Football match preview: Cirencester Town vs Melksham Town

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Competition: England Non League Div One: Southern South
Competition: Sat 08.January
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: The Corinium Stadium (4500 seats)

A glance at the Non League Div One: Southern South table shows that this is top- versus mid-table, but that's not all there is to know. Check out our Cirencester Town - Melksham Town preview!

Insights:
  • Cirencester Town have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Cirencester Town have created more than twice as many corners as Melksham Town.

This promises to be an appealing game with lots of spark and energy as both contenders are well recovered since they last ran out on the pitch. Let's get started!

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Cirencester Town form and stats

Cirencester Town have performed here at The Corinium Stadium this season with 7 wins from 10 Non League Div One: Southern South matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 3 games and lost 0. In general it's been a long time since Cirencester tasted defeat here at The Corinium Stadium, as they have taken at least one point from their last eleven home games in the league.

It's back home for Cirencester, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Highworth Town away with the result 3-1.

Previous to that game, a home match hosting Evesham United in a game that was won 3-1.

There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Cirencester, as the Non League Div One: Southern South home game vs Larkhall Athletic is only three days away.

Goals are plentiful at The Corinium Stadium in the league this season as Cirencester Town has scored 26 goals here in 10 home games. 10 goals have been conceded.

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Melksham Town form and stats

5 wins, 1 draw and 4 losses. That’s the product of Melksham Town playing as the away team in the Non League Div One: Southern South this season.

Melksham Town has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Frome Town for a Non League Div One: Southern South game that ended a draw (3-3). As you can tell from the result, the match against Frome Town was as crazy as a clown in a village circus. Great fun for the neutral supporter with 6 goals, will the fun continue today?

A 0-3 defeat away at Paulton Rovers before that.

Melksham has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 18 goals from 10 games. As opposed to that, Melksham Town have seen the ball go into their own net 13 times on the road. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

This isn't the first time these sides meet this campaign, as the statistics show this recent match: Melksham Town - Cirencester Town 1-1. H2H stats regardless of arena (last six matches): Cirencester Town four wins, one draw and Melksham Town one victory. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two games had two or less.

Cirencester Town missing players

Melksham Town missing players

Cirencester Town Melksham Town
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
19 10 1 Played P 4 10 19
12 7 1 Won W 1 5 9
5 3 0 Drew D 1 1 3
2 0 0 Lost L 2 4 7
43 26 3 Scored S 6 18 35
16 10 1 Conceded C 8 13 30
95% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
79% 90% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 80% 84%
53% 60% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 75% 60% 63%
42% 50% 100% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 40% 47%
21% 30% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 25% 20% 26%
53% 60% 100% BTTS BTTS 50% 40% 53%
37% 40% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 30% 21%
16% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 30% 26%
 
6.2 6.2 6 Corners for (avg) C F 1 1 2
3.2 3.5 1 Corners against (avg) C A 8 8 7
0.6 0.5 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2 2
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
11.4 12.2 11 Shots (avg) S ( 11 11 10.5
4.4 5.5 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 7 7 8
41% 41% 60% Goal Efficiency G E 43% 43% 44%
 
8 8 10 Shots against (avg) S A 17 17 17.5
3.8 3.8 4 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 10 10 9.5
Key stats in Non League Div One: Southern South this season:
  • Cirencester Town have created more than twice as many corners as Melksham Town.
  • Cirencester Town have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Cirencester Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Cirencester Town have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Cirencester Town have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Cirencester Town haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Melksham Town have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
  • Melksham Town have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Melksham Town 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 20 14 4 2 49 19 10 9 1 0 29 7 10 5 3 2 20 12 30 46
2 AFC Totton 18 12 3 3 56 21 8 5 1 2 19 11 10 7 2 1 37 10 35 39
3 Cirencester Town 18 11 5 2 40 15 10 7 3 0 26 10 8 4 2 2 14 5 25 38
4 Sholing 17 11 3 3 30 12 9 6 2 1 14 6 8 5 1 2 16 6 18 36
5 Paulton Rovers 21 11 2 8 51 35 10 4 1 5 18 17 11 7 1 3 33 18 16 35
6 Bristol Manor Farm 21 9 6 6 35 33 11 4 4 3 13 13 10 5 2 3 22 20 2 33
7 Winchester City 18 9 4 5 47 26 9 4 2 3 24 13 9 5 2 2 23 13 21 31
8 Melksham Town 19 9 3 7 35 30 9 4 2 3 17 17 10 5 1 4 18 13 5 30
9 Plymouth Parkway 15 9 1 5 40 23 6 5 1 0 17 4 9 4 0 5 23 19 17 28
10 Larkhall Athletic 17 7 6 4 36 24 9 4 3 2 24 16 8 3 3 2 12 8 12 27
11 Highworth Town 17 8 2 7 26 22 9 6 1 2 18 8 8 2 1 5 8 14 4 26
12 Evesham United 20 7 3 10 31 44 10 4 2 4 17 22 10 3 1 6 14 22 -13 24
13 Lymington Town 20 6 5 9 27 48 10 4 3 3 15 22 10 2 2 6 12 26 -21 23
14 Willand Rovers 19 6 4 9 33 37 10 3 2 5 14 17 9 3 2 4 19 20 -4 22
15 Slimbridge 18 6 2 10 26 43 9 4 1 4 18 20 9 2 1 6 8 23 -17 20
16 Bideford 17 3 3 11 14 30 8 2 1 5 6 12 9 1 2 6 8 18 -16 12
17 Cinderford Town 19 2 6 11 31 48 8 1 2 5 14 27 11 1 4 6 17 21 -17 12
18 Mangotsfield United 20 3 3 14 21 55 12 3 1 8 16 36 8 0 2 6 5 19 -34 12
19 Barnstaple Town 20 1 1 18 20 83 10 1 0 9 9 42 10 0 1 9 11 41 -63 4