Open game expected at Kirkby Road: Barwell vs AFC Rushden & Diamonds preview

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Competition: England Non League Premier: Southern Central
Competition: Sat 12.February
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Kirkby Road (2500 seats)

Both these squads are in pretty good shape, AFC Rushden & Diamonds holding a 13 point advantage on Barwell in the standings. Let's get started!

Insights:
  • AFC Rushden & Diamonds have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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Barwell form and stats

Barwell have played 14 Non League Premier: Southern Central games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 5-4-5 (wins-draws-losses).

A draw after 90 minutes last time out for Barwell, who played 1-1 against Redditch United. That match was also played at this venue (Kirkby Road).

Before that, Barwell had a home game versus Biggleswade Town which ended with a victory 1-0.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Barwell have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 13 matches with the results: Won four, drawn two and lost seven.

Barwell have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Kirkby Road with 22 goals in 14 league matches. Barwell's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 20 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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AFC Rushden & Diamonds form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their Non League Premier: Southern Central travels is 7 wins, 2 draws and 4 defeats.

It might be tough going out on the road again for AFC Rushden & Diamonds, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 0-2 versus Rushall Olympic (placed 3rd).

That result followed a home victory 2-0 versus Stourbridge.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 14 similar matches played by AFC Rushden & Diamonds in our archives, and the results are: six wins for AFC Rushden & Diamonds, two draws and six defeats.

Diamonds have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 13 league away games 18 goals have been scored. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As opposed to that, AFC Rushden & Diamonds have seen the ball go into their own net 17 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

The squads have met each other before in this season, with the final score AFC Rushden & Diamonds - Barwell 0-1 registered in the official records. Data for the previous eight meetings between these two squads are: two wins for Barwell, four draws and two wins for AFC Rushden & Diamonds. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: six games.

Barwell missing players

AFC Rushden & Diamonds missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Barwell AFC Rushden & Diamonds
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
30 14 4 Played P 5 13 28
8 5 2 Won W 3 7 14
9 4 2 Drew D 2 2 4
13 5 0 Lost L 0 4 10
43 22 5 Scored S 10 18 38
52 20 2 Conceded C 7 17 33
97% 93% 75% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 96%
80% 64% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 85% 79%
57% 50% 25% Over 2.5 O 2.5 80% 62% 54%
43% 43% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 40% 15% 21%
20% 21% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 8% 4%
60% 50% 25% BTTS BTTS 100% 69% 57%
23% 36% 75% Clean Sheets C S 0% 15% 25%
20% 21% 25% Failed to Score F T 0% 15% 21%
 
4.7 5.4 3.5 Corners for (avg) C F 2 2 1.5
4.2 5.2 4.5 Corners against (avg) C A 3 4 2.6
1.4 1.9 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 1 0.6
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
10.2 12.4 13 Shots (avg) S ( 8.3 8.1 6
5.1 6.8 8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 3.6 2.5
30% 28% 19% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 36% 56%
 
10.1 12 15 Shots against (avg) S A 9.3 10.1 7.2
4.6 5.3 5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4 4 3.1
Key stats in Non League Premier: Southern Central this season:
  • AFC Rushden & Diamonds have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • AFC Rushden & Diamonds have won significantly more corners away than at home.
  • AFC Rushden & Diamonds haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Barwell have created more than twice as many corners as AFC Rushden & Diamonds.

  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 30 23 5 2 66 23 16 12 3 1 37 14 14 11 2 1 29 9 43 74
2 Coalville Town 28 18 6 4 64 29 15 13 2 0 43 9 13 5 4 4 21 20 35 60
3 Rushall Olympic 28 16 9 3 60 28 13 9 3 1 35 13 15 7 6 2 25 15 32 57
4 Peterborough Sports 27 16 3 8 69 36 13 8 1 4 35 14 14 8 2 4 34 22 33 51
5 Alvechurch 30 13 7 10 40 33 16 9 2 5 26 17 14 4 5 5 14 16 7 46
6 AFC Rushden & Diamonds 28 14 4 10 38 33 15 7 2 6 20 16 13 7 2 4 18 17 5 46
7 Leiston 28 13 3 12 46 51 13 8 3 2 23 16 15 5 0 10 23 35 -5 42
8 Royston Town 30 10 8 12 45 42 15 3 6 6 21 21 15 7 2 6 24 21 3 38
9 Hednesford Town 25 9 9 7 45 40 14 5 6 3 28 21 11 4 3 4 17 19 5 36
10 Needham Market 26 8 11 7 46 39 14 4 7 3 24 19 12 4 4 4 22 20 7 35
11 Stourbridge 28 10 5 13 40 53 14 5 4 5 22 21 14 5 1 8 18 32 -13 35
12 Barwell 30 8 9 13 43 52 14 5 4 5 22 20 16 3 5 8 21 32 -9 33
13 Stratford Town 27 9 6 12 34 45 14 5 4 5 19 20 13 4 2 7 15 25 -11 33
14 St Ives Town 29 9 6 14 41 72 14 6 2 6 21 35 15 3 4 8 20 37 -31 33
15 Bromsgrove Sporting 27 7 10 10 25 42 13 6 1 6 14 21 14 1 9 4 11 21 -17 31
16 Redditch United 28 7 9 12 27 39 14 4 4 6 14 19 14 3 5 6 13 20 -12 30
17 Nuneaton Town 29 7 7 15 41 51 15 3 6 6 18 21 14 4 1 9 23 30 -10 28
18 Tamworth 26 8 4 14 28 42 12 4 2 6 17 18 14 4 2 8 11 24 -14 28
19 Lowestoft Town 27 7 5 15 35 62 14 5 4 5 21 25 13 2 1 10 14 37 -27 26
20 Biggleswade Town 28 5 9 14 36 45 13 5 4 4 26 17 15 0 5 10 10 28 -9 24
21 Hitchin Town 27 6 5 16 33 45 12 4 0 8 16 23 15 2 5 8 17 22 -12 23

Table
  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 30 23 5 2 66 23 16 12 3 1 37 14 14 11 2 1 29 9 43 74
2 Coalville Town 28 18 6 4 64 29 15 13 2 0 43 9 13 5 4 4 21 20 35 60
3 Rushall Olympic 28 16 9 3 60 28 13 9 3 1 35 13 15 7 6 2 25 15 32 57
4 Peterborough Sports 27 16 3 8 69 36 13 8 1 4 35 14 14 8 2 4 34 22 33 51
5 Alvechurch 30 13 7 10 40 33 16 9 2 5 26 17 14 4 5 5 14 16 7 46
6 AFC Rushden & Diamonds 28 14 4 10 38 33 15 7 2 6 20 16 13 7 2 4 18 17 5 46
7 Leiston 28 13 3 12 46 51 13 8 3 2 23 16 15 5 0 10 23 35 -5 42
8 Royston Town 30 10 8 12 45 42 15 3 6 6 21 21 15 7 2 6 24 21 3 38
9 Hednesford Town 25 9 9 7 45 40 14 5 6 3 28 21 11 4 3 4 17 19 5 36
10 Needham Market 26 8 11 7 46 39 14 4 7 3 24 19 12 4 4 4 22 20 7 35
11 Stourbridge 28 10 5 13 40 53 14 5 4 5 22 21 14 5 1 8 18 32 -13 35
12 Barwell 30 8 9 13 43 52 14 5 4 5 22 20 16 3 5 8 21 32 -9 33
13 Stratford Town 27 9 6 12 34 45 14 5 4 5 19 20 13 4 2 7 15 25 -11 33
14 St Ives Town 29 9 6 14 41 72 14 6 2 6 21 35 15 3 4 8 20 37 -31 33
15 Bromsgrove Sporting 27 7 10 10 25 42 13 6 1 6 14 21 14 1 9 4 11 21 -17 31
16 Redditch United 28 7 9 12 27 39 14 4 4 6 14 19 14 3 5 6 13 20 -12 30
17 Nuneaton Town 29 7 7 15 41 51 15 3 6 6 18 21 14 4 1 9 23 30 -10 28
18 Tamworth 26 8 4 14 28 42 12 4 2 6 17 18 14 4 2 8 11 24 -14 28
19 Lowestoft Town 27 7 5 15 35 62 14 5 4 5 21 25 13 2 1 10 14 37 -27 26
20 Biggleswade Town 28 5 9 14 36 45 13 5 4 4 26 17 15 0 5 10 10 28 -9 24
21 Hitchin Town 27 6 5 16 33 45 12 4 0 8 16 23 15 2 5 8 17 22 -12 23

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The Southern Football League consists of four divisions: Central Division and South Division (at the seventh highest division level of English football) and Division One Central / Division One South (eight highest level). Teams come from the South West of England, southern Midlands and South Wales.