Non League Premier: Southern Central match prediction: Little separates Royston Town and Peterborough Sports in quality

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Competition: England Non League Premier: Southern Central
Competition: Sat 02.April
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Garden Walk Stadium (4000 seats)

Non League Premier: Southern Central: Two contenders in reasonably good shape get together for this game. Peterborough Sports have a tiny upper hand with their 4th place in the table?

Insights:
  • Royston Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Peterborough Sports have the most scored goals (83) in Non League Premier: Southern Central

The visiting Peterborough Sports played their last game only four days ago, a Non League Premier: Southern Central match.

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Royston Town form and stats

The story so far in the Non League Premier: Southern Central for Royston Town at their home stadium (Garden Walk Stadium) is 5 wins, 6 draws and 6 defeats. The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at Garden Walk Stadium.

Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper not having conceded a league goal in 217 minutes.

A good away victory last time out for Royston Town, who won 2-0 against Hednesford Town (placed 9th).

Previous to that game, a home match hosting Redditch United in a game that was won 1-0.

This is expected to be a close game, with Royston Town perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Royston as a small favourite), we find ten games. Royston Town has won four of these, drawn three and lost three.

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

A decent goal production from Royston in their home games so far, with 26 goals from 17 league matches. Royston Town's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 21 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Peterborough Sports form and stats

Playing away, Peterborough Sports have won 8 games, drawn 3 and suffered 5 defeats in the Non League Premier: Southern Central this season.

Peterborough delivered a 2-2 draw playing at home against Bromsgrove Sporting (placed 18th) in their previous fixture.

That result followed a home victory 2-0 versus St Ives Town.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found eight similar matches played by Peterborough Sports in our archives, and the results are: four wins for Peterborough Sports, two draws and two defeats.

There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Peterborough Sports manager Dean as the team has another away game coming up in only three days, this time against Rushall Olympic.

With an average of more than two away goals per league game away, Peterborough are regular goalscorers on their travels. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 4 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. In the opposite end, Peterborough Sports have conceded 26 goals in their away games.

Head 2 Head

Peterborough Sports - Royston Town 3-0 was the score in these squads' latest h2h match, played this season. Last two meetings featuring these contenders: Royston won one, Peterborough Sports were winners in one and we saw zero draws. two games with over 2,5 goals, zero matches with two goals or less. One of the profiles has been Murray with 2 goals scored against Peterborough Sports in these 2 matches.

Royston Town missing players

Peterborough Sports missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Royston Town Peterborough Sports
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
34 17 6 Played P 5 16 34
13 5 0 Won W 3 8 20
8 6 2 Drew D 1 3 5
13 6 4 Lost L 1 5 9
53 26 7 Scored S 9 37 83
44 21 12 Conceded C 6 26 43
94% 88% 83% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
82% 76% 83% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 88% 88%
56% 59% 83% Over 2.5 O 2.5 40% 75% 68%
29% 35% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 50% 44%
12% 12% 17% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 25% 24%
50% 53% 83% BTTS BTTS 40% 62% 53%
29% 41% 17% Clean Sheets C S 40% 31% 38%
26% 18% 17% Failed to Score F T 20% 6% 9%
 
1.1 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 5.8 3.8 3.9
1.8 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 3.5 1.9 1.4
0.5 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.8 1.1 1
0 0 0 Red cards R C 1 1 2
 
2.9 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 10.5 7.4 7
1.5 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 6.2 4.6 3.6
111% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 36% 63% 73%
 
3.4 0 0 Shots against (avg) S A 8.8 6.7 5
1.8 0 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5.2 3.4 2.4
Key stats in Non League Premier: Southern Central this season:
  • Peterborough Sports have created more than twice as many corners as Royston Town.
  • Peterborough Sports have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Peterborough Sports have the most scored goals (37) away in Non League Premier: Southern Central
  • Peterborough Sports have the most scored goals (83) in Non League Premier: Southern Central
  • Peterborough Sports have the most scored goals in the first half (40) in Non League Premier: Southern Central
  • Peterborough Sports have the most scored goals in the second half (43) in Non League Premier: Southern Central
  • Peterborough Sports have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
  • Peterborough Sports haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Royston Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Royston Town have won significantly less corners at home than away.

  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 35 28 5 2 77 27 18 14 3 1 41 16 17 14 2 1 36 11 50 89
2 Coalville Town 33 20 7 6 70 36 16 13 2 1 45 12 17 7 5 5 25 24 34 67
3 Rushall Olympic 35 19 9 7 74 42 17 11 3 3 44 20 18 8 6 4 30 22 32 66
4 Peterborough Sports 34 20 5 9 83 43 18 12 2 4 46 17 16 8 3 5 37 26 40 65
5 AFC Rushden & Diamonds 35 18 6 11 50 41 17 8 3 6 23 18 18 10 3 5 27 23 9 60
6 Alvechurch 35 14 11 10 46 37 18 10 3 5 29 18 17 4 8 5 17 19 9 53
7 Leiston 35 15 5 15 53 59 17 9 5 3 26 20 18 6 0 12 27 39 -6 50
8 Royston Town 34 13 8 13 53 44 17 5 6 6 26 21 17 8 2 7 27 23 9 47
9 Hednesford Town 35 12 11 12 57 54 18 7 6 5 34 27 17 5 5 7 23 27 3 47
10 Stourbridge 34 13 7 14 52 61 17 7 5 5 29 24 17 6 2 9 23 37 -9 46
11 Needham Market 34 10 13 11 60 59 17 6 8 3 33 21 17 4 5 8 27 38 1 43
12 Stratford Town 35 12 7 16 43 60 17 7 4 6 22 22 18 5 3 10 21 38 -17 43
13 Tamworth 34 11 9 14 48 52 17 7 4 6 33 24 17 4 5 8 15 28 -4 42
14 Redditch United 35 10 11 14 36 47 18 6 5 7 21 25 17 4 6 7 15 22 -11 41
15 Barwell 36 9 11 16 50 66 18 6 5 7 28 27 18 3 6 9 22 39 -16 38
16 St Ives Town 35 10 7 18 48 83 17 7 3 7 27 41 18 3 4 11 21 42 -35 37
17 Hitchin Town 35 9 9 17 42 51 17 6 3 8 23 27 18 3 6 9 19 24 -9 36
18 Bromsgrove Sporting 34 8 11 15 32 54 17 6 1 10 16 28 17 2 10 5 16 26 -22 35
19 Nuneaton Town 35 8 10 17 46 57 18 3 8 7 19 23 17 5 2 10 27 34 -11 33
20 Biggleswade Town 34 7 11 16 44 51 17 6 6 5 33 22 17 1 5 11 11 29 -7 32
21 Lowestoft Town 34 8 5 21 43 83 17 5 4 8 24 32 17 3 1 13 19 51 -40 29

Table
  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 35 28 5 2 77 27 18 14 3 1 41 16 17 14 2 1 36 11 50 89
2 Coalville Town 33 20 7 6 70 36 16 13 2 1 45 12 17 7 5 5 25 24 34 67
3 Rushall Olympic 35 19 9 7 74 42 17 11 3 3 44 20 18 8 6 4 30 22 32 66
4 Peterborough Sports 34 20 5 9 83 43 18 12 2 4 46 17 16 8 3 5 37 26 40 65
5 AFC Rushden & Diamonds 35 18 6 11 50 41 17 8 3 6 23 18 18 10 3 5 27 23 9 60
6 Alvechurch 35 14 11 10 46 37 18 10 3 5 29 18 17 4 8 5 17 19 9 53
7 Leiston 35 15 5 15 53 59 17 9 5 3 26 20 18 6 0 12 27 39 -6 50
8 Royston Town 34 13 8 13 53 44 17 5 6 6 26 21 17 8 2 7 27 23 9 47
9 Hednesford Town 35 12 11 12 57 54 18 7 6 5 34 27 17 5 5 7 23 27 3 47
10 Stourbridge 34 13 7 14 52 61 17 7 5 5 29 24 17 6 2 9 23 37 -9 46
11 Needham Market 34 10 13 11 60 59 17 6 8 3 33 21 17 4 5 8 27 38 1 43
12 Stratford Town 35 12 7 16 43 60 17 7 4 6 22 22 18 5 3 10 21 38 -17 43
13 Tamworth 34 11 9 14 48 52 17 7 4 6 33 24 17 4 5 8 15 28 -4 42
14 Redditch United 35 10 11 14 36 47 18 6 5 7 21 25 17 4 6 7 15 22 -11 41
15 Barwell 36 9 11 16 50 66 18 6 5 7 28 27 18 3 6 9 22 39 -16 38
16 St Ives Town 35 10 7 18 48 83 17 7 3 7 27 41 18 3 4 11 21 42 -35 37
17 Hitchin Town 35 9 9 17 42 51 17 6 3 8 23 27 18 3 6 9 19 24 -9 36
18 Bromsgrove Sporting 34 8 11 15 32 54 17 6 1 10 16 28 17 2 10 5 16 26 -22 35
19 Nuneaton Town 35 8 10 17 46 57 18 3 8 7 19 23 17 5 2 10 27 34 -11 33
20 Biggleswade Town 34 7 11 16 44 51 17 6 6 5 33 22 17 1 5 11 11 29 -7 32
21 Lowestoft Town 34 8 5 21 43 83 17 5 4 8 24 32 17 3 1 13 19 51 -40 29

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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.