It's early days in the Non League Premier: Southern Central and both Leiston and AFC Rushden & Diamonds are still hoping for a flying start in order to set the tone for the season. Three points can make a big difference at this stage.
The hosts Leiston saw competitive action as recent as three days ago, playing in the FA Cup. That game was an away game at Leighton Town, so at least Leiston are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
Leiston form and stats
Leiston's first Non League Premier: Southern Central home game here at Victory Road ended in defeat. Last season their home statistics were 2 wins, 5 draws and 10 defeats from 17 matches. Leiston has three losses from their three previous games and the tension is increasing in the dressing room for both the manager and the players.
A Non League Premier: Southern Central defeat was the result before that one, 4-7 away at Biggleswade Town.
The manager will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Hitchin Town in only four days.
Early season league goal statistics from Leiston's 1 home game: 0 goals, 1 conceded.
AFC Rushden & Diamonds form and stats
The visitors settled for one point in their first Non League Premier: Southern Central away game of the season. During their previous season 16 away games resulted in 5 wins, 5 draws and 6 defeats.
AFC Rushden & Diamonds won their last game, 7-1 versus Hitchin Town played at home. A 1-1 draw was the result before that, hosting Barwell.
As mentioned above, AFC Rushden & Diamonds was the only team on the pitch versus Hitchin Town in their previous game, winning 7-1. This could be a tougher task.
The visitors will be packing their bags again in only four days as another away game awaits: The Non League Premier: Southern Central trip to Bromsgrove Sporting.
As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, AFC Rushden & Diamonds has managed 1 goal and let in 1 from 1 match.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last four matches): Leiston zero wins, one draw and AFC Rushden & Diamonds three victories. As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one game had two or less.Leiston missing players
AFC Rushden & Diamonds missing players
| Leiston | AFC Rushden & Diamonds | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| 12 | 1 | 1 | Conceded | C | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 67% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 67% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 67% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 67% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 67% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 33% | 100% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.7 | 4 | 4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1 | 1.7 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 27 | 6 | 6 | Total Shots | T S | 6 | 6 | 34 |
| 11 | 2 | 2 | Shots on Target | S O | 3 | 3 | 20 |
| 45% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 33% | 45% |
- Leiston has the fewest scored goals (0) at home in Non League Premier: Southern Central
- Leiston has the most conceded goals (12) in Non League Premier: Southern Central
- Leiston has the most conceded goals in the second half (8) in Non League Premier: Southern Central
- Leiston has the the worst goal difference (-7) in Non League Premier: Southern Central
| Leiston | Last season | AFC Rushden & Diamonds | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 32 | 17 | Played | P | 16 | 30 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Won | W | 5 | 14 | ||
| 8 | 5 | Drew | D | 5 | 7 | ||
| 18 | 10 | Lost | L | 6 | 9 | ||
| 39 | 21 | Scored | S | 19 | 50 | ||
| 87 | 47 | Conceded | C | 23 | 45 | ||
| 94% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 94% | 97% | ||
| 88% | 94% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 83% | ||
| 75% | 76% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 44% | 57% | ||
| 53% | 53% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 30% | ||
| 34% | 29% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 12% | 20% | ||
| 62% | 71% | BTTS | BTTS | 62% | 63% | ||
| 9% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 19% | 23% | ||
| 34% | 29% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 17% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.3 | 1.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.4 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 5 | ||
| 202 | 87 | Total Shots | T S | 64 | 167 | ||
| 85 | 34 | Shots on Target | S O | 26 | 76 | ||
| 32% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 35% | 43% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Needham Market | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 10 |
| 2 | Stourbridge | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 3 | Tamworth | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 4 | Rushall Olympic | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 5 | Lowestoft Town | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| 6 | Stratford Town | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 7 | AFC Rushden & Diamonds | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 |
| 8 | Coalville Town | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 9 | Redditch United | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 10 | Biggleswade Town | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 11 | Banbury United | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 12 | Kings Langley | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 13 | Bromsgrove Sporting | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 14 | St Ives Town | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | -1 | 4 |
| 15 | Hitchin Town | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | -3 | 3 |
| 16 | Nuneaton Town | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 2 |
| 17 | Peterborough Sports | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| 18 | Royston Town | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 2 |
| 19 | Barwell | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 1 |
| 20 | Hednesford Town | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -5 | 1 |
| 21 | Alvechurch | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -6 | 1 |
| 22 | Leiston | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 11 | -7 | 0 |
| Last season | 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 | 33 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 90 | 46 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 53 | 24 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 37 | 22 | 44 | 65 |
| 2 | Tamworth | 30 | 21 | 2 | 7 | 63 | 27 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 39 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 12 | 36 | 65 |
| 3 | Royston Town | 30 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 62 | 28 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 37 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 17 | 34 | 63 |
| 4 | Bromsgrove Sporting | 32 | 17 | 6 | 9 | 80 | 43 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 35 | 23 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 45 | 20 | 37 | 57 |
| 5 | Rushall Olympic | 33 | 15 | 8 | 10 | 58 | 43 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 36 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 22 | 15 | 53 |
| 6 | Stourbridge | 32 | 16 | 5 | 11 | 53 | 52 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 22 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 28 | 30 | 1 | 53 |
| 7 | Banbury United | 32 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 48 | 31 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 30 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 17 | 52 |
| 8 | Coalville Town | 30 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 51 | 32 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 28 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 11 | 19 | 51 |
| 9 | Nuneaton Town | 33 | 14 | 8 | 11 | 57 | 46 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 31 | 20 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 26 | 26 | 11 | 50 |
| 10 | Kings Langley | 30 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 51 | 41 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 17 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 28 | 24 | 10 | 50 |
| 11 | AFC Rushden & Diamonds | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 50 | 45 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 31 | 22 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 23 | 5 | 49 |
| 12 | Barwell | 32 | 14 | 6 | 12 | 58 | 53 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 28 | 20 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 30 | 33 | 5 | 48 |
| 13 | Needham Market | 33 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 43 | 40 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 24 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 16 | 3 | 48 |
| 14 | Hednesford Town | 32 | 14 | 5 | 13 | 50 | 44 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 26 | 21 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 24 | 23 | 6 | 47 |
| 15 | Biggleswade Town | 30 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 45 | 46 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 24 | 28 | -1 | 43 |
| 16 | Lowestoft Town | 33 | 13 | 2 | 18 | 48 | 63 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 25 | 17 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 23 | 46 | -15 | 41 |
| 17 | Hitchin Town | 32 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 43 | 49 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 26 | 30 | -6 | 39 |
| 18 | Stratford Town | 33 | 8 | 4 | 21 | 42 | 74 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 29 | 33 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 41 | -32 | 28 |
| 19 | Leiston | 32 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 39 | 87 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 47 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 40 | -48 | 26 |
| 20 | St Ives Town | 33 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 33 | 76 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 36 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 14 | 40 | -43 | 23 |
| 21 | Alvechurch | 30 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 25 | 58 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 24 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 34 | -33 | 17 |
| 22 | Redditch United | 33 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 24 | 89 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 37 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 52 | -65 | 12 |