MEL Group Stadium: AFC Sudbury vs Barking Non League Div One: Isthmian North preview

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Competition: England Non League Div One: Isthmian North
Competition: Sat 04.December
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: MEL Group Stadium

AFC Sudbury are listed as favourites to win this home game versus Barking, if the league table is anything to judge by. Or are we eyeing a possible shock?

Insights:
  • AFC Sudbury have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Barking have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

This promises to be an absorbing match with lots of fun and excitement as both contenders are well refreshed since they last ran out on the pitch. Get ready!

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AFC Sudbury form and stats

AFC Sudbury have performed here at MEL Group Stadium this season with 4 wins from 6 Non League Div One: Isthmian North matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 1 game and lost 1. It’s been three wins in a row for Sudbury here at MEL Group Stadium, hoping to make this one the fourth consecutive victory.

No payout for Sudbury in their previous match, an away game at Hashtag United that ended in defeat 2-3.

Preceding that game was the away draw at Hullbridge Sports that finished 1-1.

Sudbury are an "over 2,5 goals" team alone here at MEL Group Stadium in their league games, having scored an impressive 15 goals in 6 matches. Sudbury have conceded 8 in these home matches.

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Barking form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Barking so far with only 7 points returning home. The records show 2-1-4 (win-draw-lose). It's looking increasingly bleak for Barking who now has to deal with a four game losing streak. Witham Town was the last time a defeat was avoided.

Barking failed to get anything from their last game, a Non League Div One: Isthmian North home match vs Stowmarket Town (placed 6th) that ended with defeat 1-6. Barking lost the plot completely in their previous game, as mentioned above. They need to recover quickly from that 1-6 beating and focus on this one.

It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Bury Town wasn't a success with a 0-4 loss.

A new game in only three days for Barking, the Non League Div One: Isthmian North home match versus Brentwood Town. Busy days.

Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Barking have scored 10 goals in 7 league games away. The Barking manager has some worries about the defense as 15 goals have been conceded in these travels.

Head 2 Head

As for the last five games between these two teams, there's one Sudbury victory, one draw and three Barking wins. Over/under statistics; three of these games ended with three goals or more, two matches with two goals or less.

AFC Sudbury missing players

Barking missing players

AFC Sudbury Barking
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
13 6 2 Played P 1 7 13
8 4 2 Won W 0 2 4
3 1 0 Drew D 0 1 2
2 1 0 Lost L 1 4 7
30 15 6 Scored S 0 10 19
13 8 2 Conceded C 4 15 29
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 86% 92%
92% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 86% 92%
54% 67% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 86% 77%
38% 50% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 71% 54%
31% 33% 50% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 29% 31%
54% 67% 50% BTTS BTTS 0% 43% 62%
46% 33% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 29% 23%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 43% 23%
 
5.8 6 6 Corners for (avg) C F 1 0.5 3
5.2 5.5 7 Corners against (avg) C A 3 2.5 2.7
1.2 1 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 3 2
0 0 0 Red cards R C 1 1 1
 
12.5 11 21 Shots (avg) S ( 5 8 11
4.2 4.5 8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2 3 4.3
47% 56% 50% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 17% 23%
 
9.2 8.5 13 Shots against (avg) S A 18 17 16.3
4.2 3 2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 7 6.5 6.3
Key stats in Non League Div One: Isthmian North this season:
  • AFC Sudbury have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • AFC Sudbury have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • AFC Sudbury have scored in all their matches so far.
  • AFC Sudbury haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • All of AFC Sudbury's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Barking have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • Barking have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Barking have won significantly less corners away then at home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Canvey Island 13 10 3 0 39 13 7 6 1 0 20 4 6 4 2 0 19 9 26 33
2 Dereham Town 15 9 3 3 30 19 9 5 3 1 18 12 6 4 0 2 12 7 11 30
3 Aveley 15 8 3 4 40 22 8 6 2 0 27 8 7 2 1 4 13 14 18 27
4 AFC Sudbury 13 8 3 2 30 13 6 4 1 1 15 8 7 4 2 1 15 5 17 27
5 Grays Athletic 14 8 3 3 27 11 7 5 1 1 13 5 7 3 2 2 14 6 16 27
6 Stowmarket Town 14 8 3 3 29 16 6 3 2 1 10 7 8 5 1 2 19 9 13 27
7 Bury Town 13 7 2 4 23 21 7 5 1 1 17 13 6 2 1 3 6 8 2 23
8 Maldon & Tiptree 14 7 1 6 33 27 7 4 0 3 12 11 7 3 1 3 21 16 6 22
9 Brentwood Town 12 7 1 4 22 16 7 3 1 3 9 8 5 4 0 1 13 8 6 22
10 Coggeshall Town 15 5 4 6 20 24 7 4 1 2 16 12 8 1 3 4 4 12 -4 19
11 Hashtag United 15 5 4 6 16 20 9 3 2 4 11 11 6 2 2 2 5 9 -4 19
12 Heybridge Swifts 15 6 1 8 27 32 6 2 0 4 9 18 9 4 1 4 18 14 -5 19
13 Tilbury 15 5 1 9 24 26 8 3 1 4 12 11 7 2 0 5 12 15 -2 16
14 Basildon United 15 4 4 7 15 24 8 1 2 5 5 16 7 3 2 2 10 8 -9 16
15 Barking 13 4 2 7 19 29 6 2 1 3 9 14 7 2 1 4 10 15 -10 14
16 Felixstowe & Walton United 12 4 1 7 14 21 4 2 1 1 7 5 8 2 0 6 7 16 -7 13
17 Great Wakering Rovers 13 4 1 8 20 29 6 3 0 3 11 12 7 1 1 5 9 17 -9 13
18 Witham Town 14 3 4 7 13 27 7 1 2 4 4 10 7 2 2 3 9 17 -14 13
19 Romford 15 3 1 11 13 43 7 1 0 6 5 25 8 2 1 5 8 18 -30 10
20 Hullbridge Sports 15 0 5 10 10 31 8 0 3 5 6 18 7 0 2 5 4 13 -21 5

Read more about Non League Div One: Isthmian North

The Isthmian League has four divisions. The Premier Division is at the seventh highest division level in England while the North, South Central and South East Division are at the eight level. The Isthmian League covers London, East and South East England and holds mostly semi-professional teams.