This match has been long awaited by fans of both contenders, as it's the premier Non League Premier: Southern Central fixture of the season. Both AFC Telford United and Royston Town are hoping for a positive start to their campaign.
AFC Telford United form and stats
Disaster struck Telford last season as they could not defend their status as a Vanarama National League North team. With 26 defeats from 46 games, and only 6 wins, relegation could not be avoided. AFC Telford United are hopeful of bouncing straight back up, but need to improve upon their home record from last season of W3 D8 L12.
The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does AFC Telford United handle that role? We have found 4 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 2 wins, 2 draws and 0 defeats.
It's been an intense period of training leading up to this game for AFC Telford United, who have participated in two training matches. AFC Telford United have won 0 of these, drawn 1 and were beaten in 1 game.
Royston Town form and stats
Let's have a look at how Royston Town performed last season in the Non League Premier: Southern Central: They landed a 13th position in the league table after playing out 15 victories, 10 draws and 17 defeats. In total they scored 63 and conceded {73 goals} in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 3 - drew 5 and lost 13 with 25/47 goals scored/conceded.
We have checked recent matches where Royston Town have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 7 games were 2 victories, 1 draw and 4 defeats.
Royston played one friendly in their break from official games, resulting in 0 victories, 0 draws and 1 defeat. In these one match Royston Town scored 1 and conceded {2 goals}.
Head 2 Head
AFC Telford United missing players
Royston Town missing players
| AFC Telford United | Royston Town | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AFC Telford United | Last season | Royston Town | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 46 | 23 | Played | P | 21 | 42 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Won | W | 3 | 15 | ||
| 14 | 8 | Drew | D | 5 | 10 | ||
| 26 | 12 | Lost | L | 13 | 17 | ||
| 35 | 20 | Scored | S | 25 | 63 | ||
| 76 | 36 | Conceded | C | 47 | 73 | ||
| 91% | 96% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 98% | ||
| 72% | 74% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 86% | 81% | ||
| 48% | 43% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 60% | ||
| 22% | 22% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 43% | 40% | ||
| 9% | 9% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 29% | 26% | ||
| 48% | 57% | BTTS | BTTS | 62% | 62% | ||
| 15% | 13% | Clean Sheets | C S | 10% | 21% | ||
| 46% | 35% | Failed to Score | F T | 29% | 19% | ||
| 4.5 | 5.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.5 | 2 | ||
| 4.8 | 4.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.1 | 1.6 | ||
| 1.6 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.9 | 0.6 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 9.6 | 10.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5.2 | 4 | ||
| 3.7 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.2 | 1.8 | ||
| 20% | 22% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 46% | 70% | ||
| 11.3 | 11.4 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.6 | 5.7 | ||
| 4.6 | 4.1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.1 | 2.5 | ||
| 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 Sudbury | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | AFC Telford United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Alvechurch | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Barwell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Berkhamsted | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Bromsgrove Sporting | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Coalville Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Halesowen Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Hitchin Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Kettering Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Leamington | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Leiston | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Long Eaton United FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Mickleover Sports | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Needham Market | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Nuneaton Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Redditch United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Royston Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Stamford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | St Ives Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Stourbridge | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Stratford Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Fylde | 46 | 29 | 8 | 9 | 80 | 44 | 23 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 49 | 27 | 23 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 31 | 17 | 36 | 95 |
| 2 | King's Lynn Town | 46 | 27 | 12 | 7 | 84 | 43 | 23 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 48 | 20 | 23 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 36 | 23 | 41 | 93 |
| 3 | Chester | 46 | 22 | 18 | 6 | 72 | 41 | 23 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 34 | 21 | 23 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 38 | 20 | 31 | 84 |
| 4 | Brackley Town | 46 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 57 | 47 | 23 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 38 | 17 | 23 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 19 | 30 | 10 | 69 |
| 5 | Alfreton Town | 46 | 17 | 18 | 11 | 54 | 44 | 23 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 35 | 20 | 23 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 19 | 24 | 10 | 69 |
| 6 | Kidderminster Harriers | 46 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 49 | 42 | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 21 | 7 | 69 |
| 7 | Gloucester City | 46 | 19 | 11 | 16 | 75 | 68 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 45 | 32 | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 30 | 36 | 7 | 68 |
| 8 | Scarborough Athletic | 46 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 74 | 69 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 41 | 37 | 23 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 33 | 32 | 5 | 68 |
| 9 | Spennymoor Town | 46 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 68 | 67 | 23 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 36 | 28 | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 32 | 39 | 1 | 68 |
| 10 | Darlington | 46 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 72 | 64 | 23 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 36 | 32 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 36 | 32 | 8 | 67 |
| 11 | Buxton | 46 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 55 | 54 | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 29 | 25 | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 26 | 29 | 1 | 67 |
| 12 | Chorley | 46 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 62 | 50 | 23 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 32 | 19 | 23 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 30 | 31 | 12 | 66 |
| 13 | Curzon Ashton | 46 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 58 | 55 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 33 | 27 | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 25 | 28 | 3 | 65 |
| 14 | Peterborough Sports | 46 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 50 | 55 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 30 | 26 | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 29 | -5 | 57 |
| 15 | Boston United | 46 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 68 | 66 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 39 | 31 | 23 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 29 | 35 | 2 | 56 |
| 16 | Hereford | 46 | 15 | 10 | 21 | 47 | 56 | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 13 | 21 | 33 | -9 | 55 |
| 17 | Banbury United | 46 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 55 | 62 | 23 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 30 | 38 | -7 | 54 |
| 18 | Southport | 46 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 50 | 62 | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 27 | 30 | 23 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 23 | 32 | -12 | 50 |
| 19 | Blyth Spartans | 46 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 49 | 62 | 23 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 26 | 28 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 23 | 34 | -13 | 50 |
| 20 | Farsley Celtic | 46 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 51 | 75 | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 27 | 28 | 23 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 24 | 47 | -24 | 50 |
| 21 | Kettering Town | 46 | 11 | 16 | 19 | 41 | 63 | 23 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 25 | 18 | 23 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 16 | 45 | -22 | 49 |
| 22 | Leamington | 46 | 10 | 18 | 18 | 41 | 60 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 25 | 22 | 23 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 38 | -19 | 48 |
| 23 | Bradford Park Avenue | 46 | 11 | 13 | 22 | 43 | 65 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 19 | 40 | -22 | 46 |
| 24 | AFC Telford United | 46 | 6 | 14 | 26 | 35 | 76 | 23 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 36 | 23 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 15 | 40 | -41 | 32 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Tamworth | 42 | 27 | 8 | 7 | 93 | 40 | 21 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 49 | 21 | 21 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 44 | 19 | 53 | 89 |
| 2 | Coalville Town | 42 | 27 | 8 | 7 | 92 | 42 | 21 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 44 | 23 | 21 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 48 | 19 | 50 | 89 |
| 3 | Leiston | 42 | 24 | 13 | 5 | 84 | 47 | 21 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 45 | 18 | 21 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 39 | 29 | 37 | 85 |
| 4 | Nuneaton Town | 42 | 23 | 10 | 9 | 67 | 45 | 21 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 37 | 14 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 30 | 31 | 22 | 79 |
| 5 | Rushall Olympic | 42 | 22 | 7 | 13 | 71 | 52 | 21 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 42 | 31 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 29 | 21 | 19 | 73 |
| 6 | Mickleover Sports | 42 | 22 | 6 | 14 | 82 | 66 | 21 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 42 | 26 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 40 | 40 | 16 | 72 |
| 7 | Ilkeston Town | 42 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 79 | 66 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 44 | 33 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 35 | 33 | 13 | 61 |
| 8 | Barwell | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 69 | 63 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 36 | 30 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 33 | 33 | 6 | 61 |
| 9 | Redditch United | 42 | 18 | 7 | 17 | 57 | 59 | 21 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 35 | 32 | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 27 | -2 | 61 |
| 10 | Stourbridge | 42 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 69 | 56 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 31 | 26 | 21 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 38 | 30 | 13 | 59 |
| 11 | Alvechurch | 42 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 63 | 65 | 21 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 39 | 31 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 24 | 34 | -2 | 59 |
| 12 | Hitchin Town | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 52 | 60 | 21 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 27 | 20 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 25 | 40 | -8 | 59 |
| 13 | Royston Town | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 63 | 73 | 21 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 38 | 26 | 21 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 25 | 47 | -10 | 55 |
| 14 | Stratford Town | 42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 58 | 70 | 21 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 32 | 30 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 26 | 40 | -12 | 52 |
| 15 | Basford United | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 49 | 62 | 21 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 25 | 29 | 21 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 24 | 33 | -13 | 52 |
| 16 | St Ives Town | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 64 | 72 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 36 | 30 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 28 | 42 | -8 | 50 |
| 17 | Needham Market | 42 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 46 | 54 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 31 | 23 | 21 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 31 | -8 | 48 |
| 18 | Bromsgrove Sporting | 42 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 58 | 78 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 31 | 35 | 21 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 27 | 43 | -20 | 48 |
| 19 | Kings Langley | 42 | 10 | 9 | 23 | 45 | 69 | 21 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 23 | 33 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 22 | 36 | -24 | 39 |
| 20 | Hednesford Town | 42 | 7 | 10 | 25 | 45 | 76 | 21 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 29 | 29 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 47 | -31 | 31 |
| 21 | AFC Rushden & Diamonds | 42 | 8 | 7 | 27 | 40 | 87 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 22 | 37 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 50 | -47 | 31 |
| 22 | Bedford Town | 42 | 8 | 6 | 28 | 49 | 93 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 29 | 51 | 21 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 42 | -44 | 30 |