This is the Non League Premier: Southern Central season opener for these parties, whom are finally competing for points again. Will Banbury United or Stourbridge get that important first victory?
Banbury United form and stats
Last season, Banbury United's league statistics were 2 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses, resulting in a 18th position in the Non League Premier: Southern Central. Over these seven matches they scored 9 goals and conceded 13. Playing at home last season Banbury United managed 1-1-1 (win-draw-lost) with 3 goals and 2 conceded.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Banbury as they are travelling to their away game against AFC Rushden & Diamonds in the Non League Premier: Southern Central. That match is three days after this one.
Banbury have prepared for this season with two friendly games versus mixed opposition. Results from training matches should always be treated with caution, but the takeaways from these two matches are 0 victories, 2 draws and 0 losses. In these games, Banbury United have scored 1 goal and conceded 1 time.
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 7th position in the league table after playing out 2 victories, 5 draws and 1 defeat. In total they scored 10 and conceded 7 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 1 - drew 1 and lost 1 with 6/4 goals scored/conceded.
A quick return to home after this game, as Stourbridge are hosting Hednesford Town in the Non League Premier: Southern Central only two days away.
It's a day of discovery for Stourbridge as they finally learn what impact all the hours of pre-season training, along with the changes in personnel, have had on their performance in an official game. It's never easy knowing what to expect based on friendly games, of which Stourbridge have played two with the results W0-D0-L2 (win-draw-lost). In these games Stourbridge has scored 1 goal and conceded 4 times.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Banbury two wins, two draws and Stourbridge six victories. As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five games had two or less.Banbury United missing players
Stourbridge missing players
| Banbury United | 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% |
| Banbury United | Last season | Stourbridge | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 7 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 8 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 5 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | ||
| 9 | 3 | Scored | S | 6 | 10 | ||
| 13 | 2 | Conceded | C | 4 | 7 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 75% | ||
| 86% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 62% | ||
| 57% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 38% | ||
| 29% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 25% | ||
| 14% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 12% | ||
| 71% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 62% | ||
| 14% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 38% | ||
| 14% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 25% | ||
| 4 | 4.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2 | 3.4 | ||
| 2.9 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.3 | 2.5 | ||
| 0.7 | 0.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 1.1 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 6.3 | 7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6 | 5.4 | ||
| 3 | 3.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.7 | 2.9 | ||
| 43% | 27% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 75% | 43% | ||
| 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 Rushden & Diamonds | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Alvechurch | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Banbury United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Barwell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Biggleswade Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Bromsgrove Sporting | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Coalville Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Hednesford Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Hitchin Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Leiston | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Lowestoft Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Needham Market | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Nuneaton Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Peterborough Sports | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Redditch United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Royston Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Rushall Olympic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | St Ives Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Stourbridge | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Stratford Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Tamworth | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 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 | Coalville Town | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 16 | 17 |
| 2 | Needham Market | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 17 |
| 3 | Stratford Town | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 15 |
| 4 | Rushall Olympic | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 13 |
| 5 | Tamworth | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 |
| 6 | Redditch United | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 12 |
| 7 | Stourbridge | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 11 |
| 8 | Royston Town | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 11 |
| 9 | Kings Langley | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 11 |
| 10 | Hitchin Town | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 9 | -2 | 10 |
| 11 | St Ives Town | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 12 | -2 | 10 |
| 12 | Peterborough Sports | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 9 |
| 13 | AFC Rushden & Diamonds | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 9 |
| 14 | Lowestoft Town | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 9 |
| 15 | Nuneaton Town | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 8 |
| 16 | Biggleswade Town | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | -4 | 8 |
| 17 | Alvechurch | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | -4 | 8 |
| 18 | Banbury United | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 11 | -4 | 8 |
| 19 | Bromsgrove Sporting | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 12 | -8 | 8 |
| 20 | Hednesford Town | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 7 |
| 21 | Leiston | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 14 | -10 | 5 |
| 22 | Barwell | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -11 | 4 |