This match features two teams living in the basement of the Non League Premier: Isthmian, Merstham holding 19th place and Bowers & Pitsea lying 17th. A good chance for both teams to improve their position.
It's no vacation for neither Merstham nor Bowers & Pitsea as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Merstham form and stats
With 2 Non League Premier: Isthmian wins, 1 draw and 8 defeats from their home games, Merstham, who have the most conceded goals (49) in Non League Premier: Isthmian, are certainly not brimming with confidence. Merstham are very eager to stop a potential losing streak at Moatside, having lost their two previous games here.
Merstham's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 2-3 versus Potters Bar Town (placed 11th). Preceding that match was a defeat to Folkestone Invicta (0-4).
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Merstham as they are travelling to their away game against Worthing in the Non League Premier: Isthmian. That match is four days after this one.
The Merstham fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 13 in 11 matches. Goals are flowing in at the wrong end for Merstham with 26 goals conceded in these matches.
Bowers & Pitsea form and stats
The visitors are W4-D2-L5 on the road this term. That's in the Non League Premier: Isthmian.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Bishop's Stortford (placed 15th) in their previous outing. The Non League Premier: Isthmian match ended in a draw 2-2. Preceding that, the 1-2 home loss versus East Thurrock United.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Cray Wanderers in just four days.
The travelling fans enjoy Bowers & Pitsea's attacking play in away games, having scored 17 goals in 11 league matches away. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Bowers & Pitsea have conceded 17 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
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| Merstham | Bowers & Pitsea | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs
|
Statistics | Stat | vs
|
Away | Total |
| 23 | 11 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 11 | 19 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 16 | 8 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 5 | 10 |
| 23 | 13 | 4 | Scored | S | 8 | 17 | 26 |
| 49 | 26 | 6 | Conceded | C | 4 | 17 | 27 |
| 96% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 91% | 95% |
| 83% | 82% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 82% | 79% |
| 74% | 82% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 64% | 58% |
| 43% | 55% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 55% | 37% |
| 13% | 27% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 9% | 5% |
| 57% | 73% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 45% | 53% |
| 17% | 9% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 36% | 26% |
| 30% | 18% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 27% | 26% |
| 3 | 3.7 | 0 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 2.7 | 3.5 | 3.1 |
| 2.9 | 3.4 | 0 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 5.7 | 3 | 2.5 |
| 0.6 | 0.6 | 0 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | 26 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 17 | 35 | 58 |
| 20 | 9 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 6 | 11 | 20 |
| 65% | 111% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 133% | 127% | 90% |
- Bowers & Pitsea have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Merstham has the most conceded goals (26) at home
- Merstham has the most conceded goals (49)
- Merstham has the most conceded goals in the first half (26)
- Merstham have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Merstham have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Merstham have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Merstham haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Folkestone Invicta | 23 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 45 | 21 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 24 | 48 |
| 2 | Worthing | 23 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 49 | 32 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 12 | 17 | 48 |
| 3 | Horsham | 23 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 39 | 22 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 13 | 17 | 43 |
| 4 | AFC Hornchurch | 20 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 41 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 10 | 25 | 41 |
| 5 | Carshalton Athletic | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 35 | 24 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 39 |
| 6 | Cray Wanderers | 23 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 46 | 37 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 25 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 20 | 9 | 38 |
| 7 | Enfield Town | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 42 | 37 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 38 |
| 8 | East Thurrock United | 20 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 35 | 26 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 35 |
| 9 | Leatherhead | 21 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 30 | 32 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 20 | -2 | 34 |
| 10 | Bognor Regis Town | 21 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 40 | 32 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 23 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 32 |
| 11 | Potters Bar Town | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 37 | 38 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 21 | -1 | 30 |
| 12 | Margate | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 33 | 39 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 20 | -6 | 29 |
| 13 | Kingstonian | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 24 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| 14 | Haringey Borough | 19 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 27 | 26 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 1 | 27 |
| 15 | Bishop's Stortford | 22 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 30 | 46 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 22 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 24 | -16 | 26 |
| 16 | Lewes | 21 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 27 | 32 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 18 | -5 | 25 |
| 17 | Bowers & Pitsea | 19 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 26 | 27 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 17 | -1 | 21 |
| 18 | Cheshunt | 21 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 23 | 39 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 27 | -16 | 17 |
| 19 | Merstham | 23 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 23 | 49 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 26 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 23 | -26 | 15 |
| 20 | Corinthian-Casuals | 20 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 21 | 28 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 14 | -7 | 14 |
| 21 | Brightlingsea Regent | 22 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 43 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 23 | -27 | 14 |
| 22 | Wingate & Finchley | 22 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 21 | 42 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 24 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 18 | -21 | 13 |