An important duel in the bottom section of the league table, with both teams experiencing more worry than joy. This match is a classic “six-pointer” with the home team placed 15th and the visitors in 20th place.
The hosts Sholing saw competitive action as recent as four days ago, playing in the Fa Trophy. Thankfully the previous game, versus Barton Rovers, was also a home game here at St. Mary's Stadium. The away team is better rested.
Sholing form and stats
Sholing have played 5 Non League Div One: Southern S & W games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 3-0-2 (wins-draws-losses).
The Sholing supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Barton Rovers in Fa Trophy and win 2-1. Heartbreak before that as Sholing lost 0-1 at Frome Town's place.
There will be little rest for Sholing after this match as they are travelling to Moneyfields for a Non League Div One: Southern S & W game in only three days.
Goals decide football matches and Sholing are scoring many of them at home; 10 on target from 5 league matches. On the other hand, Sholing have conceded 7 goals.
Barnstaple Town form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Barnstaple Town, who have the most conceded goals (39) in Non League Div One: Southern S & W, so far with only 3 points returning home. The records show 1-0-6 (win-draw-lose). Football is a nightmare at the moment for Barnstaple Town who have suffered through a nine match losing streak. If there's light at the end of the tunnel it's certainly not visible for the supporters. It's all red in the travel logs of Barnstaple Town, having lost six matches in a row as the visiting team.
This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Non League Div One: Southern S & W home defeat versus Frome Town with 0-2 on the scoreboard. Preceding that game, the 1-5 loss visiting Thatcham Town's place.
Barnstaple Town are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 7 away goals from 7 games (in the league). There are big problems for the Barnstaple Town defense as they have conceded 23 goals in 7 away games.
Head 2 Head
Sholing missing players
Barnstaple Town missing players
| Sholing | Barnstaple Town | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 10 | 5 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 7 | 13 |
| 3 | 3 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 6 | 11 |
| 10 | 10 | 5 | Scored | S | 4 | 7 | 10 |
| 15 | 7 | 2 | Conceded | C | 4 | 23 | 39 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 70% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 86% | 85% |
| 50% | 80% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 71% | 69% |
| 20% | 40% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 71% | 46% |
| 10% | 20% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 43% | 31% |
| 40% | 80% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 57% | 46% |
| 10% | 20% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 8% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 43% | 46% |
| 8 | 7 | 7 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 5 | 5 | 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 |
- All of Sholing's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Barnstaple Town have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Barnstaple Town have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Barnstaple Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Barnstaple Town haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Sholing have created more than twice as many corners as Barnstaple Town.
- Sholing have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Sholing have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Sholing 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 | Frome Town | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 27 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 31 |
| 2 | Thatcham Town | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 20 | 26 |
| 3 | Paulton Rovers | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 30 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 25 |
| 4 | Evesham United | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 21 |
| 5 | Winchester City | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 20 |
| 6 | Cinderford Town | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 20 |
| 7 | Slimbridge | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 18 |
| 8 | Mangotsfield United | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 22 | 26 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 17 | -4 | 16 |
| 9 | Bristol Manor Farm | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 15 |
| 10 | Larkhall Athletic | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 15 |
| 11 | Highworth Town | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 9 | -4 | 14 |
| 12 | Cirencester Town | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 13 |
| 13 | Moneyfields | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 12 |
| 14 | Bideford | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 25 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 18 | -9 | 10 |
| 15 | Sholing | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 8 | -5 | 9 |
| 16 | Basingstoke Town | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -6 | 9 |
| 17 | Melksham Town | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 28 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 13 | -9 | 9 |
| 18 | Willand Rovers | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 10 | -6 | 7 |
| 19 | AFC Totton | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | -13 | 7 |
| 20 | Barnstaple Town | 13 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 39 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 23 | -29 | 6 |