Vanarama National League South: First-class versus second-rate, at least based on the points won so far. Maidstone United - Chelmsford City. Home victory or a surprise?
- Maidstone United have the fewest conceded goals (33) in Vanarama National League South
- Chelmsford City have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
Maidstone United and Chelmsford City should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Maidstone United form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here at Gallagher Stadium as Maidstone United have scored 39 goals to get 43 points from 18 games. The overall stats in the Vanarama National League South are 14-1-3 (wins-draws-losses). In general it's been a long time since Maidstone United tasted defeat here at Gallagher Stadium, as they have taken at least one point from their last twelve home games in the league.
The Maidstone United goalkeeper Tom Hadler is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 225 minutes without conceding a goal in the Vanarama National League South.
Maidstone United are returning here after visiting Hemel Hempstead Town and winning with a 4-0 scoreline. Binnom-Williams, Corne (2) and Barham scored the goal(s). As indicated by the result mentioned above, Maidstone played a great game against Hemel Hempstead Town and beat them comfortably. Expectations are high for this one.
In the preceding match a 1-0 victory visiting Dartford.There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Maidstone United as they are travelling to their away game against Welling United in the Vanarama National League South. That match is two days after this one.
With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (39 in 18 games), Maidstone United's attacking play is working. Maidstone are not conceding a lot of goals here at Gallagher Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 16 from 18 matches.
Chelmsford City form and stats
As the visiting team in Vanarama National League South matches, Chelmsford City have produced an overall stat of 5-5-8 so far.
Chelmsford City's last game was the home draw against Slough Town (1-1).
That result followed a home victory 2-1 versus Billericay Town.A quick return to home after this game, as Chelmsford City are hosting Concord Rangers in the Vanarama National League South only three days away.
The visiting Chelmsford City have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 26 goals from 18 games. As for defending, Chelmsford rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 27 goals from these away matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 3 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
It's not the first time these teams get together this season, as the results database show this recent game: Chelmsford City - Maidstone United 1-2. H2H stats regardless of arena (last seven matches): Maidstone United two wins, zero draws and Chelmsford City five victories. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
![]() J. Luque 20 goals | ![]() J. Barham 17 goals | ![]() S. Jackson 10 goals |
Maidstone United missing players
Chelmsford City missing players
| Maidstone United | Chelmsford City | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 37 | 18 | 6 | Played | P | 5 | 18 | 37 |
| 25 | 14 | 5 | Won | W | 0 | 5 | 9 |
| 6 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 5 | 13 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 4 | 8 | 15 |
| 73 | 39 | 12 | Scored | S | 4 | 26 | 43 |
| 33 | 16 | 4 | Conceded | C | 9 | 27 | 47 |
| 92% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 94% | 86% |
| 73% | 78% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 83% | 73% |
| 57% | 56% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 60% | 67% | 51% |
| 38% | 44% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 33% | 22% |
| 22% | 22% | 17% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 11% | 8% |
| 49% | 39% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 80% | 72% | 59% |
| 41% | 44% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 11% | 24% |
| 19% | 17% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 20% | 22% | 30% |
| 5.9 | 6.5 | 7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7.8 | 6.3 | 6.1 |
| 4.4 | 3.7 | 3.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 5.1 | 5.7 |
| 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.8 |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 12.7 | 15.1 | 15.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.8 | 9.5 | 10.1 |
| 5.2 | 5.9 | 5.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.5 |
| 38% | 37% | 34% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 17% | 32% | 26% |
| 7.6 | 6.6 | 6.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.8 | 10.5 | 10.6 |
| 3.3 | 2.9 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.6 | 4.1 | 3.8 |
- Chelmsford City have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Maidstone United have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Maidstone United have the fewest conceded goals (33) in Vanarama National League South
- Maidstone United have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (18) in Vanarama National League South
- Maidstone United have the fewest dropped points from leading position (4) in Vanarama National League South
- Maidstone United have the most clean sheets (15) in Vanarama National League South
- Maidstone United have the most scored goals in the second half (42) in Vanarama National League South
- Maidstone United haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Maidstone United is in the best form (6-0-0) 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 | Maidstone United | 37 | 25 | 6 | 6 | 73 | 33 | 18 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 39 | 16 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 34 | 17 | 40 | 81 |
| 2 | Dorking Wanderers | 37 | 24 | 5 | 8 | 96 | 48 | 19 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 57 | 20 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 39 | 28 | 48 | 77 |
| 3 | Ebbsfleet United | 37 | 22 | 3 | 12 | 72 | 49 | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 41 | 15 | 19 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 31 | 34 | 23 | 69 |
| 4 | Dartford | 37 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 62 | 39 | 19 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 32 | 17 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 30 | 22 | 23 | 68 |
| 5 | Oxford City | 37 | 17 | 11 | 9 | 63 | 41 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 37 | 23 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 18 | 22 | 62 |
| 6 | Eastbourne Borough | 37 | 17 | 9 | 11 | 70 | 56 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 40 | 27 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 30 | 29 | 14 | 60 |
| 7 | Havant & Waterlooville | 37 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 55 | 53 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 34 | 22 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 31 | 2 | 53 |
| 8 | Chippenham Town | 37 | 14 | 10 | 13 | 54 | 46 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 36 | 28 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 18 | 8 | 52 |
| 9 | St Albans City | 37 | 14 | 7 | 16 | 51 | 52 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 27 | 25 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 24 | 27 | -1 | 49 |
| 10 | Slough Town | 38 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 50 | 60 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 30 | 25 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 20 | 35 | -10 | 49 |
| 11 | Dulwich Hamlet | 38 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 58 | 55 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 27 | 25 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 31 | 30 | 3 | 48 |
| 12 | Hampton & Richmond | 37 | 13 | 9 | 15 | 52 | 50 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 27 | 21 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 29 | 2 | 48 |
| 13 | Hungerford Town | 37 | 15 | 3 | 19 | 55 | 62 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 25 | 31 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 30 | 31 | -7 | 48 |
| 14 | Hemel Hempstead Town | 37 | 13 | 8 | 16 | 47 | 67 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 26 | 42 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 21 | 25 | -20 | 47 |
| 15 | Concord Rangers | 37 | 12 | 9 | 16 | 49 | 68 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 28 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 24 | 40 | -19 | 45 |
| 16 | Bath City | 38 | 12 | 5 | 21 | 41 | 65 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 23 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 24 | 42 | -24 | 41 |
| 17 | Chelmsford City | 37 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 43 | 47 | 19 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 26 | 27 | -4 | 40 |
| 18 | Tonbridge Angels | 37 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 38 | 50 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 30 | -12 | 39 |
| 19 | Braintree Town | 37 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 34 | 52 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 22 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 30 | -18 | 39 |
| 20 | Welling United | 37 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 40 | 82 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 21 | 38 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 44 | -42 | 32 |
| 21 | Billericay Town | 37 | 7 | 9 | 21 | 37 | 65 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 22 | 36 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 29 | -28 | 30 |