Merthyr Town are unlocking their away locker room to Dorchester Town for yet another highly important fixture after their 1-3 result versus 10th-placed Truro City.
- Merthyr Town have the most dropped points from leading position (15) in Non League Premier: Southern South
- Dorchester Town have the fewest points from losing position (0) in Non League Premier: Southern South
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Merthyr and Dorchester Town.
Merthyr Town form and stats
Merthyr Town's results here at Penydarren Park in the Non League Premier: Southern South have been very modest with 1 victory, 1 draw and 6 defeats. It's been an uphill battle for Merthyr Town in their home games for quite some time now, as six matches in a row are lost here. Not since the Beaconsfield Town game have they avoided the disappointment of defeat.
The Merthyr crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 1-3 to Truro City here at Penydarren Park in a Non League Premier: Southern South match.
Heartbreak before that as Merthyr lost 0-1 at Plymouth Parkway's place.There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Merthyr Town as they are travelling to their away game against Gosport Borough in the Non League Premier: Southern South. That match is four days after this one.
The Merthyr fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 10 in 8 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Merthyr have conceded 17 goals in these home games, a significant number.
Dorchester Town form and stats
There's been little loot from Dorchester Town's travels as they have only collected 6 points from 7 away games in the Non League Premier: Southern South. Dorchester Town only have 2 wins to counter their 5 defeats and 0 draws. Dorchester has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.
Dorchester Town play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 0-1 to Swindon Supermarine (placed 15th).
Prior to that match, the Dorchester manager L. Robinson faced defeat when travelling to AFC Totton and losing 0-2.A new game in only four days for Dorchester, the Non League Premier: Southern South home match versus Kings Langley. Busy days.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Dorchester have scored 8 goals in 7 league games away. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. The Dorchester manager L. Robinson has some worries about the defense as 14 goals have been conceded in these travels. It's worth mentioning that 8 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the preceeding nine meetings between these two contenders are: three wins for Merthyr Town, four draws and two wins for Dorchester Town. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: five games.Merthyr Town missing players
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| Merthyr Town | Dorchester Town | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 14 | 8 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 7 | 15 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 6 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 11 |
| 18 | 10 | 6 | Scored | S | 0 | 8 | 15 |
| 28 | 17 | 2 | Conceded | C | 1 | 14 | 25 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 71% | 67% |
| 71% | 75% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 57% | 47% |
| 50% | 50% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 43% | 27% |
| 7% | 12% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 29% | 20% |
| 71% | 50% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 57% | 47% |
| 7% | 12% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 7% |
| 21% | 38% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 43% | 47% |
| 1 | 2.5 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7 | 1.8 | 1.2 |
| 1 | 2.5 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 2.8 | 2.2 |
| 0.2 | 0.5 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1.8 | 1.4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 5 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9 | 2.6 | 2.9 |
| 1.2 | 3 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 1 | 1.4 |
| 83% | 17% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 140% | 82% |
| 5 | 12.5 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12 | 7.8 | 5.6 |
| 1.8 | 4.5 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 2.4 | 1.5 |
- All of Merthyr Town's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Dorchester Town have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Dorchester Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Dorchester Town have the fewest points from losing position (0) in Non League Premier: Southern South
- Dorchester Town have the most matches under the total-line (10) in Non League Premier: Southern South
- Dorchester Town have won significantly more corners away than at home.
- Dorchester Town haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Merthyr Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Merthyr Town have the most conceded goals (17) at home in Non League Premier: Southern South
- Merthyr Town have the most dropped points from leading position (15) in Non League Premier: Southern South
- Merthyr Town have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Merthyr 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 | Farnborough | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 33 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 16 | 34 |
| 2 | Hayes & Yeading United | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 22 | 28 |
| 3 | Gosport Borough | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 28 |
| 4 | Poole Town | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 29 | 26 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 27 |
| 5 | Harrow Borough | 13 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 24 |
| 6 | Taunton Town | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 27 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 23 |
| 7 | Metropolitan Police FC | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 22 |
| 8 | Salisbury | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 11 | -2 | 22 |
| 9 | Yate Town | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 21 |
| 10 | Truro City | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 20 |
| 11 | Chesham United | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 20 |
| 12 | Hendon | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 22 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 19 |
| 13 | Walton Casuals | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 25 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | -7 | 19 |
| 14 | Tiverton Town | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 24 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 18 |
| 15 | Swindon Supermarine | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 18 |
| 16 | Weston-super-Mare | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 16 |
| 17 | Hartley Wintney | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 29 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 18 | -10 | 15 |
| 18 | Beaconsfield Town | 16 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 20 | 42 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 33 | -22 | 14 |
| 19 | Dorchester Town | 15 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 15 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 14 | -10 | 12 |
| 20 | Merthyr Town | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 28 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 11 | -10 | 10 |
| 21 | Wimborne Town | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | -12 | 7 |
| 22 | Kings Langley | 15 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 26 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 17 | -14 | 7 |