Game preview: Home supporters have high hopes when Chelmsford City host Taunton Town

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Competition: England Vanarama National League South
Competition: Sat 29.April
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: The Hawthorns (3019 seats)

4th place in the Vanarama National League South table for Chelmsford City so far this season, a potent achievement. The match-going followers pray for more glory as 15th-placed Taunton Town visit The Hawthorns.

Insights:
  • Chelmsford City have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (25) in Vanarama National League South
  • Taunton Town have the fewest matches over the total-line (18) in Vanarama National League South

Taunton is no longer fighting for a cause; they can neither go up or down this season.

It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only four days ago in the Vanarama National League South.

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Chelmsford City form and stats

Chelmsford City are steadily winning Vanarama National League South games and points here at The Hawthorns. 14 wins, 2 draws and 6 defeats is the summary from 22 games. Chelmsford City has won so many consecutive home games (four in a row) that they struggle to remember the last time points were lost here at The Hawthorns. We remember; it was Ebbsfleet United.

An away draw last time out for Chelmsford, facing Hemel Hempstead Town in a game that ended 0-0.

In the preceding match a 2-1 victory visiting Cheshunt.

Sports bettors should know that 10 of the most recent 11 league games from these players have had goals from both sides.

The Chelmsford City fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 41 goals in 22 league matches. From these home matches, Chelmsford City have conceded only 20 goals.

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Taunton Town form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their Vanarama National League South travels is 8 wins, 4 draws and 10 defeats.

Taunton Town might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Weymouth proved too strong as Taunton slumped to a 1-3 defeat in front of their own fans at Viridor Stadium.

Prior to that match, a home win 3-2 against Worthing.

Taunton Town are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 23 away goals from 22 games (in the league). As opposed to that, Taunton Town have seen the ball go into their own net 27 times on the road. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

The two teams in this fixture also met each other earlier on this match year: Taunton Town - Chelmsford 0-0. As for the last two games between these two teams, there's one Chelmsford City victory, one draw and zero Taunton Town wins. Over/under statistics; zero of these games ended with three goals or more, two matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

ChelmsfordT. Blackwell
T. Blackwell
9 goals
Chelmsford CityS. Jackson
S. Jackson
8 goals
Taunton TownR. Stearn
R. Stearn
8 goals

Chelmsford City missing players

Taunton Town missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Chelmsford City Taunton Town
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
45 22 7 Played P 7 22 45
23 14 4 Won W 2 8 16
9 2 0 Drew D 2 4 10
13 6 3 Lost L 3 10 19
66 41 11 Scored S 7 23 48
47 20 7 Conceded C 11 27 54
89% 95% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 86% 91% 89%
67% 64% 57% Over 1.5 O 1.5 71% 59% 62%
47% 36% 43% Over 2.5 O 2.5 43% 36% 40%
24% 32% 29% Over 3.5 O 3.5 29% 27% 24%
13% 27% 29% Over 4.5 O 4.5 29% 14% 11%
44% 36% 29% BTTS BTTS 43% 36% 44%
36% 41% 29% Clean Sheets C S 43% 36% 31%
31% 27% 43% Failed to Score F T 29% 36% 36%
 
5.6 6.2 5.4 Corners for (avg) C F 3 3.6 4
4.7 4.6 5 Corners against (avg) C A 5.3 5 4.7
1.8 1.7 1.4 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2.2 2.2
6 1 0 Red cards R C 0 2 4
 
10.8 11.9 11.6 Shots (avg) S ( 6.7 8.7 8.7
4.2 5 4.4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.3 3.4 3.3
35% 37% 35% Goal Efficiency G E 44% 31% 32%
 
11.4 9.8 7.7 Shots against (avg) S A 10.1 11.3 10
4.5 4.1 3.7 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.9 4 4.2
Key stats in Vanarama National League South this season:
  • Chelmsford City have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Chelmsford City have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (25) in Vanarama National League South
  • Taunton Town have the fewest matches over the total-line (18) in Vanarama National League South
  • Taunton Town have the most matches under the total-line (27) in Vanarama National League South

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Ebbsfleet United 45 31 7 7 105 47 22 17 2 3 65 21 23 14 5 4 40 26 58 100
2 Dartford 45 25 7 13 82 50 23 16 2 5 47 19 22 9 5 8 35 31 32 82
3 Oxford City 45 21 15 9 82 54 23 13 7 3 53 28 22 8 8 6 29 26 28 78
4 Chelmsford City 45 23 9 13 66 47 22 14 2 6 41 20 23 9 7 7 25 27 19 78
5 Worthing 45 21 12 12 89 71 22 11 5 6 51 40 23 10 7 6 38 31 18 75
6 Braintree Town 45 20 13 12 65 54 23 12 9 2 35 22 22 8 4 10 30 32 11 73
7 St Albans City 45 21 9 15 70 51 22 9 5 8 30 23 23 12 4 7 40 28 19 72
8 Havant & Waterlooville 45 19 12 14 80 67 22 10 6 6 42 30 23 9 6 8 38 37 13 69
9 Eastbourne Borough 45 21 5 19 72 65 22 11 2 9 39 30 23 10 3 10 33 35 7 68
10 Tonbridge Angels 45 19 10 16 67 69 22 8 7 7 36 34 23 11 3 9 31 35 -2 67
11 Farnborough 45 19 9 17 59 50 23 9 6 8 33 24 22 10 3 9 26 26 9 66
12 Bath City 45 18 10 17 62 56 22 9 3 10 31 28 23 9 7 7 31 28 6 64
13 Hemel Hempstead Town 45 15 15 15 48 54 23 8 9 6 26 24 22 7 6 9 22 30 -6 60
14 Chippenham Town 45 14 17 14 56 66 23 10 9 4 34 28 22 4 8 10 22 38 -10 59
15 Taunton Town 45 16 10 19 48 54 23 8 6 9 25 27 22 8 4 10 23 27 -6 58
16 Welling United 45 14 14 17 54 63 23 8 5 10 31 32 22 6 9 7 23 31 -9 55
17 Hampton & Richmond 45 15 8 22 59 71 22 9 5 8 27 29 23 6 3 14 32 42 -12 53
18 Slough Town 45 13 11 21 57 77 22 7 5 10 33 38 23 6 6 11 24 39 -20 50
19 Dover Athletic 45 12 12 21 42 66 22 7 6 9 23 31 23 5 6 12 19 35 -24 48
20 Dulwich Hamlet 45 13 9 23 61 88 22 9 3 10 29 33 23 4 6 13 32 55 -27 48
21 Weymouth 45 13 6 26 57 78 23 7 3 13 21 34 22 6 3 13 36 44 -21 45
22 Concord Rangers 45 12 8 25 44 83 23 8 4 11 28 37 22 4 4 14 16 46 -39 44
23 Cheshunt 45 11 10 24 48 73 23 8 4 11 28 37 22 3 6 13 20 36 -25 43
24 Hungerford Town 45 10 10 25 48 67 23 6 9 8 23 21 22 4 1 17 25 46 -19 40

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 Ebbsfleet United 45 31 7 7 105 47 22 17 2 3 65 21 23 14 5 4 40 26 58 100
2 Dartford 45 25 7 13 82 50 23 16 2 5 47 19 22 9 5 8 35 31 32 82
3 Oxford City 45 21 15 9 82 54 23 13 7 3 53 28 22 8 8 6 29 26 28 78
4 Chelmsford City 45 23 9 13 66 47 22 14 2 6 41 20 23 9 7 7 25 27 19 78
5 Worthing 45 21 12 12 89 71 22 11 5 6 51 40 23 10 7 6 38 31 18 75
6 Braintree Town 45 20 13 12 65 54 23 12 9 2 35 22 22 8 4 10 30 32 11 73
7 St Albans City 45 21 9 15 70 51 22 9 5 8 30 23 23 12 4 7 40 28 19 72
8 Havant & Waterlooville 45 19 12 14 80 67 22 10 6 6 42 30 23 9 6 8 38 37 13 69
9 Eastbourne Borough 45 21 5 19 72 65 22 11 2 9 39 30 23 10 3 10 33 35 7 68
10 Tonbridge Angels 45 19 10 16 67 69 22 8 7 7 36 34 23 11 3 9 31 35 -2 67
11 Farnborough 45 19 9 17 59 50 23 9 6 8 33 24 22 10 3 9 26 26 9 66
12 Bath City 45 18 10 17 62 56 22 9 3 10 31 28 23 9 7 7 31 28 6 64
13 Hemel Hempstead Town 45 15 15 15 48 54 23 8 9 6 26 24 22 7 6 9 22 30 -6 60
14 Chippenham Town 45 14 17 14 56 66 23 10 9 4 34 28 22 4 8 10 22 38 -10 59
15 Taunton Town 45 16 10 19 48 54 23 8 6 9 25 27 22 8 4 10 23 27 -6 58
16 Welling United 45 14 14 17 54 63 23 8 5 10 31 32 22 6 9 7 23 31 -9 55
17 Hampton & Richmond 45 15 8 22 59 71 22 9 5 8 27 29 23 6 3 14 32 42 -12 53
18 Slough Town 45 13 11 21 57 77 22 7 5 10 33 38 23 6 6 11 24 39 -20 50
19 Dover Athletic 45 12 12 21 42 66 22 7 6 9 23 31 23 5 6 12 19 35 -24 48
20 Dulwich Hamlet 45 13 9 23 61 88 22 9 3 10 29 33 23 4 6 13 32 55 -27 48
21 Weymouth 45 13 6 26 57 78 23 7 3 13 21 34 22 6 3 13 36 44 -21 45
22 Concord Rangers 45 12 8 25 44 83 23 8 4 11 28 37 22 4 4 14 16 46 -39 44
23 Cheshunt 45 11 10 24 48 73 23 8 4 11 28 37 22 3 6 13 20 36 -25 43
24 Hungerford Town 45 10 10 25 48 67 23 6 9 8 23 21 22 4 1 17 25 46 -19 40

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The National League South, formerly known as Conference South, is the sixth highest division in English football. It consists of teams located in the South West and South East of England, London and the southern parts of Wales, the Midlands and the East of England. 22 teams make up the league table.