Preview: 25 points separate the squads until now, Banbury United having done best. Will St Ives Town upset the odds?
- St Ives Town have the most conceded goals (54) in Non League Premier: Southern Central
- Banbury United have the fewest conceded goals (13) in Non League Premier: Southern Central
Both teams have had plentiful rest since their last match. Let's hope for an enthusiastic game!
St Ives Town form and stats
St Ives Town's results here at Westwood Road in the Non League Premier: Southern Central have been very modest with 3 victories, 2 draws and 6 defeats.
An away draw last time out for Ives, facing Lowestoft Town in a game that ended 2-2. A disappointing finish for Ives in their match versus Lowestoft Town as their 2-0 lead was destroyed and replaced with a 2-2 full time score.
The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 2-2 versus Bromsgrove Sporting.The manager R. Marheineke will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Nuneaton Town in only three days.
Ives are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 15 goals in 11 games. As for conceded goals, Ives's unpleasant statistic is 32 goals surrendered. When Ives hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like Lowestoft Town, Redditch United, Bromsgrove Sporting, Hitchin Town, Stourbridge and Nuneaton Town), the matches have ended over 2.5 goals 2 of 3 times.
Banbury United form and stats
The away performances of Banbury United have been very solid so far with 5 wins, 1 draw and 0 defeats in the Non League Premier: Southern Central. The question is whether this happy travelling can continue. In general it has been a productive period now for Banbury as they haven't lost any of their last 16 games.
Banbury United go into this game after a win, the home game against Royston Town that ended 2-0.
Before that, Banbury travelled to Coalville Town and returned home with a draw after the game finished 1-1.A new game in only three days for Banbury, the Non League Premier: Southern Central home match versus Biggleswade Town. Busy days.
Banbury have scored more than twice on average per away game (in the league), an impressive attacking display. They have 14 goals from 6 away matches. It's worth mentioning that 8 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. The Banbury United defense is a tough nut to crack, having conceded less than half a goal per away game on average (3 goals in 6 games). It's worth mentioning that 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
This isn't the first time these teams face each other this season, as the history books show this recent fixture: Banbury United - Ives 5-1. Head-to-head data (for the prior eight meetings): Ives won one game, three matches ended in a draw and Banbury United have four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: five / threeSt Ives Town missing players
Banbury United missing players
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| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 20 | 11 | 3 | Played | P | 1 | 6 | 16 |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 5 | 13 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | 6 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | 15 | 4 | Scored | S | 3 | 14 | 39 |
| 54 | 32 | 14 | Conceded | C | 1 | 3 | 13 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 90% | 82% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 83% | 81% |
| 80% | 82% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 50% | 56% |
| 65% | 64% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 50% | 50% |
| 25% | 27% | 67% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 80% | 73% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 50% | 56% |
| 10% | 18% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 50% | 44% |
| 10% | 9% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 2.4 | 2.2 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 4.6 | 3.6 |
| 2.8 | 1.8 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 8 | 2.8 | 1.7 |
| 1.5 | 1.5 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5.4 | 4.2 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12 | 11.6 | 8.3 |
| 1.8 | 1.5 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 5.2 | 3.8 |
| 78% | 100% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 75% | 42% | 53% |
| 9.7 | 5.8 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7 | 7.2 | 4.9 |
| 5.2 | 2.2 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 2.4 | 1.4 |
- Banbury United have not yet lost a game.
- Banbury United have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Banbury United have scored in all their matches so far.
- Banbury United have the fewest conceded goals (13) in Non League Premier: Southern Central
- Banbury United have the fewest conceded goals (3) away in Non League Premier: Southern Central
- Banbury United have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (3) in Non League Premier: Southern Central
- Banbury United have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- Banbury United have won significantly more corners away than at home.
- Banbury United haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Banbury United is in the best form (5-1-0) in Non League Premier: Southern Central
- St Ives Town have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored at home.
- St Ives Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- St Ives Town have the most conceded goals (32) at home in Non League Premier: Southern Central
- St Ives Town have the most conceded goals (54) in Non League Premier: Southern Central
- St Ives Town have the most conceded goals in the first half (26) in Non League Premier: Southern Central
- St Ives Town have the most conceded goals in the second half (27) in Non League Premier: Southern Central
- St Ives Town have the most matches over the total-line (12) in Non League Premier: Southern Central
- St Ives Town have the the worst goal difference (-17) at home in Non League Premier: Southern Central
- St Ives Town have the the worst goal difference (-27) in Non League Premier: Southern Central
- St Ives 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 | Coalville Town | 18 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 44 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 28 | 43 |
| 2 | Peterborough Sports | 17 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 55 | 20 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 11 | 35 | 42 |
| 3 | Banbury United | 16 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 39 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 26 | 42 |
| 4 | Rushall Olympic | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 33 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 35 |
| 5 | Alvechurch | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 27 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 33 |
| 6 | Leiston | 18 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 33 | 30 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 3 | 31 |
| 7 | Royston Town | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 33 | 28 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 26 |
| 8 | Tamworth | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 25 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 25 |
| 9 | AFC Rushden & Diamonds | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 23 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 | -1 | 25 |
| 10 | Hednesford Town | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 27 | 29 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 15 | -2 | 24 |
| 11 | Stratford Town | 16 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 23 | 32 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 18 | -9 | 21 |
| 12 | Biggleswade Town | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 28 | 24 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 20 |
| 13 | Barwell | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 27 | 34 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 32 | -7 | 20 |
| 14 | Needham Market | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 27 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 19 |
| 15 | Bromsgrove Sporting | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 29 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 | -12 | 19 |
| 16 | Stourbridge | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 25 | 40 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 25 | -15 | 17 |
| 17 | St Ives Town | 20 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 27 | 54 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 32 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 22 | -27 | 17 |
| 18 | Nuneaton Town | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 30 | 37 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 20 | -7 | 16 |
| 19 | Lowestoft Town | 20 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 22 | 47 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 32 | -25 | 16 |
| 20 | Redditch United | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 12 | -9 | 15 |
| 21 | Hitchin Town | 19 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 34 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 15 | -16 | 13 |