Very important duel in the bottom section of the Non League Premier: Southern Central, with both Hednesford Town and Basford United going through more anxiety than happiness. This fixture is a classic "six-pointer" with the hosting team at 21st and the visitors in 15th spot.
- Hednesford Town have the fewest scored goals in the second half (8) in Non League Premier: Southern Central
- Basford United have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
Both squads have had plenty of rest since their previous competitive action. Let's look for an energetic fixture!
Hednesford Town form and stats
With 2 Non League Premier: Southern Central wins, 4 draws and 9 defeats from their home games, Hednesford Town are certainly not brimming with confidence. When Hednesford Town hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like Bedford Town, Stratford Town, AFC Rushden & Diamonds, Kings Langley, Hednesford Town, Alvechurch and Needham Market), they have won 2 of 4 matches! With Hednesford Town having lost three times in a row here, the pressure is increasing on the manager Burr.
Hednesford are returning here after visiting AFC Rushden & Diamonds and winning with a 1-0 scoreline. Just what the doctor ordered, as that was the first league victory after playing, but not winning, six games in a row.
Ahead of that match, Hednesford Town lost 0-3 at home to Mickleover Sports.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 Hednesford Town have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 9 matches with the results: Won 3, drawn 1 and lost 5.
Goals, goals, goals? We don't know about this one, but we do know that 9 of the 10 most recent league matches with this club has seen at least three goals.
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Non League Premier: Southern Central game versus Ilkeston Town in only three days. This game is also played here at Keys Park.
Hednesford are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 21 goals in 15 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Hednesford Town defense is not exactly impregnable. 27 goals conceded from 15 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Basford United form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Basford United so far with only 12 points returning home. The records show 2-6-5 (win-draw-lose).
Basford United might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Mickleover Sports proved too strong as Basford United slumped to a 1-2 defeat in front of their own fans at Greenwich Avenue.
A draw for Basford before that, at their own venue hosting Bromsgrove Sporting (1-1).So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Basford United playing away and similar expectations, we found 13 relevant matches. Results were 5 Basford United wins, 2 draws and 6 defeats.
Observe! Both sides have scored in 8 of this club's latest 10 league games.
There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Basford United manager Clifford as the team has another away game coming up in only three days, this time against Alvechurch.
Basford United have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 13 league away games 17 goals have been scored. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Basford have conceded 24 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
This was the scoreline when the squads played each other earlier this campaign; Basford United - Hednesford Town 1-0. Hednesford-Basford United H2H statistics last four meetings regardless of arena: Hednesford Town two wins, Basford United one win, one draw. two of these four matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).
Hednesford Town missing players
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| Hednesford Town | Basford United | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 32 | 15 | 4 | Played | P | 1 | 13 | 29 |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| 7 | 4 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 6 | 8 |
| 21 | 9 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 5 | 11 |
| 35 | 21 | 9 | Scored | S | 2 | 17 | 39 |
| 62 | 27 | 4 | Conceded | C | 2 | 24 | 45 |
| 97% | 93% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | 97% |
| 75% | 80% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 85% | 86% |
| 59% | 73% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 69% | 62% |
| 38% | 47% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 38% | 31% |
| 16% | 20% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | 3% |
| 59% | 60% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 85% | 69% |
| 12% | 20% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 15% | 17% |
| 31% | 27% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 8% | 17% |
| 3 | 3.8 | 2.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7 | 4.6 | 4.2 |
| 3.1 | 3 | 2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 8 | 7 | 4.9 |
| 0.9 | 1.3 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 1.6 | 1.4 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6.9 | 8.5 | 6.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 3 | 7.8 | 7.5 |
| 3 | 3.3 | 2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 2.8 | 3.4 |
| 29% | 30% | 75% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 100% | 43% | 37% |
| 7.7 | 6.7 | 4 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13 | 12.2 | 9.4 |
| 3.6 | 3.7 | 2.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 7 | 6 | 4.3 |
- Basford United have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Hednesford Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Hednesford Town have the fewest points (10) at home in Non League Premier: Southern Central
- Hednesford Town have the fewest scored goals in the second half (8) in Non League Premier: Southern Central
- Hednesford Town have won significantly more corners at home than away.
| 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 | 32 | 20 | 7 | 5 | 78 | 34 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 38 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 38 | 17 | 44 | 67 |
| 2 | Leiston | 29 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 69 | 35 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 35 | 14 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 34 | 21 | 34 | 62 |
| 3 | Rushall Olympic | 31 | 18 | 5 | 8 | 58 | 38 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 37 | 26 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 12 | 20 | 59 |
| 4 | Nuneaton Town | 30 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 49 | 32 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 26 | 11 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 19 | 17 | 59 |
| 5 | Coalville Town | 27 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 65 | 30 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 33 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 11 | 35 | 57 |
| 6 | Mickleover Sports | 31 | 14 | 6 | 11 | 59 | 54 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 33 | 21 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 26 | 33 | 5 | 48 |
| 7 | Ilkeston Town | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 54 | 42 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 31 | 22 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 23 | 20 | 12 | 45 |
| 8 | Royston Town | 31 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 50 | 59 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 30 | 21 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 20 | 38 | -9 | 44 |
| 9 | Redditch United | 29 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 47 | 45 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 28 | 26 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 19 | 2 | 43 |
| 10 | Hitchin Town | 33 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 42 | 54 | 17 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 22 | 18 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 20 | 36 | -12 | 43 |
| 11 | Stourbridge | 28 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 44 | 31 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 11 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 24 | 20 | 13 | 41 |
| 12 | Bromsgrove Sporting | 29 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 44 | 49 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 30 | -5 | 40 |
| 13 | St Ives Town | 32 | 11 | 6 | 15 | 52 | 55 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 29 | 21 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 23 | 34 | -3 | 39 |
| 14 | Barwell | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 46 | 50 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 25 | 28 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 22 | -4 | 38 |
| 15 | Basford United | 29 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 39 | 45 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 21 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 24 | -6 | 38 |
| 16 | Alvechurch | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 41 | 45 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 28 | -4 | 33 |
| 17 | Needham Market | 28 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 34 | 35 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 25 | 16 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 19 | -1 | 32 |
| 18 | Kings Langley | 30 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 32 | 52 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 24 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 17 | 28 | -20 | 30 |
| 19 | Bedford Town | 32 | 8 | 6 | 18 | 49 | 72 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 29 | 40 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 32 | -23 | 30 |
| 20 | Stratford Town | 29 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 43 | 62 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 22 | 26 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 21 | 36 | -19 | 27 |
| 21 | Hednesford Town | 32 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 35 | 62 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 27 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 35 | -27 | 19 |
| 22 | AFC Rushden & Diamonds | 30 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 23 | 72 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 29 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 43 | -49 | 15 |
