Hitchin Town and Basford United followers eagerly anticipate Non League Premier: Southern Central meet at Top Field

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Competition: England Non League Premier: Southern Central
Competition: Sat 20.August
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Top Field (4000 seats)

Basford United have journeyed here for an absorbing battle against the home side Hitchin Town. Prepare for the game with this thorough Non League Premier: Southern Central preview!

Insights:
  • Hitchin Town have the most points from losing position (6) in Non League Premier: Southern Central

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 Hitchin Town and Basford United.

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Hitchin Town form and stats

The first Non League Premier: Southern Central game here at Top Field resulted in a draw. Last season Hitchin Town's home game statistics were 8 victories, 3 draws and 9 defeats from 20 games.

Happy days for Hitchin Town in their previous game, a fixture away at AFC Rushden & Diamonds (placed 21st) that ended with a 2-1 victory.

Before that, Hitchin drew at home versus Rushall Olympic.

Early season league goal statistics from Hitchin Town's 1 home game: 0 goals, 0 conceded.

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Basford United form and stats

Basford United have played one away game so far, a loss. Last season their away games stats in the Non League Premier: Southern Central were 7 victories, 2 draws and 12 defeats from 21 fixtures.

Basford United's previous game was their home loss versus Nuneaton Town (0-4). Basford lost the plot completely in their previous game, as mentioned above. They need to recover quickly from that 0-4 beating and focus on this one.

Prior to that match, a home win 2-1 against AFC Rushden & Diamonds.

1 goal so far away for Basford United, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 3. All from 1 league match away.

Head 2 Head

Hitchin Town missing players

Basford United missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Hitchin Town Basford United
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
3 1 1 Played P 0 1 3
2 0 0 Won W 0 0 1
1 1 1 Drew D 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost L 0 1 2
4 0 0 Scored S 0 1 3
2 0 0 Conceded C 0 3 8
67% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
67% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 100% 100%
67% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 100% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 100% 67%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
67% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 100% 67%
33% 100% 100% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
33% 100% 100% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 33%
 
3 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 6.5
3 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 5.5
2 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 2
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
12 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 11.5
7 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 5
29% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 20%
 
13 0 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 0 14.5
6 0 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 0 8.5
Key stats in Non League Premier: Southern Central this season:
  • Hitchin Town have the most points from losing position (6) in Non League Premier: Southern Central
Hitchin Town Last season Basford United
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
40 20   Played P   21 42
11 8   Won W   7 12
9 3   Drew D   2 9
20 9   Lost L   12 21
47 27   Scored S   15 32
58 31   Conceded C   30 49
92% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   95% 93%
70% 80%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   52% 52%
55% 50%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   43% 31%
30% 30%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   14% 12%
10% 20%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   10% 5%
52% 50%   BTTS BTTS   24% 31%
25% 20%   Clean Sheets C S   33% 33%
30% 30%   Failed to Score F T   48% 43%
 
2.3 1.3   Corners for (avg) C F   4 4.5
3 2.1   Corners against (avg) C A   5 4.9
0.8 0.8   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.5 1.2
3 0   Red cards R C   1 2
 
5.9 4.6   Shots (avg) S (   5 6.8
2.6 2.5   Shots on Target (avg) S O   2.1 2.6
44% 48%   Goal Efficiency G E   45% 28%
 
6.7 5   Shots against (avg) S A   10.1 10.8
2.7 1.9   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   3.6 3.8

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Coalville Town 3 3 0 0 11 3 1 1 0 0 4 1 2 2 0 0 7 2 8 9
2 Kings Langley 3 2 1 0 8 5 2 1 1 0 5 3 1 1 0 0 3 2 3 7
3 Hitchin Town 3 2 1 0 4 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 4 2 2 7
4 Nuneaton Town 3 2 0 1 9 4 1 1 0 0 3 1 2 1 0 1 6 3 5 6
5 St Ives Town 3 2 0 1 9 5 1 1 0 0 5 0 2 1 0 1 4 5 4 6
6 Bromsgrove Sporting 3 2 0 1 5 3 2 1 0 1 4 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 6
7 Tamworth 3 1 2 0 5 3 2 1 1 0 4 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 5
8 Leiston 3 1 2 0 6 5 1 1 0 0 3 2 2 0 2 0 3 3 1 5
9 Needham Market 3 1 1 1 4 3 2 1 0 1 4 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 4
10 Redditch United 3 1 1 1 5 5 2 0 1 1 4 5 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 4
11 Royston Town 3 1 1 1 5 5 2 1 1 0 4 2 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 4
12 Bedford Town 3 1 1 1 5 6 1 1 0 0 3 2 2 0 1 1 2 4 -1 4
13 Barwell 3 1 0 2 5 6 2 1 0 1 3 3 1 0 0 1 2 3 -1 3
14 Alvechurch 3 1 0 2 5 7 1 1 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 2 2 7 -2 3
15 Basford United 3 1 0 2 3 8 2 1 0 1 2 5 1 0 0 1 1 3 -5 3
16 Ilkeston Town 3 0 2 1 4 5 1 0 1 0 2 2 2 0 1 1 2 3 -1 2
17 Hednesford Town 3 0 2 1 1 2 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 -1 2
18 Mickleover Sports 3 0 2 1 5 7 2 0 1 1 3 5 1 0 1 0 2 2 -2 2
19 Stourbridge 3 0 2 1 1 4 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 0 3 -3 2
20 Stratford Town 3 0 2 1 3 8 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 2 7 -5 2
21 AFC Rushden & Diamonds 3 0 1 2 2 4 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 -2 1
22 Rushall Olympic 3 0 1 2 1 6 1 0 0 1 0 3 2 0 1 1 1 3 -5 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 Banbury United 40 32 6 2 92 32 20 15 4 1 44 18 20 17 2 1 48 14 60 102
2 Peterborough Sports 40 24 7 9 94 46 20 14 2 4 50 17 20 10 5 5 44 29 48 79
3 Coalville Town 40 23 9 8 86 47 20 14 4 2 52 17 20 9 5 6 34 30 39 78
4 Rushall Olympic 40 20 9 11 80 54 20 12 3 5 48 26 20 8 6 6 32 28 26 69
5 Alvechurch 40 18 11 11 57 41 20 12 3 5 34 19 20 6 8 6 23 22 16 65
6 AFC Rushden & Diamonds 40 19 8 13 57 49 20 9 4 7 28 23 20 10 4 6 29 26 8 65
7 Leiston 40 18 6 16 59 65 20 11 5 4 28 23 20 7 1 12 31 42 -6 60
8 Royston Town 40 17 8 15 65 51 20 7 6 7 33 23 20 10 2 8 32 28 14 59
9 Hednesford Town 40 14 12 14 66 64 20 7 6 7 37 34 20 7 6 7 29 30 2 54
10 Tamworth 40 14 12 14 58 58 20 9 5 6 38 26 20 5 7 8 20 32 0 54
11 Stourbridge 40 15 8 17 61 71 20 8 6 6 34 29 20 7 2 11 27 42 -10 53
12 Needham Market 40 12 13 15 66 69 20 6 8 6 35 28 20 6 5 9 31 41 -3 49
13 Stratford Town 40 13 8 19 48 70 20 8 4 8 26 28 20 5 4 11 22 42 -22 47
14 St Ives Town 40 13 8 19 57 90 20 9 3 8 32 47 20 4 5 11 25 43 -33 47
15 Redditch United 40 11 12 17 38 50 20 7 5 8 23 26 20 4 7 9 15 24 -12 45
16 Nuneaton Town 40 11 10 19 51 62 20 4 8 8 21 26 20 7 2 11 30 36 -11 42
17 Hitchin Town 40 11 9 20 47 58 20 8 3 9 27 31 20 3 6 11 20 27 -11 42
18 Bromsgrove Sporting 40 10 12 18 36 59 20 8 2 10 19 29 20 2 10 8 17 30 -23 42
19 Barwell 40 10 11 19 57 78 20 6 5 9 33 37 20 4 6 10 24 41 -21 41
20 Biggleswade Town 40 7 13 20 47 64 20 6 8 6 35 26 20 1 5 14 12 38 -17 34
21 Lowestoft Town 40 9 6 25 49 93 20 6 5 9 27 34 20 3 1 16 22 59 -44 33
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 Buxton 42 23 12 7 80 38 21 14 5 2 48 17 21 9 7 5 32 21 42 81
2 South Shields 42 23 9 10 71 40 21 15 2 4 47 21 21 8 7 6 24 19 31 78
3 Scarborough Athletic 42 21 11 10 61 48 21 10 7 4 35 23 21 11 4 6 26 25 13 74
4 Matlock Town 42 21 10 11 59 36 21 10 6 5 31 15 21 11 4 6 28 21 23 72
5 Warrington Town 42 20 11 11 67 47 21 10 5 6 36 24 21 10 6 5 31 23 20 71
6 Bamber Bridge 42 21 6 15 67 59 21 9 5 7 35 30 21 12 1 8 32 29 8 69
7 Whitby Town 42 19 9 14 57 50 21 9 6 6 27 20 21 10 3 8 30 30 7 66
8 Stafford Rangers 42 15 16 11 55 39 21 6 8 7 26 18 21 9 8 4 29 21 16 61
9 United of Manchester 42 18 7 17 66 57 21 12 2 7 38 24 21 6 5 10 28 33 9 61
10 Morpeth Town 42 17 10 15 67 59 21 12 5 4 35 21 21 5 5 11 32 38 8 61
11 Lancaster City 42 17 5 20 44 51 21 10 3 8 17 16 21 7 2 12 27 35 -7 56
12 Mickleover Sports 42 15 10 17 54 65 21 9 6 6 34 30 21 6 4 11 20 35 -11 55
13 Nantwich Town 42 14 10 18 46 52 21 8 4 9 24 27 21 6 6 9 22 25 -6 52
14 Stalybridge Celtic 42 15 7 20 51 59 21 9 3 9 29 29 21 6 4 11 22 30 -8 52
15 Ashton United 42 13 12 17 50 59 21 9 6 6 26 22 21 4 6 11 24 37 -9 51
16 Radcliffe Borough 42 15 6 21 56 73 21 10 1 10 34 35 21 5 5 11 22 38 -17 51
17 Gainsborough Trinity 42 12 14 16 40 52 21 9 10 2 26 17 21 3 4 14 14 35 -12 50
18 Hyde United 42 14 8 20 52 65 21 9 2 10 29 34 21 5 6 10 23 31 -13 50
19 Atherton Collieries 42 13 9 20 34 45 21 7 5 9 20 20 21 6 4 11 14 25 -11 48
20 Basford United 42 12 9 21 32 49 21 5 7 9 17 19 21 7 2 12 15 30 -17 45
21 Witton Albion 42 12 7 23 48 78 21 7 2 12 27 37 21 5 5 11 21 41 -30 43
22 Grantham Town 42 8 10 24 45 81 21 4 4 13 23 39 21 4 6 11 22 42 -36 34

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

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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.