Scrambling Witham Town hope to pull off a small shock when they host top side Dereham Town in the upcoming league match. It’s 17th vs 5th and the home fans will have so-so confidence.
- Witham Town have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored at home.
- Dereham Town have scored at least twice as many goals away as Witham Town have scored home.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Witham Town form and stats
Witham Town's struggle is real here at Simarco Stadium with only 8 points collected from 13 Non League Div One: Isthmian North games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 1-5-7. With twelve home Non League Div One: Isthmian North games in a row without a win, the Witham Town fans could feel they are not getting value for their money. It remains to be seen whether this unfortunate streak, which started after the Tilbury game long ago, can be stopped today.
The spoils were shared in Witham's previous game, also at home. Visiting Barking (placed 18th) travelled back with a draw after a 0-0 scoreline.
A defeat was the result before that one, 1-5 away at Hashtag United.Witham Town have scored 7 league goals here from 13 matches, not a lot. On the other hand, Witham Town have conceded 19 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Dereham Town form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Non League Div One: Isthmian North travels is 6 wins, 0 draws and 7 defeats. The travelling fans think it's time that their travel expenses are covered with some points now, as Dereham have lost on their last two travels.
The club members enjoyed Dereham Town's previous fixture versus Tilbury (placed 14th), a 2-1 win played at home.
It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Hullbridge Sports wasn't a success with a 0-3 loss.Dereham are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 19 away goals from 13 games (in the league). In the opposite end, Dereham Town have conceded 21 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
Witham and Dereham Town have faced off previously this season: Dereham Town - Witham Town 3-1. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: two - three - five (Witham Town wins - draws - Dereham Town wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six had two or less.Witham Town missing players
Dereham Town missing players
| Witham Town | Dereham Town | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 26 | 13 | 2 | Played | P | 5 | 13 | 26 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 4 | 6 | 14 |
| 10 | 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 12 | 7 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 7 | 9 |
| 24 | 7 | 1 | Scored | S | 11 | 19 | 47 |
| 48 | 19 | 5 | Conceded | C | 5 | 21 | 39 |
| 88% | 85% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 96% |
| 73% | 62% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 92% | 92% |
| 50% | 38% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 80% | 69% | 77% |
| 35% | 15% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 40% | 38% | 46% |
| 19% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | 12% |
| 58% | 38% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 40% | 46% | 62% |
| 19% | 23% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 40% | 23% | 19% |
| 35% | 54% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 20% | 31% | 23% |
| 3.2 | 3.7 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 4 | 3.5 |
| 11.8 | 8.3 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 6 | 4.5 |
| 0.8 | 1 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6.5 | 8.7 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| 3.2 | 4.3 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 4 | 3.5 |
| 15% | 15% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 75% | 43% |
| 14.2 | 17 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 6.2 | 6.3 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 1 | 4 |
- Dereham Town have scored at least twice as many goals away as Witham Town have scored home.
- Dereham Town haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Witham Town have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
- Witham Town have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored 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 | Aveley | 26 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 68 | 28 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 43 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 18 | 40 | 55 |
| 2 | Canvey Island | 26 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 67 | 30 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 32 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 35 | 18 | 37 | 54 |
| 3 | Stowmarket Town | 25 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 53 | 24 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 29 | 14 | 29 | 53 |
| 4 | Grays Athletic | 25 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 51 | 23 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 11 | 28 | 45 |
| 5 | Dereham Town | 26 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 47 | 39 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 18 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 19 | 21 | 8 | 45 |
| 6 | Brentwood Town | 23 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 41 | 25 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 14 | 16 | 42 |
| 7 | Hashtag United | 25 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 38 | 32 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 17 | 6 | 41 |
| 8 | Felixstowe & Walton United | 24 | 13 | 2 | 9 | 35 | 32 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 19 | 23 | 3 | 41 |
| 9 | AFC Sudbury | 25 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 40 | 36 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 19 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 17 | 4 | 39 |
| 10 | Maldon & Tiptree | 23 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 46 | 38 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 22 | 8 | 36 |
| 11 | Heybridge Swifts | 25 | 11 | 3 | 11 | 50 | 46 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 30 | 29 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 20 | 17 | 4 | 36 |
| 12 | Bury Town | 24 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 39 | 44 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 25 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 19 | -5 | 33 |
| 13 | Coggeshall Town | 25 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 32 | 43 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 23 | 23 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 20 | -11 | 27 |
| 14 | Tilbury | 25 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 37 | 46 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 20 | 30 | -9 | 26 |
| 15 | Great Wakering Rovers | 25 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 38 | 52 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 24 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 19 | 28 | -14 | 26 |
| 16 | Basildon United | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 24 | 40 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 25 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 15 | -16 | 26 |
| 17 | Witham Town | 26 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 24 | 48 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 29 | -24 | 22 |
| 18 | Barking | 24 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 37 | 51 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 27 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 24 | -14 | 21 |
| 19 | Hullbridge Sports | 26 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 25 | 55 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 26 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 29 | -30 | 19 |
| 20 | Romford | 26 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 19 | 79 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 44 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 35 | -60 | 12 |
