Balanced ball game between Merthyr Town and Chesham United expected

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Competition: England Non League Premier: Southern South
Competition: Sat 11.February
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Penydarren Park (10000 seats)

It's been four sleeps since Merthyr Town faced Plymouth Parkway and the score was 0-1. Can they get the points hosting Chesham United?

Insights:
  • Merthyr Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Chesham United have the most points from losing position (15) in Non League Premier: Southern South

Little time to rest for the team playing at home, as they had a Non League Premier: Southern South game only four days ago. Thankfully the previous game, versus Plymouth Parkway, was also a home game here at Penydarren Park. The away team is better rested.

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Merthyr Town form and stats

6 victories, 1 draw and 7 defeats. That’s what Merthyr Town have to build on here at Penydarren Park in the Non League Premier: Southern South.

The Merthyr Town fans got no joy from their last match, also played here at Penydarren Park: A 0-1 defeat against Plymouth Parkway (placed 16th). Up until that loss this club had gone six consecutive league matches without a defeat. The defeat against Plymouth Parkway was especially painful as the deciding goal against was scored five minutes into stoppage time (by Crago).

Preceding that game was the away draw at Winchester City that finished 2-2.

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 Merthyr have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 9 matches with the results: Won 4, drawn 2 and lost 3.

If you like betting on "both teams to score": A review of the 22 latest league matches reveals that 17 of them had at least one goal from each team.

The manager Michael will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Bracknell Town in only three days.

Merthyr Town can score goals in their home matches. After 14 league matches they have found the net 31 times. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 25 goals have been conceded. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Chesham United form and stats

8 wins, 3 draws and 3 losses. That’s the product of Chesham United playing as the away team in the Non League Premier: Southern South this season.

Impressive finishing secured the home win 2-0 against Hendon in their previous game.

Prior to that result Chesham United won their away game at Hartley Wintney. The scoreline was 5-1.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 5 similar matches played by Chesham United in our archives, and the results are: 2 wins for Chesham, 1 draw and 2 defeats.

Goal hungry football fans should note that 10 of this club's 11 most recent league fixtures have ended with three goals or more.

The Chesham United manager Duncan has got the team scoring on the road, with 31 away goals in 14 league matches. As opposed to that, Chesham have seen the ball go into their own net 20 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

The 4 latest meetings involving these two teams have all finished as Chesham United wins. Another one?

Merthyr Town missing players

Chesham United missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Merthyr Town Chesham United
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
26 14 5 Played P 3 14 26
11 6 0 Won W 1 8 17
6 1 0 Drew D 0 3 5
9 7 5 Lost L 2 3 4
50 31 6 Scored S 4 31 55
39 25 13 Conceded C 8 20 33
96% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 93% 96%
88% 93% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 93% 88%
73% 86% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 79% 73%
50% 64% 60% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 50% 42%
27% 43% 20% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 29% 23%
73% 79% 100% BTTS BTTS 67% 71% 65%
23% 14% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 21% 27%
8% 7% 0% Failed to Score F T 33% 14% 12%
 
3.4 3.3 0.5 Corners for (avg) C F 0 3.8 3.5
4.6 5 7 Corners against (avg) C A 0 3.9 3.7
0.7 0.8 0.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0.9 0.9
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
6 6 1 Shots (avg) S ( 0 10.5 9.4
3.5 3.3 0.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 5.1 4.8
50% 65% 300% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 46% 46%
 
8.3 7.8 5 Shots against (avg) S A 0 8.6 7.6
3.1 3.5 1.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 3.5 3.1
Key stats in Non League Premier: Southern South this season:
  • Chesham United have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Chesham United have the most points from losing position (15) in Non League Premier: Southern South
  • Merthyr Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Merthyr Town haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Weston-super-Mare 25 19 3 3 64 16 12 10 0 2 33 8 13 9 3 1 31 8 48 60
2 Truro City 26 17 7 2 59 23 13 9 4 0 33 6 13 8 3 2 26 17 36 58
3 Chesham United 26 17 5 4 55 33 12 9 2 1 24 13 14 8 3 3 31 20 22 56
4 Bracknell Town 23 13 6 4 56 34 12 6 4 2 29 16 11 7 2 2 27 18 22 45
5 Poole Town 25 12 6 7 50 37 11 5 3 3 25 19 14 7 3 4 25 18 13 42
6 Metropolitan Police FC 25 13 3 9 44 36 11 7 0 4 18 14 14 6 3 5 26 22 8 42
7 Dorchester Town 27 12 4 11 39 45 14 9 0 5 25 22 13 3 4 6 14 23 -6 40
8 Merthyr Town 26 11 6 9 50 39 14 6 1 7 31 25 12 5 5 2 19 14 11 39
9 Hayes & Yeading United 25 11 6 8 51 41 13 7 3 3 27 17 12 4 3 5 24 24 10 39
10 Beaconsfield Town 28 10 8 10 46 42 15 7 2 6 28 24 13 3 6 4 18 18 4 38
11 Swindon Supermarine 24 11 5 8 45 42 13 8 3 2 26 17 11 3 2 6 19 25 3 38
12 Hanwell Town 27 11 4 12 40 41 14 8 1 5 26 18 13 3 3 7 14 23 -1 37
13 Tiverton Town 26 10 5 11 40 44 14 6 4 4 24 22 12 4 1 7 16 22 -4 35
14 Salisbury 28 10 3 15 35 47 14 4 2 8 16 26 14 6 1 7 19 21 -12 33
15 Gosport Borough 28 9 3 16 46 60 14 6 2 6 26 28 14 3 1 10 20 32 -14 30
16 Plymouth Parkway 22 8 5 9 37 37 10 5 3 2 27 15 12 3 2 7 10 22 0 29
17 Yate Town 29 7 7 15 36 63 14 3 5 6 22 31 15 4 2 9 14 32 -27 28
18 Harrow Borough 26 7 6 13 29 48 13 5 1 7 11 18 13 2 5 6 18 30 -19 27
19 Hendon 25 6 7 12 34 46 12 3 5 4 15 14 13 3 2 8 19 32 -12 25
20 Winchester City 27 5 10 12 34 51 14 1 7 6 14 22 13 4 3 6 20 29 -17 25
21 Hartley Wintney 29 6 3 20 32 62 15 4 3 8 22 30 14 2 0 12 10 32 -30 21
22 North Leigh 27 4 4 19 25 60 13 3 3 7 16 24 14 1 1 12 9 36 -35 16

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 Weston-super-Mare 25 19 3 3 64 16 12 10 0 2 33 8 13 9 3 1 31 8 48 60
2 Truro City 26 17 7 2 59 23 13 9 4 0 33 6 13 8 3 2 26 17 36 58
3 Chesham United 26 17 5 4 55 33 12 9 2 1 24 13 14 8 3 3 31 20 22 56
4 Bracknell Town 23 13 6 4 56 34 12 6 4 2 29 16 11 7 2 2 27 18 22 45
5 Poole Town 25 12 6 7 50 37 11 5 3 3 25 19 14 7 3 4 25 18 13 42
6 Metropolitan Police FC 25 13 3 9 44 36 11 7 0 4 18 14 14 6 3 5 26 22 8 42
7 Dorchester Town 27 12 4 11 39 45 14 9 0 5 25 22 13 3 4 6 14 23 -6 40
8 Merthyr Town 26 11 6 9 50 39 14 6 1 7 31 25 12 5 5 2 19 14 11 39
9 Hayes & Yeading United 25 11 6 8 51 41 13 7 3 3 27 17 12 4 3 5 24 24 10 39
10 Beaconsfield Town 28 10 8 10 46 42 15 7 2 6 28 24 13 3 6 4 18 18 4 38
11 Swindon Supermarine 24 11 5 8 45 42 13 8 3 2 26 17 11 3 2 6 19 25 3 38
12 Hanwell Town 27 11 4 12 40 41 14 8 1 5 26 18 13 3 3 7 14 23 -1 37
13 Tiverton Town 26 10 5 11 40 44 14 6 4 4 24 22 12 4 1 7 16 22 -4 35
14 Salisbury 28 10 3 15 35 47 14 4 2 8 16 26 14 6 1 7 19 21 -12 33
15 Gosport Borough 28 9 3 16 46 60 14 6 2 6 26 28 14 3 1 10 20 32 -14 30
16 Plymouth Parkway 22 8 5 9 37 37 10 5 3 2 27 15 12 3 2 7 10 22 0 29
17 Yate Town 29 7 7 15 36 63 14 3 5 6 22 31 15 4 2 9 14 32 -27 28
18 Harrow Borough 26 7 6 13 29 48 13 5 1 7 11 18 13 2 5 6 18 30 -19 27
19 Hendon 25 6 7 12 34 46 12 3 5 4 15 14 13 3 2 8 19 32 -12 25
20 Winchester City 27 5 10 12 34 51 14 1 7 6 14 22 13 4 3 6 20 29 -17 25
21 Hartley Wintney 29 6 3 20 32 62 15 4 3 8 22 30 14 2 0 12 10 32 -30 21
22 North Leigh 27 4 4 19 25 60 13 3 3 7 16 24 14 1 1 12 9 36 -35 16

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