Soccer betting preview: Bedford Town welcomes Hitchin Town in what could be a tight duel

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Competition: England Non League Premier: Southern Central
Competition: Tue 13.September
Match begins: 18:45 (UTC)
Venue: The New Eyrie (4000 seats)

Battling Bedford Town will be hoping to pull off an upset when they host enterprising Hitchin Town in the upcoming league game. It’s 17th vs 6th and the home regulars will have modest expectations.

Insights:
  • Bedford Town have the most conceded goals (17) in Non League Premier: Southern Central
  • Hitchin Town have the fewest conceded goals (4) in Non League Premier: Southern Central

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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Bedford Town form and stats

Bedford Town have played three Non League Premier: Southern Central home games so far, perhaps enough to set expectations for the season. In that case, only 3 points from these matches could be a signal of rough times ahead.

Bedford Town are returning here after visiting AFC Kempston Rovers in a FA Cup fixture and winning with a 2-1 scoreline.

Preceding that match was the home Non League Premier: Southern Central game against Royston Town that was lost 0-2.

There will be little rest for Bedford after this match as they are travelling to King's Lynn Town for a FA Cup game in only four days.

The Bedford Town fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 4 in 3 matches. Bedford have allowed more than three conceded goals on average in their home matches so far.

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Hitchin Town form and stats

Hitchin Town have six points from their first three away games in the Non League Premier: Southern Central, meaning two victories and a loss.

This match can not go any worse than the previous one, a FA Cup home loss versus Heybridge Swifts with 0-3 on the scoreboard.

Before that, Hitchin Town secured a home win against Needham Market with the score 1-0.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Hitchin Town playing away and similar expectations, we found 9 relevant matches. Results were 4 Hitchin Town wins, 1 draw and 4 defeats.

Hitchin Town are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 5 times in 3 away games so far. 4 goals have been conceded by Hitchin in these games.

Head 2 Head

The 4 most recent games featuring these two teams have all finished as Hitchin Town victories. Will history repeat itself?

Bedford Town missing players

Hitchin Town missing players

Bedford Town Hitchin Town
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
6 3 1 Played P 2 3 6
2 1 0 Won W 2 2 3
1 0 0 Drew D 0 0 2
3 2 1 Lost L 0 1 1
8 4 1 Scored S 4 5 6
17 12 8 Conceded C 2 4 4
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 67%
100% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 50%
67% 67% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 100% 50%
50% 67% 100% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
33% 67% 100% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
83% 67% 100% BTTS BTTS 100% 100% 50%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 50%
17% 33% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 33%
 
9 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 3 3 3
2 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 3 3 3
1 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2 2
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
17 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 12 12 12
10 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 7 7 7
10% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 29% 29% 29%
 
8 0 0 Shots against (avg) S A 13 13 13
3 0 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 6 6 6
Key stats in Non League Premier: Southern Central this season:
  • All of Bedford Town's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • All of Hitchin Town's away-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
  • Bedford Town have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Bedford Town have created more than twice as many corners as Hitchin Town.
  • Bedford Town have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
  • Bedford Town have the most conceded goals (12) at home in Non League Premier: Southern Central
  • Bedford Town have the most conceded goals (17) in Non League Premier: Southern Central
  • Bedford Town have the most conceded goals in the first half (7) in Non League Premier: Southern Central
  • Bedford Town have the most conceded goals in the second half (10) in Non League Premier: Southern Central
  • Bedford Town have the the worst goal difference (-8) at home in Non League Premier: Southern Central
  • Bedford Town have the the worst goal difference (-9) in Non League Premier: Southern Central
  • Bedford Town have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
  • Bedford Town have won significantly less corners at home than away.
  • Bedford Town haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Hitchin Town have scored in all their away matches so far.
  • Hitchin Town have the fewest conceded goals (4) in Non League Premier: Southern Central

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Nuneaton Town 7 5 1 1 16 7 3 3 0 0 8 3 4 2 1 1 8 4 9 16
2 Coalville Town 6 4 1 1 17 7 3 1 1 1 6 4 3 3 0 0 11 3 10 13
3 St Ives Town 6 4 0 2 16 9 3 3 0 0 10 1 3 1 0 2 6 8 7 12
4 Kings Langley 7 3 3 1 11 9 3 1 2 0 6 4 4 2 1 1 5 5 2 12
5 Tamworth 6 3 2 1 17 9 3 1 1 1 5 6 3 2 1 0 12 3 8 11
6 Hitchin Town 6 3 2 1 6 4 3 1 2 0 1 0 3 2 0 1 5 4 2 11
7 Basford United 6 3 1 2 6 8 3 2 0 1 4 5 3 1 1 1 2 3 -2 10
8 Royston Town 6 2 3 1 12 10 3 1 2 0 7 5 3 1 1 1 5 5 2 9
9 Bromsgrove Sporting 6 3 0 3 10 11 3 2 0 1 6 4 3 1 0 2 4 7 -1 9
10 Stratford Town 6 2 3 1 9 11 3 2 1 0 6 3 3 0 2 1 3 8 -2 9
11 Redditch United 6 2 2 2 10 8 3 0 1 2 5 7 3 2 1 0 5 1 2 8
12 Leiston 6 2 2 2 10 10 3 2 0 1 7 5 3 0 2 1 3 5 0 8
13 Rushall Olympic 6 2 2 2 7 8 3 1 1 1 4 5 3 1 1 1 3 3 -1 8
14 Mickleover Sports 6 2 2 2 12 14 3 1 1 1 6 7 3 1 1 1 6 7 -2 8
15 Needham Market 6 2 1 3 7 7 4 2 0 2 7 6 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 7
16 Alvechurch 6 2 1 3 9 11 3 2 0 1 6 3 3 0 1 2 3 8 -2 7
17 Bedford Town 6 2 1 3 8 17 3 1 0 2 4 12 3 1 1 1 4 5 -9 7
18 Barwell 7 1 3 3 8 11 4 1 2 1 4 4 3 0 1 2 4 7 -3 6
19 Ilkeston Town 6 0 4 2 8 10 3 0 2 1 5 6 3 0 2 1 3 4 -2 4
20 Stourbridge 7 0 4 3 5 13 3 0 2 1 1 4 4 0 2 2 4 9 -8 4
21 Hednesford Town 6 0 2 4 3 7 3 0 1 2 1 3 3 0 1 2 2 4 -4 2
22 AFC Rushden & Diamonds 6 0 2 4 4 10 3 0 2 1 2 3 3 0 0 3 2 7 -6 2

Read more about Non League Premier: Southern Central

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.