Game preview for Non League Premier: Southern Central: Alvechurch - Leiston at Lye Meadow

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Competition: England Non League Premier: Southern Central
Competition: Sat 21.Oct
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Lye Meadow (3000 seats)

The home followers look for a victory in this fixture, and the home advantage should be put to good use against a struggling visitor. Alvechurch are in 8th place while the guesting Leiston lose sleep at 16th.

Insights:
  • Alvechurch have the most scored goals in the first half (13) in Non League Premier: Southern Central
  • Leiston have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only four days ago in the Suffolk FA Premier Cup. That game was also an away game, at Lowestoft Town. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.

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Alvechurch form and stats

Alvechurch have performed here at Lye Meadow this season with 4 wins from 6 Non League Premier: Southern Central matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 2 games and lost 0. Two home wins in a row for Alvechurch bring valid hopes of a third.

It's back home for Alvechurch, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Stamford away with the result 1-0.

Before that game, the 2-1 home victory against Long Eaton United FC.

This is expected to be a close game, with Alvechurch perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Alvechurch as a small favourite), we find 14 games. Alvechurch has won 9 of these, drawn 2 and lost 3.

The manager Long will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to AFC Telford United in only three days.

Goals decide football matches and Alvechurch are scoring many of them at home; 13 on target from 6 league matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 9 goals have been conceded.

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Leiston form and stats

2 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses. That’s the product of Leiston playing as the away team in the Non League Premier: Southern Central this season.

It's another away fixture for the visitors, as they travelled to Lowestoft Town in their previous outing. The Suffolk FA Premier Cup fixture ended 1-1.

Prior to that result Leiston won their away game at Barwell in the Non League Premier: Southern Central. The scoreline was 3-2.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 12 similar matches played by Leiston in our archives, and the results are: 4 wins for Leiston, 3 draws and 5 defeats.

After this away game Leiston return home for a Non League Premier: Southern Central game against Kettering Town. That game is only three sleeps after this.

Leiston are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 9 times in 6 away games so far. The Leiston manager Eadie has some worries about the defense as 13 goals have been conceded in these travels.

Head 2 Head

Leiston have put together a sequence of 4 consecutive games without losing (1-3-0) when facing Alvechurch.

Alvechurch missing players

Leiston missing players

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Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
12 6 3 Played P 1 6 11
5 4 3 Won W 1 2 3
3 2 0 Drew D 0 2 4
4 0 0 Lost L 0 2 4
19 13 4 Scored S 3 9 15
23 9 1 Conceded C 2 13 20
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 83% 82%
67% 50% 33% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 83% 82%
50% 50% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 67% 64%
42% 33% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 50% 36%
33% 33% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 100% 50% 36%
50% 50% 33% BTTS BTTS 100% 67% 73%
33% 50% 67% Clean Sheets C S 0% 17% 18%
17% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 33% 27%
 
0.5 1 0.7 Corners for (avg) C F 5 2 2.1
1.2 2.3 1 Corners against (avg) C A 5 2 1.9
0.3 0.7 0.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 1.2 0.8
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
1.5 3 2 Shots (avg) S ( 9 4.2 5
0.7 1.3 0.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 6 2 2.5
238% 162% 200% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 75% 54%
 
2.2 4.5 1 Shots against (avg) S A 14 7.2 6.5
0.9 1.8 0.7 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 9 3 2.9
Key stats in Non League Premier: Southern Central this season:
  • Alvechurch have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
  • Alvechurch have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Alvechurch have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Alvechurch have the most scored goals in the first half (13) in Non League Premier: Southern Central
  • Alvechurch have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Alvechurch haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Leiston have created more than twice as many corners as Alvechurch.
  • Leiston have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than 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 Mickleover Sports 12 11 1 0 35 6 6 6 0 0 22 3 6 5 1 0 13 3 29 34
2 Halesowen Town 11 6 4 1 22 10 6 5 1 0 15 2 5 1 3 1 7 8 12 22
3 Needham Market 10 6 3 1 21 9 5 4 1 0 11 1 5 2 2 1 10 8 12 21
4 Redditch United 11 6 3 2 23 16 4 2 1 1 6 4 7 4 2 1 17 12 7 21
5 Stamford 12 6 3 3 21 16 6 2 2 2 11 10 6 4 1 1 10 6 5 21
6 Hitchin Town 11 6 2 3 22 14 7 4 2 1 15 9 4 2 0 2 7 5 8 20
7 Royston Town 12 5 3 4 16 17 6 3 2 1 10 8 6 2 1 3 6 9 -1 18
8 Alvechurch 12 5 3 4 19 23 6 4 2 0 13 9 6 1 1 4 6 14 -4 18
9 Leamington 11 5 2 4 14 10 5 3 1 1 9 3 6 2 1 3 5 7 4 17
10 Bromsgrove Sporting 12 5 2 5 17 17 6 1 1 4 7 12 6 4 1 1 10 5 0 17
11 AFC Telford United 11 4 3 4 21 15 6 3 1 2 13 5 5 1 2 2 8 10 6 15
12 Coalville Town 11 5 0 6 24 27 5 3 0 2 12 11 6 2 0 4 12 16 -3 15
13 Barwell 12 4 3 5 18 21 6 3 0 3 10 10 6 1 3 2 8 11 -3 15
14 Stourbridge 10 4 2 4 17 17 5 2 2 1 12 9 5 2 0 3 5 8 0 14
15 Stratford Town 11 4 1 6 21 19 5 3 0 2 15 10 6 1 1 4 6 9 2 13
16 Leiston 11 3 4 4 15 20 5 1 2 2 6 7 6 2 2 2 9 13 -5 13
17 Nuneaton Town 11 4 1 6 15 21 6 3 0 3 8 6 5 1 1 3 7 15 -6 13
18 Berkhamsted 11 1 5 5 8 18 6 1 2 3 5 7 5 0 3 2 3 11 -10 8
19 AFC Sudbury 12 1 5 6 10 25 6 0 4 2 5 10 6 1 1 4 5 15 -15 8
20 Kettering Town 10 1 4 5 14 23 5 0 3 2 6 12 5 1 1 3 8 11 -9 7
21 St Ives Town 11 1 3 7 11 22 6 0 1 5 5 11 5 1 2 2 6 11 -11 6
22 Long Eaton United FC 11 1 1 9 8 26 5 0 1 4 4 13 6 1 0 5 4 13 -18 4

Read more about Non League Premier: Southern Central

The Southern Football League consists of four divisions: Central Division and South Division (at the seventh highest division level of English football) and Division One Central / Division One South (eight highest level). Teams come from the South West of England, southern Midlands and South Wales.