Metropolitan Police FC v Salisbury betting guide: Not much separates the two teams

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Competition: England Non League Premier: Southern
Competition: Sat 08.February
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Imber Court (3000 seats)

Metropolitan Police FC and Salisbury have both delivered a "par" performance so far, to use a golfing expression. Both hold mid-table positions in the Non League Premier: Southern.

Metropolitan Police FC have less rest than Salisbury in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Non League Premier: Southern game only four days ago. This match was also played here at Imber Court. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Salisbury have had more rest.

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Metropolitan Police FC form and stats

Overall Non League Premier: Southern stats at home this season for Metropolitan Police FC are 4-3-7 (wins-draw-losses). Metropolitan Police FC has recorded two wins in a row here at Imber Court, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.

Metropolitan Police FC's previous game was a Non League Premier: Southern match also played at home, ending 3-1 versus Beaconsfield Town (placed 21st). The home side are looking to build on that result. Before that match, a win away at Merthyr Town.

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

The Metropolitan Police FC fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 16 in 14 matches. Metropolitan Police FC have conceded 22 from these games.

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Salisbury form and stats

3 wins, 5 draws and 3 losses. That’s the product of Salisbury playing as the away team in the Non League Premier: Southern this season. Salisbury has recorded two wins in a row in their away matches and hold legitimate hopes of a third one.

There were no winners in Salisbury's previous match, a Non League Premier: Southern home game that ended 2-2 vs Tiverton Town (placed 3rd). Before that one, a nice away victory 5-0 at Dorchester Town.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found eleven similar matches played by Salisbury in our archives, and the results are: two wins for Salisbury, seven draws and two defeats.

Salisbury has another fixture away, a Non League Premier: Southern game, against Poole Town in just three days. A tough schedule for the visitors!

Salisbury have scored more than twice on average per away game (in the league), an impressive attacking display. They have 22 goals from 11 away matches. As opposed to that, Salisbury have seen the ball go into their own net 16 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

The dueling parties have met before this season: Salisbury - Metropolitan Police FC 1-3. Head-to-head totals (for the last four meetings): Metropolitan Police FC won two games, two matches ended with a draw and Salisbury has zero wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: three / one

Metropolitan Police FC missing players

Salisbury missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Metropolitan Police FC Salisbury
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
27 14 5 Played P 4 11 24
11 4 1 Won W 1 3 12
4 3 1 Drew D 3 5 7
12 7 3 Lost L 0 3 5
40 16 4 Scored S 7 22 49
43 22 8 Conceded C 4 16 33
96% 93% 80% Over 0.5 O 0.5 75% 91% 96%
89% 86% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 82% 88%
70% 64% 80% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 64% 67%
26% 21% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 45% 50%
11% 7% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 25% 36% 29%
63% 57% 60% BTTS BTTS 50% 55% 67%
15% 14% 20% Clean Sheets C S 50% 27% 21%
26% 36% 40% Failed to Score F T 25% 27% 17%
 
3.4 5 4 Corners for (avg) C F 4 2.9 2.8
2.9 2.7 1 Corners against (avg) C A 2.3 2.1 2.2
1.2 1.3 1.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 0.7 0.8
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
89 52 4 Total Shots T S 15 34 77
44 26 2 Shots on Target S O 6 20 38
50% 42% 100% Goal Efficiency G E 117% 90% 71%
Key stats in Non League Premier: Southern this season:
  • Metropolitan Police FC 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 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.