Possible nail-biting contest in Margate - Chatham Town game

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Competition: England Non League Premier: Isthmian
Competition: Tue 17.Oct
Match begins: 18:45 (UTC)
Venue: Hartsdown Park (2100 seats)

Match preview: 11 points stand between the participants so far, Chatham Town having performed best. Will Margate strike back?

Insights:
  • Margate have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
  • Chatham Town have not yet lost a game away.

Chatham Town could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a Non League Premier: Isthmian game only three sleeps ago.

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Margate form and stats

Margate have secured 6 points from their first three home games in the Non League Premier: Isthmian. A decent catch, still with room for improvement.

The followers are hoping that Margate will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 0-2 away defeat in the FA Cup fixture against Chesham United.

Before that match, a defeat in the away fixture against Hythe Town in the Kent Senior Cup. The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Margate have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 10 matches with the results: Won 2, drawn 5 and lost 3.

Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Non League Premier: Isthmian game versus Hashtag United in only four days. This game is also played here at Hartsdown Park.

A decent goal production from Margate in their home games so far, with 5 goals from 3 league matches. Margate have conceded 4 in these home matches.

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Chatham Town form and stats

The visitors are W3-D1-L0 on the road this term. That's in the Non League Premier: Isthmian.

Chatham Town delivered a 2-2 draw playing at home against Carshalton Athletic (placed 3rd) in their previous game.

Before that, the win at home against Tonbridge Angels in the Kent Senior Cup (3-1).

The visitors will be packing their bags again in only four days as another away game awaits: The Non League Premier: Isthmian trip to Concord Rangers.

Chatham have scored more than twice on average per away game (in the league), an impressive attacking display. They have 10 goals from 4 away matches. Chatham Town have conceded 5 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

Margate missing players

Chatham Town missing players

Margate Chatham Town
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
7 3 1 Played P 3 4 9
3 2 1 Won W 2 3 6
0 0 0 Drew D 1 1 2
4 1 0 Lost L 0 0 1
9 5 2 Scored S 7 10 19
15 4 1 Conceded C 3 5 12
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 67% 75% 89%
100% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 75% 78%
86% 100% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 75% 67%
29% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 50% 44%
29% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 50% 33%
86% 100% 100% BTTS BTTS 67% 75% 56%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 33% 25% 44%
14% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 33% 25% 11%
 
1.1 2 0 Corners for (avg) C F 2.3 1.8 1.9
1.6 0.7 0 Corners against (avg) C A 2 1.5 1.3
0.6 0.3 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.3 1 0.6
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
2.4 4 0 Shots (avg) S ( 4.3 3.2 3.6
1.1 1.7 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1 0.8 1.3
112% 100% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 233% 333% 158%
 
5.6 7.7 0 Shots against (avg) S A 5 3.8 3
2.7 2.7 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0.7 0.5 0.8
Key stats in Non League Premier: Isthmian this season:
  • All of Margate's home-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
  • Chatham Town have not yet lost a game away.
  • Chatham Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Chatham Town have scored more than double the goals of Margate.
  • Margate have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
  • Margate have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
  • Margate have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Margate 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 10 8 2 0 28 10 5 4 1 0 14 4 5 4 1 0 14 6 18 26
2 Chatham Town 9 6 2 1 19 12 5 3 1 1 9 7 4 3 1 0 10 5 7 20
3 Carshalton Athletic 10 5 3 2 20 12 5 3 0 2 8 4 5 2 3 0 12 8 8 18
4 Whitehawk 9 4 4 1 16 11 5 2 3 0 9 6 4 2 1 1 7 5 5 16
5 Billericay Town 8 5 1 2 10 5 4 2 0 2 5 4 4 3 1 0 5 1 5 16
6 Folkestone Invicta 10 4 3 3 19 13 5 2 1 2 8 7 5 2 2 1 11 6 6 15
7 Canvey Island 9 5 0 4 18 15 4 2 0 2 9 8 5 3 0 2 9 7 3 15
8 Enfield Town 7 4 2 1 12 7 4 2 1 1 7 5 3 2 1 0 5 2 5 14
9 Bognor Regis Town 10 3 5 2 17 14 5 2 3 0 10 6 5 1 2 2 7 8 3 14
10 Hashtag United 9 3 5 1 12 9 4 1 3 0 6 4 5 2 2 1 6 5 3 14
11 Lewes 8 4 2 2 15 14 4 2 1 1 7 6 4 2 1 1 8 8 1 14
12 Hastings United 10 4 2 4 15 14 6 3 1 2 11 6 4 1 1 2 4 8 1 14
13 Horsham 7 4 1 2 11 8 4 2 1 1 5 4 3 2 0 1 6 4 3 13
14 Wingate & Finchley 8 4 1 3 12 17 3 1 0 2 3 9 5 3 1 1 9 8 -5 13
15 Cheshunt 10 3 1 6 11 13 5 2 0 3 6 6 5 1 1 3 5 7 -2 10
16 Dulwich Hamlet 10 3 1 6 18 22 5 3 0 2 12 10 5 0 1 4 6 12 -4 10
17 Margate 7 3 0 4 9 15 3 2 0 1 5 4 4 1 0 3 4 11 -6 9
18 Cray Wanderers 10 3 0 7 12 19 4 1 0 3 4 9 6 2 0 4 8 10 -7 9
19 Potters Bar Town 11 2 3 6 11 20 6 0 3 3 6 11 5 2 0 3 5 9 -9 9
20 Kingstonian 9 2 1 6 13 17 4 2 0 2 8 7 5 0 1 4 5 10 -4 7
21 Concord Rangers 10 1 0 9 5 25 5 1 0 4 5 13 5 0 0 5 0 12 -20 3
22 Haringey Borough 9 0 1 8 7 18 5 0 1 4 3 10 4 0 0 4 4 8 -11 1

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.