Pre-match info: 19 points are the diference between the sides so far, Leiston the superior team. Can Hitchin Town strike back?
- Hitchin Town have the fewest scored goals (11) in Non League Premier: Southern Central
- Leiston have scored more than double the goals of Hitchin Town.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Hitchin Town form and stats
Hitchin Town's struggle is real here at Top Field with only 6 points collected from 7 Non League Premier: Southern Central games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 2-0-5. The season ticket holders are starting to dread their visits here at Top Field, with the home team losing four in a row. They have not avoided a defeat here since the Barwell game.
Hitchin Town haven't scored a league goal since they found the net 405 minutes ago. D. Webb scored that one. Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper not having conceded a league goal in 231 minutes.
An away draw last time out for Hitchin, facing Biggleswade Town in a game that ended 0-0.
Preceding that match was the home Fa Trophy game against Leiston that was lost 1-3.The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Hitchin here at Top Field in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (6 from 7 games). Hitchin Town are struggling defensively, conceding on average more than two goals per home game (17 from 7 played).
Leiston form and stats
Playing away, Leiston have won 3 games, drawn 0 and suffered 4 defeats in the Non League Premier: Southern Central this season.
Leiston won their last game, 2-1 versus Stourbridge played at home.
That result followed a home victory 1-0 versus Needham Market.Leiston are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 13 times in 7 away games so far. In the opposite end, Leiston have conceded 12 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last five meetings: one - two - two (Hitchin wins - draws - Leiston wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), zero had two or less.Hitchin Town missing players
Leiston missing players
| Hitchin Town | Leiston | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 15 | 7 | 1 | Played | P | 2 | 7 | 15 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | 5 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 11 | 6 | 0 | Scored | S | 4 | 13 | 29 |
| 28 | 17 | 2 | Conceded | C | 2 | 12 | 21 |
| 87% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 67% | 86% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 93% |
| 53% | 57% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 71% | 73% |
| 27% | 29% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 57% | 40% |
| 13% | 29% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 29% | 20% |
| 47% | 43% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 57% | 73% |
| 13% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 14% | 13% |
| 53% | 57% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 29% | 13% |
| 1.9 | 1.2 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2.7 | 2 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 5.5 | 2.8 |
| 0.3 | 0.2 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1.5 | 0.6 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4.9 | 3.7 | 8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 12 | 8.5 |
| 1.7 | 1.8 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 6 | 4.2 |
| 41% | 55% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 17% | 41% |
| 5.6 | 3.5 | 12 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 20 | 8.6 |
| 2.2 | 1.2 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 9 | 3.5 |
- All of Leiston's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Hitchin Town have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Hitchin Town have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
- Hitchin Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Hitchin Town have the fewest scored goals (11) in Non League Premier: Southern Central
- Hitchin Town have the fewest scored goals in the second half (4) in Non League Premier: Southern Central
- Hitchin Town have won significantly less corners at home than away.
- Hitchin Town haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Hitchin Town is in the worst form (0-2-4)
- Leiston have scored more than double the goals of Hitchin Town.
- Leiston 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 | Peterborough Sports | 13 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 41 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 9 | 25 | 33 |
| 2 | Coalville Town | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 35 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 22 | 33 |
| 3 | Banbury United | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 16 | 29 |
| 4 | Rushall Olympic | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 26 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 28 |
| 5 | Leiston | 15 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 29 | 21 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 28 |
| 6 | Tamworth | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 23 |
| 7 | Hednesford Town | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 25 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 23 |
| 8 | Royston Town | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 26 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 21 |
| 9 | Alvechurch | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 21 |
| 10 | Biggleswade Town | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 19 |
| 11 | AFC Rushden & Diamonds | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 8 | -3 | 19 |
| 12 | Stratford Town | 11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 12 | -5 | 15 |
| 13 | Redditch United | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 9 | -7 | 14 |
| 14 | Stourbridge | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 29 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 20 | -9 | 14 |
| 15 | Bromsgrove Sporting | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 26 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | -14 | 14 |
| 16 | Lowestoft Town | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 35 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 26 | -19 | 14 |
| 17 | Barwell | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 28 | -10 | 13 |
| 18 | Needham Market | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 12 |
| 19 | Nuneaton Town | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 20 | 28 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 14 | -8 | 12 |
| 20 | St Ives Town | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 39 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 17 | -21 | 12 |
| 21 | Hitchin Town | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 28 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 11 | -17 | 9 |