Royston Town vs Banbury United: Match guide and preview

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Competition: England Non League Premier: Southern
Date: Sat 25.January
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Garden Walk Stadium (4000 seats)

Royston Town perform at a high level so far being 4th in the table. Banbury United can look both up and down from their 8th position.

Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!

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Royston Town form and stats

The home supporters can't complain about results here at Garden Walk Stadium as Royston Town have scored 24 goals to get 24 points from 11 games. The overall stats in the Non League Premier: Southern are 7-3-1 (wins-draws-losses). The team is able to perform also as the away side, as they are nurturing a very healthy winning streak of six straight victories regardless of arena. There’s a good atmosphere here at Garden Walk Stadium after three straight home wins.

A good away victory last time out for Royston Town, who won 4-1 against Coalville Town (placed 5th). Ahead of that match, Royston Town won a home game hosting Chester (3-0).

The hosts are favourites to win this game, with an estimated chance of about 55-60% of that outcome. Earlier Royston Town matches with similar probabilities have ended with 1 win, 1 draw and 1 defeat (from three games).

The manager S. Castle will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Tamworth in only three days.

With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (24 in 11 games), Royston Town's attacking play is working. Royston Town have only conceded 10 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Banbury United form and stats

4-6-3 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Banbury United in their Non League Premier: Southern matches away.

Banbury United failed to get anything from their last game, a Non League Premier: Southern home match vs Peterborough Sports (placed 3rd) that ended with defeat 0-2. A 2-2 draw at Nuneaton Town's stadium before that.

As mentioned above, the odds for this match puts the home team as favourites. Perhaps this eases the pressure on the away team, who are capable of producing an upset here on a good day. Looking at earlier matches with similar odds and Banbury United playing away, we found one game. Results were 1 away win, 0 draws and 0 home wins.

Banbury United have scored 18 goals on their travels this season, from 13 away games in the league. As opposed to that, Banbury United have seen the ball go into their own net 13 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Banbury United - Royston Town 2-0. Head-2-head stats last five meetings: 2 - 1 - 2 (Royston Town wins - draws - Banbury United wins). As for goals, 2 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 3 had two or less.

Royston Town missing players

Banbury United missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Royston Town Banbury United
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
23 11 0 Played P 5 13 26
13 7 0 Won W 2 4 11
6 3 0 Drew D 2 6 9
4 1 0 Lost L 1 3 6
46 24 0 Scored S 8 18 40
24 10 0 Conceded C 5 13 26
96% 91% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 85% 88%
78% 82% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 77% 77%
57% 64% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 40% 38% 42%
39% 27% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 23% 23%
26% 27% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 8% 15%
61% 73% 0% BTTS BTTS 80% 62% 58%
35% 27% 0% Clean Sheets C S 20% 31% 31%
9% 9% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 23% 23%
 
4.9 7 0 Corners For (avg) C F 5 3.4 3.1
3.3 4.3 0 Corners Against (avg) C A 3.2 3.1 3.2
2.1 2.3 0 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 2.2 1.7 1.4
5 1 0 Red Cards R C 2 2 3
 
138 63 0 Total Shots T S 40 82 135
61 25 0 Shots on Target S O 20 37 59
38% 20% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 30% 43% 53%
Key stats in Non League Premier: Southern this season:
  • Banbury United has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (8)
  • Banbury United has the fewest matches over the total-line (9)
  • Banbury United has the most matches under the total-line (15)
  • 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 at home.
  • Royston Town have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Royston Town is in the best form (5-1-0)

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Bromsgrove Sporting 27 15 6 6 71 34 13 6 4 3 27 14 14 9 2 3 44 20 37 51
2 Tamworth 23 15 2 6 46 22 13 8 1 4 28 14 10 7 1 2 18 8 24 47
3 Peterborough Sports 25 13 6 6 64 40 13 7 4 2 41 22 12 6 2 4 23 18 24 45
4 Royston Town 23 13 6 4 46 24 11 7 3 1 24 10 12 6 3 3 22 14 22 45
5 Coalville Town 25 12 9 4 45 27 12 6 4 2 25 16 13 6 5 2 20 11 18 45
6 Rushall Olympic 27 13 6 8 49 35 14 9 2 3 33 17 13 4 4 5 16 18 14 45
7 AFC Rushden & Diamonds 26 12 7 7 45 42 13 8 2 3 28 22 13 4 5 4 17 20 3 43
8 Banbury United 26 11 9 6 40 26 13 7 3 3 22 13 13 4 6 3 18 13 14 42
9 Hednesford Town 24 13 3 8 40 27 11 7 1 3 21 10 13 6 2 5 19 17 13 42
10 Nuneaton Town 26 11 7 8 46 37 13 8 3 2 29 14 13 3 4 6 17 23 9 40
11 Stourbridge 22 12 4 6 43 35 11 6 2 3 20 15 11 6 2 3 23 20 8 40
12 Barwell 25 12 2 11 50 46 13 8 1 4 27 17 12 4 1 7 23 29 4 38
13 Kings Langley 25 11 4 10 41 39 12 6 2 4 21 16 13 5 2 6 20 23 2 37
14 Biggleswade Town 23 11 3 9 36 34 11 7 0 4 18 17 12 4 3 5 18 17 2 36
15 Needham Market 25 8 8 9 30 31 14 3 6 5 18 21 11 5 2 4 12 10 -1 32
16 Lowestoft Town 24 9 2 13 39 47 13 6 2 5 19 13 11 3 0 8 20 34 -8 29
17 Hitchin Town 25 7 7 11 33 40 12 3 4 5 14 16 13 4 3 6 19 24 -7 28
18 Leiston 26 6 5 15 36 78 13 2 3 8 18 39 13 4 2 7 18 39 -42 23
19 Stratford Town 27 6 3 18 35 64 14 5 1 8 24 30 13 1 2 10 11 34 -29 21
20 Alvechurch 23 4 4 15 23 45 11 2 3 6 13 18 12 2 1 9 10 27 -22 16
21 St Ives Town 26 4 4 18 27 57 12 3 2 7 15 28 14 1 2 11 12 29 -30 16
22 Redditch United 27 2 3 22 21 76 13 1 2 10 10 29 14 1 1 12 11 47 -55 9

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 Bromsgrove Sporting 27 15 6 6 71 34 13 6 4 3 27 14 14 9 2 3 44 20 37 51
2 Tamworth 23 15 2 6 46 22 13 8 1 4 28 14 10 7 1 2 18 8 24 47
3 Peterborough Sports 25 13 6 6 64 40 13 7 4 2 41 22 12 6 2 4 23 18 24 45
4 Royston Town 23 13 6 4 46 24 11 7 3 1 24 10 12 6 3 3 22 14 22 45
5 Coalville Town 25 12 9 4 45 27 12 6 4 2 25 16 13 6 5 2 20 11 18 45
6 Rushall Olympic 27 13 6 8 49 35 14 9 2 3 33 17 13 4 4 5 16 18 14 45
7 AFC Rushden & Diamonds 26 12 7 7 45 42 13 8 2 3 28 22 13 4 5 4 17 20 3 43
8 Banbury United 26 11 9 6 40 26 13 7 3 3 22 13 13 4 6 3 18 13 14 42
9 Hednesford Town 24 13 3 8 40 27 11 7 1 3 21 10 13 6 2 5 19 17 13 42
10 Nuneaton Town 26 11 7 8 46 37 13 8 3 2 29 14 13 3 4 6 17 23 9 40
11 Stourbridge 22 12 4 6 43 35 11 6 2 3 20 15 11 6 2 3 23 20 8 40
12 Barwell 25 12 2 11 50 46 13 8 1 4 27 17 12 4 1 7 23 29 4 38
13 Kings Langley 25 11 4 10 41 39 12 6 2 4 21 16 13 5 2 6 20 23 2 37
14 Biggleswade Town 23 11 3 9 36 34 11 7 0 4 18 17 12 4 3 5 18 17 2 36
15 Needham Market 25 8 8 9 30 31 14 3 6 5 18 21 11 5 2 4 12 10 -1 32
16 Lowestoft Town 24 9 2 13 39 47 13 6 2 5 19 13 11 3 0 8 20 34 -8 29
17 Hitchin Town 25 7 7 11 33 40 12 3 4 5 14 16 13 4 3 6 19 24 -7 28
18 Leiston 26 6 5 15 36 78 13 2 3 8 18 39 13 4 2 7 18 39 -42 23
19 Stratford Town 27 6 3 18 35 64 14 5 1 8 24 30 13 1 2 10 11 34 -29 21
20 Alvechurch 23 4 4 15 23 45 11 2 3 6 13 18 12 2 1 9 10 27 -22 16
21 St Ives Town 26 4 4 18 27 57 12 3 2 7 15 28 14 1 2 11 12 29 -30 16
22 Redditch United 27 2 3 22 21 76 13 1 2 10 10 29 14 1 1 12 11 47 -55 9

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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.