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Competition: England Non League Premier: Isthmian
Competition: Sat 19.March
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Moatside Stadium (2000 seats)

Straining Merstham hope to pull off a small shock when they host hard-driving AFC Hornchurch in the next league game. It’s 18th vs 5th and the home regulars will have not-so-high expectations.

Insights:
  • Merstham have won significantly less corners at home than away.
  • AFC Hornchurch have created more than twice as many corners as Merstham.

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.

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Merstham form and stats

6-3-7 (win-draw-lost) are the Non League Premier: Isthmian numbers at home for Merstham so far this season.

Merstham haven't scored a league goal since they found the net 235 minutes ago. Lovatt scored that one.

Merstham lost their last game at Bishop's Stortford (placed 2nd) after a 0-6 scoreline.

Ahead of that match, Merstham lost 0-1 at home to Cheshunt.

The manager will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Bognor Regis Town in only three days.

The Merstham fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 24 goals in 16 league matches. Merstham's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 21 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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AFC Hornchurch form and stats

8 wins, 3 draws and 5 losses. That’s the product of AFC Hornchurch playing as the away team in the Non League Premier: Isthmian this season. The away team travel with confidence. Not since the Enfield Town game have they lost an away game, meaning AFC Hornchurch has taken points from eight away matches in a row.

The manager Stimson was unhappy after their last game, played at their home ground Hornchurch Stadium. Hornchurch suffered a 1-2 loss to Enfield Town (placed 4th).

Preceding that game was the away victory against Potters Bar Town with the score of 2-1.

A quick return to home after this game, as AFC Hornchurch are hosting Corinthian-Casuals in the Non League Premier: Isthmian only three days away.

AFC Hornchurch are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 29 times in 16 away games so far. Hornchurch have conceded 19 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

These competitors have battled before this season: AFC Hornchurch - Merstham 1-0. Data for the prior eight meetings featuring these two participants are: one win for Merstham, two draws and five wins for AFC Hornchurch. Over 2,5 goals: five times; under 2,5 goals: three games.

Merstham missing players

AFC Hornchurch missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Merstham AFC Hornchurch
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
33 16 5 Played P 5 16 33
10 6 0 Won W 3 8 19
3 3 1 Drew D 1 3 5
20 7 4 Lost L 1 5 9
37 24 3 Scored S 15 29 64
62 21 10 Conceded C 9 19 33
97% 94% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 94% 97%
76% 75% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 81% 82%
61% 56% 40% Over 2.5 O 2.5 80% 56% 58%
42% 50% 40% Over 3.5 O 3.5 60% 25% 27%
15% 6% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 60% 19% 15%
39% 44% 40% BTTS BTTS 80% 56% 55%
24% 31% 0% Clean Sheets C S 20% 25% 33%
39% 31% 60% Failed to Score F T 0% 25% 15%
 
1.5 1.2 2.4 Corners for (avg) C F 3.8 3.7 3.5
2 2.2 5.2 Corners against (avg) C A 3 4.9 3.8
0.8 0.9 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0.2 0.8 1
2 0 0 Red cards R C 1 2 3
 
3 3.6 4.2 Shots (avg) S ( 9.5 8.3 7.6
1.4 1.5 2.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.2 3.5 3.4
94% 100% 27% Goal Efficiency G E 71% 51% 54%
 
4.4 4.6 10.6 Shots against (avg) S A 5 6.8 5.8
2 1.8 4.2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 1 3.3 2.4
Key stats in Non League Premier: Isthmian this season:
  • AFC Hornchurch have created more than twice as many corners as Merstham.
  • Merstham have won significantly less corners at home than 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 35 25 4 6 85 42 18 15 1 2 49 17 17 10 3 4 36 25 43 79
2 Bishop's Stortford 35 19 12 4 75 31 18 11 6 1 48 18 17 8 6 3 27 13 44 69
3 Folkestone Invicta 34 19 10 5 75 43 17 11 6 0 41 12 17 8 4 5 34 31 32 67
4 Enfield Town 34 20 5 9 77 50 16 12 1 3 34 16 18 8 4 6 43 34 27 65
5 AFC Hornchurch 33 19 5 9 64 33 17 11 2 4 35 14 16 8 3 5 29 19 31 62
6 Lewes 34 18 7 9 76 50 16 9 3 4 35 21 18 9 4 5 41 29 26 61
7 Cheshunt 31 15 8 8 49 30 17 8 4 5 27 14 14 7 4 3 22 16 19 53
8 Margate 34 15 7 12 50 51 17 10 3 4 30 23 17 5 4 8 20 28 -1 52
9 Carshalton Athletic 35 14 9 12 61 43 18 10 2 6 39 22 17 4 7 6 22 21 18 51
10 Kingstonian 34 15 4 15 55 57 16 9 2 5 32 22 18 6 2 10 23 35 -2 49
11 Bognor Regis Town 33 11 12 10 48 47 16 5 5 6 25 28 17 6 7 4 23 19 1 45
12 Potters Bar Town 33 13 5 15 49 61 16 6 2 8 24 31 17 7 3 7 25 30 -12 44
13 Corinthian-Casuals 32 10 10 12 40 45 17 5 5 7 18 19 15 5 5 5 22 26 -5 40
14 Horsham 33 10 9 14 50 48 17 5 6 6 29 27 16 5 3 8 21 21 2 39
15 Haringey Borough 34 9 12 13 50 63 18 5 9 4 36 32 16 4 3 9 14 31 -13 39
16 Bowers & Pitsea 34 10 6 18 41 55 18 4 2 12 21 32 16 6 4 6 20 23 -14 36
17 Wingate & Finchley 35 9 8 18 47 65 17 5 5 7 28 26 18 4 3 11 19 39 -18 35
18 Merstham 33 10 3 20 37 62 16 6 3 7 24 21 17 4 0 13 13 41 -25 33
19 Cray Wanderers 35 9 8 18 51 65 17 4 4 9 29 32 18 5 4 9 22 33 -14 32
20 Brightlingsea Regent 34 9 5 20 37 82 16 5 1 10 18 42 18 4 4 10 19 40 -45 32
21 East Thurrock United 33 6 6 21 32 82 16 4 5 7 17 30 17 2 1 14 15 52 -50 24
22 Leatherhead 34 5 7 22 32 76 17 0 4 13 9 34 17 5 3 9 23 42 -44 22

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 35 25 4 6 85 42 18 15 1 2 49 17 17 10 3 4 36 25 43 79
2 Bishop's Stortford 35 19 12 4 75 31 18 11 6 1 48 18 17 8 6 3 27 13 44 69
3 Folkestone Invicta 34 19 10 5 75 43 17 11 6 0 41 12 17 8 4 5 34 31 32 67
4 Enfield Town 34 20 5 9 77 50 16 12 1 3 34 16 18 8 4 6 43 34 27 65
5 AFC Hornchurch 33 19 5 9 64 33 17 11 2 4 35 14 16 8 3 5 29 19 31 62
6 Lewes 34 18 7 9 76 50 16 9 3 4 35 21 18 9 4 5 41 29 26 61
7 Cheshunt 31 15 8 8 49 30 17 8 4 5 27 14 14 7 4 3 22 16 19 53
8 Margate 34 15 7 12 50 51 17 10 3 4 30 23 17 5 4 8 20 28 -1 52
9 Carshalton Athletic 35 14 9 12 61 43 18 10 2 6 39 22 17 4 7 6 22 21 18 51
10 Kingstonian 34 15 4 15 55 57 16 9 2 5 32 22 18 6 2 10 23 35 -2 49
11 Bognor Regis Town 33 11 12 10 48 47 16 5 5 6 25 28 17 6 7 4 23 19 1 45
12 Potters Bar Town 33 13 5 15 49 61 16 6 2 8 24 31 17 7 3 7 25 30 -12 44
13 Corinthian-Casuals 32 10 10 12 40 45 17 5 5 7 18 19 15 5 5 5 22 26 -5 40
14 Horsham 33 10 9 14 50 48 17 5 6 6 29 27 16 5 3 8 21 21 2 39
15 Haringey Borough 34 9 12 13 50 63 18 5 9 4 36 32 16 4 3 9 14 31 -13 39
16 Bowers & Pitsea 34 10 6 18 41 55 18 4 2 12 21 32 16 6 4 6 20 23 -14 36
17 Wingate & Finchley 35 9 8 18 47 65 17 5 5 7 28 26 18 4 3 11 19 39 -18 35
18 Merstham 33 10 3 20 37 62 16 6 3 7 24 21 17 4 0 13 13 41 -25 33
19 Cray Wanderers 35 9 8 18 51 65 17 4 4 9 29 32 18 5 4 9 22 33 -14 32
20 Brightlingsea Regent 34 9 5 20 37 82 16 5 1 10 18 42 18 4 4 10 19 40 -45 32
21 East Thurrock United 33 6 6 21 32 82 16 4 5 7 17 30 17 2 1 14 15 52 -50 24
22 Leatherhead 34 5 7 22 32 76 17 0 4 13 9 34 17 5 3 9 23 42 -44 22

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