Soccer match preview: Bishop's Stortford confident before travelling to Wingate & Finchley

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Competition: England Non League Premier: Isthmian
Competition: Sat 26.March
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: The Maurice Rebak Stadium

Wingate & Finchley got a 3-0 scoreline versus Horsham last fixture, a match to learn from. The next task is this strong Bishop's Stortford team.

Insights:
  • Wingate & Finchley have the fewest points from losing position (4) in Non League Premier: Isthmian
  • Bishop's Stortford have the most clean sheets (17) in Non League Premier: Isthmian

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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Wingate & Finchley form and stats

6 victories, 5 draws and 7 defeats. That’s what Wingate & Finchley have to build on here at The Maurice Rebak Stadium in the Non League Premier: Isthmian.

Wingate & Finchley's last game was hosting Horsham (placed 15th) and winning 3-0.

Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Cheshunt (0-3).

The Finchley fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 31 goals in 18 league matches. More than 50 percent of these goals (16 in total) were scored after at least 60 minutes had been played. Wingate & Finchley's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 26 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches. When Wingate & Finchley hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like Cray Wanderers, Haringey Borough, Leatherhead, East Thurrock United, Brightlingsea Regent, Horsham and Merstham), the matches have ended over 2.5 goals 5 of 6 times.

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Bishop's Stortford form and stats

9 wins, 6 draws and 3 losses. That’s the product of Bishop's Stortford playing as the away team in the Non League Premier: Isthmian this season. Things are running smoothly for Stortford who hasn't tasted defeat in their last 13 matches, regardless of venue and tournament. Their last defeat was against AFC Hornchurch.

The Bishop's Stortford goalkeeper is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 723 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.

Two away matches in a row for Bishop's Stortford, whose manager Smith could celebrate last time after the win against Lewes.

That result followed a home victory 3-0 versus Worthing.

Bishop's Stortford has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 28 goals from 18 games. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (13 so far). There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

It's not the first time these teams meet this campaign, as the statistics show this recent fixture: Bishop's Stortford - Finchley 3-1. Last six meetings involving these teams: Wingate & Finchley won one, Bishop's Stortford triumphed in four and we saw one draw. five games with over 2,5 goals, one match with under 2,5 goals.

Wingate & Finchley missing players

Bishop's Stortford missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Wingate & Finchley Bishop's Stortford
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
36 18 6 Played P 7 18 36
10 6 1 Won W 4 9 20
8 5 1 Drew D 3 6 12
18 7 4 Lost L 0 3 4
50 31 9 Scored S 16 28 76
65 26 14 Conceded C 5 13 31
97% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 86% 78% 86%
89% 94% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 71% 67% 75%
61% 61% 83% Over 2.5 O 2.5 57% 39% 53%
44% 44% 67% Over 3.5 O 3.5 43% 28% 42%
17% 17% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 29% 11% 22%
61% 67% 100% BTTS BTTS 57% 33% 47%
17% 22% 0% Clean Sheets C S 43% 56% 47%
25% 11% 0% Failed to Score F T 14% 33% 19%
 
2.6 3.9 3.5 Corners for (avg) C F 4 3.1 2.7
4 5.5 5.8 Corners against (avg) C A 3.6 3.2 2.8
1 1.6 1.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.4 0.8 0.9
5 4 2 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
7.3 11.1 11.5 Shots (avg) S ( 10.2 9.1 7.6
2.7 3.7 3.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.6 4.5 3.7
62% 51% 41% Goal Efficiency G E 65% 41% 58%
 
8.4 12.5 14.2 Shots against (avg) S A 5.4 5.4 5.3
3.6 5 6 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 2.6 2 1.9
Key stats in Non League Premier: Isthmian this season:
  • Bishop's Stortford have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Bishop's Stortford have the fewest conceded goals (13) away in Non League Premier: Isthmian
  • Bishop's Stortford have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (10) in Non League Premier: Isthmian
  • Bishop's Stortford have the fewest matches over the total-line (9) in Non League Premier: Isthmian
  • Bishop's Stortford have the most clean sheets (10) away in Non League Premier: Isthmian
  • Bishop's Stortford have the most clean sheets (17) in Non League Premier: Isthmian
  • Bishop's Stortford have the most matches under the total-line (16) in Non League Premier: Isthmian
  • Bishop's Stortford have the the best goal difference (+15) away in Non League Premier: Isthmian
  • Wingate & Finchley have the fewest points from losing position (4) in Non League Premier: Isthmian
  • Wingate & Finchley have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Wingate & Finchley 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 36 26 4 6 88 42 18 15 1 2 49 17 18 11 3 4 39 25 46 82
2 Bishop's Stortford 36 20 12 4 76 31 18 11 6 1 48 18 18 9 6 3 28 13 45 72
3 Enfield Town 36 22 5 9 80 51 18 14 1 3 37 17 18 8 4 6 43 34 29 71
4 AFC Hornchurch 35 21 5 9 69 34 18 12 2 4 37 14 17 9 3 5 32 20 35 68
5 Folkestone Invicta 35 19 10 6 75 47 18 11 6 1 41 16 17 8 4 5 34 31 28 67
6 Lewes 35 18 7 10 76 51 17 9 3 5 35 22 18 9 4 5 41 29 25 61
7 Cheshunt 33 17 8 8 55 30 17 8 4 5 27 14 16 9 4 3 28 16 25 59
8 Margate 35 16 7 12 53 52 18 11 3 4 33 24 17 5 4 8 20 28 1 55
9 Kingstonian 36 16 5 15 59 60 18 10 3 5 36 25 18 6 2 10 23 35 -1 53
10 Carshalton Athletic 36 14 10 12 61 43 18 10 2 6 39 22 18 4 8 6 22 21 18 52
11 Bognor Regis Town 35 12 12 11 50 49 17 6 5 6 27 29 18 6 7 5 23 20 1 48
12 Potters Bar Town 34 13 5 16 49 64 17 6 2 9 24 34 17 7 3 7 25 30 -15 44
13 Corinthian-Casuals 34 10 10 14 41 49 17 5 5 7 18 19 17 5 5 7 23 30 -8 40
14 Bowers & Pitsea 36 11 7 18 48 61 18 4 2 12 21 32 18 7 5 6 27 29 -13 40
15 Horsham 34 10 9 15 50 51 17 5 6 6 29 27 17 5 3 9 21 24 -1 39
16 Haringey Borough 35 9 12 14 51 66 18 5 9 4 36 32 17 4 3 10 15 34 -15 39
17 Wingate & Finchley 36 10 8 18 50 65 18 6 5 7 31 26 18 4 3 11 19 39 -15 38
18 Merstham 35 10 3 22 39 67 17 6 3 8 25 24 18 4 0 14 14 43 -28 33
19 Brightlingsea Regent 35 9 6 20 37 82 17 5 2 10 18 42 18 4 4 10 19 40 -45 33
20 Cray Wanderers 36 9 8 19 54 69 18 4 4 10 32 36 18 5 4 9 22 33 -15 32
21 Leatherhead 36 6 7 23 35 78 18 1 4 13 12 35 18 5 3 10 23 43 -43 25
22 East Thurrock United 35 6 6 23 33 87 17 4 5 8 17 32 18 2 1 15 16 55 -54 24

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 36 26 4 6 88 42 18 15 1 2 49 17 18 11 3 4 39 25 46 82
2 Bishop's Stortford 36 20 12 4 76 31 18 11 6 1 48 18 18 9 6 3 28 13 45 72
3 Enfield Town 36 22 5 9 80 51 18 14 1 3 37 17 18 8 4 6 43 34 29 71
4 AFC Hornchurch 35 21 5 9 69 34 18 12 2 4 37 14 17 9 3 5 32 20 35 68
5 Folkestone Invicta 35 19 10 6 75 47 18 11 6 1 41 16 17 8 4 5 34 31 28 67
6 Lewes 35 18 7 10 76 51 17 9 3 5 35 22 18 9 4 5 41 29 25 61
7 Cheshunt 33 17 8 8 55 30 17 8 4 5 27 14 16 9 4 3 28 16 25 59
8 Margate 35 16 7 12 53 52 18 11 3 4 33 24 17 5 4 8 20 28 1 55
9 Kingstonian 36 16 5 15 59 60 18 10 3 5 36 25 18 6 2 10 23 35 -1 53
10 Carshalton Athletic 36 14 10 12 61 43 18 10 2 6 39 22 18 4 8 6 22 21 18 52
11 Bognor Regis Town 35 12 12 11 50 49 17 6 5 6 27 29 18 6 7 5 23 20 1 48
12 Potters Bar Town 34 13 5 16 49 64 17 6 2 9 24 34 17 7 3 7 25 30 -15 44
13 Corinthian-Casuals 34 10 10 14 41 49 17 5 5 7 18 19 17 5 5 7 23 30 -8 40
14 Bowers & Pitsea 36 11 7 18 48 61 18 4 2 12 21 32 18 7 5 6 27 29 -13 40
15 Horsham 34 10 9 15 50 51 17 5 6 6 29 27 17 5 3 9 21 24 -1 39
16 Haringey Borough 35 9 12 14 51 66 18 5 9 4 36 32 17 4 3 10 15 34 -15 39
17 Wingate & Finchley 36 10 8 18 50 65 18 6 5 7 31 26 18 4 3 11 19 39 -15 38
18 Merstham 35 10 3 22 39 67 17 6 3 8 25 24 18 4 0 14 14 43 -28 33
19 Brightlingsea Regent 35 9 6 20 37 82 17 5 2 10 18 42 18 4 4 10 19 40 -45 33
20 Cray Wanderers 36 9 8 19 54 69 18 4 4 10 32 36 18 5 4 9 22 33 -15 32
21 Leatherhead 36 6 7 23 35 78 18 1 4 13 12 35 18 5 3 10 23 43 -43 25
22 East Thurrock United 35 6 6 23 33 87 17 4 5 8 17 32 18 2 1 15 16 55 -54 24

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