Open game expected at Plainmoor Ground: Truro City vs Taunton Town preview

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Competition: England Non League Premier: Southern South
Competition: Wed 06.April
Match begins: 18:45 (UTC)
Venue: Plainmoor Ground (6104 seats)

Truro City will plan to make use of their home advantage to give everything they have against today’s adversaries. The hosts are currently 15 points behind Taunton Town.

Insights:
  • Truro City have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Taunton Town have the most scored goals in the first half (36) 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 Truro City and Taunton Town.

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Truro City form and stats

Truro City have played 19 Non League Premier: Southern South games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 10-5-4 (wins-draws-losses). Truro has recorded two wins in a row here at Plainmoor Ground, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.

Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper not having conceded a league goal in 193 minutes.

Truro City's last game was hosting Taunton Town (placed 2nd) and winning 1-0.

A strong away win before that one, visiting Swindon Supermarine and winning 1-0.

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 Truro have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found five matches with the results: Won three, drawn two and lost zero.

Truro City has scored 26 league goals at home this season, in 19 matches. From these home matches, Truro City have conceded only 18 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Taunton Town form and stats

8-5-6 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Taunton Town in their Non League Premier: Southern South matches away.

There might be some fixture complaints from Taunton Town as they are again playing away from home after losing on the road in their previous game, 0-1 against Truro City.

A home win before that, celebrating 3-2 vs Weston-super-Mare.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found nine similar matches played by Taunton Town in our archives, and the results are: one win for Taunton, four draws and four defeats.

Taunton Town find the net regularly in their away games. 25 goals from 19 away fixtures in the league. As opposed to that, Taunton have seen the ball go into their own net 21 times on the road. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

These opponents have met before this season: Truro City - Taunton Town 1-0. Head-2-head stats last nine meetings: three - three - three (Truro City wins - draws - Taunton Town wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less.

Truro City missing players

Taunton Town missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Truro City Taunton Town
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
38 19 5 Played P 5 19 38
18 10 3 Won W 2 8 24
10 5 2 Drew D 2 5 7
10 4 0 Lost L 1 6 7
57 26 9 Scored S 8 25 76
45 18 4 Conceded C 7 21 39
89% 84% 80% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 95% 97%
71% 63% 60% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 68% 82%
50% 53% 60% Over 2.5 O 2.5 60% 42% 61%
32% 26% 40% Over 3.5 O 3.5 40% 21% 32%
11% 5% 20% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 16% 16%
55% 47% 60% BTTS BTTS 80% 53% 68%
34% 42% 40% Clean Sheets C S 20% 32% 21%
21% 26% 20% Failed to Score F T 0% 21% 13%
 
3.5 4.4 5.2 Corners for (avg) C F 3.5 2.8 2
2.2 3.1 3.4 Corners against (avg) C A 5.5 2.5 1.2
1.3 1.6 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.5 1 0.8
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
7.5 9.9 11.2 Shots (avg) S ( 11.5 6.8 4.6
3.5 4.6 5.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 2.6 2.4
48% 38% 35% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 67% 106%
 
6.1 8.1 11.2 Shots against (avg) S A 12 4.8 3.1
2.6 3.3 3.8 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5 1.6 1.2
Key stats in Non League Premier: Southern South this season:
  • Taunton Town have the most scored goals in the first half (36) in Non League Premier: Southern South
  • Taunton Town have won significantly more corners away than at home.
  • Truro City have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Truro City have won significantly more 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 Hayes & Yeading United 39 24 7 8 92 37 19 14 1 4 52 19 20 10 6 4 40 18 55 79
2 Taunton Town 38 24 7 7 76 39 19 16 2 1 51 18 19 8 5 6 25 21 37 79
3 Metropolitan Police FC 39 23 9 7 65 38 19 9 7 3 27 17 20 14 2 4 38 21 27 78
4 Farnborough 38 23 7 8 67 42 19 13 3 3 36 16 19 10 4 5 31 26 25 76
5 Weston-super-Mare 39 20 9 10 63 39 20 10 5 5 35 21 19 10 4 5 28 18 24 69
6 Chesham United 38 19 11 8 68 46 19 12 6 1 44 20 19 7 5 7 24 26 22 68
7 Yate Town 37 19 9 9 60 39 19 7 6 6 26 27 18 12 3 3 34 12 21 66
8 Truro City 38 18 10 10 57 45 19 10 5 4 26 18 19 8 5 6 31 27 12 64
9 Gosport Borough 38 17 9 12 59 48 19 10 4 5 33 22 19 7 5 7 26 26 11 60
10 Poole Town 38 16 7 15 62 63 19 11 3 5 32 28 19 5 4 10 30 35 -1 55
11 Walton Casuals 38 15 8 15 49 56 19 9 6 4 30 26 19 6 2 11 19 30 -7 53
12 Tiverton Town 38 14 8 16 54 54 20 8 5 7 28 22 18 6 3 9 26 32 0 50
13 Harrow Borough 38 15 5 18 61 72 19 9 3 7 31 32 19 6 2 11 30 40 -11 50
14 Salisbury 38 13 8 17 49 71 19 5 5 9 21 33 19 8 3 8 28 38 -22 47
15 Beaconsfield Town 38 13 7 18 62 77 18 7 5 6 39 31 20 6 2 12 23 46 -15 46
16 Swindon Supermarine 38 12 9 17 53 60 19 9 4 6 33 26 19 3 5 11 20 34 -7 45
17 Hendon 38 13 5 20 50 62 19 9 0 10 27 31 19 4 5 10 23 31 -12 44
18 Hartley Wintney 38 12 4 22 50 69 19 9 1 9 21 24 19 3 3 13 29 45 -19 40
19 Dorchester Town 38 10 4 24 36 56 19 6 2 11 22 26 19 4 2 13 14 30 -20 34
20 Kings Langley 38 7 10 21 41 61 19 4 6 9 26 23 19 3 4 12 15 38 -20 31
21 Merthyr Town 38 5 8 25 42 79 19 3 2 14 23 40 19 2 6 11 19 39 -37 23
22 Wimborne Town 38 3 7 28 31 94 19 2 3 14 17 47 19 1 4 14 14 47 -63 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 Hayes & Yeading United 39 24 7 8 92 37 19 14 1 4 52 19 20 10 6 4 40 18 55 79
2 Taunton Town 38 24 7 7 76 39 19 16 2 1 51 18 19 8 5 6 25 21 37 79
3 Metropolitan Police FC 39 23 9 7 65 38 19 9 7 3 27 17 20 14 2 4 38 21 27 78
4 Farnborough 38 23 7 8 67 42 19 13 3 3 36 16 19 10 4 5 31 26 25 76
5 Weston-super-Mare 39 20 9 10 63 39 20 10 5 5 35 21 19 10 4 5 28 18 24 69
6 Chesham United 38 19 11 8 68 46 19 12 6 1 44 20 19 7 5 7 24 26 22 68
7 Yate Town 37 19 9 9 60 39 19 7 6 6 26 27 18 12 3 3 34 12 21 66
8 Truro City 38 18 10 10 57 45 19 10 5 4 26 18 19 8 5 6 31 27 12 64
9 Gosport Borough 38 17 9 12 59 48 19 10 4 5 33 22 19 7 5 7 26 26 11 60
10 Poole Town 38 16 7 15 62 63 19 11 3 5 32 28 19 5 4 10 30 35 -1 55
11 Walton Casuals 38 15 8 15 49 56 19 9 6 4 30 26 19 6 2 11 19 30 -7 53
12 Tiverton Town 38 14 8 16 54 54 20 8 5 7 28 22 18 6 3 9 26 32 0 50
13 Harrow Borough 38 15 5 18 61 72 19 9 3 7 31 32 19 6 2 11 30 40 -11 50
14 Salisbury 38 13 8 17 49 71 19 5 5 9 21 33 19 8 3 8 28 38 -22 47
15 Beaconsfield Town 38 13 7 18 62 77 18 7 5 6 39 31 20 6 2 12 23 46 -15 46
16 Swindon Supermarine 38 12 9 17 53 60 19 9 4 6 33 26 19 3 5 11 20 34 -7 45
17 Hendon 38 13 5 20 50 62 19 9 0 10 27 31 19 4 5 10 23 31 -12 44
18 Hartley Wintney 38 12 4 22 50 69 19 9 1 9 21 24 19 3 3 13 29 45 -19 40
19 Dorchester Town 38 10 4 24 36 56 19 6 2 11 22 26 19 4 2 13 14 30 -20 34
20 Kings Langley 38 7 10 21 41 61 19 4 6 9 26 23 19 3 4 12 15 38 -20 31
21 Merthyr Town 38 5 8 25 42 79 19 3 2 14 23 40 19 2 6 11 19 39 -37 23
22 Wimborne Town 38 3 7 28 31 94 19 2 3 14 17 47 19 1 4 14 14 47 -63 16

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