Preview: Walton Casuals favourite to triumph over Merthyr Town at Elmbridge Xcel Sports Hub

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Competition: England Non League Premier: Southern South
Competition: Sat 29.January
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Elmbridge Xcel Sports Hub (2500 seats)

Having a 30 point dominance in the league standings, Walton Casuals supporters yearn to see their team earn all points from this game versus Merthyr Town.

Insights:
  • Walton Casuals have the fewest dropped points from leading position (2) in Non League Premier: Southern South
  • Merthyr Town have the most conceded goals (61) in Non League Premier: Southern South

This football field has artifical turf, which is not Merthyr Town's familiar surface at their own football stadium. When playing on artifical turf Merthyr Town have performed like this: Played two matches resulting in 0 wins, 0 draws and 2 defeats with the goal production 2-4 (scored/conceded).

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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Walton Casuals form and stats

The story so far in the Non League Premier: Southern South for Walton Casuals at their home stadium (Elmbridge Xcel Sports Hub) is 7 wins, 5 draws and 2 defeats.

In their previous game, led his Walton Casuals to a defeat away at Swindon Supermarine. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Elmbridge Xcel Sports Hub.

In the preceding match a 1-0 victory visiting Kings Langley.

Walton Casuals have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Elmbridge Xcel Sports Hub with 24 goals in 14 league matches. Walton Casuals have conceded 21 from these games. 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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Merthyr Town form and stats

There's been little loot from Merthyr Town's travels as they have only collected 7 points from 12 away games in the Non League Premier: Southern South. Merthyr Town only have 1 win to counter their 7 defeats and 4 draws. The sun doesn’t shine and the birds do not sing for Merthyr Town, who have now gone 17 games without a victory. The Metropolitan Police FC game was their last win and it’s been a dry spell since.

Merthyr Town's previous game was their home loss versus Metropolitan Police FC (2-3).

Prior to that match, the Merthyr manager Shephard faced defeat when travelling to Hartley Wintney and losing 0-1.

Goals are few and far between in Merthyr Town's away league games. Only 12 goals from 12 travels. Merthyr Town have conceded 27 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

Walton Casuals and Merthyr Town have met previously this season: Merthyr Town - Walton Casuals 0-2. As for the last five games between these two teams, there's four Walton Casuals victories, zero draws and one Merthyr Town win. Over/under statistics; three of these games ended with three goals or more, two matches with two goals or less.

Walton Casuals missing players

Merthyr Town missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Walton Casuals Merthyr Town
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
29 14 4 Played P 1 12 26
12 7 2 Won W 0 1 2
6 5 2 Drew D 0 4 6
11 2 0 Lost L 1 7 18
41 24 11 Scored S 1 12 27
48 21 6 Conceded C 3 27 61
93% 93% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
79% 79% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 92% 96%
59% 57% 75% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 67% 73%
34% 43% 75% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 50% 50%
21% 29% 25% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 17% 19%
59% 64% 75% BTTS BTTS 100% 67% 62%
28% 29% 25% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 4%
21% 14% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 33% 35%
 
2.5 2.1 1.5 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0.3 0.8
1.9 1.6 2 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0.7 1.2
1.1 1 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0.8 1
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
5.3 6.3 9.5 Shots (avg) S ( 0 2 3.4
2.6 3.6 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0.5 1.2
58% 60% 75% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 200% 67%
 
6.2 4.6 3 Shots against (avg) S A 0 2 5.2
2.7 2.6 2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 0.7 1.8
Key stats in Non League Premier: Southern South this season:
  • Merthyr Town have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Merthyr Town have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Merthyr Town have the fewest clean sheets (1) in Non League Premier: Southern South
  • Merthyr Town have the most conceded goals (61) in Non League Premier: Southern South
  • Merthyr Town have the most conceded goals in the second half (36) in Non League Premier: Southern South
  • Merthyr Town have the most dropped points from leading position (21) in Non League Premier: Southern South
  • Merthyr Town have the the worst goal difference (-34) in Non League Premier: Southern South
  • Merthyr Town have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Merthyr Town haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Walton Casuals have created more than twice as many corners as Merthyr Town.
  • Walton Casuals have the fewest dropped points from leading position (2) in Non League Premier: Southern South

  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 26 18 4 4 53 31 13 10 1 2 28 12 13 8 3 2 25 19 22 58
2 Metropolitan Police FC 27 16 6 5 44 25 12 5 4 3 15 11 15 11 2 2 29 14 19 54
3 Hayes & Yeading United 24 16 2 6 57 24 10 8 0 2 25 10 14 8 2 4 32 14 33 50
4 Taunton Town 25 14 6 5 49 26 11 9 1 1 32 10 14 5 5 4 17 16 23 48
5 Yate Town 24 14 6 4 44 24 13 7 4 2 24 15 11 7 2 2 20 9 20 48
6 Gosport Borough 28 14 4 10 47 33 15 9 2 4 30 19 13 5 2 6 17 14 14 46
7 Chesham United 27 12 10 5 47 35 13 7 5 1 27 15 14 5 5 4 20 20 12 46
8 Weston-super-Mare 25 14 3 8 38 25 14 7 2 5 23 18 11 7 1 3 15 7 13 45
9 Poole Town 28 12 6 10 52 46 14 7 3 4 25 24 14 5 3 6 27 22 6 42
10 Walton Casuals 29 12 6 11 41 48 14 7 5 2 24 21 15 5 1 9 17 27 -7 42
11 Truro City 22 11 5 6 37 29 10 4 3 3 13 13 12 7 2 3 24 16 8 38
12 Harrow Borough 26 11 2 13 38 47 12 6 1 5 17 21 14 5 1 8 21 26 -9 35
13 Beaconsfield Town 29 10 5 14 41 60 13 5 4 4 22 22 16 5 1 10 19 38 -19 35
14 Hendon 26 10 3 13 40 43 13 6 0 7 19 24 13 4 3 6 21 19 -3 33
15 Swindon Supermarine 26 8 7 11 37 44 14 6 3 5 24 20 12 2 4 6 13 24 -7 31
16 Salisbury 24 8 7 9 34 42 14 4 4 6 17 25 10 4 3 3 17 17 -8 31
17 Hartley Wintney 27 8 4 15 34 51 14 6 1 7 14 18 13 2 3 8 20 33 -17 28
18 Tiverton Town 24 6 7 11 35 37 13 3 5 5 19 16 11 3 2 6 16 21 -2 25
19 Dorchester Town 28 7 2 19 28 43 14 5 0 9 17 19 14 2 2 10 11 24 -15 23
20 Kings Langley 29 4 8 17 30 52 15 3 5 7 19 18 14 1 3 10 11 34 -22 20
21 Wimborne Town 24 3 5 16 24 51 12 2 2 8 15 28 12 1 3 8 9 23 -27 14
22 Merthyr Town 26 2 6 18 27 61 14 1 2 11 15 34 12 1 4 7 12 27 -34 12

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 Farnborough 26 18 4 4 53 31 13 10 1 2 28 12 13 8 3 2 25 19 22 58
2 Metropolitan Police FC 27 16 6 5 44 25 12 5 4 3 15 11 15 11 2 2 29 14 19 54
3 Hayes & Yeading United 24 16 2 6 57 24 10 8 0 2 25 10 14 8 2 4 32 14 33 50
4 Taunton Town 25 14 6 5 49 26 11 9 1 1 32 10 14 5 5 4 17 16 23 48
5 Yate Town 24 14 6 4 44 24 13 7 4 2 24 15 11 7 2 2 20 9 20 48
6 Gosport Borough 28 14 4 10 47 33 15 9 2 4 30 19 13 5 2 6 17 14 14 46
7 Chesham United 27 12 10 5 47 35 13 7 5 1 27 15 14 5 5 4 20 20 12 46
8 Weston-super-Mare 25 14 3 8 38 25 14 7 2 5 23 18 11 7 1 3 15 7 13 45
9 Poole Town 28 12 6 10 52 46 14 7 3 4 25 24 14 5 3 6 27 22 6 42
10 Walton Casuals 29 12 6 11 41 48 14 7 5 2 24 21 15 5 1 9 17 27 -7 42
11 Truro City 22 11 5 6 37 29 10 4 3 3 13 13 12 7 2 3 24 16 8 38
12 Harrow Borough 26 11 2 13 38 47 12 6 1 5 17 21 14 5 1 8 21 26 -9 35
13 Beaconsfield Town 29 10 5 14 41 60 13 5 4 4 22 22 16 5 1 10 19 38 -19 35
14 Hendon 26 10 3 13 40 43 13 6 0 7 19 24 13 4 3 6 21 19 -3 33
15 Swindon Supermarine 26 8 7 11 37 44 14 6 3 5 24 20 12 2 4 6 13 24 -7 31
16 Salisbury 24 8 7 9 34 42 14 4 4 6 17 25 10 4 3 3 17 17 -8 31
17 Hartley Wintney 27 8 4 15 34 51 14 6 1 7 14 18 13 2 3 8 20 33 -17 28
18 Tiverton Town 24 6 7 11 35 37 13 3 5 5 19 16 11 3 2 6 16 21 -2 25
19 Dorchester Town 28 7 2 19 28 43 14 5 0 9 17 19 14 2 2 10 11 24 -15 23
20 Kings Langley 29 4 8 17 30 52 15 3 5 7 19 18 14 1 3 10 11 34 -22 20
21 Wimborne Town 24 3 5 16 24 51 12 2 2 8 15 28 12 1 3 8 9 23 -27 14
22 Merthyr Town 26 2 6 18 27 61 14 1 2 11 15 34 12 1 4 7 12 27 -34 12

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