Home advantage could prove decisive in Redditch United - Kettering Town battle

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Competition: England Non League Premier: Southern Central
Competition: Sat 26.Aug
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: The Valley Stadium (5000 seats)

Redditch United open their doors to Kettering Town for another engrossing Non League Premier: Southern Central game here at The Valley Stadium.

Insights:
  • Kettering Town have the most dropped points from leading position (6) in Non League Premier: Southern Central

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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Redditch United form and stats

0 victories, 1 draw and 1 defeat. That’s what Redditch United have to build on here at The Valley Stadium in the Non League Premier: Southern Central.

Redditch United enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at AFC Sudbury's place. The match ended 4-0. As indicated by the result mentioned above, Redditch played a great game against AFC Sudbury and beat them comfortably. Expectations are high for this one.

In the match before that, Redditch United hosted AFC Telford United and drew the game 1-1.

There will be little rest for Redditch after this match as they are travelling to Alvechurch for a Non League Premier: Southern Central game in only two days.

Redditch United has scored {2 goals} so far and conceded {4 goals} from 2 home games. These are numbers from the league only.

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Kettering Town form and stats

It's not happening yet for Kettering Town on their Non League Premier: Southern Central travels, with zero points from their first 2 away games. Maybe today will be different?

There were no winners in Kettering Town's previous match, the home game that ended 2-2 vs Halesowen Town (placed 11th).

A 2-3 defeat away at Barwell before that.

As mentioned above, the odds for this match puts the home team as favourites. Perhaps this eases the pressure on the away team, who are capable of producing an upset here on a good day. Looking at earlier matches with similar odds and Kettering Town playing away, we found 8 games. Results were 2 away wins, 3 draws and 3 home wins.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting St Ives Town in just two days.

{4 goals} so far away for Kettering Town, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 6. All from 2 league matches away.

Head 2 Head

Kettering Town have put together a sequence of 4 consecutive games without losing (2-2-0) when playing Redditch.

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Kettering Town missing players

Redditch United Kettering Town
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
4 2 0 Played P 1 2 4
2 0 0 Won W 0 0 0
1 1 0 Drew D 0 0 1
1 1 0 Lost L 1 2 3
8 2 0 Scored S 2 4 8
5 4 0 Conceded C 3 6 12
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
100% 100% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 100%
75% 50% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 100% 100%
50% 50% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 100% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 100% 100% 75%
75% 100% 0% BTTS BTTS 100% 100% 100%
25% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
3 6 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 4.5 3.2
1 2 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 1 1.8
0.8 1.5 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 0.2
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
2 4 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 6.5 6
1.5 3 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 2.5 2.2
133% 33% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 80% 89%
 
3 6 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 5 6
2 4 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 2 2.5
Key stats in Non League Premier: Southern Central this season:
  • Kettering Town have the most dropped points from leading position (6) in Non League Premier: Southern Central
Redditch United Last season Kettering Town
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
42 21   Played P   23 46
18 11   Won W   2 11
7 2   Drew D   6 16
17 8   Lost L   15 19
57 35   Scored S   16 41
59 32   Conceded C   45 63
95% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   96% 83%
71% 86%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   78% 63%
55% 71%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   48% 39%
26% 38%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   26% 22%
14% 19%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   13% 13%
50% 62%   BTTS BTTS   39% 35%
31% 24%   Clean Sheets C S   9% 33%
24% 14%   Failed to Score F T   57% 50%
 
4.1 3.8   Corners for (avg) C F   4.1 3.8
3.3 3.2   Corners against (avg) C A   5.5 5.1
0.8 0.6   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.2 1.4
0 0   Red cards R C   1 3
 
8 8.4   Shots (avg) S (   7.3 8.4
3.4 4.4   Shots on Target (avg) S O   2.7 3.2
34% 36%   Goal Efficiency G E   25% 28%
 
7.1 6.4   Shots against (avg) S A   13.6 11.8
3.3 3   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   6.1 4.7

  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 4 4 0 0 11 2 2 2 0 0 8 2 2 2 0 0 3 0 9 12
2 Stourbridge 4 3 0 1 10 6 2 2 0 0 6 2 2 1 0 1 4 4 4 9
3 Hitchin Town 4 3 0 1 7 5 2 2 0 0 5 2 2 1 0 1 2 3 2 9
4 Stamford 4 2 2 0 7 4 2 1 1 0 3 2 2 1 1 0 4 2 3 8
5 AFC Telford United 4 2 1 1 12 3 2 2 0 0 10 0 2 0 1 1 2 3 9 7
6 Redditch United 4 2 1 1 8 5 2 0 1 1 2 4 2 2 0 0 6 1 3 7
7 Needham Market 4 2 1 1 9 7 2 1 1 0 2 0 2 1 0 1 7 7 2 7
8 Barwell 4 2 1 1 5 5 2 2 0 0 4 2 2 0 1 1 1 3 0 7
9 Stratford Town 4 2 0 2 8 3 2 2 0 0 8 1 2 0 0 2 0 2 5 6
10 Bromsgrove Sporting 4 2 0 2 9 8 2 0 0 2 2 6 2 2 0 0 7 2 1 6
11 Halesowen Town 4 1 3 0 4 3 2 1 1 0 2 1 2 0 2 0 2 2 1 6
12 Coalville Town 4 2 0 2 12 13 2 1 0 1 6 8 2 1 0 1 6 5 -1 6
13 Alvechurch 4 2 0 2 4 6 2 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 2 2 6 -2 6
14 Berkhamsted 4 1 2 1 2 5 2 1 1 0 2 1 2 0 1 1 0 4 -3 5
15 Leiston 4 1 1 2 5 6 2 1 0 1 4 4 2 0 1 1 1 2 -1 4
16 St Ives Town 4 1 1 2 4 6 2 0 1 1 1 3 2 1 0 1 3 3 -2 4
17 Leamington 4 1 1 2 4 7 2 1 0 1 2 2 2 0 1 1 2 5 -3 4
18 Royston Town 4 1 1 2 4 9 2 0 1 1 1 5 2 1 0 1 3 4 -5 4
19 Nuneaton Town 4 1 0 3 3 11 2 1 0 1 2 2 2 0 0 2 1 9 -8 3
20 AFC Sudbury 4 0 2 2 2 7 2 0 1 1 1 5 2 0 1 1 1 2 -5 2
21 Kettering Town 4 0 1 3 8 12 2 0 1 1 4 6 2 0 0 2 4 6 -4 1
22 Long Eaton United FC 4 0 0 4 4 9 2 0 0 2 2 5 2 0 0 2 2 4 -5 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 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
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

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.