Hitchin Town opposes Rushall Olympic battle

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Competition: England Non League Premier: Southern Central
Competition: Sat 19.March
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Top Field (4000 seats)

Hitchin Town will cross fingers that their home advantage is enough to get some points from this gruelling encounter, vs high-flying Rushall Olympic.

Insights:
  • Hitchin Town have the most dropped points from leading position (28) in Non League Premier: Southern Central
  • Rushall Olympic have won significantly less corners away then at home.

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Hitchin Town form and stats

5 victories, 3 draws and 8 defeats. That’s what Hitchin Town have to build on here at Top Field in the Non League Premier: Southern Central. Two draws in a row at home now for Hitchin Town.

The spoils were shared in Hitchin Town's previous game, also at home. Visiting Peterborough Sports (placed 4th) travelled back with a draw after a 2-2 scoreline.

Prior to that, an away loss at Leiston.

Hitchin are traveling soon after this match as the Non League Premier: Southern Central match at Stratford Town awaits in three days.

The Hitchin Town fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 21 in 16 matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Hitchin Town defense is not exactly impregnable. 27 goals conceded from 16 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.

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Rushall Olympic form and stats

8 wins, 6 draws and 3 losses. That’s the product of Rushall Olympic playing as the away team in the Non League Premier: Southern Central this season. Recent form does not give Rushall much hope, as the visitors have lost three games in a row. Hitchin Town will be a tough nut to crack.

Rushall Olympic have much to play for after their shock defeat (0-3) to Leiston in their previous match, played in front of their own supporters.

A 1-2 loss hosting Banbury United before that.

Rushall are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 30 times in 17 away games so far. 20 goals have been conceded by Rushall Olympic in these games.

Head 2 Head

The previous H2H encounter ended Rushall Olympic - Hitchin Town 2-2, earlier this season. Previous five meetings featuring these teams: Hitchin won one, Rushall Olympic were winners in three and we saw one draw. four games with over 2,5 goals, one match with less than 2,5 goals.

Hitchin Town missing players

Rushall Olympic missing players

Hitchin Town Rushall Olympic
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
32 16 5 Played P 5 17 33
7 5 1 Won W 3 8 18
8 3 1 Drew D 2 6 9
17 8 3 Lost L 0 3 6
39 21 7 Scored S 8 30 70
51 27 8 Conceded C 4 20 39
94% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 60% 88% 94%
75% 81% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 40% 76% 88%
62% 56% 60% Over 2.5 O 2.5 40% 53% 67%
34% 31% 40% Over 3.5 O 3.5 40% 41% 48%
9% 19% 20% Over 4.5 O 4.5 40% 24% 24%
59% 56% 60% BTTS BTTS 40% 59% 67%
19% 12% 0% Clean Sheets C S 60% 29% 24%
28% 31% 40% Failed to Score F T 40% 24% 15%
 
2 1.3 3 Corners for (avg) C F 1.7 1.9 3.4
3.1 2.1 2.7 Corners against (avg) C A 3.7 2.8 3
0.8 0.8 1.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0.7 1 1.2
2 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
5.6 4.6 6.7 Shots (avg) S ( 6.7 5.6 8.1
2.6 2.5 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 2.8 4.2
44% 48% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 56% 64% 52%
 
6.5 5 8.7 Shots against (avg) S A 3 5.1 5.7
2.8 1.9 3.3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 1.3 2.6 2.7
Key stats in Non League Premier: Southern Central this season:
  • Hitchin Town have the fewest clean sheets (1) at home in Non League Premier: Southern Central
  • 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 (14) 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.
  • Rushall Olympic have won significantly less corners away then at home.

  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 33 26 5 2 72 25 17 13 3 1 39 15 16 13 2 1 33 10 47 83
2 Coalville Town 31 20 6 5 68 33 15 13 2 0 43 9 16 7 4 5 25 24 35 66
3 Rushall Olympic 33 18 9 6 70 39 16 10 3 3 40 19 17 8 6 3 30 20 31 63
4 Peterborough Sports 32 19 4 9 79 41 16 11 1 4 42 15 16 8 3 5 37 26 38 61
5 AFC Rushden & Diamonds 32 17 4 11 45 38 16 8 2 6 21 16 16 9 2 5 24 22 7 55
6 Alvechurch 33 14 9 10 45 36 17 10 2 5 29 18 16 4 7 5 16 18 9 51
7 Leiston 33 15 4 14 52 57 16 9 4 3 26 20 17 6 0 11 26 37 -5 49
8 Stourbridge 31 12 6 13 47 56 16 7 4 5 28 23 15 5 2 8 19 33 -9 42
9 Royston Town 32 11 8 13 50 44 16 4 6 6 25 21 16 7 2 7 25 23 6 41
10 Hednesford Town 31 10 11 10 51 48 15 5 6 4 29 23 16 5 5 6 22 25 3 41
11 Redditch United 33 10 11 12 35 43 17 6 5 6 20 22 16 4 6 6 15 21 -8 41
12 Stratford Town 32 11 7 14 40 54 15 6 4 5 20 20 17 5 3 9 20 34 -14 40
13 Needham Market 30 9 12 9 52 48 15 5 7 3 28 20 15 4 5 6 24 28 4 39
14 Tamworth 32 10 8 14 41 48 16 6 4 6 28 22 16 4 4 8 13 26 -7 38
15 Barwell 34 9 10 15 47 62 17 6 5 6 26 24 17 3 5 9 21 38 -15 37
16 Nuneaton Town 34 8 10 16 44 54 18 3 8 7 19 23 16 5 2 9 25 31 -10 34
17 St Ives Town 32 9 7 16 44 77 16 6 3 7 24 39 16 3 4 9 20 38 -33 34
18 Bromsgrove Sporting 31 7 10 14 27 49 16 6 1 9 16 27 15 1 9 5 11 22 -22 31
19 Hitchin Town 32 7 8 17 39 51 16 5 3 8 21 27 16 2 5 9 18 24 -12 29
20 Lowestoft Town 31 7 5 19 39 74 16 5 4 7 23 29 15 2 1 12 16 45 -35 26
21 Biggleswade Town 30 5 10 15 37 47 14 5 5 4 27 18 16 0 5 11 10 29 -10 25

Read more about Non League Premier: Southern Central

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.