Football match preview: Cray Wanderers vs Margate

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Competition: England Non League Premier: Isthmian
Competition: Mon 27.December
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Hayes Lane (5000 seats)

Stadium regulars at Hayes Lane haven’t watched many wins this season, with Cray Wanderers languishing in the 21st spot. The opposing Margate will try to protect their higher league position in this game.

Insights:
  • Cray Wanderers have the fewest clean sheets (0) in Non League Premier: Isthmian
  • Cray Wanderers have created more than twice as many corners as Margate.

This could be an interesting game with lots of spark and excitement as both participants are well revitalized since they last ran out on the pitch. Let's get started!

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Cray Wanderers form and stats

The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the Non League Premier: Isthmian this season. Cray Wanderers have only managed 2 wins, 1 draw and 5 losses from their games here at Hayes Lane.

The Wanderers crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 1-3 to Dartford here at Hayes Lane in a Fa Trophy match.

Ahead of that match, Wanderers lost 0-1 at home to Bishop's Stortford.

Wanderers have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Hayes Lane with 12 goals in 8 league matches. Wanderers have conceded 15 from these games.

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Margate form and stats

Margate have only collected 8 points from their away games in the Non League Premier: Isthmian, after 2-2-5 (9 played). Margate seem to be suffering from homesickness with two consecutive losses away. Third time lucky?

The manager Saunders was unhappy after their last game, a Non League Premier: Isthmian match played at their home ground Hartsdown Park. Margate suffered a 0-1 loss to Wingate & Finchley (placed 18th).

Before that, Margate secured a home win against Worthing with the score 4-2.

Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Margate have scored 11 goals in 9 league games away. Margate struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 15 goals conceded from these games.

Head 2 Head

The last head to head game ended Margate - Cray Wanderers 2-1, played this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: six - zero - four (Wanderers wins - draws - Margate wins). As for goals, eight matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two had two or less.

Cray Wanderers missing players

Margate missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Cray Wanderers Margate
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
18 8 2 Played P 3 9 20
4 2 1 Won W 2 2 8
3 1 0 Drew D 1 2 4
11 5 1 Lost L 0 5 8
21 12 3 Scored S 6 11 32
35 15 2 Conceded C 3 15 33
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 95%
89% 75% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 78% 80%
61% 62% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 67% 70%
39% 50% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 67% 44% 40%
6% 12% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 15%
61% 62% 50% BTTS BTTS 67% 78% 75%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 33% 11% 15%
39% 38% 50% Failed to Score F T 0% 11% 15%
 
2.5 2.6 5.5 Corners for (avg) C F 2.5 0.9 1
2.9 2.7 4.5 Corners against (avg) C A 1.5 0.9 1.5
1.3 1 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.5 0.9 0.9
1 1 1 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
5.5 6.9 14.5 Shots (avg) S ( 2.5 2.3 2.8
1.9 2.1 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1.5 0.9 1.7
61% 60% 38% Goal Efficiency G E 167% 150% 90%
 
8.3 8.4 9.5 Shots against (avg) S A 8 5.9 4.7
3.9 4 3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 2.5 2.3 1.7
Key stats in Non League Premier: Isthmian this season:
  • Cray Wanderers have created more than twice as many corners as Margate.
  • Cray Wanderers have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
  • Cray Wanderers have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Cray Wanderers have the fewest clean sheets (0) in Non League Premier: Isthmian
  • Cray Wanderers haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Margate haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

  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 20 14 2 4 49 31 10 8 0 2 23 14 10 6 2 2 26 17 18 44
2 Folkestone Invicta 19 10 7 2 40 23 9 5 4 0 23 7 10 5 3 2 17 16 17 37
3 Enfield Town 18 11 3 4 39 21 9 7 1 1 17 8 9 4 2 3 22 13 18 36
4 Cheshunt 19 10 5 4 35 18 9 4 2 3 17 8 10 6 3 1 18 10 17 35
5 Bishop's Stortford 20 9 8 3 34 22 10 5 4 1 21 12 10 4 4 2 13 10 12 35
6 Lewes 20 10 4 6 48 32 10 5 2 3 22 15 10 5 2 3 26 17 16 34
7 Kingstonian 18 10 2 6 31 25 10 7 1 2 20 10 8 3 1 4 11 15 6 32
8 Carshalton Athletic 19 8 6 5 37 21 10 5 2 3 26 14 9 3 4 2 11 7 16 30
9 AFC Hornchurch 19 9 2 8 28 22 9 5 1 3 15 9 10 4 1 5 13 13 6 29
10 Corinthian-Casuals 20 8 4 8 26 26 11 4 2 5 14 12 9 4 2 3 12 14 0 28
11 Margate 20 8 4 8 32 33 11 6 2 3 21 18 9 2 2 5 11 15 -1 28
12 Bognor Regis Town 18 6 9 3 31 24 9 2 4 3 13 15 9 4 5 0 18 9 7 27
13 Horsham 19 8 3 8 29 23 9 4 2 3 13 11 10 4 1 5 16 12 6 27
14 Potters Bar Town 18 7 3 8 34 33 8 3 1 4 16 15 10 4 2 4 18 18 1 24
15 Merstham 21 7 2 12 30 36 11 4 2 5 19 16 10 3 0 7 11 20 -6 23
16 Bowers & Pitsea 18 6 4 8 22 28 10 3 2 5 12 14 8 3 2 3 10 14 -6 22
17 Haringey Borough 20 4 8 8 29 38 10 3 6 1 23 15 10 1 2 7 6 23 -9 20
18 Wingate & Finchley 21 5 5 11 29 42 10 1 3 6 11 20 11 4 2 5 18 22 -13 20
19 East Thurrock United 20 4 5 11 22 48 10 2 4 4 12 22 10 2 1 7 10 26 -26 17
20 Brightlingsea Regent 20 5 2 13 18 50 9 2 0 7 7 28 11 3 2 6 11 22 -32 17
21 Cray Wanderers 18 4 3 11 21 35 8 2 1 5 12 15 10 2 2 6 9 20 -14 15
22 Leatherhead 21 3 3 15 22 55 11 0 1 10 5 26 10 3 2 5 17 29 -33 12

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 20 14 2 4 49 31 10 8 0 2 23 14 10 6 2 2 26 17 18 44
2 Folkestone Invicta 19 10 7 2 40 23 9 5 4 0 23 7 10 5 3 2 17 16 17 37
3 Enfield Town 18 11 3 4 39 21 9 7 1 1 17 8 9 4 2 3 22 13 18 36
4 Cheshunt 19 10 5 4 35 18 9 4 2 3 17 8 10 6 3 1 18 10 17 35
5 Bishop's Stortford 20 9 8 3 34 22 10 5 4 1 21 12 10 4 4 2 13 10 12 35
6 Lewes 20 10 4 6 48 32 10 5 2 3 22 15 10 5 2 3 26 17 16 34
7 Kingstonian 18 10 2 6 31 25 10 7 1 2 20 10 8 3 1 4 11 15 6 32
8 Carshalton Athletic 19 8 6 5 37 21 10 5 2 3 26 14 9 3 4 2 11 7 16 30
9 AFC Hornchurch 19 9 2 8 28 22 9 5 1 3 15 9 10 4 1 5 13 13 6 29
10 Corinthian-Casuals 20 8 4 8 26 26 11 4 2 5 14 12 9 4 2 3 12 14 0 28
11 Margate 20 8 4 8 32 33 11 6 2 3 21 18 9 2 2 5 11 15 -1 28
12 Bognor Regis Town 18 6 9 3 31 24 9 2 4 3 13 15 9 4 5 0 18 9 7 27
13 Horsham 19 8 3 8 29 23 9 4 2 3 13 11 10 4 1 5 16 12 6 27
14 Potters Bar Town 18 7 3 8 34 33 8 3 1 4 16 15 10 4 2 4 18 18 1 24
15 Merstham 21 7 2 12 30 36 11 4 2 5 19 16 10 3 0 7 11 20 -6 23
16 Bowers & Pitsea 18 6 4 8 22 28 10 3 2 5 12 14 8 3 2 3 10 14 -6 22
17 Haringey Borough 20 4 8 8 29 38 10 3 6 1 23 15 10 1 2 7 6 23 -9 20
18 Wingate & Finchley 21 5 5 11 29 42 10 1 3 6 11 20 11 4 2 5 18 22 -13 20
19 East Thurrock United 20 4 5 11 22 48 10 2 4 4 12 22 10 2 1 7 10 26 -26 17
20 Brightlingsea Regent 20 5 2 13 18 50 9 2 0 7 7 28 11 3 2 6 11 22 -32 17
21 Cray Wanderers 18 4 3 11 21 35 8 2 1 5 12 15 10 2 2 6 9 20 -14 15
22 Leatherhead 21 3 3 15 22 55 11 0 1 10 5 26 10 3 2 5 17 29 -33 12

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