Struggling Merstham will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Horsham in the upcoming league round. It’s 20th vs 3rd and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Merstham form and stats
With 2 Non League Premier: Isthmian wins, 1 draw and 9 defeats from their home games, Merstham, who have the most conceded goals (58) in Non League Premier: Isthmian, are certainly not brimming with confidence. Regardless of arena the trend is looking very unhealthy for Merstham with their four defeats in a row. Not since the Carshalton Athletic game, 28 days ago, have they avoided a loss. Game days have recently become somewhat of a nightmare for Merstham as they have lost three home games in a row. It hurts.
The fans are hoping that Merstham will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 1-6 away loss in the Non League Premier: Isthmian game against Worthing (placed 1st). Ahead of that match, Merstham lost 1-3 at home to Bowers & Pitsea.
Merstham were outplayed and humiliated in their previous game, as mentioned in the paragraph above. They will need to reinstall their confidence before this one.
The Merstham fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 14 in 12 matches. Merstham are struggling defensively, conceding on average more than two goals per home game (29 from 12 played).
Horsham form and stats
7 wins, 1 draw and 4 losses. That’s the product of Horsham playing as the away team in the Non League Premier: Isthmian this season. Three consecutive losses in away matches means Horsham are growing more and more desperate for a good performance on the road.
Horsham are travelling after their nice 1-0 home win in the Non League Premier: Isthmian against Corinthian-Casuals (placed 21st). A 1-2 defeat away at AFC Hornchurch before that.
The travelling fans enjoy Horsham's attacking play in away games, having scored 20 goals in 12 league matches away. As opposed to that, Horsham have seen the ball go into their own net 13 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: Horsham - Merstham 4-0. Last seven meetings between the teams: Merstham won 3, Horsham won 3 and 1 draw. 4 games with over 2,5 goals, 3 matches with two goals or less.Merstham missing players
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| Merstham | Horsham | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 25 | 12 | 4 | Played | P | 5 | 12 | 24 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 4 | 7 | 14 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 18 | 9 | 4 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 25 | 14 | 3 | Scored | S | 9 | 20 | 40 |
| 58 | 29 | 11 | Conceded | C | 3 | 13 | 22 |
| 96% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 84% | 83% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 92% | 79% |
| 76% | 83% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 40% | 58% | 54% |
| 48% | 58% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 17% | 21% |
| 16% | 25% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | 4% |
| 60% | 75% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 20% | 50% | 42% |
| 16% | 8% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 60% | 33% | 42% |
| 28% | 17% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 20% | 17% | 17% |
| 3.1 | 3.8 | 7.5 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 4 | 2.4 | 2.4 |
| 3 | 3.5 | 8.5 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 1.7 | 3.5 | 2.5 |
| 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.5 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.6 | 1.4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 50 | 26 | 21 | Total Shots | T S | 22 | 36 | 60 |
| 20 | 9 | 6 | Shots on Target | S O | 10 | 17 | 28 |
| 65% | 111% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 53% | 68% |
- Horsham has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (7)
- Horsham have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Horsham haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Merstham has the fewest matches under the total-line (5)
- Merstham has the most conceded goals (29) at home
- Merstham has the most conceded goals (58)
- Merstham has the most conceded goals in the first half (29)
- Merstham has the most matches over the total-line (19)
- Merstham has the the worst goal difference (-33)
- 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 | Worthing | 24 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 55 | 33 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 35 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 12 | 22 | 51 |
| 2 | Folkestone Invicta | 24 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 46 | 22 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 27 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 24 | 49 |
| 3 | Horsham | 24 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 40 | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 13 | 18 | 46 |
| 4 | Carshalton Athletic | 23 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 36 | 24 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 42 |
| 5 | AFC Hornchurch | 20 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 41 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 10 | 25 | 41 |
| 6 | Cray Wanderers | 24 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 48 | 38 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 25 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 21 | 10 | 41 |
| 7 | Enfield Town | 23 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 44 | 39 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 28 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 39 |
| 8 | East Thurrock United | 21 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 36 | 26 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 10 | 38 |
| 9 | Leatherhead | 23 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 33 | 35 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 21 | -2 | 37 |
| 10 | Bognor Regis Town | 22 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 42 | 33 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 23 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 14 | 9 | 35 |
| 11 | Potters Bar Town | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 38 | 38 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 21 | 0 | 33 |
| 12 | Margate | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 33 | 40 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 20 | -7 | 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 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 28 | 27 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 1 | 28 |
| 15 | Bishop's Stortford | 23 | 8 | 2 | 13 | 30 | 47 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 22 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 25 | -17 | 26 |
| 16 | Lewes | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 27 | 33 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 18 | -6 | 25 |
| 17 | Bowers & Pitsea | 21 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 30 | 30 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 18 | 0 | 24 |
| 18 | Cheshunt | 22 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 25 | 40 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 28 | -15 | 20 |
| 19 | Brightlingsea Regent | 23 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 45 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 25 | -27 | 15 |
| 20 | Merstham | 25 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 25 | 58 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 29 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 29 | -33 | 15 |
| 21 | Corinthian-Casuals | 21 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 21 | 29 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 15 | -8 | 14 |
| 22 | Wingate & Finchley | 24 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 23 | 46 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 28 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 18 | -23 | 13 |