It's a clean slate in Non League Premier: Southern Central - the first fixture of the season. Read this full article and see how Alvechurch and Stourbridge did in their pre-season training matches!
Alvechurch form and stats
In the previous season, Alvechurch's league statistics were 18 wins, 11 draws and 11 losses, ending with 5th place in the Non League Premier: Southern Central. During these 40 matches they scored 57 goals and let in 41. Performing as the host team in the former season Alvechurch delivered 12-3-5 (win-draw-lost) with 34 goals and 19 conceded.
This is expected to be a close game, with Alvechurch perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Alvechurch as a small favourite), we find 7 games. Alvechurch has won 4 of these, drawn 2 and lost 1.
It's been an intense period of training leading up to this game for Alvechurch, who have participated in two training matches. Alvechurch have won 1 of these, drawn 0 and were beaten in 1 game.
Stourbridge form and stats
Let's have a look at how Stourbridge performed last season in the Non League Premier: Southern Central: They landed a 11th position in the league table after playing out 15 victories, 8 draws and 17 defeats. In total they scored 61 and conceded 71 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 7 - drew 2 and lost 11 with 27/42 goals scored/conceded.
As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 17 similar matches played by Stourbridge in our archives, and the results are: 8 wins for Stourbridge, 5 draws and 4 defeats.
Head 2 Head
Statistics for the prior eight meetings involving these two contenders are: three wins for Alvechurch, three draws and two wins for Stourbridge. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: four games.
Top Goalscorers
![]() R. Styche 17 goals | ![]() J. Cowley 8 goals |
Alvechurch missing players
Stourbridge missing players
| Alvechurch | Stourbridge | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alvechurch | Last season | Stourbridge | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 40 | 20 | Played | P | 20 | 40 | ||
| 18 | 12 | Won | W | 7 | 15 | ||
| 11 | 3 | Drew | D | 2 | 8 | ||
| 11 | 5 | Lost | L | 11 | 17 | ||
| 57 | 34 | Scored | S | 27 | 61 | ||
| 41 | 19 | Conceded | C | 42 | 71 | ||
| 92% | 95% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 72% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 90% | 90% | ||
| 42% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 60% | 52% | ||
| 25% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 40% | 38% | ||
| 10% | 10% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 15% | 15% | ||
| 57% | 55% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 52% | ||
| 30% | 30% | Clean Sheets | C S | 15% | 22% | ||
| 20% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 35% | 25% | ||
| 4.4 | 4.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 3.7 | ||
| 3.9 | 3.1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 3.2 | ||
| 1.2 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.9 | 1.4 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 9.3 | 10.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.4 | 7.5 | ||
| 4.4 | 5.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 3.4 | ||
| 35% | 37% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 40% | ||
| 9 | 8.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7.4 | 6 | ||
| 4 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 3.2 | ||
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Banbury United | 40 | 32 | 6 | 2 | 92 | 32 | 20 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 44 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 48 | 14 | 60 | 102 |
| 2 | Peterborough Sports | 40 | 24 | 7 | 9 | 94 | 46 | 20 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 50 | 17 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 44 | 29 | 48 | 79 |
| 3 | Coalville Town | 40 | 23 | 9 | 8 | 86 | 47 | 20 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 52 | 17 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 34 | 30 | 39 | 78 |
| 4 | Rushall Olympic | 40 | 20 | 9 | 11 | 80 | 54 | 20 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 48 | 26 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 32 | 28 | 26 | 69 |
| 5 | Alvechurch | 40 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 57 | 41 | 20 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 34 | 19 | 20 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 23 | 22 | 16 | 65 |
| 6 | AFC Rushden & Diamonds | 40 | 19 | 8 | 13 | 57 | 49 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 28 | 23 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 29 | 26 | 8 | 65 |
| 7 | Leiston | 40 | 18 | 6 | 16 | 59 | 65 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 28 | 23 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 31 | 42 | -6 | 60 |
| 8 | Royston Town | 40 | 17 | 8 | 15 | 65 | 51 | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 33 | 23 | 20 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 32 | 28 | 14 | 59 |
| 9 | Hednesford Town | 40 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 66 | 64 | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 37 | 34 | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 29 | 30 | 2 | 54 |
| 10 | Tamworth | 40 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 58 | 58 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 38 | 26 | 20 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 20 | 32 | 0 | 54 |
| 11 | Stourbridge | 40 | 15 | 8 | 17 | 61 | 71 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 34 | 29 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 27 | 42 | -10 | 53 |
| 12 | Needham Market | 40 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 66 | 69 | 20 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 35 | 28 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 31 | 41 | -3 | 49 |
| 13 | Stratford Town | 40 | 13 | 8 | 19 | 48 | 70 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 26 | 28 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 22 | 42 | -22 | 47 |
| 14 | St Ives Town | 40 | 13 | 8 | 19 | 57 | 90 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 32 | 47 | 20 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 25 | 43 | -33 | 47 |
| 15 | Redditch United | 40 | 11 | 12 | 17 | 38 | 50 | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 26 | 20 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 24 | -12 | 45 |
| 16 | Nuneaton Town | 40 | 11 | 10 | 19 | 51 | 62 | 20 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 26 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 30 | 36 | -11 | 42 |
| 17 | Hitchin Town | 40 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 47 | 58 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 27 | 31 | 20 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 27 | -11 | 42 |
| 18 | Bromsgrove Sporting | 40 | 10 | 12 | 18 | 36 | 59 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 19 | 29 | 20 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 17 | 30 | -23 | 42 |
| 19 | Barwell | 40 | 10 | 11 | 19 | 57 | 78 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 33 | 37 | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 24 | 41 | -21 | 41 |
| 20 | Biggleswade Town | 40 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 47 | 64 | 20 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 35 | 26 | 20 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 12 | 38 | -17 | 34 |
| 21 | Lowestoft Town | 40 | 9 | 6 | 25 | 49 | 93 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 27 | 34 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 22 | 59 | -44 | 33 |