AFC Dunstable vs Waltham Abbey match preview

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Competition: England Non League Div One: Southern Central
Competition: Tue 06.December
Match begins: 19:45 (UTC)
Venue: Creasey Park Community Football Centre (14403 seats)

AFC Dunstable are located at 5th, while Waltham Abbey are hanging back 1 points behind in the league table. Will they shorten the gap?

Insights:
  • AFC Dunstable have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Waltham Abbey have the most points (19) away in Non League Div One: Southern Central

It's no vacation for neither Dunstable nor Waltham Abbey as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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AFC Dunstable form and stats

AFC Dunstable have performed here at Creasey Park Community Football Centre this season with 5 wins from 8 Non League Div One: Southern Central matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 3 games and lost 0. AFC Dunstable has recorded two wins in a row here at Creasey Park Community Football Centre, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.

A nice win for AFC Dunstable last time playing, versus Barton Rovers. That was also a home game and the match ended 4-0. As mentioned above, Dunstable "killed" Barton Rovers in their previous game. They need to reset completely for this one and beware of complacency.

Before that, AFC Dunstable played out a draw 1-1 when visiting Kidlington.

Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Cirencester Town are coming to town in four days.

Dunstable are showing their attacking force in their league home games this season, scoring more than 2,5 goals per game on average (21 goals in 8 games). From these home matches, AFC Dunstable have conceded only 6 goals.

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Waltham Abbey form and stats

The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 6 wins, 1 draw and only 1 loss in the Non League Div One: Southern Central. Waltham are enjoying a nice run from their away games now, having played seven in a row without losing.

Two away games in a row for Waltham Abbey, whose manager could celebrate last time after the win against AFC Kempston Rovers.

Before that, Waltham Abbey secured a home win against Hadley with the score 2-0.

The visitors will be packing their bags again in only four days as another away game awaits: The Non League Div One: Southern Central trip to Highworth Town.

Waltham have scored more than twice on average per away game (in the league), an impressive attacking display. They have 19 goals from 8 away matches. As opposed to that, Waltham Abbey have seen the ball go into their own net 9 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

Stats for the former two meetings involving these two sides are: two wins for AFC Dunstable, zero draws and zero wins for Waltham Abbey. Over 2,5 goals: zero times; under 2,5 goals: two games.

AFC Dunstable missing players

Waltham Abbey missing players

AFC Dunstable Waltham Abbey
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
16 8 4 Played P 3 8 17
8 5 2 Won W 2 6 8
5 3 2 Drew D 0 1 4
3 0 0 Lost L 1 1 5
30 21 7 Scored S 6 19 32
15 6 2 Conceded C 3 9 22
88% 88% 75% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
75% 88% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 94%
56% 75% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 75% 59%
31% 38% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 38% 35%
12% 12% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 25% 18%
44% 38% 50% BTTS BTTS 67% 62% 65%
50% 62% 50% Clean Sheets C S 33% 38% 24%
19% 12% 25% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 12%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
0 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 0
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
0 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 0
0 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 0%
 
0 0 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 0 0
0 0 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 0 0
Key stats in Non League Div One: Southern Central this season:
  • AFC Dunstable have not yet lost a game at home.
  • AFC Dunstable have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • AFC Dunstable have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • All of Waltham Abbey's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Waltham Abbey have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Waltham Abbey have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded away.
  • Waltham Abbey have scored in all their away matches so far.
  • Waltham Abbey have the most points (19) away in Non League Div One: Southern Central
  • Waltham Abbey haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Berkhamsted 18 14 2 2 45 15 9 9 0 0 24 5 9 5 2 2 21 10 30 44
2 Biggleswade 20 10 7 3 35 23 10 5 4 1 20 12 10 5 3 2 15 11 12 37
3 Ware 17 11 2 4 38 20 9 6 1 2 23 10 8 5 1 2 15 10 18 35
4 Didcot Town 18 11 1 6 34 25 9 6 1 2 16 14 9 5 0 4 18 11 9 34
5 AFC Dunstable 16 8 5 3 30 15 8 5 3 0 21 6 8 3 2 3 9 9 15 29
6 Kidlington 17 9 2 6 27 24 8 5 1 2 18 10 9 4 1 4 9 14 3 29
7 Waltham Abbey 17 8 4 5 32 22 9 2 3 4 13 13 8 6 1 1 19 9 10 28
8 Biggleswade Town 15 6 7 2 31 21 8 3 5 0 21 12 7 3 2 2 10 9 10 25
9 Cirencester Town 17 7 4 6 30 21 10 6 1 3 22 9 7 1 3 3 8 12 9 25
10 AFC Kempston Rovers 17 7 4 6 29 27 9 4 1 4 16 13 8 3 3 2 13 14 2 25
11 Welwyn Garden City 17 7 3 7 27 31 9 5 1 3 18 14 8 2 2 4 9 17 -4 24
12 Waltham Forest 18 6 5 7 17 23 9 3 2 4 6 12 9 3 3 3 11 11 -6 23
13 Hadley 16 6 2 8 26 24 9 4 1 4 15 13 7 2 1 4 11 11 2 20
14 Hertford Town 18 5 5 8 41 40 9 3 3 3 23 19 9 2 2 5 18 21 1 20
15 Thame 19 4 5 10 25 32 9 2 3 4 16 16 10 2 2 6 9 16 -7 17
16 Harlow Town 16 4 4 8 21 30 7 3 1 3 10 12 9 1 3 5 11 18 -9 16
17 FC Romania 18 4 3 11 20 38 8 3 2 3 11 7 10 1 1 8 9 31 -18 15
18 Aylesbury United 17 4 2 11 21 39 9 4 0 5 12 13 8 0 2 6 9 26 -18 14
19 Highworth Town 17 3 4 10 23 48 7 2 2 3 10 18 10 1 2 7 13 30 -25 13
20 Barton Rovers 18 2 3 13 15 49 8 2 2 4 9 15 10 0 1 9 6 34 -34 9

Read more about Non League Div One: Southern Central

The Southern Football League consists of four divisions: Central Division and South Division (at the seventh highest division level of English football) and Division One Central / Division One South (eight highest level). Teams come from the South West of England, southern Midlands and South Wales.