Non League Premier: Southern match preview: Hitchin Town believed to be the weaker party when Peterborough Sports pays a visit

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Competition: England Non League Premier: Southern
Competition: Mon 09.March
Match begins: 19:45 (UTC)
Venue: Top Field (4000 seats)

The visiting Peterborough Sports side should be favourites in this visit to Hitchin Town, as the away team holds a 23 point advantage from their 32 league games this season.

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 Hitchin Town and Peterborough Sports.

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Hitchin Town form and stats

4 victories, 5 draws and 5 defeats. That’s what Hitchin Town have to build on here at Top Field in the Non League Premier: Southern.

A strong away win for Hitchin Town against Coalville Town the last match. In the preceding match a 2-1 victory visiting Bromsgrove Sporting.

The Hitchin Town fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 17 in 14 matches. Hitchin Town's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 17 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Peterborough Sports form and stats

The visitors, who have the most scored goals (88) in Non League Premier: Southern, are W8-D3-L4 on the road this term. That's in the Non League Premier: Southern.

There were no winners in Peterborough Sports's previous match, a Non League Premier: Southern home game that ended 0-0 vs Needham Market (placed 13th). A 3-3 draw at Hednesford Town's stadium before that.

Peterborough Sports have scored more than twice on average per away game (in the league), an impressive attacking display. They have 35 goals from 15 away matches. Peterborough Sports have conceded 22 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Peterborough Sports - Hitchin Town 0-4. Head-to-head totals (for the last three meetings): Hitchin Town won two games, one match ended with a draw and Peterborough Sports has zero wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: two / one

Hitchin Town missing players

Peterborough Sports missing players

Hitchin Town Peterborough Sports
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
31 14 5 Played P 4 15 32
10 4 0 Won W 3 8 18
9 5 2 Drew D 1 3 8
12 5 3 Lost L 0 4 6
43 17 4 Scored S 12 35 88
47 17 9 Conceded C 4 22 46
90% 86% 80% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 97%
81% 71% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 97%
58% 50% 80% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 80% 81%
35% 29% 20% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 47% 59%
16% 7% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 25% 27% 34%
58% 57% 60% BTTS BTTS 50% 60% 62%
26% 29% 20% Clean Sheets C S 50% 33% 31%
26% 29% 40% Failed to Score F T 0% 7% 9%
 
3.5 3 2.3 Corners for (avg) C F 0 2.9 3.7
4 3.6 1.7 Corners against (avg) C A 0 5.4 4.3
1.6 1.4 0.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 1.2 1
2 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
145 50 8 Total Shots T S 0 80 202
66 24 5 Shots on Target S O 0 39 103
45% 50% 60% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 64% 60%
Key stats in Non League Premier: Southern this season:
  • All of Peterborough Sports's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Peterborough Sports has the fewest matches under the total-line (6)
  • Peterborough Sports has the most scored goals (88)
  • Peterborough Sports has the most scored goals in the second half (51)
  • Peterborough Sports has the the best goal difference (+42)
  • Peterborough Sports have scored more than double the goals of Hitchin Town.
  • Peterborough Sports have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Peterborough Sports haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 Tamworth 30 21 2 7 63 27 17 12 1 4 39 15 13 9 1 3 24 12 36 65
2 Royston Town 30 19 6 5 62 28 16 12 3 1 37 11 14 7 3 4 25 17 34 63
3 Peterborough Sports 32 18 8 6 88 46 17 10 5 2 53 24 15 8 3 4 35 22 42 62
4 Bromsgrove Sporting 32 17 6 9 80 43 17 7 4 6 35 23 15 10 2 3 45 20 37 57
5 Rushall Olympic 33 15 8 10 58 43 17 10 2 5 36 21 16 5 6 5 22 22 15 53
6 Stourbridge 32 16 5 11 53 52 15 8 3 4 25 22 17 8 2 7 28 30 1 53
7 Banbury United 32 14 10 8 48 31 17 10 3 4 30 17 15 4 7 4 18 14 17 52
8 Coalville Town 30 14 9 7 51 32 16 7 4 5 28 21 14 7 5 2 23 11 19 51
9 Nuneaton Town 33 14 8 11 57 46 16 8 4 4 31 20 17 6 4 7 26 26 11 50
10 Kings Langley 30 15 5 10 51 41 14 7 3 4 23 17 16 8 2 6 28 24 10 50
11 AFC Rushden & Diamonds 30 14 7 9 50 45 14 9 2 3 31 22 16 5 5 6 19 23 5 49
12 Barwell 32 14 6 12 58 53 16 9 2 5 28 20 16 5 4 7 30 33 5 48
13 Needham Market 33 13 9 11 43 40 16 5 6 5 23 24 17 8 3 6 20 16 3 48
14 Hednesford Town 31 14 4 13 49 43 15 7 2 6 26 21 16 7 2 7 23 22 6 46
15 Biggleswade Town 30 13 4 13 45 46 13 8 0 5 21 18 17 5 4 8 24 28 -1 43
16 Lowestoft Town 33 13 2 18 48 63 17 9 2 6 25 17 16 4 0 12 23 46 -15 41
17 Hitchin Town 31 10 9 12 43 47 14 4 5 5 17 17 17 6 4 7 26 30 -4 39
18 Stratford Town 33 8 4 21 42 74 16 6 2 8 29 33 17 2 2 13 13 41 -32 28
19 Leiston 32 6 8 18 39 87 17 2 5 10 21 47 15 4 3 8 18 40 -48 26
20 St Ives Town 32 6 4 22 32 75 15 4 2 9 18 35 17 2 2 13 14 40 -43 22
21 Alvechurch 30 4 5 21 25 58 15 2 4 9 14 24 15 2 1 12 11 34 -33 17
22 Redditch United 33 3 3 27 24 89 17 2 2 13 13 37 16 1 1 14 11 52 -65 12

Read more about Non League Premier: Southern

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.