It's still early in the Non League Premier: Isthmian season, but we are learning more and more about the teams. Here is the Merstham - East Thurrock United preview!
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.
Merstham form and stats
Merstham have played 1 game at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 0-0-1 (wins-draws-losses).The home team returns to Moatside Stadium after sharing the points with Brightlingsea Regent on their last time out; the Non League Premier: Isthmian game ended 0-0. A strong away win before that one, visiting Corinthian-Casuals and winning 1-0.
There will be little rest for Merstham after this match as they are travelling to Folkestone Invicta for a Non League Premier: Isthmian game in only two days.
Early season goal statistics from Merstham's 1 home game: 1 goal, 2 conceded.
East Thurrock United form and stats
Only one away game so far for East Thurrock United and it resulted in three points. Last season the statistics for their away games were 2 victories, 3 draws and 16 losses from 21 travels.East Thurrock United failed to get anything from their last game, a home match vs Potters Bar Town that ended with defeat 1-3. Ahead of that match was the victory versus Carshalton Athletic at their stadium, the result 2-1.
After this away game East Thurrock United return home for a Non League Premier: Isthmian game against Bowers & Pitsea. That game is only two sleeps after this.
It's early days yet, but East Thurrock United has scored 2 and conceded 1 goals from their travels so far (1 game).
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the last two meetings): Merstham won 1 game, 1 match ended with a draw and East Thurrock United has 0 wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: 2 / 0Top Goalscorers
Merstham missing players
East Thurrock United missing players
| Merstham | East Thurrock United | |||||
| Total | Home | Home vs | Statistic | Away vs | Away | Total |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Played | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Won | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Lost | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Scored | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | Conceded | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 67% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 33% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 33% | 100% | 100% | Over 2.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 67% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 33% | 100% | 100% | BTTS | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 67% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Failed To Score | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners For (avg) | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners Against (avg) | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Yellow Cards (avg) | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Merstham | Last season | East Thurrock United | ||||
| Total | Home | Home vs | Statistic | Away vs | Away | Total |
| 44 | 21 | 0 | Played | 0 | 21 | 42 |
| 21 | 13 | 0 | Won | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| 10 | 3 | 0 | Drew | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 13 | 5 | 0 | Lost | 0 | 16 | 25 |
| 62 | 35 | 0 | Scored | 0 | 16 | 42 |
| 53 | 20 | 0 | Conceded | 0 | 38 | 63 |
| 93% | 95% | 0% | Over 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 95% |
| 73% | 76% | 0% | Over 1.5 | 0% | 81% | 71% |
| 45% | 48% | 0% | Over 2.5 | 0% | 43% | 45% |
| 25% | 24% | 0% | Over 3.5 | 0% | 24% | 24% |
| 14% | 14% | 0% | Over 4.5 | 0% | 10% | 12% |
| 48% | 43% | 0% | BTTS | 0% | 48% | 48% |
| 34% | 43% | 0% | Clean Sheets | 0% | 5% | 17% |
| 25% | 19% | 0% | Failed To Score | 0% | 48% | 40% |
| 4.3 | 5 | 0 | Corners For (avg) | 0 | 4.4 | 4.4 |
| 4 | 5.7 | 0 | Corners Against (avg) | 0 | 6.8 | 6.2 |
| 1.6 | 2 | 0 | Yellow Cards (avg) | 0 | 2 | 1.8 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red Cards | 0 | 6 | 9 |
- East Thurrock United have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- East Thurrock United haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Merstham have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Merstham have scored at least twice as many goals at home as East Thurrock United have scored away.
| 02-05-19 | | Carshalton Athletic | 1 - 2 | Merstham |
| 06-05-19 | | Tonbridge Angels | 2 - 0 | Merstham |
| 10-08-19 | | Merstham | 1 - 2 | AFC Hornchurch |
| 13-08-19 | | Corinthian-Casuals | 0 - 1 | Merstham |
| 17-08-19 | | Brightlingsea Regent | 0 - 0 | Merstham |
| 24-08-19 | | Merstham | 14:00 | East Thurrock United |
| 26-08-19 | | Folkestone Invicta | 14:00 | Merstham |
| 31-08-19 | | Merstham | 14:00 | Kingstonian |
| 14-09-19 | | Wingate & Finchley | 14:00 | Merstham |
| 21-09-19 | | Merstham | 14:00 | Cray Wanderers |
| 22-04-19 | | East Thurrock United | 4 - 1 | Welling United |
| 27-04-19 | | Hungerford Town | 1 - 1 | East Thurrock United |
| 10-08-19 | | East Thurrock United | 4 - 1 | Cheshunt |
| 12-08-19 | | Carshalton Athletic | 1 - 2 | East Thurrock United |
| 17-08-19 | | East Thurrock United | 1 - 3 | Potters Bar Town |
| 24-08-19 | | Merstham | 14:00 | East Thurrock United |
| 26-08-19 | | East Thurrock United | 14:00 | Bowers & Pitsea |
| 31-08-19 | | Haringey Borough | 14:00 | East Thurrock United |
| 14-09-19 | | East Thurrock United | 14:00 | Bognor Regis Town |
| 21-09-19 | | East Thurrock United | 14:00 | Brightlingsea Regent |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | D | P |
| 1 | Haringey Borough | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| 2 | AFC Hornchurch | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 7 |
| 3 | Bowers & Pitsea | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 4 | Folkestone Invicta | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 5 | East Thurrock United | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 6 | Potters Bar Town | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 7 | Horsham | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 8 | Bognor Regis Town | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| 9 | Enfield Town | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 10 | Merstham | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 11 | Margate | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| 12 | Kingstonian | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 13 | Carshalton Athletic | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| 14 | Cheshunt | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -2 | 3 |
| 15 | Bishop's Stortford | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | -5 | 3 |
| 16 | Worthing | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -6 | 3 |
| 17 | Leatherhead | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| 18 | Cray Wanderers | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| 19 | Brightlingsea Regent | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| 20 | Wingate & Finchley | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -5 | 2 |
| 21 | Corinthian-Casuals | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 1 |
| 22 | Lewes | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -4 | 1 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | D | P |
| 1 | Dorking Wanderers | 42 | 28 | 9 | 5 | 87 | 31 | 21 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 58 | 18 | 21 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 29 | 13 | 56 | 93 |
| 2 | Carshalton Athletic | 42 | 21 | 8 | 13 | 70 | 49 | 21 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 41 | 19 | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 29 | 30 | 21 | 71 |
| 3 | Haringey Borough | 42 | 21 | 8 | 13 | 73 | 54 | 21 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 43 | 27 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 30 | 27 | 19 | 71 |
| 4 | Tonbridge Angels | 42 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 59 | 46 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 27 | 25 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 32 | 21 | 13 | 70 |
| 5 | Merstham | 42 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 60 | 50 | 21 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 35 | 20 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 30 | 10 | 70 |
| 6 | Folkestone Invicta | 42 | 21 | 6 | 15 | 77 | 58 | 21 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 45 | 21 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 32 | 37 | 19 | 69 |
| 7 | Bishop's Stortford | 42 | 20 | 7 | 15 | 70 | 57 | 21 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 38 | 25 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 32 | 32 | 13 | 67 |
| 8 | Leatherhead | 42 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 56 | 42 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 27 | 23 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 29 | 19 | 14 | 65 |
| 9 | Worthing | 42 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 72 | 63 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 38 | 35 | 21 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 34 | 28 | 9 | 65 |
| 10 | Enfield Town | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 76 | 56 | 21 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 38 | 25 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 38 | 31 | 20 | 61 |
| 11 | Lewes | 42 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 61 | 53 | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 32 | 26 | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 29 | 27 | 8 | 60 |
| 12 | Margate | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 45 | 48 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 28 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 20 | -3 | 59 |
| 13 | Brightlingsea Regent | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 49 | 54 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 26 | 31 | -5 | 59 |
| 14 | Bognor Regis Town | 42 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 71 | 62 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 38 | 32 | 21 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 33 | 30 | 9 | 57 |
| 15 | AFC Hornchurch | 42 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 57 | 59 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 33 | 25 | 21 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 24 | 34 | -2 | 50 |
| 16 | Potters Bar Town | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 51 | 56 | 21 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 25 | 25 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 26 | 31 | -5 | 49 |
| 17 | Corinthian-Casuals | 42 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 48 | 74 | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 26 | 29 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 22 | 45 | -26 | 47 |
| 18 | Kingstonian | 42 | 13 | 6 | 23 | 60 | 78 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 38 | 37 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 22 | 41 | -18 | 45 |
| 19 | Wingate & Finchley | 42 | 12 | 7 | 23 | 57 | 86 | 21 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 25 | 34 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 32 | 52 | -29 | 43 |
| 20 | Whitehawk | 42 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 50 | 72 | 21 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 25 | 34 | 21 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 25 | 38 | -22 | 41 |
| 21 | Burgess Hill Town | 42 | 9 | 10 | 23 | 44 | 91 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 19 | 40 | 21 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 25 | 51 | -47 | 37 |
| 22 | Harlow Town | 42 | 9 | 7 | 26 | 53 | 107 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 27 | 54 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 26 | 53 | -54 | 34 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | D | P |
| 1 | Torquay United | 42 | 27 | 7 | 8 | 93 | 41 | 21 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 53 | 23 | 21 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 40 | 18 | 52 | 88 |
| 2 | Woking | 42 | 23 | 9 | 10 | 76 | 49 | 21 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 38 | 25 | 21 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 38 | 24 | 27 | 78 |
| 3 | Welling United | 42 | 23 | 7 | 12 | 70 | 47 | 21 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 45 | 22 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 76 |
| 4 | Concord Rangers | 42 | 20 | 13 | 9 | 69 | 48 | 21 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 39 | 19 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 30 | 29 | 21 | 73 |
| 5 | Chelmsford City | 42 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 68 | 50 | 21 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 35 | 23 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 33 | 27 | 18 | 72 |
| 6 | Bath City | 42 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 58 | 36 | 21 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 33 | 18 | 21 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 25 | 18 | 22 | 71 |
| 7 | Wealdstone | 42 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 62 | 50 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 31 | 31 | 21 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 31 | 19 | 12 | 66 |
| 8 | Billericay Town | 42 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 72 | 65 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 32 | 33 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 40 | 32 | 7 | 65 |
| 9 | St Albans City | 42 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 67 | 64 | 21 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 34 | 26 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 33 | 38 | 3 | 64 |
| 10 | Dartford | 42 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 52 | 58 | 21 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 32 | 21 | 21 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 20 | 37 | -6 | 64 |
| 11 | Slough Town | 42 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 56 | 50 | 21 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 26 | 19 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 30 | 31 | 6 | 63 |
| 12 | Oxford City | 42 | 17 | 5 | 20 | 64 | 63 | 21 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 37 | 28 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 27 | 35 | 1 | 56 |
| 13 | Chippenham Town | 42 | 16 | 7 | 19 | 57 | 64 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 34 | 28 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 23 | 36 | -7 | 55 |
| 14 | Dulwich Hamlet | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 52 | 65 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 28 | 31 | 21 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 24 | 34 | -13 | 49 |
| 15 | Hampton & Richmond | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 49 | 66 | 21 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 20 | 33 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 29 | 33 | -17 | 49 |
| 16 | Hemel Hempstead Town | 42 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 52 | 67 | 21 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 27 | 36 | 21 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 25 | 31 | -15 | 48 |
| 17 | Gloucester City | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 35 | 54 | 21 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 17 | 26 | 21 | 9 | 1 | 11 | 18 | 28 | -19 | 47 |
| 18 | Eastbourne Borough | 42 | 10 | 12 | 20 | 52 | 65 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 33 | 34 | 21 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 31 | -13 | 42 |
| 19 | Hungerford Town | 42 | 11 | 9 | 22 | 45 | 72 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 24 | 31 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 21 | 41 | -27 | 42 |
| 20 | Truro City | 42 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 63 | 87 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 30 | 43 | 21 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 33 | 44 | -24 | 39 |
| 21 | East Thurrock United | 42 | 10 | 7 | 25 | 42 | 63 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 26 | 25 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 38 | -21 | 37 |
| 22 | Weston-super-Mare | 42 | 8 | 11 | 23 | 50 | 80 | 21 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 36 | 21 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 31 | 44 | -30 | 35 |