Evenly matched teams: Wingate & Finchley vs Folkestone Invicta match preview

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Competition: England Non League Premier: Isthmian
Competition: Sat 07.January
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: The Maurice Rebak Stadium

17th- against 13th spot might not seem all that hot. But: Here's the knowledge that makes Wingate & Finchley - Folkestone Invicta (even) more action-packed!

Insights:
  • Wingate & Finchley have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Folkestone Invicta have the most matches over the total-line (18) in Non League Premier: Isthmian

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.

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Wingate & Finchley form and stats

Wingate & Finchley's struggle is real here at The Maurice Rebak Stadium with only 7 points collected from 10 Non League Premier: Isthmian games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 1-4-5.

The Wingate & Finchley goalkeeper is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 180 minutes without conceding a goal in the Non League Premier: Isthmian.

A strong away win for Wingate & Finchley against Potters Bar Town the last match. Finally, a league win after four games without.

In the match before that, Finchley hosted Haringey Borough and drew the game 0-0.

Sports bettors who enjoy betting for low-scoring matches might be interested to know that this team have played 5 league rounds in a row with two or less goals (under 2.5).

Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the London Senior Cup game versus Dulwich Hamlet in only three days. This game is also played here at The Maurice Rebak Stadium.

Wingate & Finchley are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 12 goals in 10 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Wingate & Finchley defense is not exactly impregnable. 17 goals conceded from 10 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.

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Folkestone Invicta form and stats

There's been little loot from Folkestone Invicta's travels as they have only collected 10 points from 11 away games in the Non League Premier: Isthmian. Folkestone Invicta only have 3 wins to counter their 7 defeats and 1 draw.

Folkestone had fun at their own home (The Maurice Rebak Stadium) last time out, beating Margate 4-0. As mentioned above, Folkestone Invicta was the only team on the pitch versus Margate in their previous game, winning 4-0. This could be a tougher task.

Before that one, a nice away victory 2-1 at Herne Bay.

Goal fest? This team have played 11 consecutive league games all with three or more goals (over 2.5 goals).

The visitors will be packing their bags again in only three days as another away game awaits: The Non League Premier: Isthmian trip to Hastings United.

Folkestone have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 11 league away games 13 goals have been scored. In the opposite end, Folkestone Invicta have conceded 21 goals in their away games.

Head 2 Head

Folkestone Invicta have won all of the 5 most recent fixtures versus this opponent. Another win today?

The teams have met each other before in this season, with the match result Folkestone Invicta - Wingate & Finchley 2-1 entered in the official records. The games between these teams have sometimes been a bit rough, having seen 5 red cards from the last ten duels.

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Wingate & Finchley Folkestone Invicta
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
21 10 5 Played P 3 11 22
4 1 0 Won W 2 3 10
9 4 3 Drew D 0 1 2
8 5 2 Lost L 1 7 10
24 12 4 Scored S 6 13 41
29 17 10 Conceded C 3 21 38
86% 90% 80% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 95%
81% 90% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 91% 91%
52% 60% 60% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 73% 82%
29% 40% 60% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 27% 45%
5% 10% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 18% 32%
48% 60% 60% BTTS BTTS 33% 45% 59%
33% 20% 20% Clean Sheets C S 33% 9% 18%
33% 30% 40% Failed to Score F T 33% 45% 27%
 
3.2 4 4 Corners for (avg) C F 0 1.3 1.2
4.5 2.7 6 Corners against (avg) C A 0 1.8 1.5
1.2 0.5 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0.7 0.5
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
8.2 6.8 9.5 Shots (avg) S ( 0 4.8 3.6
3.7 3.5 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 1.2 1.2
33% 43% 25% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 129% 181%
 
9.5 7.3 19 Shots against (avg) S A 0 5.5 4
3.4 3 8 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 2.2 1.9
Key stats in Non League Premier: Isthmian this season:
  • Folkestone Invicta have the fewest matches under the total-line (3) in Non League Premier: Isthmian
  • Folkestone Invicta have the most matches over the total-line (18) in Non League Premier: Isthmian
  • Folkestone Invicta haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Wingate & Finchley have created more than twice as many corners as Folkestone Invicta.
  • Wingate & Finchley have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Wingate & Finchley have won significantly more corners at 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 AFC Hornchurch 21 13 4 4 50 24 10 8 2 0 26 10 11 5 2 4 24 14 26 43
2 Cray Wanderers 24 11 9 4 46 27 12 7 3 2 26 13 12 4 6 2 20 14 19 42
3 Bishop's Stortford 21 12 5 4 30 16 11 7 4 0 20 6 10 5 1 4 10 10 14 41
4 Enfield Town 21 11 6 4 40 22 11 6 3 2 19 11 10 5 3 2 21 11 18 39
5 Aveley 23 11 5 7 39 29 11 6 3 2 16 12 12 5 2 5 23 17 10 38
6 Canvey Island 23 11 5 7 35 25 12 7 2 3 21 14 11 4 3 4 14 11 10 38
7 Potters Bar Town 22 12 2 8 39 39 11 6 1 4 18 16 11 6 1 4 21 23 0 38
8 Carshalton Athletic 21 11 4 6 29 23 11 8 1 2 16 8 10 3 3 4 13 15 6 37
9 Hastings United 21 10 5 6 28 15 10 6 1 3 18 9 11 4 4 3 10 6 13 35
10 Billericay Town 23 10 4 9 37 35 12 8 1 3 25 18 11 2 3 6 12 17 2 34
11 Horsham 22 9 6 7 39 31 12 7 3 2 26 12 10 2 3 5 13 19 8 33
12 Lewes 21 8 8 5 36 31 10 5 5 0 17 9 11 3 3 5 19 22 5 32
13 Folkestone Invicta 22 10 2 10 41 38 11 7 1 3 28 17 11 3 1 7 13 21 3 32
14 Haringey Borough 22 6 7 9 34 41 11 4 2 5 21 19 11 2 5 4 13 22 -7 25
15 Bognor Regis Town 21 6 6 9 34 39 11 5 3 3 17 14 10 1 3 6 17 25 -5 24
16 Margate 21 6 5 10 26 34 11 3 4 4 17 18 10 3 1 6 9 16 -8 23
17 Wingate & Finchley 21 4 9 8 24 29 10 1 4 5 12 17 11 3 5 3 12 12 -5 21
18 Kingstonian 21 4 7 10 22 31 11 4 3 4 16 15 10 0 4 6 6 16 -9 19
19 Corinthian-Casuals 22 5 3 14 24 47 10 3 1 6 13 19 12 2 2 8 11 28 -23 18
20 Bowers & Pitsea 21 3 8 10 22 37 11 2 6 3 10 13 10 1 2 7 12 24 -15 17
21 Brightlingsea Regent 21 3 5 13 19 55 9 3 3 3 11 20 12 0 2 10 8 35 -36 14
22 Herne Bay 21 2 5 14 26 52 10 1 4 5 13 24 11 1 1 9 13 28 -26 11

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.