Early weight of the money hint to Leiston edge when welcoming AFC Rushden & Diamonds

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Competition: England Non League Premier: Southern Central
Competition: Tue 25.October
Match begins: 18:45 (UTC)
Venue: Victory Road (2500 seats)

Non League Premier: Southern Central: High-profile against not good enough, at least that's what the table says. Leiston - AFC Rushden & Diamonds. Home victory or a surprise?

Insights:
  • Leiston have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • AFC Rushden & Diamonds have the fewest scored goals (8) in Non League Premier: Southern Central

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Leiston and AFC Rushden & Diamonds.

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Leiston form and stats

3-1-1 (win-draw-lost) are the Non League Premier: Southern Central numbers at home for Leiston so far this season.

The home regulars saw a 1-1 draw versus Stourbridge last time out and are looking for a win here.

Before that match, a win away at Bromsgrove Sporting.

An interesting fact: 9 of the latest 12 league games from this football club have seen goals scored by both teams.

Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Fa Trophy game versus Wroxham in only four days. This game is also played here at Victory Road.

Leiston can score goals in their home matches. After 5 league matches they have found the net 11 times. On the other hand, Leiston have conceded 6 goals.

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AFC Rushden & Diamonds form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for AFC Rushden & Diamonds so far with only 3 points returning home. The records show 1-0-6 (win-draw-lose). Diamonds has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.

Cooper was the last player to score for the away team. AFC Rushden & Diamonds haven't scored a league goal in the last 219 minutes.

AFC Rushden & Diamonds are travelling again after losing away to Mickleover Sports in their previous match (0-2).

The game before that, was lost at home, a 0-2 defeat against Redditch United.

A new game in only four days for Diamonds, the Non League Premier: Southern Central home match versus Bromsgrove Sporting. Busy days.

The attacking power of AFC Rushden & Diamonds when travelling is not overwhelming with 4 goals scored from 7 league matches away. For Diamonds, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.

Head 2 Head

Stats for the previous seven meetings between these two participants are: one win for Leiston, three draws and three wins for AFC Rushden & Diamonds. Over 2,5 goals: six times; under 2,5 goals: one game.

Leiston missing players

AFC Rushden & Diamonds missing players

Leiston AFC Rushden & Diamonds
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
12 5 2 Played P 1 7 13
6 3 0 Won W 0 1 2
4 1 1 Drew D 0 0 2
2 1 1 Lost L 1 6 9
29 11 2 Scored S 1 4 8
16 6 3 Conceded C 2 17 30
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 92%
100% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 92%
75% 80% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 57% 54%
42% 40% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 29% 23%
25% 20% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 14% 15%
75% 80% 100% BTTS BTTS 100% 43% 46%
17% 20% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 8%
8% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 57% 54%
 
5.2 5 4 Corners for (avg) C F 5 4 3.3
4.2 5 4 Corners against (avg) C A 7 7.5 8
1.2 1.3 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 2 2
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
12.2 12 10 Shots (avg) S ( 10 9 9.3
5.6 4.3 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 4 4.3
46% 54% 25% Goal Efficiency G E 25% 38% 38%
 
11.2 12 12 Shots against (avg) S A 16 16.5 17.3
6 6.3 7 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 10 9 7.7
Key stats in Non League Premier: Southern Central this season:
  • AFC Rushden & Diamonds have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
  • AFC Rushden & Diamonds have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • AFC Rushden & Diamonds have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • AFC Rushden & Diamonds have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • AFC Rushden & Diamonds have the fewest scored goals (8) in Non League Premier: Southern Central
  • AFC Rushden & Diamonds have the the worst goal difference (-13) away in Non League Premier: Southern Central
  • AFC Rushden & Diamonds have the the worst goal difference (-22) in Non League Premier: Southern Central
  • AFC Rushden & Diamonds haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • All of AFC Rushden & Diamonds's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • All of Leiston's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Leiston have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Leiston have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Leiston have scored more than double the goals of AFC Rushden & Diamonds.
  • Leiston 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 13 10 2 1 33 14 7 5 1 1 16 9 6 5 1 0 17 5 19 32
2 Nuneaton Town 12 7 3 2 23 12 6 5 1 0 13 5 6 2 2 2 10 7 11 24
3 Redditch United 14 7 3 4 26 20 7 2 1 4 14 16 7 5 2 0 12 4 6 24
4 Coalville Town 12 7 2 3 34 18 6 2 2 2 12 12 6 5 0 1 22 6 16 23
5 Leiston 12 6 4 2 29 16 5 3 1 1 11 6 7 3 3 1 18 10 13 22
6 Rushall Olympic 13 5 3 5 21 19 7 2 1 4 10 14 6 3 2 1 11 5 2 18
7 Basford United 12 5 3 4 14 16 5 4 0 1 7 6 7 1 3 3 7 10 -2 18
8 St Ives Town 11 5 2 4 24 18 6 3 1 2 14 7 5 2 1 2 10 11 6 17
9 Mickleover Sports 11 5 2 4 24 22 5 2 1 2 10 10 6 3 1 2 14 12 2 17
10 Ilkeston Town 13 4 5 4 23 21 6 2 2 2 12 11 7 2 3 2 11 10 2 17
11 Bedford Town 13 5 2 6 21 30 7 3 1 3 13 19 6 2 1 3 8 11 -9 17
12 Needham Market 10 5 1 4 18 11 6 4 0 2 14 6 4 1 1 2 4 5 7 16
13 Royston Town 13 4 4 5 24 30 6 2 2 2 11 11 7 2 2 3 13 19 -6 16
14 Bromsgrove Sporting 13 5 1 7 21 28 7 2 1 4 8 14 6 3 0 3 13 14 -7 16
15 Stratford Town 12 4 4 4 17 25 7 4 2 1 13 11 5 0 2 3 4 14 -8 16
16 Stourbridge 12 3 5 4 18 18 5 2 2 1 8 4 7 1 3 3 10 14 0 14
17 Hitchin Town 12 3 4 5 9 17 6 1 4 1 3 5 6 2 0 4 6 12 -8 13
18 Kings Langley 13 3 4 6 15 24 7 1 3 3 10 15 6 2 1 3 5 9 -9 13
19 Alvechurch 10 3 3 4 15 18 5 3 1 1 10 6 5 0 2 3 5 12 -3 12
20 Barwell 12 3 3 6 19 25 6 1 2 3 7 11 6 2 1 3 12 14 -6 12
21 AFC Rushden & Diamonds 13 2 2 9 8 30 6 1 2 3 4 13 7 1 0 6 4 17 -22 8
22 Hednesford Town 14 1 4 9 16 20 7 1 2 4 11 10 7 0 2 5 5 10 -4 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.