Poole Town supporters put their faith in manager Killick to deliver victory against Merthyr Town

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Competition: England Non League Premier: Southern South
Competition: Tue 14.March
Match begins: 19:45 (UTC)
Venue: Tatnam Ground

A quick look at the Non League Premier: Southern South table shows that this is top- vs mid-table, but there's a lot more information available. Get our Poole Town - Merthyr Town preview!

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  • Poole Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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Poole Town form and stats

7-7-3 (win-draw-lost) are the Non League Premier: Southern South numbers at home for Poole Town so far this season. In general it's been a long time since Poole Town tasted defeat here at Tatnam Ground, as they have taken at least one point from their last 14 home games in the league.

Poole drew their last game, also a home match. Metropolitan Police FC (placed 9th) was the opponent, 1-1 the score.

In the match before that, Poole Town hosted Chesham United and drew the game 3-3.

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Poole have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 14 games) they have won 8 times, drawn 4 and lost 2.

There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Poole Town as they are travelling to their away game against Hartley Wintney in the Non League Premier: Southern South. That match is four days after this one.

Poole Town can score goals in their home matches. After 17 league matches they have found the net 35 times. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 4 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Poole's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 25 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Merthyr Town form and stats

As the visiting team in Non League Premier: Southern South matches, Merthyr Town have produced an overall stat of 8-5-4 so far. It could be a hat trick of victories away for Merthyr Town, as they have won on their previous two travels.

Merthyr Town are travelling after their nice 2-1 home win in the fixture against Truro City (placed 2nd). Weird, but true: this team has finished three consecutive league matches with the score 2-1!

Ahead of that match was the victory versus Chesham United at their stadium, the result 2-1.

Merthyr are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 4 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats. From a total of 7 matches.

Will there be lots of goals? This side have played 5 consecutive league games all featuring three or more than three goals (over 2.5 goals).

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Hendon in just four days.

Merthyr Town has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 27 goals from 17 games. 20 goals have been conceded by Merthyr in these games.

Head 2 Head

Poole Town have put together a streak of 7 consecutive games without defeat (5-2-0) when playing Merthyr Town.

Merthyr Town - Poole Town 1-2 was the result in these contenders' latest H2H game, earlier this season.

Poole Town missing players

Merthyr Town missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Poole Town Merthyr Town
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
33 17 6 Played P 5 17 34
16 7 1 Won W 1 8 15
10 7 3 Drew D 1 5 6
7 3 2 Lost L 3 4 13
65 35 9 Scored S 5 27 60
45 25 9 Conceded C 7 20 50
97% 94% 83% Over 0.5 O 0.5 80% 94% 97%
91% 82% 83% Over 1.5 O 1.5 60% 82% 85%
70% 71% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 60% 59% 71%
45% 53% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 29% 41%
18% 29% 17% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 12% 24%
64% 65% 67% BTTS BTTS 60% 65% 68%
30% 35% 33% Clean Sheets C S 20% 29% 21%
9% 6% 17% Failed to Score F T 40% 12% 15%
 
1.7 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 4.4 3 2.8
2.6 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 5 3.7 3.7
0.8 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.4 0.7 0.7
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
3.2 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 7.2 5.7 5.2
1.4 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.6 3 2.8
122% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 28% 47% 58%
 
3.4 0 0 Shots against (avg) S A 13.8 9 7.6
1.5 0 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5.4 3.2 2.9
Key stats in Non League Premier: Southern South this season:
  • Poole Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Poole Town have won significantly less corners at home than away.

  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 32 24 5 3 75 21 15 12 1 2 39 11 17 12 4 1 36 10 54 77
2 Truro City 34 21 8 5 69 33 17 12 5 0 39 8 17 9 3 5 30 25 36 71
3 Bracknell Town 30 19 6 5 75 40 17 10 4 3 41 21 13 9 2 2 34 19 35 63
4 Chesham United 33 18 8 7 66 47 15 9 4 2 29 19 18 9 4 5 37 28 19 62
5 Poole Town 33 16 10 7 65 45 17 7 7 3 35 25 16 9 3 4 30 20 20 58
6 Swindon Supermarine 32 16 7 9 64 52 15 10 3 2 30 19 17 6 4 7 34 33 12 55
7 Hayes & Yeading United 32 15 7 10 59 47 16 9 4 3 31 19 16 6 3 7 28 28 12 52
8 Merthyr Town 34 15 6 13 60 50 17 7 1 9 33 30 17 8 5 4 27 20 10 51
9 Metropolitan Police FC 32 15 6 11 52 44 16 8 2 6 23 21 16 7 4 5 29 23 8 51
10 Beaconsfield Town 34 12 11 11 58 51 17 7 3 7 31 28 17 5 8 4 27 23 7 47
11 Plymouth Parkway 31 13 7 11 50 45 15 9 4 2 36 17 16 4 3 9 14 28 5 46
12 Dorchester Town 33 13 5 15 46 57 17 10 1 6 31 26 16 3 4 9 15 31 -11 44
13 Tiverton Town 33 12 7 14 51 59 16 7 4 5 27 25 17 5 3 9 24 34 -8 43
14 Salisbury 34 12 5 17 42 54 16 4 3 9 16 27 18 8 2 8 26 27 -12 41
15 Hanwell Town 34 11 6 17 43 53 17 8 2 7 27 23 17 3 4 10 16 30 -10 39
16 Gosport Borough 34 10 5 19 49 67 17 6 3 8 26 31 17 4 2 11 23 36 -18 35
17 Winchester City 34 8 11 15 41 61 18 3 7 8 18 30 16 5 4 7 23 31 -20 35
18 Hendon 33 7 10 16 47 62 18 4 7 7 25 26 15 3 3 9 22 36 -15 31
19 Harrow Borough 33 7 10 16 36 60 16 5 2 9 15 25 17 2 8 7 21 35 -24 31
20 North Leigh 35 8 5 22 39 72 18 5 3 10 23 34 17 3 2 12 16 38 -33 29
21 Yate Town 35 7 7 21 41 75 18 3 5 10 26 40 17 4 2 11 15 35 -34 28
22 Hartley Wintney 35 7 6 22 35 68 17 4 4 9 23 34 18 3 2 13 12 34 -33 27

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 32 24 5 3 75 21 15 12 1 2 39 11 17 12 4 1 36 10 54 77
2 Truro City 34 21 8 5 69 33 17 12 5 0 39 8 17 9 3 5 30 25 36 71
3 Bracknell Town 30 19 6 5 75 40 17 10 4 3 41 21 13 9 2 2 34 19 35 63
4 Chesham United 33 18 8 7 66 47 15 9 4 2 29 19 18 9 4 5 37 28 19 62
5 Poole Town 33 16 10 7 65 45 17 7 7 3 35 25 16 9 3 4 30 20 20 58
6 Swindon Supermarine 32 16 7 9 64 52 15 10 3 2 30 19 17 6 4 7 34 33 12 55
7 Hayes & Yeading United 32 15 7 10 59 47 16 9 4 3 31 19 16 6 3 7 28 28 12 52
8 Merthyr Town 34 15 6 13 60 50 17 7 1 9 33 30 17 8 5 4 27 20 10 51
9 Metropolitan Police FC 32 15 6 11 52 44 16 8 2 6 23 21 16 7 4 5 29 23 8 51
10 Beaconsfield Town 34 12 11 11 58 51 17 7 3 7 31 28 17 5 8 4 27 23 7 47
11 Plymouth Parkway 31 13 7 11 50 45 15 9 4 2 36 17 16 4 3 9 14 28 5 46
12 Dorchester Town 33 13 5 15 46 57 17 10 1 6 31 26 16 3 4 9 15 31 -11 44
13 Tiverton Town 33 12 7 14 51 59 16 7 4 5 27 25 17 5 3 9 24 34 -8 43
14 Salisbury 34 12 5 17 42 54 16 4 3 9 16 27 18 8 2 8 26 27 -12 41
15 Hanwell Town 34 11 6 17 43 53 17 8 2 7 27 23 17 3 4 10 16 30 -10 39
16 Gosport Borough 34 10 5 19 49 67 17 6 3 8 26 31 17 4 2 11 23 36 -18 35
17 Winchester City 34 8 11 15 41 61 18 3 7 8 18 30 16 5 4 7 23 31 -20 35
18 Hendon 33 7 10 16 47 62 18 4 7 7 25 26 15 3 3 9 22 36 -15 31
19 Harrow Borough 33 7 10 16 36 60 16 5 2 9 15 25 17 2 8 7 21 35 -24 31
20 North Leigh 35 8 5 22 39 72 18 5 3 10 23 34 17 3 2 12 16 38 -33 29
21 Yate Town 35 7 7 21 41 75 18 3 5 10 26 40 17 4 2 11 15 35 -34 28
22 Hartley Wintney 35 7 6 22 35 68 17 4 4 9 23 34 18 3 2 13 12 34 -33 27

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