 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 33 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 15 | 43 |
| 10 | Hastings United | 27 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 34 | 25 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 42 |
| 11 | Potters Bar Town | 26 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 44 | 46 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 18 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 24 | 28 | -2 | 42 |
| 12 | Billericay Town | 29 | 12 | 5 | 12 | 46 | 46 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 32 | 23 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 23 | 0 | 41 |
| 13 | Folkestone Invicta | 28 | 12 | 3 | 13 | 50 | 47 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 32 | 21 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 18 | 26 | 3 | 39 |
| 14 | Haringey Borough | 28 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 42 | 48 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 22 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 26 | -6 | 35 |
| 15 | Bognor Regis Town | 25 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 43 | 44 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 26 | -1 | 34 |
| 16 | Margate | 27 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 35 | 43 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 23 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 20 | -8 | 32 |
| 17 | Wingate & Finchley | 27 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 28 | 42 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 21 | -14 | 25 |
| 18 | Bowers & Pitsea | 28 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 28 | 48 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 31 | -20 | 24 |
| 19 | Kingstonian | 27 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 26 | 48 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 26 | -22 | 23 |
| 20 | Brightlingsea Regent | 26 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 30 | 68 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 26 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 42 | -38 | 19 |
| 21 | Corinthian-Casuals | 29 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 27 | 62 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 15 | 25 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 37 | -35 | 18 |
| 22 | Herne Bay | 25 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 35 | 60 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 29 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 15 | 31 | -25 | 17 |