Herne Bay vs Potters Bar Town: Soccer match preview

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Competition: England Non League Premier: Isthmian
Competition: Sat 17.December
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Winch's Field

The visiting Potters Bar Town side are probably odds-on favourites at Herne Bay, as the away team own a 26 point advantage from their 19 league matches this season.

Insights:
  • Herne Bay have the most conceded goals in the first half (21) in Non League Premier: Isthmian
  • Potters Bar Town have the most points (18) away in Non League Premier: Isthmian

Both squads have had a decent time to rest since their last competitive action. Let's wish for an animated fixture!

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Herne Bay form and stats

The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the Non League Premier: Isthmian this season. Herne Bay have only managed 1 win, 4 draws and 4 losses from their games here at Winch's Field. The home fans are hungry for more even though Herne have been steadily collecting points here at Winch's Field through three straight draws.

The spoils were shared in Herne Bay's previous game, also at home. Visiting Billericay Town (placed 11th) travelled back with a draw after a 2-2 scoreline.

The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 1-1 versus Wingate & Finchley.

Some goal stats: A review of the 12 most recent league games reveals that 11 of them had at least one goal scored by each team.

The Herne Bay fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 12 in 9 matches. Herne have conceded 22 goals in these home games, a significant number. When Herne Bay hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like Bognor Regis Town, Bowers & Pitsea, Kingstonian, Corinthian-Casuals, Margate, Brightlingsea Regent and Wingate & Finchley), the matches have ended over 2.5 goals 3 of 3 times.

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Potters Bar Town form and stats

The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 6 wins, 0 draws and only 3 losses in the Non League Premier: Isthmian.

Two trips in a row for Potters Bar Town, whose boss O'Leary could celebrate last time after the Alan Turvey Trophy win against Hullbridge Sports.

A 2-5 defeat away at Carshalton Athletic before that.

Goal-happy betting people should observe that 15 of this team's 17 most recent league rounds have ended with three or more goals.

With an average of more than two away goals per league game away, Potters are regular goalscorers on their travels.

Head 2 Head

Potters Bar Town - Herne Bay 1-0 was the product when this pair of sides previously met, earlier this season.

Herne Bay missing players

Potters Bar Town missing players

Herne Bay Potters Bar Town
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
19 9 3 Played P 3 9 19
2 1 0 Won W 3 6 12
5 4 0 Drew D 0 0 1
12 4 3 Lost L 0 3 6
25 12 3 Scored S 7 19 37
47 22 13 Conceded C 3 18 32
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
95% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 84%
74% 67% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 100% 79%
53% 56% 100% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 56% 42%
42% 44% 100% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 33% 26%
79% 78% 67% BTTS BTTS 100% 100% 79%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 16%
21% 22% 33% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 5%
 
4 3 3.3 Corners for (avg) C F 5.3 3.7 4.9
3.6 2.5 1.7 Corners against (avg) C A 2.3 3.8 3.4
0.7 0.8 0.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.3 2.5 2.3
0 0 0 Red cards R C 1 2 2
 
9.4 10.8 8.3 Shots (avg) S ( 12 9 9.4
4.7 4.8 3.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5.7 4.3 3.8
39% 37% 27% Goal Efficiency G E 41% 46% 46%
 
9.7 10.5 8.3 Shots against (avg) S A 10.7 9.8 7.8
4.1 4.5 4 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.7 4.7 3.6
Key stats in Non League Premier: Isthmian this season:
  • All of Herne Bay's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • All of Potters Bar Town's away-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
  • Herne Bay have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
  • Herne Bay have the fewest points from losing position (2) in Non League Premier: Isthmian
  • Herne Bay have the most conceded goals (22) at home in Non League Premier: Isthmian
  • Herne Bay have the most conceded goals in the first half (21) in Non League Premier: Isthmian
  • Herne Bay have won significantly less corners at home than away.
  • Herne Bay haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Potters Bar Town have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Potters Bar Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Potters Bar Town have scored in all their away matches so far.
  • Potters Bar Town have the most points (18) away in Non League Premier: Isthmian
  • Potters Bar Town have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Potters Bar 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 AFC Hornchurch 19 13 3 3 48 19 9 8 1 0 25 9 10 5 2 3 23 10 29 42
2 Potters Bar Town 19 12 1 6 37 32 10 6 1 3 18 14 9 6 0 3 19 18 5 37
3 Bishop's Stortford 18 11 4 3 25 12 9 6 3 0 15 4 9 5 1 3 10 8 13 37
4 Aveley 20 10 5 5 36 25 10 6 3 1 16 11 10 4 2 4 20 14 11 35
5 Canvey Island 20 10 5 5 34 21 11 7 2 2 21 12 9 3 3 3 13 9 13 35
6 Carshalton Athletic 19 10 3 6 27 22 10 7 1 2 15 8 9 3 2 4 12 14 5 33
7 Cray Wanderers 21 8 9 4 36 24 10 5 3 2 19 10 11 3 6 2 17 14 12 33
8 Enfield Town 19 9 6 4 34 20 10 5 3 2 15 10 9 4 3 2 19 10 14 33
9 Lewes 19 7 8 4 32 28 9 4 5 0 14 8 10 3 3 4 18 20 4 29
10 Hastings United 18 8 4 6 24 13 9 5 1 3 16 8 9 3 3 3 8 5 11 28
11 Billericay Town 19 8 3 8 28 30 10 6 1 3 19 17 9 2 2 5 9 13 -2 27
12 Folkestone Invicta 20 8 2 10 35 37 10 6 1 3 24 17 10 2 1 7 11 20 -2 26
13 Horsham 19 7 5 7 35 31 10 6 2 2 24 12 9 1 3 5 11 19 4 26
14 Haringey Borough 20 6 6 8 33 39 10 4 2 4 20 17 10 2 4 4 13 22 -6 24
15 Bognor Regis Town 19 6 6 7 33 34 10 5 3 2 17 12 9 1 3 5 16 22 -1 24
16 Margate 18 6 5 7 25 25 9 3 4 2 16 13 9 3 1 5 9 12 0 23
17 Kingstonian 19 4 7 8 21 28 10 4 3 3 15 13 9 0 4 5 6 15 -7 19
18 Wingate & Finchley 19 3 8 8 22 29 9 1 3 5 12 17 10 2 5 3 10 12 -7 17
19 Corinthian-Casuals 20 4 3 13 21 43 9 3 1 5 12 16 11 1 2 8 9 27 -22 15
20 Bowers & Pitsea 19 2 7 10 20 37 10 2 5 3 10 13 9 0 2 7 10 24 -17 13
21 Brightlingsea Regent 19 2 5 12 16 51 8 2 3 3 9 20 11 0 2 9 7 31 -35 11
22 Herne Bay 19 2 5 12 25 47 9 1 4 4 12 22 10 1 1 8 13 25 -22 11

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.