Match guide: Margate the expected winner when Merstham arrive

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Competition: England Non League Premier: Isthmian
Competition: Tue 15.February
Match begins: 19:45 (UTC)
Venue: Hartsdown Park (2100 seats)

Non League Premier: Isthmian: What this fixture might not have in elegance it should make up for in pace and attitude. Bring on Margate - Merstham!

Insights:
  • Margate have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Merstham have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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Margate form and stats

The story so far in the Non League Premier: Isthmian for Margate at their home stadium (Hartsdown Park) is 9 wins, 2 draws and 4 defeats. The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at Hartsdown Park.

Stress levels are on the rise for Margate's attacking players as they have now played 180 minutes without scoring in a league game. Knight was their last goal scorer. Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper not having conceded a league goal in 270 minutes.

An away draw last time out for Margate, facing East Thurrock United in a game that ended 0-0.

Before that, Margate played out a draw 0-0 when visiting Leatherhead.

There will be little rest for Margate after this match as they are travelling to Lewes for a Non League Premier: Isthmian game in only four days.

Margate have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Hartsdown Park with 28 goals in 15 league matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Margate defense is not exactly impregnable. 23 goals conceded from 15 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.

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Merstham form and stats

Merstham have only collected 12 points from their away games in the Non League Premier: Isthmian, after 4-0-10 (14 played).

Merstham are looking to quickly end their 300 minutes long goal drought in the Non League Premier: Isthmian.

Merstham's previous game was their home loss versus Worthing (0-2).

Prior to that match, the Merstham manager faced defeat when travelling to Cray Wanderers and losing 0-3.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Corinthian-Casuals in just four days.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Merstham as they have only managed to score 13 times from 14 away games in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Merstham have conceded 32 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

Here's what happened when the teams played each other earlier this campaign; Merstham - Margate 1-3. As for the last eight games between these two teams, there's four Margate victories, one draw and three Merstham wins. Over/under statistics; four of these games ended with three goals or more, four matches with two goals or less.

Margate missing players

Merstham missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Margate Merstham
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
29 15 5 Played P 4 14 28
13 9 4 Won W 2 4 9
6 2 0 Drew D 0 0 3
10 4 1 Lost L 2 10 16
46 28 10 Scored S 5 13 35
46 23 5 Conceded C 6 32 51
90% 93% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 96%
76% 80% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 79% 79%
69% 73% 60% Over 2.5 O 2.5 75% 71% 64%
45% 40% 20% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 36% 46%
17% 20% 20% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 21% 14%
66% 67% 60% BTTS BTTS 25% 43% 43%
21% 20% 20% Clean Sheets C S 50% 21% 29%
24% 20% 20% Failed to Score F T 25% 36% 32%
 
1.8 1 0.5 Corners for (avg) C F 0 2.3 1.7
1.9 2 1.5 Corners against (avg) C A 0 2 2
0.9 0.8 0.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0.7 0.7
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 2 2
 
4.9 3 4 Shots (avg) S ( 0 2.8 3.4
2.6 2.3 3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 1.4 1.6
64% 86% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 85% 94%
 
6.6 2.5 3.5 Shots against (avg) S A 0 5.1 4.7
2.4 0.7 1 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 2.7 2.1
Key stats in Non League Premier: Isthmian this season:
  • Margate have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Margate have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Merstham have scored away.
  • Margate have won significantly less corners at home than away.
  • Merstham have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Merstham have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Merstham have won significantly more corners away than at home.
  • Merstham 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 29 20 4 5 73 38 15 12 1 2 40 17 14 8 3 3 33 21 35 64
2 Enfield Town 30 18 5 7 71 42 15 11 1 3 31 16 15 7 4 4 40 26 29 59
3 Bishop's Stortford 30 16 10 4 60 31 15 9 5 1 39 18 15 7 5 3 21 13 29 58
4 Lewes 30 17 5 8 72 46 15 9 3 3 34 19 15 8 2 5 38 27 26 56
5 AFC Hornchurch 28 16 4 8 52 29 14 10 1 3 27 11 14 6 3 5 25 18 23 52
6 Folkestone Invicta 28 14 9 5 63 37 14 8 6 0 36 11 14 6 3 5 27 26 26 51
7 Kingstonian 29 15 4 10 52 46 15 9 2 4 31 20 14 6 2 6 21 26 6 49
8 Margate 29 13 6 10 46 46 15 9 2 4 28 23 14 4 4 6 18 23 0 45
9 Carshalton Athletic 28 12 7 9 51 35 14 8 2 4 32 18 14 4 5 5 19 17 16 43
10 Cheshunt 26 12 6 8 42 28 14 6 3 5 22 13 12 6 3 3 20 15 14 42
11 Bognor Regis Town 28 10 11 7 45 41 14 5 5 4 23 23 14 5 6 3 22 18 4 41
12 Corinthian-Casuals 29 10 8 11 39 43 14 5 3 6 17 17 15 5 5 5 22 26 -4 38
13 Horsham 29 10 6 13 44 41 14 5 4 5 23 20 15 5 2 8 21 21 3 36
14 Haringey Borough 29 7 11 11 45 51 15 4 8 3 33 24 14 3 3 8 12 27 -6 32
15 Wingate & Finchley 30 8 6 16 42 58 15 4 4 7 23 24 15 4 2 9 19 34 -16 30
16 Potters Bar Town 26 9 3 14 39 55 12 4 1 7 19 28 14 5 2 7 20 27 -16 30
17 Merstham 28 9 3 16 35 51 14 5 3 6 22 19 14 4 0 10 13 32 -16 30
18 Bowers & Pitsea 30 8 6 16 34 50 15 3 2 10 16 27 15 5 4 6 18 23 -16 30
19 Cray Wanderers 30 8 6 16 44 57 15 4 3 8 27 29 15 4 3 8 17 28 -13 27
20 Brightlingsea Regent 29 8 3 18 29 72 14 5 0 9 15 38 15 3 3 9 14 34 -43 27
21 Leatherhead 30 4 7 19 29 70 15 0 4 11 9 31 15 4 3 8 20 39 -41 19
22 East Thurrock United 27 4 6 17 28 68 13 2 5 6 14 28 14 2 1 11 14 40 -40 18

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 29 20 4 5 73 38 15 12 1 2 40 17 14 8 3 3 33 21 35 64
2 Enfield Town 30 18 5 7 71 42 15 11 1 3 31 16 15 7 4 4 40 26 29 59
3 Bishop's Stortford 30 16 10 4 60 31 15 9 5 1 39 18 15 7 5 3 21 13 29 58
4 Lewes 30 17 5 8 72 46 15 9 3 3 34 19 15 8 2 5 38 27 26 56
5 AFC Hornchurch 28 16 4 8 52 29 14 10 1 3 27 11 14 6 3 5 25 18 23 52
6 Folkestone Invicta 28 14 9 5 63 37 14 8 6 0 36 11 14 6 3 5 27 26 26 51
7 Kingstonian 29 15 4 10 52 46 15 9 2 4 31 20 14 6 2 6 21 26 6 49
8 Margate 29 13 6 10 46 46 15 9 2 4 28 23 14 4 4 6 18 23 0 45
9 Carshalton Athletic 28 12 7 9 51 35 14 8 2 4 32 18 14 4 5 5 19 17 16 43
10 Cheshunt 26 12 6 8 42 28 14 6 3 5 22 13 12 6 3 3 20 15 14 42
11 Bognor Regis Town 28 10 11 7 45 41 14 5 5 4 23 23 14 5 6 3 22 18 4 41
12 Corinthian-Casuals 29 10 8 11 39 43 14 5 3 6 17 17 15 5 5 5 22 26 -4 38
13 Horsham 29 10 6 13 44 41 14 5 4 5 23 20 15 5 2 8 21 21 3 36
14 Haringey Borough 29 7 11 11 45 51 15 4 8 3 33 24 14 3 3 8 12 27 -6 32
15 Wingate & Finchley 30 8 6 16 42 58 15 4 4 7 23 24 15 4 2 9 19 34 -16 30
16 Potters Bar Town 26 9 3 14 39 55 12 4 1 7 19 28 14 5 2 7 20 27 -16 30
17 Merstham 28 9 3 16 35 51 14 5 3 6 22 19 14 4 0 10 13 32 -16 30
18 Bowers & Pitsea 30 8 6 16 34 50 15 3 2 10 16 27 15 5 4 6 18 23 -16 30
19 Cray Wanderers 30 8 6 16 44 57 15 4 3 8 27 29 15 4 3 8 17 28 -13 27
20 Brightlingsea Regent 29 8 3 18 29 72 14 5 0 9 15 38 15 3 3 9 14 34 -43 27
21 Leatherhead 30 4 7 19 29 70 15 0 4 11 9 31 15 4 3 8 20 39 -41 19
22 East Thurrock United 27 4 6 17 28 68 13 2 5 6 14 28 14 2 1 11 14 40 -40 18

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