Soccer betting preview: Stourbridge welcomes Hitchin Town in what could be a tight duel

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Competition: England Non League Premier: Southern Central
Competition: Sat 24.September
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: War Memorial Athletic Ground

Hitchin Town know they are in for a hard excursion to Stourbridge and their War Memorial Athletic Ground. This article has all the knowledge you need ahead of the match.

Insights:
  • Stourbridge have the fewest scored goals in the first half (1) in Non League Premier: Southern Central
  • Hitchin Town have scored at least twice as many goals away as Stourbridge have scored home.

This has all the signs of an action-packed match with lots of action and energy as both sides are well refreshed since they last saw competitive action. Game on!

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Stourbridge form and stats

Three Non League Premier: Southern Central home games done for Stourbridge, who are not happy collecting 2 points from these matches.

Kettle was the last player to score a league goal for Stourbridge and it's becoming a more and more distant memory as Stourbridge haven't scored in 182 minutes.

The home club members saw a 0-0 draw versus Nuneaton Town last time out and are looking for a win here.

Before that game, a defeat in the away fixture against Hanley Town in the FA Cup. The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Stourbridge have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 10 matches with the results: Won 4, drawn 4 and lost 2.

There will be little rest for Stourbridge after this match as they are travelling to Basford United for a Non League Premier: Southern Central game in only three days.

Stourbridge has huge difficulties finding the net and are scoring on average only once per two home matches in the league: 1 goal from 3 games. Stourbridge have conceded 4 in these home matches.

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Hitchin Town form and stats

2-0-2 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Hitchin Town in their Non League Premier: Southern Central matches away.

It might be tough going out on the road again for Hitchin, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 0-3 versus Bedford Town (placed 14th).

The game before was the FA Cup-duel against Heybridge Swifts, a home defeat (0-3). As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 9 similar matches played by Hitchin Town in our archives, and the results are: 4 wins for Hitchin Town, 1 draw and 4 defeats.

A quick return to home after this game, as Hitchin are hosting St Ives Town in the Non League Premier: Southern Central only two days away.

Hitchin Town have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 4 league away games 5 goals have been scored. Hitchin Town's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 7 goals from these trips.

Head 2 Head

Stourbridge-Hitchin Town H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Stourbridge five wins, Hitchin Town three wins, two draws. seven of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Stourbridge missing players

Hitchin Town missing players

Stourbridge Hitchin Town
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
7 3 0 Played P 3 4 7
0 0 0 Won W 2 2 3
4 2 0 Drew D 0 0 2
3 1 0 Lost L 1 2 2
5 1 0 Scored S 5 5 6
13 4 0 Conceded C 4 7 7
71% 67% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 71%
71% 67% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 57%
57% 33% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 100% 57%
29% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
14% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
43% 33% 0% BTTS BTTS 100% 75% 43%
29% 33% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 43%
57% 67% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 25% 43%
 
3 3 0 Corners for (avg) C F 3 3 3
3.5 4 0 Corners against (avg) C A 3 3 3
2.5 3 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2 2
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
9.5 14 0 Shots (avg) S ( 12 12 12
3.5 4 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 7 7 7
14% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 29% 29% 29%
 
13.5 10 0 Shots against (avg) S A 13 13 13
4.5 2 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 6 6 6
Key stats in Non League Premier: Southern Central this season:
  • All of Hitchin Town's away-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
  • Hitchin Town have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Hitchin Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Hitchin Town have scored at least twice as many goals away as Stourbridge have scored home.
  • Hitchin Town haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Stourbridge have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Stourbridge have the fewest scored goals in the first half (1) in Non League Premier: Southern Central
  • Stourbridge have yet to win a 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 Nuneaton Town 7 5 1 1 16 7 3 3 0 0 8 3 4 2 1 1 8 4 9 16
2 Tamworth 7 4 2 1 19 10 4 2 1 1 7 7 3 2 1 0 12 3 9 14
3 Coalville Town 7 4 1 2 18 11 4 1 1 2 7 8 3 3 0 0 11 3 7 13
4 St Ives Town 7 4 0 3 17 11 4 3 0 1 11 3 3 1 0 2 6 8 6 12
5 Kings Langley 7 3 3 1 11 9 3 1 2 0 6 4 4 2 1 1 5 5 2 12
6 Stratford Town 7 3 3 1 11 11 4 3 1 0 8 3 3 0 2 1 3 8 0 12
7 Redditch United 7 3 2 2 11 8 3 0 1 2 5 7 4 3 1 0 6 1 3 11
8 Leiston 7 3 2 2 12 11 3 2 0 1 7 5 4 1 2 1 5 6 1 11
9 Mickleover Sports 7 3 2 2 15 15 3 1 1 1 6 7 4 2 1 1 9 8 0 11
10 Hitchin Town 7 3 2 2 6 7 3 1 2 0 1 0 4 2 0 2 5 7 -1 11
11 Needham Market 7 3 1 3 12 7 5 3 0 2 12 6 2 0 1 1 0 1 5 10
12 Alvechurch 7 3 1 3 10 11 4 3 0 1 7 3 3 0 1 2 3 8 -1 10
13 Basford United 7 3 1 3 7 10 3 2 0 1 4 5 4 1 1 2 3 5 -3 10
14 Bedford Town 7 3 1 3 11 17 4 2 0 2 7 12 3 1 1 1 4 5 -6 10
15 Bromsgrove Sporting 7 3 0 4 10 12 4 2 0 2 6 5 3 1 0 2 4 7 -2 9
16 Royston Town 7 2 3 2 12 15 3 1 2 0 7 5 4 1 1 2 5 10 -3 9
17 Rushall Olympic 7 2 2 3 8 11 4 1 1 2 5 8 3 1 1 1 3 3 -3 8
18 Ilkeston Town 7 1 4 2 12 11 3 0 2 1 5 6 4 1 2 1 7 5 1 7
19 Barwell 7 1 3 3 8 11 4 1 2 1 4 4 3 0 1 2 4 7 -3 6
20 Stourbridge 7 0 4 3 5 13 3 0 2 1 1 4 4 0 2 2 4 9 -8 4
21 Hednesford Town 7 0 2 5 3 8 3 0 1 2 1 3 4 0 1 3 2 5 -5 2
22 AFC Rushden & Diamonds 7 0 2 5 4 12 3 0 2 1 2 3 4 0 0 4 2 9 -8 2

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.