Soccer betting preview: Taunton Town welcomes Chelmsford City in what could be a tight duel

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Competition: England Vanarama National League South
Competition: Sat 24.September
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Cygnet Health Care Stadium (2500 seats)

High profile Chelmsford City visit Taunton Town after their 6-1-result vs Kings Langley. Check out our thorough preview!

Insights:
  • Taunton Town have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Chelmsford City have the fewest conceded goals (1) away in Vanarama National League South

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Taunton Town form and stats

Taunton Town have collected seven points from their first three Vanarama National League South games here at Cygnet Health Care Stadium, a promising start.

Taunton's previous fixture was a FA Cup game also played at their home, ending 1-0 versus Laverstock & Ford. The home side hope to to continue in that form. The first setback in the shape of a loss after going undefeated through four league fixtures.

Heartbreak before that as Taunton Town lost 0-1 at Slough Town's place.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Taunton have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 5 matches with the results: Won 3, drawn 1 and lost 1.

Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Vanarama National League South game versus Bath City in only three days. This game is also played here at Cygnet Health Care Stadium.

A decent goal production from Taunton Town in their home games so far, with 5 goals from 3 league matches. Taunton have only conceded 2 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Chelmsford City form and stats

The seven points Chelmsford City have gathered from their first three away trips in the Vanarama National League South is impressive and could lead to great things if the form continues.

The supporters enjoyed Chelmsford City's previous fixture versus Kings Langley, a FA Cup win (6-1) played at home.

A home win before that, celebrating 1-0 vs Oxford City.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 13 similar matches played by Chelmsford City in our archives, and the results are: 3 wins for Chelmsford City, 4 draws and 6 defeats.

Chelmsford City have another match away in just three sleeps, a Vanarama National League South fixture versus Farnborough. A difficult itinerary for the visiting team!

Chelmsford have scored 4 goals on their travels this season, from 3 away games in the league. Chelmsford City's manager Simpson has created a great defensive setup working very nicely in away games with only 1 conceded goal. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

Top Goalscorers

Chelmsford CityS. Jackson
S. Jackson
4 goals
Chelmsford CityT. Blackwell
T. Blackwell
2 goals
Chelmsford CityD. Aransibia
D. Aransibia
2 goals

Taunton Town missing players

Chelmsford City missing players

Taunton Town Chelmsford City
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
8 3 1 Played P 2 3 8
3 2 0 Won W 1 2 5
2 1 1 Drew D 1 1 2
3 0 0 Lost L 0 0 1
6 5 0 Scored S 2 4 13
5 2 0 Conceded C 0 1 7
75% 67% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 50% 67% 88%
25% 67% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 67% 62%
25% 67% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 33% 38%
12% 33% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 25%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 12%
25% 67% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 33% 50%
38% 33% 100% Clean Sheets C S 100% 67% 50%
62% 33% 100% Failed to Score F T 50% 33% 12%
 
3.8 3 2 Corners for (avg) C F 3.5 3 4.9
4 3.3 4 Corners against (avg) C A 6 5 4.4
1.1 1.3 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2.3 2.1
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
10.9 11.7 10 Shots (avg) S ( 8.5 9 11.5
3.6 4.3 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.5 2.3 4.4
21% 38% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 40% 57% 37%
 
11.9 11.3 11 Shots against (avg) S A 15 12.7 11.4
3.8 4.3 1 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 2 2.7 3.9
Key stats in Vanarama National League South this season:
  • Chelmsford City have not yet lost a game away.
  • Chelmsford City have scored more than double the goals of Taunton Town.
  • Chelmsford City have the fewest conceded goals (1) away in Vanarama National League South
  • Chelmsford City have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Taunton Town have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Taunton Town have won significantly less corners at home than away.

  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 8 8 0 0 25 8 5 5 0 0 17 3 3 3 0 0 8 5 17 24
2 Havant & Waterlooville 8 7 1 0 22 11 4 4 0 0 12 4 4 3 1 0 10 7 11 22
3 Worthing 8 5 3 0 15 7 4 1 3 0 5 4 4 4 0 0 10 3 8 18
4 Chelmsford City 8 5 2 1 13 7 5 3 1 1 9 6 3 2 1 0 4 1 6 17
5 Welling United 8 5 1 2 16 10 4 2 0 2 10 7 4 3 1 0 6 3 6 16
6 Bath City 8 5 1 2 17 12 4 3 0 1 10 5 4 2 1 1 7 7 5 16
7 Braintree Town 8 4 1 3 16 12 3 2 1 0 6 2 5 2 0 3 10 10 4 13
8 Tonbridge Angels 8 4 1 3 13 13 4 2 0 2 7 8 4 2 1 1 6 5 0 13
9 Slough Town 8 4 1 3 11 14 5 3 1 1 7 5 3 1 0 2 4 9 -3 13
10 Dartford 8 4 0 4 13 10 3 1 0 2 4 5 5 3 0 2 9 5 3 12
11 Oxford City 8 4 0 4 11 10 3 2 0 1 8 3 5 2 0 3 3 7 1 12
12 Taunton Town 8 3 2 3 6 5 3 2 1 0 5 2 5 1 1 3 1 3 1 11
13 Chippenham Town 8 3 2 3 5 8 4 3 1 0 4 1 4 0 1 3 1 7 -3 11
14 Eastbourne Borough 8 3 1 4 14 14 5 2 0 3 10 10 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 10
15 St Albans City 7 2 3 2 5 5 4 0 2 2 0 2 3 2 1 0 5 3 0 9
16 Hampton & Richmond 8 2 2 4 12 13 4 1 2 1 5 5 4 1 0 3 7 8 -1 8
17 Hemel Hempstead Town 8 2 2 4 8 14 3 1 0 2 3 5 5 1 2 2 5 9 -6 8
18 Farnborough 8 2 1 5 6 10 3 1 1 1 2 2 5 1 0 4 4 8 -4 7
19 Dover Athletic 8 2 1 5 11 16 4 2 0 2 7 5 4 0 1 3 4 11 -5 7
20 Concord Rangers 7 2 1 4 5 12 4 1 1 2 4 6 3 1 0 2 1 6 -7 7
21 Hungerford Town 8 1 2 5 4 9 4 1 1 2 3 3 4 0 1 3 1 6 -5 5
22 Dulwich Hamlet 8 1 2 5 9 15 4 1 0 3 5 8 4 0 2 2 4 7 -6 5
23 Cheshunt 8 1 0 7 9 20 4 1 0 3 4 10 4 0 0 4 5 10 -11 3
24 Weymouth 8 0 2 6 6 17 5 0 1 4 3 11 3 0 1 2 3 6 -11 2

Read more about Vanarama National League South

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.