Soccer betting preview: Harrow Borough welcomes Poole Town in what could be a tight duel

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Competition: England Non League Premier: Southern
Competition: Sat 08.February
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Earlsmead Stadium (3070 seats)

Struggling Harrow Borough will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Poole Town in the upcoming league round. It’s 18th vs 7th and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.

It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only four days ago in the Non League Premier: Southern.

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Harrow Borough form and stats

The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the Non League Premier: Southern this season. Harrow Borough have only managed 4 wins, 1 draw and 9 losses from their games here at Earlsmead Stadium. Harrow Borough has three losses from their three previous games and the tension is increasing in the dressing room for both the manager S. Baker and the players.

In their previous game, the manager S. Baker led his Harrow Borough to a defeat in the Non League Premier: Southern match away at Taunton Town. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Earlsmead Stadium. Before that game, the home loss against Hartley Wintney with the scoreline 1-4.

This is expected to be a close game, with Harrow Borough perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Harrow Borough as a small favourite), we find 13 games. Harrow Borough has won six of these, drawn two and lost five.

Harrow Borough are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 17 goals in 14 games. Harrow Borough are struggling defensively, conceding on average more than two goals per home game (29 from 14 played).

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Poole Town form and stats

Playing away, Poole Town have won 8 games, drawn 3 and suffered 4 defeats in the Non League Premier: Southern this season.

Poole Town's last game was the home draw against Merthyr Town (1-1). That result followed a home victory 2-0 versus Swindon Supermarine.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found nine similar matches played by Poole Town in our archives, and the results are: six wins for Poole Town, zero draws and three defeats.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Salisbury in just three days.

Poole Town are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 25 times in 15 away games so far. Poole Town have conceded 17 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

These teams' last encounter with each other was the Poole Town - Harrow Borough 3-1 earlier this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last three matches): Harrow Borough one win, one draw and Poole Town one victory. As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), zero games had two or less.

Harrow Borough missing players

Poole Town missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Harrow Borough Poole Town
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
29 14 5 Played P 5 15 23
8 4 1 Won W 2 8 13
6 1 1 Drew D 1 3 4
15 9 3 Lost L 2 4 6
36 17 8 Scored S 6 25 41
53 29 13 Conceded C 6 17 24
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
86% 86% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 80% 83%
59% 64% 80% Over 2.5 O 2.5 60% 60% 61%
38% 43% 60% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 20% 26%
21% 29% 60% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 13% 9%
72% 64% 100% BTTS BTTS 40% 60% 61%
10% 14% 0% Clean Sheets C S 40% 33% 30%
17% 21% 0% Failed to Score F T 20% 7% 9%
 
1.7 2.4 0 Corners for (avg) C F 4 2.7 2.6
2.6 2.4 0 Corners against (avg) C A 4 2.8 2.7
0.6 0.6 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 1.1 1.4
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 2
 
39 17 0 Total Shots T S 16 42 82
16 7 0 Shots on Target S O 8 21 38
100% 114% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 12% 57% 58%
Key stats in Non League Premier: Southern this season:
  • Harrow Borough have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Harrow Borough have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Harrow Borough haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Poole Town has the fewest conceded goals (24)
  • Poole Town has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (9)
  • Poole 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 Truro City 26 18 3 5 53 26 13 9 2 2 29 13 13 9 1 3 24 13 27 57
2 Chesham United 27 18 2 7 59 37 13 11 2 0 31 13 14 7 0 7 28 24 22 56
3 Tiverton Town 26 15 6 5 65 35 12 6 3 3 25 18 14 9 3 2 40 17 30 51
4 Swindon Supermarine 26 15 5 6 45 34 13 9 2 2 26 17 13 6 3 4 19 17 11 50
5 Taunton Town 25 14 5 6 53 38 14 11 1 2 35 20 11 3 4 4 18 18 15 47
6 Hayes & Yeading United 27 14 4 9 53 39 14 7 2 5 23 16 13 7 2 4 30 23 14 46
7 Poole Town 23 13 4 6 41 24 8 5 1 2 16 7 15 8 3 4 25 17 17 43
8 Salisbury 24 12 7 5 49 33 13 9 2 2 27 17 11 3 5 3 22 16 16 43
9 Gosport Borough 28 10 9 9 31 28 13 6 5 2 18 13 15 4 4 7 13 15 3 39
10 Metropolitan Police FC 27 11 4 12 40 43 14 4 3 7 16 22 13 7 1 5 24 21 -3 37
11 Weston-super-Mare 26 10 6 10 46 44 12 5 4 3 25 22 14 5 2 7 21 22 2 36
12 Farnborough 26 11 2 13 32 41 13 6 2 5 16 19 13 5 0 8 16 22 -9 35
13 Hendon 26 9 6 11 39 41 15 7 3 5 24 21 11 2 3 6 15 20 -2 33
14 Merthyr Town 25 8 8 9 32 31 14 7 3 4 23 18 11 1 5 5 9 13 1 32
15 Wimborne Town 27 9 5 13 34 42 13 6 2 5 17 18 14 3 3 8 17 24 -8 32
16 Hartley Wintney 24 8 6 10 33 36 10 3 3 4 13 16 14 5 3 6 20 20 -3 30
17 Blackfield & Langley 27 8 6 13 31 42 15 6 4 5 18 16 12 2 2 8 13 26 -11 30
18 Harrow Borough 29 8 6 15 36 53 14 4 1 9 17 29 15 4 5 6 19 24 -17 30
19 Yate Town 27 7 5 15 36 48 13 5 2 6 20 23 14 2 3 9 16 25 -12 26
20 Walton Casuals 29 7 5 17 38 64 15 3 2 10 18 38 14 4 3 7 20 26 -26 26
21 Beaconsfield Town 26 4 6 16 22 47 14 2 4 8 15 24 12 2 2 8 7 23 -25 18
22 Dorchester Town 29 3 6 20 34 76 15 2 5 8 18 32 14 1 1 12 16 44 -42 15

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 Truro City 26 18 3 5 53 26 13 9 2 2 29 13 13 9 1 3 24 13 27 57
2 Chesham United 27 18 2 7 59 37 13 11 2 0 31 13 14 7 0 7 28 24 22 56
3 Tiverton Town 26 15 6 5 65 35 12 6 3 3 25 18 14 9 3 2 40 17 30 51
4 Swindon Supermarine 26 15 5 6 45 34 13 9 2 2 26 17 13 6 3 4 19 17 11 50
5 Taunton Town 25 14 5 6 53 38 14 11 1 2 35 20 11 3 4 4 18 18 15 47
6 Hayes & Yeading United 27 14 4 9 53 39 14 7 2 5 23 16 13 7 2 4 30 23 14 46
7 Poole Town 23 13 4 6 41 24 8 5 1 2 16 7 15 8 3 4 25 17 17 43
8 Salisbury 24 12 7 5 49 33 13 9 2 2 27 17 11 3 5 3 22 16 16 43
9 Gosport Borough 28 10 9 9 31 28 13 6 5 2 18 13 15 4 4 7 13 15 3 39
10 Metropolitan Police FC 27 11 4 12 40 43 14 4 3 7 16 22 13 7 1 5 24 21 -3 37
11 Weston-super-Mare 26 10 6 10 46 44 12 5 4 3 25 22 14 5 2 7 21 22 2 36
12 Farnborough 26 11 2 13 32 41 13 6 2 5 16 19 13 5 0 8 16 22 -9 35
13 Hendon 26 9 6 11 39 41 15 7 3 5 24 21 11 2 3 6 15 20 -2 33
14 Merthyr Town 25 8 8 9 32 31 14 7 3 4 23 18 11 1 5 5 9 13 1 32
15 Wimborne Town 27 9 5 13 34 42 13 6 2 5 17 18 14 3 3 8 17 24 -8 32
16 Hartley Wintney 24 8 6 10 33 36 10 3 3 4 13 16 14 5 3 6 20 20 -3 30
17 Blackfield & Langley 27 8 6 13 31 42 15 6 4 5 18 16 12 2 2 8 13 26 -11 30
18 Harrow Borough 29 8 6 15 36 53 14 4 1 9 17 29 15 4 5 6 19 24 -17 30
19 Yate Town 27 7 5 15 36 48 13 5 2 6 20 23 14 2 3 9 16 25 -12 26
20 Walton Casuals 29 7 5 17 38 64 15 3 2 10 18 38 14 4 3 7 20 26 -26 26
21 Beaconsfield Town 26 4 6 16 22 47 14 2 4 8 15 24 12 2 2 8 7 23 -25 18
22 Dorchester Town 29 3 6 20 34 76 15 2 5 8 18 32 14 1 1 12 16 44 -42 15

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The Southern Football League consists of four divisions: Central Division and South Division (at the seventh highest division level of English football) and Division One Central / Division One South (eight highest level). Teams come from the South West of England, southern Midlands and South Wales.