Non League Premier: Southern Central: We're previewing an interesting and highly important scrap between AFC Rushden & Diamonds and Hednesford Town at Hayden Road. This duo need points like a fish needs water!
- AFC Rushden & Diamonds have the fewest scored goals (23) in Non League Premier: Southern Central
- Hednesford Town is in the worst form (0-1-5)
It's no vacation for neither Diamonds nor Hednesford Town as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
AFC Rushden & Diamonds form and stats
The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the Non League Premier: Southern Central this season. AFC Rushden & Diamonds have only managed 3 wins, 3 draws and 8 losses from their games here at Hayden Road. Regardless of arena the trend is looking very unhealthy for AFC Rushden & Diamonds with their five defeats in a row. Not since the St Ives Town game, 47 days ago, have they avoided a loss.
Times are rough for the home team, having gone 369 minutes without scoring a league goal. Fraser was the last player to find the net.
AFC Rushden & Diamonds lost their last game at Needham Market (placed 16th) after a 0-2 scoreline.
Before that game, the home loss against Barwell with the scoreline 0-1.This is expected to be a close game, with Diamonds perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with AFC Rushden & Diamonds as a small favourite), we find 12 games. AFC Rushden & Diamonds has won 5 of these, drawn 3 and lost 4.
AFC Rushden & Diamonds aren't scoring a lot here at Hayden Road in the league, with only {13 goals} from 14 games. AFC Rushden & Diamonds has at home met teams with this table position (low), five times. It has ended with less than 2.5 goals 4 of 5 times.
Hednesford Town form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Hednesford Town so far with only 6 points returning home. The records show 1-3-12 (win-draw-lose). It's looking increasingly bleak for Hednesford who now has to deal with a five game losing streak. St Ives Town was the last time a defeat was avoided.
Hednesford Town failed to get anything from their last game, a home match vs Mickleover Sports (placed 6th) that ended with defeat 0-3.
A 1-3 loss hosting Coalville Town before that.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Hednesford Town playing away and similar expectations, we found 10 relevant matches. Results were 1 Hednesford Town win, 3 draws and 6 defeats.
Goal-happy betting people should observe that 9 of this side's 10 latest league rounds have ended with at least three goals.
The attacking power of Hednesford when travelling is not overwhelming with 13 goals scored from 16 league matches away. The Hednesford Town manager Burr has some worries about the defense as 35 goals have been conceded in these travels.
Head 2 Head
Hednesford Town - Diamonds 5-0 was the end result in these teams' previous H2H match, played this season. Numbers for the preceeding six meetings between these two teams are: three wins for AFC Rushden & Diamonds, two draws and one win for Hednesford Town. Over 2,5 goals: three times; under 2,5 goals: three games.
AFC Rushden & Diamonds missing players
Hednesford Town missing players
| AFC Rushden & Diamonds | Hednesford Town | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 29 | 14 | 5 | Played | P | 6 | 16 | 31 |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 22 | 8 | 2 | Lost | L | 5 | 12 | 21 |
| 23 | 13 | 5 | Scored | S | 5 | 13 | 34 |
| 71 | 28 | 7 | Conceded | C | 9 | 35 | 62 |
| 97% | 93% | 80% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 97% |
| 93% | 86% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 75% | 77% |
| 62% | 50% | 20% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 50% | 61% |
| 34% | 29% | 20% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 31% | 39% |
| 17% | 14% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 12% | 16% |
| 59% | 57% | 40% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 62% | 61% |
| 3% | 7% | 20% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 10% |
| 41% | 43% | 60% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 38% | 32% |
| 1.8 | 1.2 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.5 | 2.8 | 3.2 |
| 3.6 | 2.6 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 1 | 3.5 | 3.3 |
| 1.1 | 0.8 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.9 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 4.6 | 3.8 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.5 | 6.6 | 7.4 |
| 1.8 | 1.8 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1 | 3.1 | 3.2 |
| 57% | 56% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 24% | 27% |
| 9.2 | 6.6 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9 | 9.5 | 8.3 |
| 4.1 | 2.8 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 4 | 3.9 |
- AFC Rushden & Diamonds have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won at home.
- AFC Rushden & Diamonds have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- AFC Rushden & Diamonds have the fewest clean sheets (1) in Non League Premier: Southern Central
- AFC Rushden & Diamonds have the fewest scored goals (13) at home in Non League Premier: Southern Central
- AFC Rushden & Diamonds have the fewest scored goals (23) in Non League Premier: Southern Central
- AFC Rushden & Diamonds have the most conceded goals (71) in Non League Premier: Southern Central
- AFC Rushden & Diamonds have the most conceded goals in the second half (37) in Non League Premier: Southern Central
- AFC Rushden & Diamonds have the the worst goal difference (-15) at home in Non League Premier: Southern Central
- AFC Rushden & Diamonds have the the worst goal difference (-48) in Non League Premier: Southern Central
- AFC Rushden & Diamonds have won significantly less corners at home than away.
- Hednesford Town have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Hednesford Town have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Hednesford Town have the fewest scored goals in the second half (7) in Non League Premier: Southern Central
- Hednesford Town haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Hednesford Town is in the worst form (0-1-5)
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Tamworth | 31 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 74 | 34 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 38 | 17 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 36 | 17 | 40 | 64 |
| 2 | Leiston | 28 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 69 | 35 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 35 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 34 | 21 | 34 | 61 |
| 3 | Nuneaton Town | 29 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 48 | 29 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 26 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 18 | 19 | 58 |
| 4 | Coalville Town | 25 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 62 | 30 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 11 | 32 | 53 |
| 5 | Rushall Olympic | 29 | 16 | 5 | 8 | 52 | 34 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 33 | 23 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 11 | 18 | 53 |
| 6 | Mickleover Sports | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 57 | 53 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 33 | 21 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 24 | 32 | 4 | 45 |
| 7 | Royston Town | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 50 | 59 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 30 | 21 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 20 | 38 | -9 | 43 |
| 8 | Ilkeston Town | 29 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 51 | 41 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 31 | 22 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 19 | 10 | 42 |
| 9 | Redditch United | 28 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 47 | 45 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 28 | 26 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 19 | 2 | 42 |
| 10 | Hitchin Town | 31 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 40 | 52 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 20 | 36 | -12 | 41 |
| 11 | St Ives Town | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 51 | 48 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 29 | 21 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 27 | 3 | 39 |
| 12 | Stourbridge | 27 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 42 | 30 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 10 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 24 | 20 | 12 | 38 |
| 13 | Basford United | 28 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 38 | 43 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 19 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 24 | -5 | 38 |
| 14 | Barwell | 28 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 45 | 47 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 26 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 21 | -2 | 37 |
| 15 | Bromsgrove Sporting | 28 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 42 | 49 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 30 | -7 | 37 |
| 16 | Needham Market | 27 | 9 | 5 | 13 | 33 | 32 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 13 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 19 | 1 | 32 |
| 17 | Alvechurch | 24 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 36 | 42 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 28 | -6 | 30 |
| 18 | Kings Langley | 29 | 8 | 6 | 15 | 32 | 50 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 24 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 17 | 26 | -18 | 30 |
| 19 | Bedford Town | 30 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 48 | 67 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 29 | 37 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 30 | -19 | 30 |
| 20 | Stratford Town | 27 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 37 | 58 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 22 | 26 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 32 | -21 | 24 |
| 21 | Hednesford Town | 31 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 34 | 62 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 27 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 35 | -28 | 16 |
| 22 | AFC Rushden & Diamonds | 29 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 23 | 71 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 28 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 43 | -48 | 15 |
