Another all-action match in Non League Premier: Southern Central as Hitchin Town welcome Stratford Town

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Competition: England Non League Premier: Southern Central
Competition: Sat 23.October
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Top Field (4000 seats)

Non League Premier: Southern Central: We're expecting an engrossing and very important battle between Hitchin Town and Stratford Town at Top Field. Both teams need the win!

Insights:
  • Hitchin Town is in the worst form (0-1-5)
  • Stratford Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

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.

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Hitchin Town form and stats

With 2 Non League Premier: Southern Central wins, 0 draws and 4 defeats from their home games, Hitchin Town are certainly not brimming with confidence. Hitchin has three losses from their three previous games and the tension is increasing in the dressing room for both the manager M. Burke and the players.

Hitchin faced defeat in their previous match, away at St Ives Town (0-1).

Ahead of that match, Hitchin Town lost 1-6 at home to Needham Market.

There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Hitchin as they are travelling to their away game against Tamworth in the Non League Premier: Southern Central. That match is three days after this one.

Hitchin Town are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 6 goals in 6 games. Defensively there's plenty of potential for improvement as Hitchin have allowed the opposition to score 16 goals here at Top Field.

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Stratford Town form and stats

As the visiting team in Non League Premier: Southern Central matches, Stratford Town have produced an overall stat of 1-0-3 so far. It's a growing despair in Stratford as they have recorded three consecutive losses.

Impressive finishing secured the home win 3-2 against Boston United in their previous game.

Before that, Stratford travelled to Boston United and returned home with a draw after the game finished 1-1.

After this away game Stratford Town return home for a Non League Premier: Southern Central game against AFC Rushden & Diamonds. That game is only three sleeps after this.

Stratford are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 6 times in 4 away games so far. There are big problems for the Stratford defense as they have conceded 12 goals in 4 away games.

Head 2 Head

Stats for the preceeding ten meetings featuring these two teams are: six wins for Hitchin, two draws and two wins for Stratford Town. Over 2,5 goals: five times; under 2,5 goals: five games.

Hitchin Town missing players

Stratford Town missing players

Hitchin Town Stratford Town
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
12 6 3 Played P 1 4 9
2 2 1 Won W 1 1 4
1 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
9 4 2 Lost L 0 3 5
11 6 3 Scored S 4 6 14
27 16 10 Conceded C 0 12 19
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
83% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 78%
67% 67% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 75% 67%
33% 33% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 75% 44%
17% 33% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 25% 22%
58% 50% 67% BTTS BTTS 0% 50% 44%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 100% 25% 33%
42% 50% 33% Failed to Score F T 0% 25% 22%
 
1.8 1.2 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 1.5 3
2.4 2 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 5 5.1
0.2 0.2 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 1 1.3
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
4.1 3.7 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 6 6.3
1.8 1.8 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 3 3.3
44% 55% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 33% 43%
Key stats in Non League Premier: Southern Central this season:
  • All of Hitchin Town's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • All of Stratford Town'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 matches.
  • Hitchin Town have the fewest clean sheets (0) 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.
  • Hitchin Town is in the worst form (0-1-5)
  • Stratford Town have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • Stratford Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Stratford Town have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Stratford Town 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 12 10 0 2 37 16 6 5 0 1 21 7 6 5 0 1 16 9 21 30
2 Coalville Town 12 9 2 1 30 11 7 6 1 0 19 5 5 3 1 1 11 6 19 29
3 Banbury United 10 8 2 0 25 11 7 5 2 0 19 10 3 3 0 0 6 1 14 26
4 Rushall Olympic 12 6 4 2 21 15 6 3 2 1 12 7 6 3 2 1 9 8 6 22
5 Royston Town 12 6 2 4 23 13 5 2 1 2 8 5 7 4 1 2 15 8 10 20
6 Hednesford Town 12 5 5 2 19 15 7 3 4 0 13 9 5 2 1 2 6 6 4 20
7 Tamworth 9 6 1 2 20 9 4 3 1 0 14 2 5 3 0 2 6 7 11 19
8 Leiston 11 6 1 4 21 16 6 4 1 1 13 8 5 2 0 3 8 8 5 19
9 Alvechurch 11 5 2 4 13 10 6 4 1 1 8 2 5 1 1 3 5 8 3 17
10 Biggleswade Town 12 4 2 6 23 18 6 4 0 2 19 8 6 0 2 4 4 10 5 14
11 Redditch United 12 3 4 5 13 18 6 2 1 3 5 9 6 1 3 2 8 9 -5 13
12 Barwell 13 3 4 6 18 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 3 4 6 18 26 -8 13
13 Bromsgrove Sporting 11 4 1 6 11 21 6 3 0 3 7 11 5 1 1 3 4 10 -10 13
14 Lowestoft Town 13 4 1 8 16 32 6 4 0 2 10 9 7 0 1 6 6 23 -16 13
15 Needham Market 11 2 6 3 20 16 6 1 4 1 9 7 5 1 2 2 11 9 4 12
16 Stratford Town 9 4 0 5 14 19 5 3 0 2 8 7 4 1 0 3 6 12 -5 12
17 AFC Rushden & Diamonds 12 3 3 6 12 17 8 2 1 5 7 12 4 1 2 1 5 5 -5 12
18 St Ives Town 13 3 3 7 16 32 7 2 1 4 7 18 6 1 2 3 9 14 -16 12
19 Stourbridge 13 2 5 6 16 27 6 0 4 2 6 9 7 2 1 4 10 18 -11 11
20 Nuneaton Town 12 2 1 9 14 24 6 2 1 3 10 11 6 0 0 6 4 13 -10 7
21 Hitchin Town 12 2 1 9 11 27 6 2 0 4 6 16 6 0 1 5 5 11 -16 7

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.