Delightful dogfight as daring Dulwich Hamlet duel with determined Taunton Town

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Competition: England Vanarama National League South
Competition: Sat 15.April
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Champion Hill Stadium (3000 seats)

Loyal fans at Champion Hill Stadium haven’t celebrated many wins this season, with Dulwich Hamlet lying uncomfortably in the 20th spot. The guesting Taunton Town will try to defend their higher league position in this fixture.

Insights:
  • Dulwich Hamlet have the most conceded goals (87) in Vanarama National League South
  • Taunton Town have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (23) in Vanarama National League South

Taunton Town could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a Vanarama National League South game only two sleeps ago. That game was also an away game, at Dartford. 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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Dulwich Hamlet form and stats

8 victories, 2 draws and 10 defeats. That’s what Dulwich Hamlet, who have the most conceded goals (87) in Vanarama National League South, have to build on here at Champion Hill Stadium in the Vanarama National League South.

Dulwich shared the glory with Hemel Hempstead Town in their last match, an away game that ended all square 1-1.

Before that, Dulwich Hamlet had a home game versus Cheshunt which ended with a victory 1-0.

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Dulwich Hamlet have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 12 games) they have won 3 times, drawn 4 and lost 5.

Observe: 34 of the most recent 42 league matches from this football club have seen goals scored by both sides.

Dulwich are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 27 goals in 20 games. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 33 goals have been conceded. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 3 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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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 9 defeats. The fact that Taunton Town have won four matches in a row should scare the hosts and makes this contest more interesting.

It's the second away game in a row for Taunton Town, but there's smiles all around after the 1-0 victory versus Dartford (placed 2nd) last time out.

Before that, Taunton secured a home win against Slough Town with the score 2-1.

We have checked recent matches where Taunton Town have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 7 games were 3 victories, 1 draw and 3 defeats.

A quick return to home after this game, as Taunton Town are hosting Hungerford Town in the Vanarama National League South only three days away.

Taunton have scored 23 goals on their travels this season, from 21 away games in the league. 25 goals have been conceded by Taunton Town in these games.

Head 2 Head

The teams have faced each other before in this season, with the match result Taunton Town - Dulwich Hamlet 1-1 logged in the official records. Head-2-head stats last two meetings: zero - one - one (Dulwich Hamlet wins - draws - Taunton Town wins). As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Dulwich HamletD. Mills
D. Mills
10 goals
DulwichG. Porter
G. Porter
10 goals
Dulwich HamletN. Owusu
N. Owusu
7 goals

Dulwich Hamlet missing players

Taunton Town missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Dulwich Hamlet Taunton Town
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
42 20 6 Played P 7 21 41
12 8 2 Won W 3 8 15
7 2 0 Drew D 1 4 10
23 10 4 Lost L 3 9 16
58 27 9 Scored S 5 23 44
87 33 14 Conceded C 4 25 44
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 86% 90% 88%
93% 85% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 14% 57% 59%
76% 75% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 14% 38% 37%
38% 30% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 14% 29% 22%
21% 10% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 14% 10%
81% 80% 100% BTTS BTTS 14% 38% 44%
10% 15% 0% Clean Sheets C S 43% 38% 34%
10% 5% 0% Failed to Score F T 57% 33% 34%
 
4.8 5 5.2 Corners for (avg) C F 4 3.7 3.9
4.8 4.8 5.5 Corners against (avg) C A 4.3 5.2 4.8
2.4 2.2 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.6 2.1 2.1
5 3 1 Red cards R C 0 1 3
 
10.3 10.5 11.3 Shots (avg) S ( 10.4 9 8.9
4.3 4.3 4.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.6 3.6 3.4
32% 31% 35% Goal Efficiency G E 20% 31% 31%
 
10 9.4 9 Shots against (avg) S A 11.1 11.5 10.1
4.5 4.5 4.3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.3 4.1 4.2
Key stats in Vanarama National League South this season:
  • Dulwich Hamlet have the fewest clean sheets (4) in Vanarama National League South
  • Dulwich Hamlet have the fewest matches under the total-line (10) in Vanarama National League South
  • Dulwich Hamlet have the most conceded goals (87) in Vanarama National League South
  • Dulwich Hamlet have the most conceded goals in the first half (38) in Vanarama National League South
  • Dulwich Hamlet have the most conceded goals in the second half (49) in Vanarama National League South
  • Dulwich Hamlet have the most matches over the total-line (32) in Vanarama National League South
  • Dulwich Hamlet haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Taunton Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Taunton Town have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (23) in Vanarama National League South
  • Taunton Town have the fewest matches over the total-line (15) in Vanarama National League South
  • Taunton Town have the most matches under the total-line (26) 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 43 30 7 6 100 44 21 16 2 3 62 21 22 14 5 3 38 23 56 97
2 Dartford 42 23 7 12 77 46 22 15 2 5 45 18 20 8 5 7 32 28 31 76
3 Oxford City 43 20 14 9 76 52 22 13 6 3 52 27 21 7 8 6 24 25 24 74
4 Chelmsford City 42 21 8 13 59 45 21 13 2 6 36 19 21 8 6 7 23 26 14 71
5 Braintree Town 43 19 13 11 62 52 22 11 9 2 33 22 21 8 4 9 29 30 10 70
6 St Albans City 43 20 9 14 66 49 21 8 5 8 27 23 22 12 4 6 39 26 17 69
7 Worthing 41 18 12 11 82 67 21 10 5 6 49 39 20 8 7 5 33 28 15 66
8 Eastbourne Borough 43 20 5 18 69 63 21 10 2 9 36 30 22 10 3 9 33 33 6 65
9 Havant & Waterlooville 42 18 10 14 74 62 21 10 5 6 41 29 21 8 5 8 33 33 12 64
10 Farnborough 41 18 9 14 55 45 20 8 6 6 29 21 21 10 3 8 26 24 10 63
11 Tonbridge Angels 42 18 9 15 63 65 21 8 7 6 36 33 21 10 2 9 27 32 -2 63
12 Hemel Hempstead Town 43 15 14 14 48 51 22 8 8 6 26 24 21 7 6 8 22 27 -3 59
13 Bath City 42 16 10 16 55 53 21 8 3 10 27 28 21 8 7 6 28 25 2 58
14 Chippenham Town 43 14 15 14 53 63 22 10 8 4 32 26 21 4 7 10 21 37 -10 57
15 Taunton Town 41 15 10 16 44 44 20 7 6 7 21 19 21 8 4 9 23 25 0 55
16 Hampton & Richmond 42 14 8 20 57 65 21 8 5 8 25 28 21 6 3 12 32 37 -8 50
17 Welling United 42 12 14 16 48 58 21 6 5 10 25 30 21 6 9 6 23 28 -10 49
18 Dover Athletic 42 12 12 18 41 57 21 7 6 8 22 26 21 5 6 10 19 31 -16 48
19 Slough Town 43 12 11 20 55 75 21 6 5 10 31 38 22 6 6 10 24 37 -20 47
20 Dulwich Hamlet 42 12 7 23 58 87 20 8 2 10 27 33 22 4 5 13 31 54 -29 43
21 Cheshunt 41 10 10 21 45 65 20 7 4 9 25 32 21 3 6 12 20 33 -20 40
22 Weymouth 42 11 6 25 51 75 22 6 3 13 19 34 20 5 3 12 32 41 -24 39
23 Hungerford Town 41 9 9 23 42 59 21 6 8 7 21 18 20 3 1 16 21 41 -17 36
24 Concord Rangers 39 9 7 23 35 73 19 5 4 10 19 31 20 4 3 13 16 42 -38 34

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 43 30 7 6 100 44 21 16 2 3 62 21 22 14 5 3 38 23 56 97
2 Dartford 42 23 7 12 77 46 22 15 2 5 45 18 20 8 5 7 32 28 31 76
3 Oxford City 43 20 14 9 76 52 22 13 6 3 52 27 21 7 8 6 24 25 24 74
4 Chelmsford City 42 21 8 13 59 45 21 13 2 6 36 19 21 8 6 7 23 26 14 71
5 Braintree Town 43 19 13 11 62 52 22 11 9 2 33 22 21 8 4 9 29 30 10 70
6 St Albans City 43 20 9 14 66 49 21 8 5 8 27 23 22 12 4 6 39 26 17 69
7 Worthing 41 18 12 11 82 67 21 10 5 6 49 39 20 8 7 5 33 28 15 66
8 Eastbourne Borough 43 20 5 18 69 63 21 10 2 9 36 30 22 10 3 9 33 33 6 65
9 Havant & Waterlooville 42 18 10 14 74 62 21 10 5 6 41 29 21 8 5 8 33 33 12 64
10 Farnborough 41 18 9 14 55 45 20 8 6 6 29 21 21 10 3 8 26 24 10 63
11 Tonbridge Angels 42 18 9 15 63 65 21 8 7 6 36 33 21 10 2 9 27 32 -2 63
12 Hemel Hempstead Town 43 15 14 14 48 51 22 8 8 6 26 24 21 7 6 8 22 27 -3 59
13 Bath City 42 16 10 16 55 53 21 8 3 10 27 28 21 8 7 6 28 25 2 58
14 Chippenham Town 43 14 15 14 53 63 22 10 8 4 32 26 21 4 7 10 21 37 -10 57
15 Taunton Town 41 15 10 16 44 44 20 7 6 7 21 19 21 8 4 9 23 25 0 55
16 Hampton & Richmond 42 14 8 20 57 65 21 8 5 8 25 28 21 6 3 12 32 37 -8 50
17 Welling United 42 12 14 16 48 58 21 6 5 10 25 30 21 6 9 6 23 28 -10 49
18 Dover Athletic 42 12 12 18 41 57 21 7 6 8 22 26 21 5 6 10 19 31 -16 48
19 Slough Town 43 12 11 20 55 75 21 6 5 10 31 38 22 6 6 10 24 37 -20 47
20 Dulwich Hamlet 42 12 7 23 58 87 20 8 2 10 27 33 22 4 5 13 31 54 -29 43
21 Cheshunt 41 10 10 21 45 65 20 7 4 9 25 32 21 3 6 12 20 33 -20 40
22 Weymouth 42 11 6 25 51 75 22 6 3 13 19 34 20 5 3 12 32 41 -24 39
23 Hungerford Town 41 9 9 23 42 59 21 6 8 7 21 18 20 3 1 16 21 41 -17 36
24 Concord Rangers 39 9 7 23 35 73 19 5 4 10 19 31 20 4 3 13 16 42 -38 34

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