Poole Town perform at a high level so far being 7th in the table. Merthyr Town can look both up and down from their 10th position.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Poole Town form and stats
The story so far in the Non League Premier: Southern for Poole Town, who have the fewest conceded goals (4) at home in Non League Premier: Southern, at their home stadium is 3 wins, 0 draws and 1 defeat. Poole Town are on a three game winning streak in their home games.
The Poole Town fans got no joy from their last match, a Fa Trophy game also here: A 0-1 defeat against Hartley Wintney (placed 16th). Ahead of that match, Poole Town lost 2-3 at home to Hayes & Yeading United.
The manager T. Killick will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Hartley Wintney in only three days.
Goals are plentiful in the league this season as Poole Town has scored 10 goals here in 4 attempts. Poole Town's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 4 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Merthyr Town form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Merthyr Town, who have the fewest scored goals (3) away in Non League Premier: Southern, so far with only 5 points returning home. The records show 1-2-4 (win-draw-lose). Merthyr Town have had a generous will to share for some time now, running a streak of three draws in a row. Two points from the last two away games for Merthyr Town, which the math geniuses among you will translate to two draws.
Merthyr Town failed to get anything from their last game, a Fa Trophy home match vs Cinderford Town that ended with defeat 4-5. Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Cinderford Town that ended 2-2.
A crazy, crazy match with lots of goals last time out for Merthyr Town, as mentioned above. 9 goals in that one, will this match be as much fun?
Merthyr Town are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed 3 goals from 7 away games. It's not easy to score on Merthyr Town as they have only conceded 6 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
As for the last seven games between these two teams, there's 3 Poole Town victories, 3 draws and 1 Merthyr Town win. 4 of these games ended with three goals or more, 3 matches with two goals or less.Poole Town missing players
Merthyr Town missing players
| Poole Town | Merthyr Town | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 10 | 4 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 7 | 14 |
| 7 | 3 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 24 | 10 | 6 | Scored | S | 0 | 3 | 15 |
| 10 | 4 | 2 | Conceded | C | 1 | 6 | 13 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 71% | 86% |
| 90% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 29% | 57% |
| 70% | 100% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 29% | 36% |
| 50% | 50% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 21% |
| 20% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 70% | 75% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 29% | 50% |
| 30% | 25% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 29% | 29% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 71% | 36% |
| 2.2 | 1.5 | 0 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 2.1 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 2.8 |
| 1.3 | 2 | 0 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 0.5 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- All of Poole Town's home-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
- Merthyr Town have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Poole Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Poole Town have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Poole Town have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Merthyr Town have scored away.
- Poole Town have scored in all their matches so far.
- Poole Town have won significantly less corners at home than away.
- 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 | Chesham United | 15 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 30 | 20 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 31 |
| 2 | Tiverton Town | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 38 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 9 | 20 | 29 |
| 3 | Truro City | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 29 |
| 4 | Swindon Supermarine | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 21 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 27 |
| 5 | Salisbury | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 28 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 26 |
| 6 | Taunton Town | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 27 | 20 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 25 |
| 7 | Poole Town | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 23 |
| 8 | Gosport Borough | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 22 |
| 9 | Weston-super-Mare | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 26 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 20 |
| 10 | Merthyr Town | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 19 |
| 11 | Harrow Borough | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 13 | -4 | 19 |
| 12 | Farnborough | 16 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 17 | 28 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 13 | -11 | 19 |
| 13 | Wimborne Town | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 11 | -2 | 18 |
| 14 | Metropolitan Police FC | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 10 | -4 | 17 |
| 15 | Blackfield & Langley | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 13 | -3 | 16 |
| 16 | Hartley Wintney | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | -4 | 16 |
| 17 | Walton Casuals | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 11 | -8 | 16 |
| 18 | Hayes & Yeading United | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 13 | -2 | 14 |
| 19 | Hendon | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 27 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 14 | -9 | 13 |
| 20 | Yate Town | 15 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 17 | 29 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 16 | -12 | 13 |
| 21 | Dorchester Town | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 20 | -13 | 12 |
| 22 | Beaconsfield Town | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 27 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 11 | -16 | 8 |