It's still early in the Non League Premier: Southern Central season, but we are learning more and more about the teams. Here is the Hednesford Town - Stratford Town preview!
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Hednesford Town and Stratford Town.
Hednesford Town form and stats
Two Non League Premier: Southern Central home games so far for Hednesford Town, who are yet to win here at Keys Park. Only 0 points so far. The Hednesford manager B. Bailey might feel some added pressure to get something from this game after two straight home defeats.
D. Glover was the last player to score a league goal for Hednesford Town and it's becoming a more and more distant memory as Hednesford Town haven't scored in 328 minutes.
The Hednesford fans got no joy from their last match, a Non League Premier: Southern Central game also here at Keys Park: A 0-3 defeat against Coalville Town (placed 3rd).
This is expected to be a close game, with Hednesford Town perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Hednesford Town as a small favourite), we find 13 games. Hednesford Town has won four of these, drawn one and lost eight.
It's still early days, but we have some goal stats for the Hednesford Town at home in the league. 1 on target and 7 scored by the opposition; from 2 matches.
Stratford Town form and stats
Stratford Town are doing rather OK so far in their away games in the Non League Premier: Southern Central, having played 2 games and collected 3 points (1 win, 0 draws and 1 loss).
Impressive finishing secured the home win 2-1 against Stourbridge in their previous game. Preceding that game, the 1-2 loss visiting Nuneaton Town's place.
So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Stratford Town playing away and similar expectations, we found eight relevant matches. Results were four Stratford Town wins, two draws and two defeats.
As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Stratford Town has managed 5 goals and let in 5 from 2 matches.
Head 2 Head
Hednesford-Stratford Town H2H statistics last three meetings regardless of arena: Hednesford Town two wins, Stratford Town one win, zero draws. two of these three matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Hednesford Town missing players
Stratford Town missing players
| Hednesford Town | Stratford Town | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | Played | P | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Scored | S | 0 | 5 | 9 |
| 9 | 7 | 7 | Conceded | C | 0 | 5 | 7 |
| 75% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 75% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 50% | 100% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 25% | 50% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 100% | 50% |
| 25% | 50% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 50% | 25% |
| 25% | 50% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 75% | 50% | 50% | 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 |
| 1.8 | 2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | 19 | 19 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 19 | 37 |
| 17 | 11 | 11 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 14 | 22 |
| 6% | 9% | 9% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 36% | 32% |
- Hednesford Town has the fewest scored goals (1) in Non League Premier: Southern Central
- Hednesford Town has the the worst goal difference (-8) in Non League Premier: Southern Central
| Hednesford Town | Last season | Stratford Town | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 32 | 15 | Played | P | 17 | 33 | ||
| 14 | 7 | Won | W | 2 | 8 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | ||
| 13 | 6 | Lost | L | 13 | 21 | ||
| 50 | 26 | Scored | S | 13 | 42 | ||
| 44 | 21 | Conceded | C | 41 | 74 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 72% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 76% | 88% | ||
| 53% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 47% | 67% | ||
| 28% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 47% | 48% | ||
| 19% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 35% | 33% | ||
| 41% | 47% | BTTS | BTTS | 41% | 61% | ||
| 34% | 27% | Clean Sheets | C S | 12% | 12% | ||
| 25% | 27% | Failed to Score | F T | 47% | 27% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.6 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 1.2 | ||
| 3 | 3 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | ||
| 304 | 174 | Total Shots | T S | 62 | 148 | ||
| 133 | 73 | Shots on Target | S O | 31 | 71 | ||
| 29% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 23% | 32% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Needham Market | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 10 |
| 2 | Stratford Town | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 9 |
| 3 | Coalville Town | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 8 |
| 4 | Stourbridge | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| 5 | Tamworth | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| 6 | Rushall Olympic | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| 7 | Banbury United | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 8 | Lowestoft Town | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| 9 | AFC Rushden & Diamonds | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| 10 | Redditch United | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 11 | Biggleswade Town | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 12 | Bromsgrove Sporting | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| 13 | Kings Langley | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 14 | Alvechurch | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | -1 | 4 |
| 15 | St Ives Town | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | -1 | 4 |
| 16 | Peterborough Sports | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| 17 | Royston Town | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 3 |
| 18 | Hitchin Town | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | -3 | 3 |
| 19 | Nuneaton Town | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -2 | 2 |
| 20 | Leiston | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 11 | -7 | 1 |
| 21 | Barwell | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -7 | 1 |
| 22 | Hednesford Town | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -8 | 1 |
| 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 | Peterborough Sports | 33 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 90 | 46 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 53 | 24 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 37 | 22 | 44 | 65 |
| 2 | Tamworth | 30 | 21 | 2 | 7 | 63 | 27 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 39 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 12 | 36 | 65 |
| 3 | Royston Town | 30 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 62 | 28 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 37 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 17 | 34 | 63 |
| 4 | Bromsgrove Sporting | 32 | 17 | 6 | 9 | 80 | 43 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 35 | 23 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 45 | 20 | 37 | 57 |
| 5 | Rushall Olympic | 33 | 15 | 8 | 10 | 58 | 43 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 36 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 22 | 15 | 53 |
| 6 | Stourbridge | 32 | 16 | 5 | 11 | 53 | 52 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 22 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 28 | 30 | 1 | 53 |
| 7 | Banbury United | 32 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 48 | 31 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 30 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 17 | 52 |
| 8 | Coalville Town | 30 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 51 | 32 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 28 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 11 | 19 | 51 |
| 9 | Nuneaton Town | 33 | 14 | 8 | 11 | 57 | 46 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 31 | 20 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 26 | 26 | 11 | 50 |
| 10 | Kings Langley | 30 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 51 | 41 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 17 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 28 | 24 | 10 | 50 |
| 11 | AFC Rushden & Diamonds | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 50 | 45 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 31 | 22 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 23 | 5 | 49 |
| 12 | Barwell | 32 | 14 | 6 | 12 | 58 | 53 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 28 | 20 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 30 | 33 | 5 | 48 |
| 13 | Needham Market | 33 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 43 | 40 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 24 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 16 | 3 | 48 |
| 14 | Hednesford Town | 32 | 14 | 5 | 13 | 50 | 44 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 26 | 21 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 24 | 23 | 6 | 47 |
| 15 | Biggleswade Town | 30 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 45 | 46 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 24 | 28 | -1 | 43 |
| 16 | Lowestoft Town | 33 | 13 | 2 | 18 | 48 | 63 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 25 | 17 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 23 | 46 | -15 | 41 |
| 17 | Hitchin Town | 32 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 43 | 49 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 26 | 30 | -6 | 39 |
| 18 | Stratford Town | 33 | 8 | 4 | 21 | 42 | 74 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 29 | 33 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 41 | -32 | 28 |
| 19 | Leiston | 32 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 39 | 87 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 47 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 40 | -48 | 26 |
| 20 | St Ives Town | 33 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 33 | 76 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 36 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 14 | 40 | -43 | 23 |
| 21 | Alvechurch | 30 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 25 | 58 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 24 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 34 | -33 | 17 |
| 22 | Redditch United | 33 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 24 | 89 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 37 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 52 | -65 | 12 |