Hitchin Town favourites for feisty fight facing Lowestoft Town

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Competition: England Non League Premier: Southern Central
Competition: Sat 02.April
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Top Field (4000 seats)

Non League Premier: Southern Central: Tipsway are looking at an intriguing and important game starring Hitchin Town and Lowestoft Town at Top Field. This duo need points like a fish needs water!

Insights:
  • Hitchin Town have the most dropped points from leading position (28) in Non League Premier: Southern Central
  • Lowestoft Town is in the worst form (1-0-5)

Lowestoft Town could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a Non League Premier: Southern Central game only four sleeps ago. That game was also an away game, at Needham Market. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.

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Hitchin Town form and stats

Hitchin Town have played 17 Non League Premier: Southern Central games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 6-3-8 (wins-draws-losses). When Hitchin Town hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like Barwell, Bromsgrove Sporting, Biggleswade Town, Hitchin Town, St Ives Town and Nuneaton Town), they have won 4 of 4 matches!

Hitchin Town are confident in defense, having played 315 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.

Hitchin drew their last game, 0-0 away at Alvechurch (placed 6th).

In the preceding match a 1-0 victory visiting Stratford Town.

The Hitchin Town fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 23 in 17 matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 27 goals have been conceded. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 3 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Lowestoft Town form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Lowestoft Town so far with only 10 points returning home. The records show 3-1-13 (win-draw-lose).

Lowestoft Town play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 0-4 to Needham Market (placed 11th).

Preceding that, the 1-3 home loss versus Banbury United.

As mentioned above, the odds for this match puts the home team as favourites. Perhaps this eases the pressure on the away team, who are capable of producing an upset here on a good day. Looking at earlier matches with similar odds and Lowestoft Town playing away, we found ten games. Results were two away wins, two draws and six home wins.

Lowestoft have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 17 league away games 19 goals have been scored. When Lowestoft Town is visiting a side on the bottom half, 4 of 5 matches have ended with three or more goals. These are matches against Lowestoft Town, Barwell, Bromsgrove Sporting, Biggleswade Town, St Ives Town and Nuneaton Town.

Head 2 Head

The dueling parties have met earlier this season: Lowestoft Town - Hitchin Town 2-2. Statistics for the former five meetings between these two squads are: zero wins for Hitchin Town, one draw and four wins for Lowestoft Town. Over 2,5 goals: five times; under 2,5 goals: zero games.

Hitchin Town missing players

Lowestoft Town missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Hitchin Town Lowestoft Town
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
35 17 4 Played P 5 17 34
9 6 4 Won W 1 3 8
9 3 0 Drew D 1 1 5
17 8 0 Lost L 3 13 21
42 23 10 Scored S 8 19 43
51 27 3 Conceded C 10 51 83
91% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 97%
71% 82% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 91%
57% 53% 75% Over 2.5 O 2.5 80% 88% 79%
31% 29% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 60% 65% 53%
9% 18% 25% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 35% 29%
54% 53% 50% BTTS BTTS 80% 59% 62%
26% 18% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 9%
29% 29% 0% Failed to Score F T 20% 41% 32%
 
2.4 1.3 1 Corners for (avg) C F 5 2.4 2
3 2.1 4 Corners against (avg) C A 4.5 3.5 3
0.7 0.8 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.5 0.9 0.8
2 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
5.8 4.6 7 Shots (avg) S ( 6.5 3.7 3.6
2.6 2.5 3.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1 1.2 1.3
44% 48% 71% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 77% 76%
 
6.4 5 4.5 Shots against (avg) S A 6.5 5.5 6.2
2.7 1.9 1.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 2.5 2.5 3
Key stats in Non League Premier: Southern Central this season:
  • All of Lowestoft Town's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Hitchin Town have the fewest points from losing position (2) in Non League Premier: Southern Central
  • Hitchin Town have the fewest scored goals in the second half (16) in Non League Premier: Southern Central
  • Hitchin Town have the most dropped points from leading position (28) 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.
  • Lowestoft Town have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Lowestoft Town have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Lowestoft Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Lowestoft Town have the fewest matches under the total-line (7) in Non League Premier: Southern Central
  • Lowestoft Town have the most conceded goals (51) away in Non League Premier: Southern Central
  • Lowestoft Town have the most conceded goals in the first half (41) in Non League Premier: Southern Central
  • Lowestoft Town have the most matches over the total-line (19) in Non League Premier: Southern Central
  • Lowestoft Town have the the worst goal difference (-32) away in Non League Premier: Southern Central
  • Lowestoft Town have the the worst goal difference (-40) in Non League Premier: Southern Central
  • Lowestoft Town haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Lowestoft Town is in the worst form (1-0-5)

  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 35 28 5 2 77 27 18 14 3 1 41 16 17 14 2 1 36 11 50 89
2 Coalville Town 33 20 7 6 70 36 16 13 2 1 45 12 17 7 5 5 25 24 34 67
3 Rushall Olympic 35 19 9 7 74 42 17 11 3 3 44 20 18 8 6 4 30 22 32 66
4 Peterborough Sports 34 20 5 9 83 43 18 12 2 4 46 17 16 8 3 5 37 26 40 65
5 AFC Rushden & Diamonds 35 18 6 11 50 41 17 8 3 6 23 18 18 10 3 5 27 23 9 60
6 Alvechurch 35 14 11 10 46 37 18 10 3 5 29 18 17 4 8 5 17 19 9 53
7 Leiston 35 15 5 15 53 59 17 9 5 3 26 20 18 6 0 12 27 39 -6 50
8 Royston Town 34 13 8 13 53 44 17 5 6 6 26 21 17 8 2 7 27 23 9 47
9 Hednesford Town 35 12 11 12 57 54 18 7 6 5 34 27 17 5 5 7 23 27 3 47
10 Stourbridge 34 13 7 14 52 61 17 7 5 5 29 24 17 6 2 9 23 37 -9 46
11 Needham Market 34 10 13 11 60 59 17 6 8 3 33 21 17 4 5 8 27 38 1 43
12 Stratford Town 35 12 7 16 43 60 17 7 4 6 22 22 18 5 3 10 21 38 -17 43
13 Tamworth 34 11 9 14 48 52 17 7 4 6 33 24 17 4 5 8 15 28 -4 42
14 Redditch United 35 10 11 14 36 47 18 6 5 7 21 25 17 4 6 7 15 22 -11 41
15 Barwell 36 9 11 16 50 66 18 6 5 7 28 27 18 3 6 9 22 39 -16 38
16 St Ives Town 35 10 7 18 48 83 17 7 3 7 27 41 18 3 4 11 21 42 -35 37
17 Hitchin Town 35 9 9 17 42 51 17 6 3 8 23 27 18 3 6 9 19 24 -9 36
18 Bromsgrove Sporting 34 8 11 15 32 54 17 6 1 10 16 28 17 2 10 5 16 26 -22 35
19 Nuneaton Town 35 8 10 17 46 57 18 3 8 7 19 23 17 5 2 10 27 34 -11 33
20 Biggleswade Town 34 7 11 16 44 51 17 6 6 5 33 22 17 1 5 11 11 29 -7 32
21 Lowestoft Town 34 8 5 21 43 83 17 5 4 8 24 32 17 3 1 13 19 51 -40 29

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 Banbury United 35 28 5 2 77 27 18 14 3 1 41 16 17 14 2 1 36 11 50 89
2 Coalville Town 33 20 7 6 70 36 16 13 2 1 45 12 17 7 5 5 25 24 34 67
3 Rushall Olympic 35 19 9 7 74 42 17 11 3 3 44 20 18 8 6 4 30 22 32 66
4 Peterborough Sports 34 20 5 9 83 43 18 12 2 4 46 17 16 8 3 5 37 26 40 65
5 AFC Rushden & Diamonds 35 18 6 11 50 41 17 8 3 6 23 18 18 10 3 5 27 23 9 60
6 Alvechurch 35 14 11 10 46 37 18 10 3 5 29 18 17 4 8 5 17 19 9 53
7 Leiston 35 15 5 15 53 59 17 9 5 3 26 20 18 6 0 12 27 39 -6 50
8 Royston Town 34 13 8 13 53 44 17 5 6 6 26 21 17 8 2 7 27 23 9 47
9 Hednesford Town 35 12 11 12 57 54 18 7 6 5 34 27 17 5 5 7 23 27 3 47
10 Stourbridge 34 13 7 14 52 61 17 7 5 5 29 24 17 6 2 9 23 37 -9 46
11 Needham Market 34 10 13 11 60 59 17 6 8 3 33 21 17 4 5 8 27 38 1 43
12 Stratford Town 35 12 7 16 43 60 17 7 4 6 22 22 18 5 3 10 21 38 -17 43
13 Tamworth 34 11 9 14 48 52 17 7 4 6 33 24 17 4 5 8 15 28 -4 42
14 Redditch United 35 10 11 14 36 47 18 6 5 7 21 25 17 4 6 7 15 22 -11 41
15 Barwell 36 9 11 16 50 66 18 6 5 7 28 27 18 3 6 9 22 39 -16 38
16 St Ives Town 35 10 7 18 48 83 17 7 3 7 27 41 18 3 4 11 21 42 -35 37
17 Hitchin Town 35 9 9 17 42 51 17 6 3 8 23 27 18 3 6 9 19 24 -9 36
18 Bromsgrove Sporting 34 8 11 15 32 54 17 6 1 10 16 28 17 2 10 5 16 26 -22 35
19 Nuneaton Town 35 8 10 17 46 57 18 3 8 7 19 23 17 5 2 10 27 34 -11 33
20 Biggleswade Town 34 7 11 16 44 51 17 6 6 5 33 22 17 1 5 11 11 29 -7 32
21 Lowestoft Town 34 8 5 21 43 83 17 5 4 8 24 32 17 3 1 13 19 51 -40 29

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