The new season is about to kick off and the fans are tingling with excitement. It’s all to play for as Whitstable Town welcome Herne Bay for the opening game at The Belmont Ground. Read on!
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!
Whitstable Town form and stats
Last season, Whitstable Town's league statistics were 9 wins, 2 draws and 35 losses, resulting in a 23rd position in the Non League Div One: Isthmian South. Over these 46 matches they scored 54 goals and conceded 118. Playing at home last season Whitstable Town managed 5-1-17 (win-draw-lost) with 29 goals and 62 conceded.
Herne Bay form and stats
It's finally time to play a game of importance again as a long period of training has passed. Herne Bay have played a number of friendly games in this period, resulting in 0 wins, 1 draw and 0 defeats from one fixture.
Let's have a look at how Herne Bay performed last season in the Non League Div One: Isthmian South: They landed a 12th position in the league table after playing out 21 victories, 5 draws and 20 defeats. In total they scored 81 and conceded 89 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 10 - drew 2 and lost 11 with 41/55 goals scored/conceded.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the last eight meetings): Whitstable Town won 3 games, 4 matches ended with a draw and Herne Bay has 1 win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: 2 / 6Top Goalscorers
Whitstable Town missing players
Herne Bay missing players
| Whitstable Town | Herne Bay | |||||
| Total | Home | Home vs | Statistic | Away vs | Away | Total |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Played | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Drew | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Scored | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Conceded | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 100% | 0% | BTTS | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Failed To Score | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners For (avg) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners Against (avg) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Yellow Cards (avg) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Whitstable Town | Last season | Herne Bay | ||||
| Total | Home | Statistic | Away | Total | ||
| 2 | 1 | Played | 1 | 2 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Won | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Drew | 1 | 1 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Lost | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Scored | 2 | 5 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Conceded | 2 | 3 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | 0% | 0% | ||
| 50% | 100% | BTTS | 100% | 100% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | 0% | 0% | ||
| 50% | 0% | Failed To Score | 0% | 0% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners For (avg) | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners Against (avg) | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Yellow Cards (avg) | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red Cards | 0 | 0 | ||
| 08-09-18 | | Whitstable Town | 0 - 5 | Bognor Regis Town |
| 13-10-18 | | Bedfont Sports | 1 - 4 | Whitstable Town |
| 27-10-18 | | Brentwood Town | 3 - 1 | Whitstable Town |
| 17-08-19 | | Whitstable Town | 1 - 1 | Sittingbourne |
| 20-08-19 | | Hythe Town | 2 - 0 | Whitstable Town |
| 26-08-19 | | Whitstable Town | 14:00 | Herne Bay |
| 31-08-19 | | Sevenoaks Town | 14:00 | Whitstable Town |
| 14-09-19 | | Whitstable Town | 14:00 | Haywards Heath Town |
| 17-09-19 | | Whitstable Town | 18:45 | Cray Valley (PM) |
| 21-09-19 | | Burgess Hill Town | 14:00 | Whitstable Town |
| 27-10-18 | | Herne Bay | 2 - 1 | Witham Town |
| 10-11-18 | | Herne Bay | 0 - 1 | Needham Market |
| 06-07-19 | | Herne Bay | 1 - 1 | Maidstone United |
| 17-08-19 | | Whyteleafe | 2 - 2 | Herne Bay |
| 20-08-19 | | Herne Bay | 3 - 1 | Phoenix Sports |
| 26-08-19 | | Whitstable Town | 14:00 | Herne Bay |
| 31-08-19 | | Herne Bay | 14:00 | Cray Valley (PM) |
| 14-09-19 | | Whitehawk | 14:00 | Herne Bay |
| 17-09-19 | | Ramsgate | 18:45 | Herne Bay |
| 21-09-19 | | Herne Bay | 14:00 | Hythe Town |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | D | P |
| 1 | Ashford United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Burgess Hill Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Chichester City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Cray Valley (PM) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | East Grinstead Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Faversham Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Guernsey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Hastings United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Haywards Heath Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Herne Bay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Hythe Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Phoenix Sports | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Ramsgate | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Sevenoaks Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Sittingbourne | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Three Bridges | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | VCD Athletic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Whitehawk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Whitstable Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Whyteleafe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | D | P |
| 1 | Folkestone Invicta | 46 | 35 | 7 | 4 | 101 | 34 | 23 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 59 | 15 | 23 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 42 | 19 | 67 | 112 |
| 2 | Dorking Wanderers | 46 | 27 | 9 | 10 | 99 | 56 | 23 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 50 | 30 | 23 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 49 | 26 | 43 | 90 |
| 3 | Worthing | 46 | 27 | 8 | 11 | 96 | 55 | 23 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 55 | 28 | 23 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 41 | 27 | 41 | 89 |
| 4 | Hythe Town | 46 | 28 | 5 | 13 | 74 | 48 | 23 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 39 | 17 | 23 | 13 | 1 | 9 | 35 | 31 | 26 | 89 |
| 5 | Corinthian-Casuals | 46 | 26 | 6 | 14 | 74 | 52 | 23 | 14 | 1 | 8 | 39 | 22 | 23 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 35 | 30 | 22 | 84 |
| 6 | Hastings United | 46 | 25 | 6 | 15 | 99 | 64 | 23 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 59 | 30 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 40 | 34 | 35 | 81 |
| 7 | Faversham Town | 46 | 24 | 9 | 13 | 75 | 45 | 23 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 43 | 19 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 32 | 26 | 30 | 81 |
| 8 | Herne Bay | 46 | 22 | 10 | 14 | 79 | 54 | 23 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 42 | 26 | 23 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 37 | 28 | 25 | 76 |
| 9 | South Park | 46 | 22 | 9 | 15 | 80 | 69 | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 30 | 33 | 23 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 50 | 36 | 11 | 75 |
| 10 | Ramsgate | 46 | 22 | 7 | 17 | 93 | 76 | 23 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 55 | 26 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 38 | 50 | 17 | 73 |
| 11 | Molesey | 46 | 22 | 7 | 17 | 87 | 84 | 23 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 49 | 39 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 38 | 45 | 3 | 73 |
| 12 | Guernsey | 46 | 21 | 6 | 19 | 94 | 87 | 23 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 60 | 30 | 23 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 34 | 57 | 7 | 69 |
| 13 | Carshalton Athletic | 46 | 20 | 9 | 17 | 83 | 76 | 23 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 48 | 33 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 35 | 43 | 7 | 69 |
| 14 | Three Bridges | 46 | 20 | 6 | 20 | 59 | 67 | 23 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 33 | 33 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 12 | 26 | 34 | -8 | 66 |
| 15 | Walton Casuals | 46 | 18 | 6 | 22 | 73 | 86 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 39 | 39 | 23 | 9 | 1 | 13 | 34 | 47 | -13 | 60 |
| 16 | Whyteleafe | 46 | 18 | 5 | 23 | 66 | 76 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 13 | 35 | 39 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 31 | 37 | -10 | 59 |
| 17 | Tooting & Mitcham United | 46 | 16 | 10 | 20 | 67 | 70 | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 35 | 32 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 32 | 38 | -3 | 58 |
| 18 | Sittingbourne | 46 | 15 | 6 | 25 | 61 | 79 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 13 | 32 | 44 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 29 | 35 | -18 | 51 |
| 19 | Chatham Town | 46 | 13 | 7 | 26 | 61 | 70 | 23 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 27 | 36 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 34 | 34 | -9 | 46 |
| 20 | East Grinstead Town | 46 | 12 | 8 | 26 | 56 | 84 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 26 | 33 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 30 | 51 | -28 | 44 |
| 21 | Chipstead | 46 | 11 | 6 | 29 | 54 | 92 | 23 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 28 | 41 | 23 | 7 | 0 | 16 | 26 | 51 | -38 | 39 |
| 22 | Walton & Hersham | 46 | 9 | 5 | 32 | 50 | 114 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 30 | 56 | 23 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 58 | -64 | 32 |
| 23 | Whitstable Town | 46 | 9 | 2 | 35 | 54 | 118 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 29 | 62 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 25 | 56 | -64 | 29 |
| 24 | Peacehaven & Telscombe | 46 | 7 | 7 | 32 | 47 | 126 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 23 | 54 | 23 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 24 | 72 | -79 | 28 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | D | P |
| 1 | Carshalton Athletic | 46 | 31 | 9 | 6 | 99 | 54 | 23 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 56 | 28 | 23 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 43 | 26 | 45 | 102 |
| 2 | Lewes | 46 | 30 | 9 | 7 | 93 | 38 | 23 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 53 | 16 | 23 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 40 | 22 | 55 | 99 |
| 3 | Cray Wanderers | 46 | 25 | 14 | 7 | 112 | 46 | 23 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 81 | 29 | 23 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 31 | 17 | 66 | 89 |
| 4 | Greenwich Borough | 46 | 25 | 12 | 9 | 99 | 47 | 23 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 50 | 22 | 23 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 49 | 25 | 52 | 87 |
| 5 | Corinthian-Casuals | 46 | 26 | 9 | 11 | 86 | 47 | 23 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 45 | 26 | 23 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 41 | 21 | 39 | 87 |
| 6 | Walton Casuals | 46 | 25 | 11 | 10 | 98 | 52 | 23 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 57 | 22 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 41 | 30 | 46 | 86 |
| 7 | Hythe Town | 46 | 25 | 11 | 10 | 92 | 63 | 23 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 52 | 29 | 23 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 40 | 34 | 29 | 86 |
| 8 | Whyteleafe | 46 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 87 | 70 | 23 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 38 | 24 | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 49 | 46 | 17 | 73 |
| 9 | Hastings United | 46 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 84 | 67 | 23 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 42 | 31 | 23 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 42 | 36 | 17 | 73 |
| 10 | Thamesmead Town | 46 | 20 | 12 | 14 | 103 | 81 | 23 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 58 | 40 | 23 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 45 | 41 | 22 | 72 |
| 11 | Phoenix Sports | 46 | 20 | 9 | 17 | 79 | 68 | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 36 | 31 | 23 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 43 | 37 | 11 | 69 |
| 12 | Herne Bay | 46 | 21 | 5 | 20 | 81 | 89 | 23 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 40 | 34 | 23 | 10 | 2 | 11 | 41 | 55 | -8 | 68 |
| 13 | South Park | 46 | 19 | 6 | 21 | 79 | 91 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 43 | 43 | 23 | 9 | 1 | 13 | 36 | 48 | -12 | 63 |
| 14 | Sittingbourne | 46 | 18 | 8 | 20 | 68 | 72 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 31 | 28 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 37 | 44 | -4 | 62 |
| 15 | Horsham | 46 | 16 | 8 | 22 | 71 | 90 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 35 | 49 | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 36 | 41 | -19 | 56 |
| 16 | Ramsgate | 46 | 15 | 9 | 22 | 79 | 85 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 41 | 33 | 23 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 38 | 52 | -6 | 54 |
| 17 | VCD Athletic | 46 | 15 | 7 | 24 | 69 | 91 | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 36 | 39 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 33 | 52 | -22 | 52 |
| 18 | Guernsey | 46 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 65 | 98 | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 43 | 44 | 23 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 22 | 54 | -33 | 49 |
| 19 | Faversham Town | 46 | 13 | 9 | 24 | 61 | 73 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 30 | 32 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 31 | 41 | -12 | 48 |
| 20 | Chipstead | 46 | 12 | 10 | 24 | 64 | 78 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 37 | 39 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 27 | 39 | -14 | 46 |
| 21 | Ashford United | 46 | 10 | 8 | 28 | 60 | 111 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 39 | 44 | 23 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 67 | -51 | 38 |
| 22 | East Grinstead Town | 46 | 9 | 9 | 28 | 63 | 128 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 31 | 67 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 32 | 61 | -65 | 36 |
| 23 | Molesey | 46 | 7 | 12 | 27 | 55 | 103 | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 37 | 46 | 23 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 57 | -48 | 30 |
| 24 | Shoreham | 46 | 3 | 5 | 38 | 33 | 138 | 23 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 57 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 17 | 81 | -105 | 8 |