Life has been a bit difficult for AFC Rushden & Diamonds so far, and you could say the same about Stratford Town. These hardened teams would do anything for some important points here.
- AFC Rushden & Diamonds have the fewest scored goals (23) in Non League Premier: Southern Central
- Stratford Town is in the worst form (0-1-5)
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.
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 6 losses from their games here at Hayden Road.
AFC Rushden & Diamonds are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 1-3 away versus Ilkeston Town.
Before that game, the 2-1 home victory against St Ives Town.A fact related to the "Both teams to score yes/no" betting option: A review of the 12 latest league games highlights that 11 of them had at least one goal from each side.
AFC Rushden & Diamonds are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 13 goals in 12 games. Diamonds have conceded 25 goals in these home games, a significant number. AFC Rushden & Diamonds has at home met teams with this table position (low), three times. It has ended with less than 2.5 goals 2 of 3 times.
Stratford Town form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Stratford Town so far with only 3 points returning home. The records show 0-3-8 (win-draw-lose). Travelling has not been lucrative for the away team as they have returned home without a win in eleven away games in a row.
Stratford play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 2-4 to Royston Town (placed 12th). An off the wall match with heaps of goals last time out for Stratford Town, as mentioned above. 6 goals in that fun game, will this match be as enjoying?
The game before that, was lost at home, a 1-2 defeat against Kings Langley.Observe that 12 of this side's 15 latest league matches have ended with three goals or more.
There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Stratford Town manager Davis as the team has another away game coming up in only three days, this time against Bedford Town.
Stratford have scored 13 goals on their travels this season, from 11 away games in the league. The opposition has been scoring high and low on Stratford Town's goalkeeper in away games this season, as they have let in 31 goals in 11 travels.
Head 2 Head
Funnily enough, the last time Stratford Town kept a "clean sheet" was also facing this opposition, 17 league matches ago (Stratford - AFC Rushden & Diamonds 2-0). AFC Rushden & Diamonds-Stratford Town H2H statistics last seven meetings regardless of arena: AFC Rushden & Diamonds three wins, Stratford Town four wins, zero draws. four of these seven matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).
AFC Rushden & Diamonds missing players
Stratford Town missing players
| AFC Rushden & Diamonds | Stratford Town | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 25 | 12 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 11 | 23 |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 18 | 6 | 1 | Lost | L | 3 | 8 | 12 |
| 23 | 13 | 4 | Scored | S | 4 | 13 | 31 |
| 63 | 25 | 4 | Conceded | C | 9 | 31 | 53 |
| 96% | 92% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 96% | 92% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 96% |
| 68% | 58% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 73% | 65% |
| 40% | 33% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 55% | 48% |
| 20% | 17% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 36% | 30% |
| 68% | 67% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 73% | 70% |
| 4% | 8% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 9% |
| 32% | 33% | 67% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 27% | 22% |
| 1.9 | 1.5 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 3.7 | 3.7 |
| 4 | 3.2 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.8 |
| 0.9 | 1 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.8 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 4.9 | 4.8 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.3 | 8.1 | 7.4 |
| 2 | 2.2 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.3 | 3.9 | 3.7 |
| 60% | 56% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 30% | 37% | 35% |
| 9.4 | 8.2 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.7 | 10.4 | 8.6 |
| 4.2 | 3.5 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 4.1 | 3.4 |
- AFC Rushden & Diamonds have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
- 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 (63) in Non League Premier: Southern Central
- AFC Rushden & Diamonds have the most conceded goals in the second half (34) in Non League Premier: Southern Central
- AFC Rushden & Diamonds have the the worst goal difference (-12) at home in Non League Premier: Southern Central
- AFC Rushden & Diamonds have the the worst goal difference (-40) in Non League Premier: Southern Central
- AFC Rushden & Diamonds have won significantly less corners at home than away.
- All of Stratford Town's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Stratford Town have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Stratford Town have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Stratford Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Stratford Town have yet to win a game away.
- Stratford Town haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Stratford 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 | 26 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 65 | 27 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 33 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 32 | 15 | 38 | 54 |
| 2 | Nuneaton Town | 25 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 44 | 27 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 25 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 51 |
| 3 | Rushall Olympic | 26 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 44 | 28 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 26 | 21 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 16 | 50 |
| 4 | Leiston | 23 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 58 | 28 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 27 | 16 | 30 | 48 |
| 5 | Coalville Town | 21 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 49 | 27 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 9 | 22 | 41 |
| 6 | Hitchin Town | 27 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 36 | 43 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 17 | 28 | -7 | 39 |
| 7 | Ilkeston Town | 25 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 45 | 34 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 16 | 11 | 38 |
| 8 | Redditch United | 25 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 41 | 38 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 26 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 36 |
| 9 | Mickleover Sports | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 49 | 50 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 29 | 21 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 29 | -1 | 36 |
| 10 | St Ives Town | 25 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 44 | 38 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 26 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 19 | 6 | 35 |
| 11 | Basford United | 25 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 34 | 38 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 23 | -4 | 34 |
| 12 | Royston Town | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 45 | 56 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 26 | 20 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 36 | -11 | 34 |
| 13 | Stourbridge | 23 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 37 | 27 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 19 | 10 | 33 |
| 14 | Bromsgrove Sporting | 24 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 38 | 45 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 27 | -7 | 32 |
| 15 | Needham Market | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 30 | 24 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 6 | 29 |
| 16 | Bedford Town | 27 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 43 | 60 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 26 | 33 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 27 | -17 | 29 |
| 17 | Barwell | 24 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 38 | 43 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 22 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 21 | -5 | 28 |
| 18 | Kings Langley | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 29 | 46 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 21 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 25 | -17 | 26 |
| 19 | Alvechurch | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 29 | 37 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 26 | -8 | 22 |
| 20 | Stratford Town | 23 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 31 | 53 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 31 | -22 | 19 |
| 21 | Hednesford Town | 27 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 31 | 51 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 32 | -20 | 16 |
| 22 | AFC Rushden & Diamonds | 25 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 23 | 63 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 25 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 38 | -40 | 15 |
