Game preview for Non League Premier: Southern Central: Ilkeston Town - Bedford Town at New Manor Ground

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Competition: England Non League Premier: Southern Central
Competition: Sat 11.February
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: New Manor Ground (3500 seats)

Enjoying a 9 point lead in the league table, Ilkeston Town regulars aim to see their adored players earn full points from this game vs Bedford Town.

Insights:
  • Ilkeston Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Bedford Town is in the worst form (0-2-4)

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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Ilkeston Town form and stats

The story so far in the Non League Premier: Southern Central for Ilkeston Town at their home stadium (New Manor Ground) is 7 wins, 3 draws and 5 defeats.

An away draw last time out for Ilkeston Town, facing Stratford Town in a game that ended 1-1.

Prior to that, an away loss at Leiston.

Sports gamblers, take note: A review of the 10 most recent league matches shows that 8 of them had goals from both sides.

Ilkeston Town have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at New Manor Ground with 28 goals in 15 league matches. Ilkeston's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 20 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Bedford Town form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Bedford Town so far with only 14 points returning home. The records show 3-5-7 (win-draw-lose). Bedford Town has drawn their two previous away games.

The manager Setchell was unhappy after their last game, played at their home ground. Bedford Town suffered a 3-4 loss to Leiston (placed 2nd). As you can tell from the result, the match against Leiston was as crazy as a clown in a village circus. Great fun for the neutral supporter with 7 goals, will the fun continue today?

Preceding that game, the 0-0 draw paying a visit to Hitchin Town.

Observe that 9 of this side's 10 latest league games have ended with three or more goals.

Bedford Town are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 17 away goals from 15 games (in the league). It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Bedford have conceded 27 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

The former head-to-head meeting ended Bedford Town - Ilkeston Town 2-2, earlier this season.

Ilkeston Town missing players

Bedford Town missing players

Ilkeston Town Bedford Town
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
28 15 5 Played P 4 15 29
10 7 5 Won W 0 3 8
9 3 0 Drew D 1 5 6
9 5 0 Lost L 3 7 15
48 28 13 Scored S 3 17 46
39 20 2 Conceded C 10 27 64
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 87% 93%
100% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 87% 93%
61% 67% 80% Over 2.5 O 2.5 75% 73% 79%
36% 40% 20% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 40% 52%
14% 13% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 7% 24%
75% 67% 40% BTTS BTTS 50% 67% 69%
11% 20% 60% Clean Sheets C S 0% 13% 14%
14% 13% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 33% 24%
 
5.1 5.4 5.5 Corners for (avg) C F 5.2 4.8 4.6
4 3.7 4 Corners against (avg) C A 4.8 5.4 4.5
1.2 0.4 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0.8 1.3 1.3
2 0 0 Red cards R C 2 4 4
 
11.5 11.9 13.5 Shots (avg) S ( 8 10.4 9.5
4.6 4.6 5.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.5 5.7 5.2
36% 41% 36% Goal Efficiency G E 21% 19% 29%
 
10.5 10.6 10.5 Shots against (avg) S A 11 11.4 9.8
4.2 4.9 3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 6 4.5 3.8
Key stats in Non League Premier: Southern Central this season:
  • All of Ilkeston Town's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Bedford Town have the most conceded goals in the first half (26) in Non League Premier: Southern Central
  • Bedford Town is in the worst form (0-2-4)
  • Ilkeston Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Ilkeston 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 Tamworth 30 19 6 5 73 33 15 10 3 2 38 17 15 9 3 3 35 16 40 63
2 Leiston 27 18 6 3 68 34 13 11 1 1 34 13 14 7 5 2 34 21 34 60
3 Nuneaton Town 28 16 7 5 47 29 14 9 5 0 25 11 14 7 2 5 22 18 18 55
4 Rushall Olympic 28 16 5 7 51 32 16 9 2 5 33 23 12 7 3 2 18 9 19 53
5 Coalville Town 23 14 5 4 54 28 13 7 3 3 25 18 10 7 2 1 29 10 26 47
6 Hitchin Town 29 11 7 11 38 46 14 6 6 2 19 15 15 5 1 9 19 31 -8 40
7 Royston Town 29 11 7 11 48 58 14 8 4 2 28 20 15 3 3 9 20 38 -10 40
8 Ilkeston Town 28 10 9 9 48 39 15 7 3 5 28 20 13 3 6 4 20 19 9 39
9 Redditch United 27 11 6 10 45 45 14 6 2 6 26 26 13 5 4 4 19 19 0 39
10 Mickleover Sports 28 11 6 11 52 53 15 8 4 3 31 21 13 3 2 8 21 32 -1 39
11 St Ives Town 28 11 5 12 48 43 16 7 3 6 29 21 12 4 2 6 19 22 5 38
12 Stourbridge 26 9 10 7 41 29 11 4 4 3 18 10 15 5 6 4 23 19 12 37
13 Basford United 27 10 7 10 37 42 14 8 1 5 20 18 13 2 6 5 17 24 -5 37
14 Bromsgrove Sporting 26 10 5 11 41 48 12 5 2 5 18 19 14 5 3 6 23 29 -7 35
15 Barwell 27 9 7 11 44 47 16 5 5 6 25 26 11 4 2 5 19 21 -3 34
16 Bedford Town 29 8 6 15 46 64 14 5 1 8 29 37 15 3 5 7 17 27 -18 30
17 Needham Market 25 8 5 12 31 30 12 7 1 4 22 13 13 1 4 8 9 17 1 29
18 Kings Langley 28 8 5 15 31 49 13 2 4 7 14 23 15 6 1 8 17 26 -18 29
19 Alvechurch 22 8 4 10 35 41 8 4 2 2 18 14 14 4 2 8 17 27 -6 28
20 Stratford Town 25 5 8 12 34 54 13 4 5 4 19 23 12 1 3 8 15 31 -20 23
21 Hednesford Town 29 3 7 19 33 56 13 2 4 7 20 21 16 1 3 12 13 35 -23 16
22 AFC Rushden & Diamonds 27 4 3 20 23 68 13 3 3 7 13 27 14 1 0 13 10 41 -45 15

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.