Non League Premier: Southern Central match prediction: Little separates Hednesford Town and Royston Town in quality

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Competition: England Non League Premier: Southern Central
Competition: Sat 22.October
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Keys Park (6500 seats)

Non League Premier: Southern Central: Hednesford Town are 9 points behind Royston Town, but intend to go full force. Let's start!

Insights:
  • Hednesford Town have the fewest scored goals in the second half (2) in Non League Premier: Southern Central
  • Royston Town have the most conceded goals (16) away in Non League Premier: Southern Central

There have been little to rest for the hosting team, as they had a Non League Premier: Southern Central fixture only four days ago. This match was also played here at Keys Park. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Royston Town have had more rest.

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Hednesford Town form and stats

With 1 Non League Premier: Southern Central win, 1 draw and 4 defeats from their home games, Hednesford Town are certainly not brimming with confidence.

Hednesford Town's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 0-1 versus Tamworth (placed 1st).

Preceding that game was the away draw at Hitchin Town that finished 1-1.

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 11 matches with the results: Won 2, drawn 0 and lost 9.

Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Barwell are coming to town in three days.

Hednesford are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 8 goals in 6 games. Hednesford Town's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 7 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Royston Town form and stats

As the visiting team in Non League Premier: Southern Central matches, Royston Town have produced an overall stat of 2-1-3 so far.

Home advantage was not enough for Royston Town in their previous game as they lost hosting Ilkeston Town, 1-2.

A home win before that, celebrating 1-0 vs Kings Langley.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 13 similar matches played by Royston Town in our archives, and the results are: 7 wins for Royston, 0 draws and 6 defeats.

Take note that 9 of this club's 12 latest league games have ended with three goals or more.

The schedule is very tough for Royston Town now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Non League Premier: Southern Central game at Tamworth is waiting in only three days.

Royston are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 10 times in 6 away games so far. The opposition has been scoring high and low on Royston Town's goalkeeper in away games this season, as they have let in 16 goals in 6 travels.

Head 2 Head

The 4 latest games involving these two teams have all ended as Royston Town wins. More of the same or streak broken?

Hednesford Town missing players

Royston Town missing players

Hednesford Town Royston Town
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
13 6 2 Played P 0 6 12
1 1 0 Won W 0 2 4
3 1 0 Drew D 0 1 3
9 4 2 Lost L 0 3 5
13 8 3 Scored S 0 10 21
17 7 5 Conceded C 0 16 27
92% 83% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
54% 50% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 100% 92%
38% 50% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 83% 75%
23% 33% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 83% 67%
23% 33% 50% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 50% 42%
46% 33% 100% BTTS BTTS 0% 67% 75%
15% 33% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 17% 17%
46% 50% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 17% 8%
 
4.4 6.5 6 Corners for (avg) C F 0 4.3 4.3
5.2 3.5 4 Corners against (avg) C A 0 5.3 5.3
1.4 2.5 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 2.3 2.3
2 2 2 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
11.6 14 15 Shots (avg) S ( 0 11 11
5.6 6 7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 5 5
18% 17% 29% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 27% 27%
 
12.2 11 14 Shots against (avg) S A 0 16 16
5.4 5 7 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 8 8
Key stats in Non League Premier: Southern Central this season:
  • All of Royston Town's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Hednesford Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Hednesford Town have the fewest scored goals in the second half (2) in Non League Premier: Southern Central
  • Hednesford Town have the most matches under the total-line (7) in Non League Premier: Southern Central
  • Hednesford Town have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Hednesford Town is in the worst form (0-0-6)
  • Royston Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Royston Town have the most conceded goals (16) away in Non League Premier: Southern Central
  • Royston Town haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  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 12 9 2 1 31 13 6 4 1 1 14 8 6 5 1 0 17 5 18 29
2 Nuneaton Town 11 7 2 2 23 12 5 5 0 0 13 5 6 2 2 2 10 7 11 23
3 Leiston 11 6 3 2 28 15 4 3 0 1 10 5 7 3 3 1 18 10 13 21
4 Redditch United 12 6 3 3 23 16 5 1 1 3 11 12 7 5 2 0 12 4 7 21
5 Coalville Town 10 6 2 2 30 15 6 2 2 2 12 12 4 4 0 0 18 3 15 20
6 Rushall Olympic 12 5 2 5 21 19 7 2 1 4 10 14 5 3 1 1 11 5 2 17
7 Basford United 10 5 2 3 11 12 5 4 0 1 7 6 5 1 2 2 4 6 -1 17
8 Needham Market 9 5 1 3 16 7 6 4 0 2 14 6 3 1 1 1 2 1 9 16
9 St Ives Town 10 5 1 4 22 16 5 3 0 2 12 5 5 2 1 2 10 11 6 16
10 Bromsgrove Sporting 12 5 1 6 20 25 7 2 1 4 8 14 5 3 0 2 12 11 -5 16
11 Royston Town 12 4 3 5 21 27 6 2 2 2 11 11 6 2 1 3 10 16 -6 15
12 Mickleover Sports 10 4 2 4 22 22 4 1 1 2 8 10 6 3 1 2 14 12 0 14
13 Ilkeston Town 12 3 5 4 20 20 5 1 2 2 9 10 7 2 3 2 11 10 0 14
14 Bedford Town 12 4 2 6 19 29 6 2 1 3 11 18 6 2 1 3 8 11 -10 14
15 Stourbridge 11 3 4 4 17 17 5 2 2 1 8 4 6 1 2 3 9 13 0 13
16 Hitchin Town 11 3 4 4 8 15 6 1 4 1 3 5 5 2 0 3 5 10 -7 13
17 Stratford Town 11 3 4 4 13 23 6 3 2 1 9 9 5 0 2 3 4 14 -10 13
18 Kings Langley 11 3 3 5 13 20 5 1 2 2 8 11 6 2 1 3 5 9 -7 12
19 Alvechurch 9 3 2 4 14 17 5 3 1 1 10 6 4 0 1 3 4 11 -3 11
20 Barwell 11 2 3 6 16 24 6 1 2 3 7 11 5 1 1 3 9 13 -8 9
21 AFC Rushden & Diamonds 12 2 2 8 8 28 6 1 2 3 4 13 6 1 0 5 4 15 -20 8
22 Hednesford Town 13 1 3 9 13 17 6 1 1 4 8 7 7 0 2 5 5 10 -4 6

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.