Delightful dogfight as daring Potters Bar Town duel with determined Merstham

Days
Hours
Minutes
Seconds
Competition: England Non League Premier: Isthmian
Competition: Sat 09.April
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: The Pakex Stadium (2000 seats)

Welcome to Non League Premier: Isthmian and Potters Bar Town - Merstham. In this preview and prediction you'll find statistics, previous results, analysis, tendencies and stories!

Insights:
  • Potters Bar Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Merstham have the fewest scored goals in the second half (16) in Non League Premier: Isthmian

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.

L W L W L

Potters Bar Town form and stats

The story so far in the Non League Premier: Isthmian for Potters Bar Town at their home stadium (The Pakex Stadium) is 7 wins, 2 draws and 10 defeats.

Potters Bar Town's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 0-1 versus Horsham (placed 14th).

Before that match, a win away at Margate.

The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from Potters's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played four games, won three matches, drawn one and lost zero.

The Potters Bar Town fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 26 in 19 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Potters Bar Town defense is not exactly impregnable. 36 goals conceded from 19 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.

L L L L L

Merstham form and stats

Merstham have only collected 12 points from their away games in the Non League Premier: Isthmian, after 4-0-15 (19 played). Merstham are generally in trouble as the list of consecutive losses is growing into an ugly monster. Regardless of home/away, the visitors have now lost seven in a row. It's been 4 weeks since they last avoided defeat. (The Leatherhead game.)

Anderson was the last player to score for the away team. Merstham haven't scored a league goal in the last 229 minutes.

Home advantage was not enough for Merstham in their previous game as they lost hosting Corinthian-Casuals, 0-3.

Prior to that match, the Merstham manager faced defeat when travelling to East Thurrock United and losing 0-2.

The visitors have scored 14 goals from 19 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. The Merstham manager has some worries about the defense as 45 goals have been conceded in these travels.

Head 2 Head

Merstham - Potters 1-0 was the outcome when these two sides last met, also in this season. Data for the previous six meetings between these two participants are: three wins for Potters Bar Town, zero draws and three wins for Merstham. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: two games.

Potters Bar Town missing players

Merstham missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Potters Bar Town Merstham
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
38 19 7 Played P 6 19 38
15 7 4 Won W 1 4 10
5 2 1 Drew D 0 0 3
18 10 2 Lost L 5 15 25
52 26 13 Scored S 6 14 40
67 36 8 Conceded C 14 45 75
97% 95% 86% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 97%
79% 84% 71% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 79% 79%
63% 74% 57% Over 2.5 O 2.5 83% 63% 63%
39% 37% 29% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 32% 42%
18% 16% 29% Over 4.5 O 4.5 17% 21% 13%
50% 53% 43% BTTS BTTS 50% 37% 42%
24% 26% 57% Clean Sheets C S 17% 16% 21%
29% 26% 14% Failed to Score F T 33% 47% 39%
 
2.8 2.8 2.5 Corners for (avg) C F 2.2 2.3 1.7
4 3.4 3 Corners against (avg) C A 3.2 1.9 2.1
1.4 1.7 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 0.8 0.9
3 1 0 Red cards R C 0 2 2
 
6.2 6.4 8.3 Shots (avg) S ( 2.8 2.9 3.3
2.7 3.4 4.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1 1.3 1.4
42% 44% 45% Goal Efficiency G E 150% 75% 89%
 
8.8 9.1 8.8 Shots against (avg) S A 3.5 4.7 5
4 3.9 3.7 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 2.2 2.4 2.2
Key stats in Non League Premier: Isthmian this season:
  • Merstham have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Merstham have the fewest scored goals (14) away in Non League Premier: Isthmian
  • Merstham have the fewest scored goals in the second half (16) in Non League Premier: Isthmian
  • Merstham have won significantly more corners away than at home.
  • Merstham haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Merstham is in the worst form (0-0-6)
  • Potters Bar Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals 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 38 28 4 6 91 42 19 16 1 2 50 17 19 12 3 4 41 25 49 88
2 Bishop's Stortford 38 22 12 4 81 31 19 12 6 1 51 18 19 10 6 3 30 13 50 78
3 Enfield Town 38 24 5 9 84 52 19 15 1 3 38 17 19 9 4 6 46 35 32 77
4 AFC Hornchurch 38 23 6 9 79 38 19 12 3 4 40 17 19 11 3 5 39 21 41 75
5 Lewes 38 20 7 11 82 55 19 10 3 6 39 25 19 10 4 5 43 30 27 67
6 Folkestone Invicta 38 19 10 9 78 55 19 11 6 2 42 18 19 8 4 7 36 37 23 67
7 Cheshunt 37 19 8 10 61 35 19 8 4 7 28 18 18 11 4 3 33 17 26 65
8 Kingstonian 38 17 6 15 62 62 19 10 4 5 37 26 19 7 2 10 25 36 0 57
9 Margate 38 16 7 15 54 59 19 11 3 5 33 25 19 5 4 10 21 34 -5 55
10 Carshalton Athletic 38 14 11 13 62 49 19 10 2 7 39 27 19 4 9 6 23 22 13 53
11 Bognor Regis Town 37 13 13 11 57 53 18 7 5 6 31 30 19 6 8 5 26 23 4 52
12 Potters Bar Town 38 15 5 18 52 67 19 7 2 10 26 36 19 8 3 8 26 31 -15 50
13 Corinthian-Casuals 38 12 11 15 46 51 19 5 6 8 19 21 19 7 5 7 27 30 -5 47
14 Horsham 38 12 9 17 54 55 19 6 6 7 32 30 19 6 3 10 22 25 -1 45
15 Wingate & Finchley 38 11 8 19 53 69 19 6 5 8 31 28 19 5 3 11 22 41 -16 41
16 Haringey Borough 38 9 14 15 51 67 19 5 10 4 36 32 19 4 4 11 15 35 -16 41
17 Bowers & Pitsea 38 11 8 19 48 64 19 4 2 13 21 35 19 7 6 6 27 29 -16 41
18 Merstham 38 10 3 25 40 75 19 6 3 10 26 30 19 4 0 15 14 45 -35 33
19 Brightlingsea Regent 38 9 6 23 39 87 19 5 2 12 19 45 19 4 4 11 20 42 -48 33
20 East Thurrock United 38 9 6 23 38 88 19 6 5 8 20 32 19 3 1 15 18 56 -50 33
21 Cray Wanderers 38 9 8 21 56 73 19 4 4 11 33 38 19 5 4 10 23 35 -17 32
22 Leatherhead 38 8 7 23 38 79 19 2 4 13 14 36 19 6 3 10 24 43 -41 31

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 38 28 4 6 91 42 19 16 1 2 50 17 19 12 3 4 41 25 49 88
2 Bishop's Stortford 38 22 12 4 81 31 19 12 6 1 51 18 19 10 6 3 30 13 50 78
3 Enfield Town 38 24 5 9 84 52 19 15 1 3 38 17 19 9 4 6 46 35 32 77
4 AFC Hornchurch 38 23 6 9 79 38 19 12 3 4 40 17 19 11 3 5 39 21 41 75
5 Lewes 38 20 7 11 82 55 19 10 3 6 39 25 19 10 4 5 43 30 27 67
6 Folkestone Invicta 38 19 10 9 78 55 19 11 6 2 42 18 19 8 4 7 36 37 23 67
7 Cheshunt 37 19 8 10 61 35 19 8 4 7 28 18 18 11 4 3 33 17 26 65
8 Kingstonian 38 17 6 15 62 62 19 10 4 5 37 26 19 7 2 10 25 36 0 57
9 Margate 38 16 7 15 54 59 19 11 3 5 33 25 19 5 4 10 21 34 -5 55
10 Carshalton Athletic 38 14 11 13 62 49 19 10 2 7 39 27 19 4 9 6 23 22 13 53
11 Bognor Regis Town 37 13 13 11 57 53 18 7 5 6 31 30 19 6 8 5 26 23 4 52
12 Potters Bar Town 38 15 5 18 52 67 19 7 2 10 26 36 19 8 3 8 26 31 -15 50
13 Corinthian-Casuals 38 12 11 15 46 51 19 5 6 8 19 21 19 7 5 7 27 30 -5 47
14 Horsham 38 12 9 17 54 55 19 6 6 7 32 30 19 6 3 10 22 25 -1 45
15 Wingate & Finchley 38 11 8 19 53 69 19 6 5 8 31 28 19 5 3 11 22 41 -16 41
16 Haringey Borough 38 9 14 15 51 67 19 5 10 4 36 32 19 4 4 11 15 35 -16 41
17 Bowers & Pitsea 38 11 8 19 48 64 19 4 2 13 21 35 19 7 6 6 27 29 -16 41
18 Merstham 38 10 3 25 40 75 19 6 3 10 26 30 19 4 0 15 14 45 -35 33
19 Brightlingsea Regent 38 9 6 23 39 87 19 5 2 12 19 45 19 4 4 11 20 42 -48 33
20 East Thurrock United 38 9 6 23 38 88 19 6 5 8 20 32 19 3 1 15 18 56 -50 33
21 Cray Wanderers 38 9 8 21 56 73 19 4 4 11 33 38 19 5 4 10 23 35 -17 32
22 Leatherhead 38 8 7 23 38 79 19 2 4 13 14 36 19 6 3 10 24 43 -41 31

More from England - Non League Premier: Isthmian

Read more about Non League Premier: Isthmian

The Isthmian League has four divisions. The Premier Division is at the seventh highest division level in England while the North, South Central and South East Division are at the eight level. The Isthmian League covers London, East and South East England and holds mostly semi-professional teams.