Game week two of the Non League Premier: Southern Central season and the teams have had a few days to digest the first match. Here's the Stourbridge - Hitchin Town preview:
The hosts Stourbridge saw competitive action as recent as four days ago, playing in the FA Cup. That game was an away game at Tamworth, so at least Stourbridge are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
Stourbridge form and stats
As you can tell by the result above, the goals flowed freely in the previous game and the stadium rocked. Could there be another goal fest today?
The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Stourbridge handle that role? We have found eleven games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are five wins, three draws and three defeats.
The match schedule is unforgiving for Stourbridge as they have a new game in only two days, a Non League Premier: Southern Central match thankfully also at home. Nuneaton Town are visiting.
Last season, Stourbridge's league statistics were 16 wins, 5 draws and 11 losses, resulting in a 6th position in the Non League Premier: Southern Central. Over these 32 matches they scored 53 goals and conceded 52. Playing at home last season Stourbridge managed 8-3-4 (win-draw-lost) with 25 goals and 22 conceded.
Hitchin Town form and stats
We have checked recent matches where Hitchin have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those nine games were two victories, one draw and six defeats.
The visitors will be packing their bags again in only three days as another away game awaits: The Non League Premier: Southern Central trip to AFC Rushden & Diamonds.
Let's have a look at how Hitchin Town performed last season in the Non League Premier: Southern Central: They landed a 17th position in the league table after playing out 10 victories, 9 draws and 13 defeats. In total they scored 43 and conceded 49 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 6 - drew 4 and lost 7 with 26/30 goals scored/conceded.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Stourbridge won four games, three matches ended with a draw and Hitchin Town has three wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: five / fiveStourbridge missing players
Hitchin Town missing players
| Stourbridge | Hitchin Town | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | 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 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 0 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 57% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Stourbridge | Last season | Hitchin Town | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 32 | 15 | Played | P | 17 | 32 | ||
| 16 | 8 | Won | W | 6 | 10 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Drew | D | 4 | 9 | ||
| 11 | 4 | Lost | L | 7 | 13 | ||
| 53 | 25 | Scored | S | 26 | 43 | ||
| 52 | 22 | Conceded | C | 30 | 49 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 94% | 91% | ||
| 91% | 87% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 88% | 81% | ||
| 69% | 60% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 65% | 56% | ||
| 38% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 41% | 34% | ||
| 19% | 13% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 24% | 16% | ||
| 69% | 73% | BTTS | BTTS | 59% | 56% | ||
| 19% | 20% | Clean Sheets | C S | 24% | 25% | ||
| 12% | 7% | Failed to Score | F T | 24% | 28% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.1 | 1.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.6 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 3 | ||
| 162 | 85 | Total Shots | T S | 95 | 152 | ||
| 63 | 30 | Shots on Target | S O | 42 | 69 | ||
| 46% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 43% | 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 | Hitchin Town | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 2 | Stourbridge | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 3 | Lowestoft Town | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Stratford Town | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Rushall Olympic | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | St Ives Town | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Banbury United | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Royston Town | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | AFC Rushden & Diamonds | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Bromsgrove Sporting | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Coalville Town | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Needham Market | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Nuneaton Town | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Peterborough Sports | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Redditch United | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | Tamworth | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | Barwell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| 18 | Kings Langley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| 19 | Biggleswade Town | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 20 | Leiston | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| 21 | Hednesford Town | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| 22 | Alvechurch | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 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 |