Neutral parties would believe there's a considerable gulf in performance between these sides based on results so far, with Hitchin Town ahead of Bedford Town by 10 points.
- Hitchin Town have the most points from losing position (17) in Non League Premier: Southern Central
- Bedford Town have the most conceded goals in the first half (23) in Non League Premier: Southern Central
Both teams have had adequate rest since their last effort on the pitch. Let's aim for an energetic game!
Hitchin Town form and stats
Overall Non League Premier: Southern Central statistics at home this season for Hitchin Town are 6-5-2 (wins-draws-losses).
Happy days for Hitchin Town in their previous game, a fixture away at Mickleover Sports (placed 9th) that ended with a 2-1 victory.
Ahead of that result, a home win against Stevenage CC in the Hertfordshire Senior Challenge Cup.
If you like betting on "both teams to score": A review of the 17 latest league games highlights that 14 of them had goals from both sides.
The Hitchin Town fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 19 in 13 matches. Hitchin have conceded 15 in these home matches.
Bedford Town form and stats
Bedford Town have only collected 13 points from their away games in the Non League Premier: Southern Central, after 3-4-7 (14 played).
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Bromsgrove Sporting (placed 14th) in their previous outing. The match ended in a draw 2-2.
It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Redditch United wasn't a success with a 0-3 loss.Goal-happy betting people should observe that 10 of this side's 11 latest league matches have ended with three goals or more.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Stratford Town in just three days.
Bedford Town have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 14 league away games 17 goals have been scored. Bedford Town struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 27 goals conceded from these games. Bedford has visited these top teams four times, and 4 of 4 has ended with 2 goals or more!
Head 2 Head
The records show that this isn''t the first time these parties face each other this campaign, as the fixture list show this recent fixture: Bedford Town - Hitchin Town 3-0. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's six Hitchin Town victories, one draw and three Bedford Town wins. Over/under statistics; seven of these games ended with three goals or more, three matches with two goals or less.
Hitchin Town missing players
Bedford Town missing players
| Hitchin Town | Bedford Town | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 27 | 13 | 5 | Played | P | 4 | 14 | 27 |
| 11 | 6 | 3 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 6 | 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 10 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 7 | 14 |
| 36 | 19 | 8 | Scored | S | 6 | 17 | 43 |
| 43 | 15 | 7 | Conceded | C | 8 | 27 | 60 |
| 93% | 85% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 93% | 96% |
| 89% | 77% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 93% | 96% |
| 70% | 54% | 60% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 79% | 81% |
| 22% | 23% | 20% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 43% | 52% |
| 11% | 15% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 7% | 22% |
| 67% | 62% | 80% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 71% | 70% |
| 19% | 31% | 20% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 7% | 11% |
| 22% | 23% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 29% | 22% |
| 2.5 | 2 | 1.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.2 | 4.8 | 4.6 |
| 3.9 | 4.4 | 1.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.2 | 5.4 | 4.5 |
| 1.3 | 1 | 0.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| 7.5 | 7.1 | 4.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10 | 10.4 | 9.5 |
| 2.3 | 2 | 0.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6 | 5.7 | 5.2 |
| 68% | 79% | 300% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 19% | 29% |
| 10.1 | 8.3 | 2.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12 | 11.4 | 9.8 |
| 4.5 | 3.4 | 0.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 4.5 | 3.8 |
- Bedford Town have the most conceded goals in the first half (23) in Non League Premier: Southern Central
- Bedford Town have the most matches over the total-line (20) in Non League Premier: Southern Central
- Hitchin Town have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won at home.
- Hitchin Town have the most points from losing position (17) in Non League Premier: Southern Central
- Hitchin Town have won significantly less 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 | 26 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 65 | 27 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 33 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 32 | 15 | 38 | 54 |
| 2 | Nuneaton Town | 25 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 44 | 27 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 25 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 51 |
| 3 | Rushall Olympic | 26 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 44 | 28 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 26 | 21 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 16 | 50 |
| 4 | Leiston | 23 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 58 | 28 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 27 | 16 | 30 | 48 |
| 5 | Coalville Town | 21 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 49 | 27 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 9 | 22 | 41 |
| 6 | Hitchin Town | 27 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 36 | 43 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 17 | 28 | -7 | 39 |
| 7 | Ilkeston Town | 25 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 45 | 34 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 16 | 11 | 38 |
| 8 | Redditch United | 25 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 41 | 38 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 26 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 36 |
| 9 | Mickleover Sports | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 49 | 50 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 29 | 21 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 29 | -1 | 36 |
| 10 | Basford United | 25 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 34 | 38 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 23 | -4 | 34 |
| 11 | Royston Town | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 45 | 56 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 26 | 20 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 36 | -11 | 34 |
| 12 | Stourbridge | 23 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 37 | 27 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 19 | 10 | 33 |
| 13 | St Ives Town | 24 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 41 | 37 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 19 | 4 | 32 |
| 14 | Bromsgrove Sporting | 24 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 38 | 45 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 27 | -7 | 32 |
| 15 | Needham Market | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 30 | 24 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 6 | 29 |
| 16 | Bedford Town | 27 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 43 | 60 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 26 | 33 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 27 | -17 | 29 |
| 17 | Barwell | 24 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 38 | 43 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 22 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 21 | -5 | 28 |
| 18 | Kings Langley | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 29 | 46 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 21 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 25 | -17 | 26 |
| 19 | Alvechurch | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 28 | 34 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 23 | -6 | 22 |
| 20 | Stratford Town | 23 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 31 | 53 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 31 | -22 | 19 |
| 21 | Hednesford Town | 27 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 31 | 51 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 32 | -20 | 16 |
| 22 | AFC Rushden & Diamonds | 25 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 23 | 63 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 25 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 38 | -40 | 15 |
