3rd position in the Non League Premier: Southern table for Royston Town so far, a good performance. The home supporters hope for more joy as 8th-placed AFC Rushden & Diamonds visits Garden Walk Stadium.
This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
Royston Town form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here at Garden Walk Stadium as Royston Town, who have the most points (36) at home in Non League Premier: Southern, have scored 32 goals to get 36 points from 15 games. The overall stats in the Non League Premier: Southern are 11-3-1 (wins-draws-losses). In general it's been a long time since Royston Town tasted defeat here at Garden Walk Stadium, as they have taken at least one point from their last eleven home games in the league. With a nice streak brewing from their home games, Royston Town are also looking for their fifth consecutive victory regardless of location.
Royston Town's last game was hosting Stourbridge (placed 5th) and winning 3-1. Previous to that game, a home match hosting Hednesford Town in a game that was won 1-0.
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Non League Premier: Southern game versus St Ives Town in only four days. This game is also played here at Garden Walk Stadium.
Goals decide football matches and Royston Town are scoring many of them at home; 32 on target from 15 league matches. Royston Town are not conceding a lot of goals here at Garden Walk Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 11 from 15 matches.
AFC Rushden & Diamonds form and stats
As the visiting team in Non League Premier: Southern matches, AFC Rushden & Diamonds have produced an overall stat of 5-5-5 so far.
It might be tough going out on the road again for AFC Rushden & Diamonds, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 0-1 versus Coalville Town (placed 6th). Before that, AFC Rushden & Diamonds secured a home win against Redditch United with the score 3-0.
There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the AFC Rushden & Diamonds manager A. Peaks as the team has another away game coming up in only four days, this time against Banbury United.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far AFC Rushden & Diamonds have scored 18 goals in 15 league games away. As opposed to that, AFC Rushden & Diamonds have seen the ball go into their own net 21 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: AFC Rushden & Diamonds - Royston Town 1-1. Head-2-head stats last five meetings: three - two - zero (Royston Town wins - draws - AFC Rushden & Diamonds wins). As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three had two or less.Royston Town missing players
AFC Rushden & Diamonds missing players
| Royston Town | AFC Rushden & Diamonds | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 29 | 15 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 15 | 29 |
| 18 | 11 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 5 | 14 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 57 | 32 | 3 | Scored | S | 1 | 18 | 49 |
| 28 | 11 | 0 | Conceded | C | 5 | 21 | 43 |
| 97% | 93% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 93% | 97% |
| 76% | 73% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 73% | 83% |
| 55% | 60% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 40% | 55% |
| 38% | 27% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 27% | 31% |
| 21% | 20% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 13% | 21% |
| 55% | 60% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 60% | 62% |
| 38% | 40% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 20% | 24% |
| 10% | 7% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 75% | 27% | 17% |
| 4.5 | 6.2 | 4.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 5.7 | 5.2 |
| 3.1 | 3.8 | 2.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 3.6 | 3.4 |
| 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.3 | 1.5 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 177 | 90 | 20 | Total Shots | T S | 4 | 53 | 156 |
| 75 | 35 | 8 | Shots on Target | S O | 3 | 22 | 72 |
| 45% | 37% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 36% | 44% |
- AFC Rushden & Diamonds has the most points from losing position (18)
- Royston Town has the fewest conceded goals (11) at home
- Royston Town has the most points (36) at home
- Royston Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Royston Town have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Royston Town 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 | Tamworth | 29 | 20 | 2 | 7 | 59 | 26 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 35 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 12 | 33 | 62 |
| 2 | Peterborough Sports | 31 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 88 | 46 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 53 | 24 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 22 | 42 | 61 |
| 3 | Royston Town | 29 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 57 | 28 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 32 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 17 | 29 | 60 |
| 4 | Bromsgrove Sporting | 31 | 17 | 6 | 8 | 79 | 39 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 34 | 19 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 45 | 20 | 40 | 57 |
| 5 | Stourbridge | 31 | 16 | 5 | 10 | 53 | 50 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 22 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 28 | 28 | 3 | 53 |
| 6 | Coalville Town | 29 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 50 | 30 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 27 | 19 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 11 | 20 | 51 |
| 7 | Rushall Olympic | 32 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 56 | 43 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 34 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 22 | 13 | 50 |
| 8 | AFC Rushden & Diamonds | 29 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 49 | 43 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 31 | 22 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 21 | 6 | 49 |
| 9 | Nuneaton Town | 32 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 55 | 46 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 31 | 20 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 26 | 9 | 47 |
| 10 | Kings Langley | 29 | 14 | 5 | 10 | 47 | 41 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 17 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 24 | 6 | 47 |
| 11 | Needham Market | 31 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 41 | 36 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 24 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 12 | 5 | 47 |
| 12 | Banbury United | 30 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 42 | 28 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 14 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 46 |
| 13 | Barwell | 31 | 13 | 6 | 12 | 54 | 52 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 28 | 20 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 26 | 32 | 2 | 45 |
| 14 | Hednesford Town | 30 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 48 | 43 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 26 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 22 | 22 | 5 | 43 |
| 15 | Biggleswade Town | 29 | 13 | 4 | 12 | 44 | 44 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 26 | 0 | 43 |
| 16 | Lowestoft Town | 32 | 12 | 2 | 18 | 46 | 62 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 23 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 23 | 46 | -16 | 38 |
| 17 | Hitchin Town | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 41 | 46 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 29 | -5 | 36 |
| 18 | Stratford Town | 32 | 8 | 4 | 20 | 41 | 70 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 29 | 33 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 37 | -29 | 28 |
| 19 | Leiston | 30 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 39 | 82 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 43 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 39 | -43 | 26 |
| 20 | St Ives Town | 30 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 31 | 70 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 17 | 35 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 35 | -39 | 19 |
| 21 | Alvechurch | 29 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 25 | 56 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 34 | -31 | 17 |
| 22 | Redditch United | 32 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 24 | 88 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 36 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 52 | -64 | 12 |