Both sides are sailing pretty smoothly so far, Leiston having a 6 point advantage on Hitchin Town in the tables. Bring it on!
- Leiston have scored more than double the goals of Hitchin Town.
It's no vacation for neither Hitchin Town nor Leiston as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Hitchin Town form and stats
When playing at home in the Non League Premier: Southern Central, Hitchin Town have managed 1 win, 3 draws and suffered 1 defeat from 5 games.
The Hitchin followers got no joy from their last match, also played here at Top Field: A 0-3 defeat against Leiston (placed 4th).
Before that game, a home loss in the Fa Trophy against Redditch United. 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 Hitchin Town have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 16 matches with the results: Won 5, drawn 4 and lost 7.
Hitchin has huge difficulties finding the net and are scoring on average only once per two home matches in the league: {2 goals} from 5 games. From these home matches, Hitchin Town have conceded only 4 goals.
Leiston form and stats
As the visiting team in Non League Premier: Southern Central matches, Leiston have produced an overall stat of 2-3-1 so far.
180 minutes! That's how long the Leiston goalkeeper and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
Leiston play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 3-0 victory visiting Hitchin Town (placed 14th).
Before that one, the victory at home against Evesham United in the Fa Trophy (1-0). So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Leiston playing away and similar expectations, we found 10 relevant matches. Results were 3 Leiston wins, 1 draw and 6 defeats.
Goal hungry football fans should note that 8 of this club's 10 latest league rounds have ended with three or more goals.
Leiston are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 11 times in 6 away games so far. As for defending, Leiston rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 9 goals from these away matches.
Head 2 Head
It's not the first time these parties get together this campaign, as the records show this recent match: Hitchin - Leiston 0-3. Last eight meetings with these teams: Hitchin Town won two, Leiston triumphed in four and we saw two draws. eight games with more than 2,5 goals, zero matches with less than 2,5 goals.
Hitchin Town missing players
Leiston missing players
| Hitchin Town | Leiston | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 10 | 5 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 6 | 10 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | 2 | 2 | Scored | S | 1 | 11 | 21 |
| 14 | 4 | 1 | Conceded | C | 3 | 9 | 14 |
| 80% | 60% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 70% | 40% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 60% | 20% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 67% | 80% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 33% | 40% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 17% | 20% |
| 40% | 20% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 67% | 70% |
| 30% | 60% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 17% | 20% |
| 50% | 60% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 17% | 10% |
| 3 | 3 | 3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 5.5 | 5.5 |
| 4 | 4.5 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 3 | 4.2 |
| 1 | 0.5 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1 | 1.2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 9 | 11 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 12.5 | 12.8 |
| 4 | 2.5 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 7.5 | 6 |
| 25% | 20% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 40% | 50% |
| 12.7 | 12.5 | 10 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 10 | 11 |
| 6 | 6 | 2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 5.5 | 5.8 |
- All of Leiston's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- 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 | Tamworth | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 16 | 23 |
| 2 | Nuneaton Town | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 23 |
| 3 | Coalville Town | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 15 | 19 |
| 4 | Leiston | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 18 |
| 5 | Redditch United | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 17 |
| 6 | Needham Market | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 16 |
| 7 | St Ives Town | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 16 |
| 8 | Bromsgrove Sporting | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 16 |
| 9 | Rushall Olympic | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 14 |
| 10 | Basford United | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 14 |
| 11 | Stratford Town | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | -6 | 13 |
| 12 | Royston Town | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 16 | -6 | 12 |
| 13 | Kings Langley | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -6 | 12 |
| 14 | Hitchin Town | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 | -7 | 12 |
| 15 | Ilkeston Town | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 11 |
| 16 | Mickleover Sports | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 10 | -3 | 11 |
| 17 | Alvechurch | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | -3 | 11 |
| 18 | Bedford Town | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 28 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | -12 | 11 |
| 19 | Stourbridge | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 13 | -4 | 10 |
| 20 | Barwell | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 13 | -5 | 9 |
| 21 | Hednesford Town | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | -2 | 5 |
| 22 | AFC Rushden & Diamonds | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 15 | -19 | 5 |
