Non League Premier: Isthmian prediction and preview: Bowers & Pitsea modest favorites to beat Merstham

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Competition: England Non League Premier: Isthmian
Competition: Sat 08.February
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Len Salmon Stadium (2000 seats)

This match features two teams living in the basement of the Non League Premier: Isthmian, Bowers & Pitsea holding 15th place and Merstham lying 18th. A good chance for both teams to improve their position.

The hosts Bowers & Pitsea saw competitive action as recent as four days ago, playing in the Non League Premier: Isthmian. Thankfully the previous game, versus Carshalton Athletic, was also a home game here at Len Salmon Stadium. The away team is better rested.

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Bowers & Pitsea form and stats

Bowers & Pitsea's results here at Len Salmon Stadium in the Non League Premier: Isthmian have been very modest with 2 victories, 1 draw and 9 defeats.

Bowers & Pitsea's last game was hosting Carshalton Athletic (placed 5th) and winning 1-0. 1-1 away at Haringey Borough before that.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Bowers & Pitsea handle that role? We have found one game in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The win/draw/lost stats in these games are Wzero-Dzero-Lone.

Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Non League Premier: Isthmian game versus Haringey Borough in only three days. This game is also played here at Len Salmon Stadium.

The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Bowers & Pitsea here at Len Salmon Stadium in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (10 from 12 games). Bowers & Pitsea's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 16 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Merstham form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Merstham, who have the most conceded goals (58) in Non League Premier: Isthmian, so far with only 9 points returning home. The records show 2-3-9 (win-draw-lose). Travelling has not been lucrative for the away team as they have returned home without a win in ten away games in a row.

The Merstham goalkeeper is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 275 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.

Merstham are travelling after their nice 1-0 home win in the Non League Premier: Isthmian against Margate (placed 14th). Preceding that game, the 0-0 draw paying a visit to Leatherhead.

We have checked recent matches where Merstham have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those six games were Wtwo-Dtwo-Ltwo.

The visitors have scored 11 goals from 14 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Merstham have conceded 29 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

The dueling parties have met before this season: Merstham - Bowers & Pitsea 1-3.

Bowers & Pitsea missing players

Merstham missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Bowers & Pitsea Merstham
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
27 12 3 Played P 4 14 28
9 3 1 Won W 2 2 6
5 1 1 Drew D 1 3 4
13 8 1 Lost L 1 9 18
34 11 3 Scored S 5 11 27
35 15 3 Conceded C 3 29 58
96% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 75% 86% 93%
74% 67% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 79% 75%
48% 42% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 64% 68%
30% 8% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 36% 43%
4% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 7% 14%
52% 50% 33% BTTS BTTS 0% 43% 54%
26% 17% 33% Clean Sheets C S 75% 29% 25%
26% 33% 33% Failed to Score F T 50% 43% 29%
 
3.2 3.3 3 Corners for (avg) C F 0 2.2 2.9
2.7 2.6 1 Corners against (avg) C A 0 2.3 2.8
1 1.4 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0.7 0.7
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
82 47 8 Total Shots T S 0 24 50
29 18 3 Shots on Target S O 0 11 20
69% 28% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 27% 70%
Key stats in Non League Premier: Isthmian this season:
  • Bowers & Pitsea haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Merstham has the most conceded goals (58)
  • Merstham has the most conceded goals in the first half (29)
  • Merstham has the the worst goal difference (-31)
  • Merstham have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Merstham have won significantly less corners away then 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 Worthing 28 19 6 3 63 34 14 10 2 2 37 21 14 9 4 1 26 13 29 63
2 Folkestone Invicta 28 17 7 4 57 29 14 10 3 1 32 14 14 7 4 3 25 15 28 58
3 AFC Hornchurch 26 15 7 4 52 20 14 10 4 0 31 7 12 5 3 4 21 13 32 52
4 Cray Wanderers 28 14 9 5 56 43 15 6 6 3 30 20 13 8 3 2 26 23 13 51
5 Carshalton Athletic 28 14 7 7 44 33 15 8 4 3 26 17 13 6 3 4 18 16 11 49
6 Horsham 27 14 5 8 44 28 13 7 4 2 23 12 14 7 1 6 21 16 16 47
7 Bognor Regis Town 27 14 4 9 52 40 14 7 2 5 31 25 13 7 2 4 21 15 12 46
8 Enfield Town 27 13 6 8 52 48 14 6 4 4 30 27 13 7 2 4 22 21 4 45
9 East Thurrock United 25 13 4 8 43 32 13 8 2 3 29 17 12 5 2 5 14 15 11 43
10 Leatherhead 26 12 6 8 37 37 11 6 1 4 16 14 15 6 5 4 21 23 0 42
11 Kingstonian 23 8 10 5 31 27 10 3 5 2 13 9 13 5 5 3 18 18 4 34
12 Potters Bar Town 26 9 7 10 40 42 12 4 2 6 14 18 14 5 5 4 26 24 -2 34
13 Haringey Borough 24 9 6 9 36 36 14 7 4 3 23 15 10 2 2 6 13 21 0 33
14 Margate 27 9 6 12 39 48 12 3 3 6 17 25 15 6 3 6 22 23 -9 33
15 Bowers & Pitsea 27 8 5 14 33 36 12 2 1 9 10 16 15 6 4 5 23 20 -3 29
16 Bishop's Stortford 28 8 4 16 35 55 14 4 2 8 17 26 14 4 2 8 18 29 -20 28
17 Lewes 25 7 4 14 28 39 11 1 3 7 8 18 14 6 1 7 20 21 -11 25
18 Merstham 28 6 4 18 27 58 14 4 1 9 16 29 14 2 3 9 11 29 -31 22
19 Corinthian-Casuals 26 5 6 15 26 34 13 3 3 7 15 16 13 2 3 8 11 18 -8 21
20 Cheshunt 27 6 3 18 29 52 15 4 2 9 16 19 12 2 1 9 13 33 -23 21
21 Brightlingsea Regent 28 4 8 16 21 51 15 3 5 7 10 23 13 1 3 9 11 28 -30 20
22 Wingate & Finchley 27 3 8 16 26 49 14 1 3 10 11 28 13 2 5 6 15 21 -23 17

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Worthing 28 19 6 3 63 34 14 10 2 2 37 21 14 9 4 1 26 13 29 63
2 Folkestone Invicta 28 17 7 4 57 29 14 10 3 1 32 14 14 7 4 3 25 15 28 58
3 AFC Hornchurch 26 15 7 4 52 20 14 10 4 0 31 7 12 5 3 4 21 13 32 52
4 Cray Wanderers 28 14 9 5 56 43 15 6 6 3 30 20 13 8 3 2 26 23 13 51
5 Carshalton Athletic 28 14 7 7 44 33 15 8 4 3 26 17 13 6 3 4 18 16 11 49
6 Horsham 27 14 5 8 44 28 13 7 4 2 23 12 14 7 1 6 21 16 16 47
7 Bognor Regis Town 27 14 4 9 52 40 14 7 2 5 31 25 13 7 2 4 21 15 12 46
8 Enfield Town 27 13 6 8 52 48 14 6 4 4 30 27 13 7 2 4 22 21 4 45
9 East Thurrock United 25 13 4 8 43 32 13 8 2 3 29 17 12 5 2 5 14 15 11 43
10 Leatherhead 26 12 6 8 37 37 11 6 1 4 16 14 15 6 5 4 21 23 0 42
11 Kingstonian 23 8 10 5 31 27 10 3 5 2 13 9 13 5 5 3 18 18 4 34
12 Potters Bar Town 26 9 7 10 40 42 12 4 2 6 14 18 14 5 5 4 26 24 -2 34
13 Haringey Borough 24 9 6 9 36 36 14 7 4 3 23 15 10 2 2 6 13 21 0 33
14 Margate 27 9 6 12 39 48 12 3 3 6 17 25 15 6 3 6 22 23 -9 33
15 Bowers & Pitsea 27 8 5 14 33 36 12 2 1 9 10 16 15 6 4 5 23 20 -3 29
16 Bishop's Stortford 28 8 4 16 35 55 14 4 2 8 17 26 14 4 2 8 18 29 -20 28
17 Lewes 25 7 4 14 28 39 11 1 3 7 8 18 14 6 1 7 20 21 -11 25
18 Merstham 28 6 4 18 27 58 14 4 1 9 16 29 14 2 3 9 11 29 -31 22
19 Corinthian-Casuals 26 5 6 15 26 34 13 3 3 7 15 16 13 2 3 8 11 18 -8 21
20 Cheshunt 27 6 3 18 29 52 15 4 2 9 16 19 12 2 1 9 13 33 -23 21
21 Brightlingsea Regent 28 4 8 16 21 51 15 3 5 7 10 23 13 1 3 9 11 28 -30 20
22 Wingate & Finchley 27 3 8 16 26 49 14 1 3 10 11 28 13 2 5 6 15 21 -23 17

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