Another adrenaline-fuelled fixture in Non League Premier: Isthmian as Folkestone Invicta receive Merstham

Days
Hours
Minutes
Seconds
Competition: England Non League Premier: Isthmian
Competition: Mon 27.December
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: The Fullicks Stadium (4000 seats)

Three points is the only outcome that will be enough for the Folkestone Invicta club members in this The Fullicks Stadium clash with Merstham, having a robust lead on the away side in the Non League Premier: Isthmian standings.

Insights:
  • Folkestone Invicta have the fewest conceded goals (7) at home in Non League Premier: Isthmian
  • Folkestone Invicta have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Merstham have scored away.

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

W W D W W

Folkestone Invicta form and stats

The home supporters can't complain about results here at The Fullicks Stadium as Folkestone Invicta have scored 23 goals to get 19 points from 9 games. The overall stats in the Non League Premier: Isthmian are 5-4-0 (wins-draws-losses).

The Folkestone goalkeeper is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 196 minutes without conceding a goal in the Non League Premier: Isthmian.

The Folkestone supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Uxbridge in Fa Trophy and win 2-0.

Before that, Folkestone had a Non League Premier: Isthmian home game versus Haringey Borough which ended with a victory 5-0.

Folkestone are showing their attacking force in their league home games this season, scoring more than 2,5 goals per game on average (23 goals in 9 games). Folkestone have only conceded 7 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

L L L D D

Merstham form and stats

There's been little loot from Merstham's travels as they have only collected 9 points from 10 away games in the Non League Premier: Isthmian. Merstham only have 3 wins to counter their 7 defeats and 0 draws. A depressing four defeats in a row for Merstham in their away games. Unhappy days, as the last time they avoided a loss on the road was versus Leatherhead.

Merstham failed to get anything from their last game, a Non League Premier: Isthmian home match vs Brightlingsea Regent (placed 20th) that ended with defeat 0-1.

It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Carshalton Athletic wasn't a success with a 1-3 loss.

Merstham have scored 11 goals on their travels this season, from 10 away games in the league. For Merstham, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net. Merstham has visited these top teams four times, and 3 of 4 has ended with 2 goals or more!

Head 2 Head

The most recent registered result involving both these sides is the Merstham - Folkestone Invicta 0-2 played earlier this season. Last ten meetings featuring these participants: Folkestone won seven, Merstham were winners in two and we saw one draw. seven games with over 2,5 goals, three matches with two goals or less.

Folkestone Invicta missing players

Merstham missing players

Folkestone Invicta Merstham
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
19 9 2 Played P 4 10 21
10 5 2 Won W 1 3 7
7 4 0 Drew D 0 0 2
2 0 0 Lost L 3 7 12
40 23 10 Scored S 4 11 30
23 7 1 Conceded C 9 20 36
79% 67% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
74% 67% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 80% 81%
63% 67% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 75% 70% 67%
53% 56% 100% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 40% 52%
42% 44% 100% Over 4.5 O 4.5 25% 20% 14%
53% 56% 50% BTTS BTTS 75% 50% 48%
37% 44% 50% Clean Sheets C S 25% 20% 29%
32% 33% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 30% 24%
 
3.5 2.2 0 Corners for (avg) C F 1 1.3 1.4
3.5 2.2 0 Corners against (avg) C A 4 1.8 2.2
0.8 0.3 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0.3 0.6
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
8.7 5.3 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0.5 1 3.3
3.9 2.7 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0.5 0.7 1.5
55% 94% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 200% 225% 108%
 
6.9 5.2 0 Shots against (avg) S A 2 1.5 3.9
3.3 3.3 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 2 1 1.7
Key stats in Non League Premier: Isthmian this season:
  • Folkestone Invicta have created more than twice as many corners as Merstham.
  • Folkestone Invicta have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Folkestone Invicta have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Folkestone Invicta have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Folkestone Invicta have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Merstham have scored away.
  • Folkestone Invicta have the fewest conceded goals (7) at home in Non League Premier: Isthmian
  • Folkestone Invicta have the the best goal difference (+16) at home in Non League Premier: Isthmian
  • Folkestone Invicta have won significantly less corners at home than away.
  • Merstham have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Merstham 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 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

Read more about Non League Premier: Isthmian

The Isthmian League has four divisions. The Premier Division is at the seventh highest division level in England while the North, South Central and South East Division are at the eight level. The Isthmian League covers London, East and South East England and holds mostly semi-professional teams.