Rushall Olympic vs Royston Town match preview: Even contest expected at Dales Lane

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Competition: England Non League Premier: Southern
Date: Sat 01.February
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Dales Lane (1400 seats)

Both teams are enjoying a good season so far and games like this could be decisive. Here's the preview for Rushall Olympic - Royston Town!

Royston Town could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a Non League Premier: Southern game only four sleeps ago. That game, against Tamworth, was also an away game. It's a tiring schedule for Royston Town.

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Rushall Olympic form and stats

Rushall Olympic, who have the most points (29) at home in Non League Premier: Southern, have performed here at Dales Lane this season with 9 wins from 14 Non League Premier: Southern matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 2 games and lost 3. Hopes of three in a row are alive for Rushall Olympic after consecutive victories at their own ground.

An away draw last time out for Rushall Olympic, facing Leiston in a game that ended 2-2. A defeat was the result before that one, 0-2 away at Coalville Town.

Opportunity lost for Rushall Olympic in the Leiston match as a lead 2-0 was lost and what looked like a victory ended in a draw.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Rushall Olympic have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found eleven matches with the results: Won 5 Drawn 3 Lost 3.

Goals decide football matches and Rushall Olympic are scoring many of them at home; 33 on target from 14 league matches. Rushall Olympic'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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Royston Town form and stats

6 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses. That’s the product of Royston Town playing as the away team in the Non League Premier: Southern this season.

Royston Town play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 0-2 to Tamworth (placed 2nd). A home win before that, celebrating 1-0 vs Banbury United.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found nine similar matches played by Royston Town in our archives, and the results are: 4 wins for Royston Town, 2 draws and 3 defeats.

Royston Town are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 22 times in 13 away games so far. Royston Town have conceded 16 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Royston Town - Rushall Olympic 2-1 entered in the official records. Head-2-head stats last three meetings: 1 - 0 - 2 (Rushall Olympic wins - draws - Royston Town wins). As for goals, 3 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 0 had two or less.

Rushall Olympic missing players

Royston Town missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Rushall Olympic Royston Town
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
28 14 3 Played P 4 13 25
13 9 0 Won W 1 6 14
7 2 1 Drew D 2 3 6
8 3 2 Lost L 1 4 5
51 33 1 Scored S 6 22 47
37 17 5 Conceded C 5 16 26
96% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 96%
89% 86% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 77% 76%
57% 50% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 25% 46% 52%
36% 50% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 46% 36%
21% 43% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 25% 23% 24%
64% 57% 33% BTTS BTTS 75% 46% 56%
18% 21% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 38% 36%
21% 21% 67% Failed to Score F T 25% 15% 12%
 
4.7 5.2 4 Corners For (avg) C F 2.5 3.2 4.4
4.2 5.2 6 Corners Against (avg) C A 6 2.8 3.2
1.6 1.6 0 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 1 2 2
2 1 0 Red Cards R C 0 4 5
 
171 88 10 Total Shots T S 27 87 150
75 41 7 Shots on Target S O 14 40 65
37% 44% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 29% 45% 37%
Key stats in Non League Premier: Southern this season:
  • Royston Town have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Royston Town haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Royston Town is in the best form (5-0-1)
  • Rushall Olympic has the most points (29) at home
  • Rushall Olympic haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.

  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 28 15 6 7 71 37 14 6 4 4 27 17 14 9 2 3 44 20 34 51
2 Tamworth 25 16 2 7 50 26 14 9 1 4 30 14 11 7 1 3 20 12 24 50
3 Peterborough Sports 26 14 6 6 68 42 14 8 4 2 45 24 12 6 2 4 23 18 26 48
4 Coalville Town 26 13 9 4 48 27 12 6 4 2 25 16 14 7 5 2 23 11 21 48
5 Royston Town 25 14 6 5 47 26 12 8 3 1 25 10 13 6 3 4 22 16 21 48
6 Rushall Olympic 28 13 7 8 51 37 14 9 2 3 33 17 14 4 5 5 18 20 14 46
7 AFC Rushden & Diamonds 27 13 7 7 46 42 13 8 2 3 28 22 14 5 5 4 18 20 4 46
8 Stourbridge 23 13 4 6 45 36 11 6 2 3 20 15 12 7 2 3 25 21 9 43
9 Banbury United 27 11 9 7 40 27 13 7 3 3 22 13 14 4 6 4 18 14 13 42
10 Hednesford Town 25 13 3 9 41 29 12 7 1 4 22 12 13 6 2 5 19 17 12 42
11 Nuneaton Town 27 11 7 9 46 38 14 8 3 3 29 15 13 3 4 6 17 23 8 40
12 Kings Langley 26 12 4 10 42 39 13 7 2 4 22 16 13 5 2 6 20 23 3 40
13 Biggleswade Town 24 12 3 9 39 34 11 7 0 4 18 17 13 5 3 5 21 17 5 39
14 Barwell 26 12 2 12 50 49 14 8 1 5 27 20 12 4 1 7 23 29 1 38
15 Needham Market 26 9 8 9 33 31 14 3 6 5 18 21 12 6 2 4 15 10 2 35
16 Lowestoft Town 25 10 2 13 42 47 13 6 2 5 19 13 12 4 0 8 23 34 -5 32
17 Hitchin Town 27 8 8 11 39 44 13 4 4 5 17 17 14 4 4 6 22 27 -5 32
18 Leiston 27 6 6 15 38 80 14 2 4 8 20 41 13 4 2 7 18 39 -42 24
19 Stratford Town 29 6 4 19 38 68 15 5 2 8 27 33 14 1 2 11 11 35 -30 22
20 Alvechurch 24 4 4 16 24 48 11 2 3 6 13 18 13 2 1 10 11 30 -24 16
21 St Ives Town 27 4 4 19 27 60 13 3 2 8 15 31 14 1 2 11 12 29 -33 16
22 Redditch United 28 2 3 23 21 79 14 1 2 11 10 32 14 1 1 12 11 47 -58 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 28 15 6 7 71 37 14 6 4 4 27 17 14 9 2 3 44 20 34 51
2 Tamworth 25 16 2 7 50 26 14 9 1 4 30 14 11 7 1 3 20 12 24 50
3 Peterborough Sports 26 14 6 6 68 42 14 8 4 2 45 24 12 6 2 4 23 18 26 48
4 Coalville Town 26 13 9 4 48 27 12 6 4 2 25 16 14 7 5 2 23 11 21 48
5 Royston Town 25 14 6 5 47 26 12 8 3 1 25 10 13 6 3 4 22 16 21 48
6 Rushall Olympic 28 13 7 8 51 37 14 9 2 3 33 17 14 4 5 5 18 20 14 46
7 AFC Rushden & Diamonds 27 13 7 7 46 42 13 8 2 3 28 22 14 5 5 4 18 20 4 46
8 Stourbridge 23 13 4 6 45 36 11 6 2 3 20 15 12 7 2 3 25 21 9 43
9 Banbury United 27 11 9 7 40 27 13 7 3 3 22 13 14 4 6 4 18 14 13 42
10 Hednesford Town 25 13 3 9 41 29 12 7 1 4 22 12 13 6 2 5 19 17 12 42
11 Nuneaton Town 27 11 7 9 46 38 14 8 3 3 29 15 13 3 4 6 17 23 8 40
12 Kings Langley 26 12 4 10 42 39 13 7 2 4 22 16 13 5 2 6 20 23 3 40
13 Biggleswade Town 24 12 3 9 39 34 11 7 0 4 18 17 13 5 3 5 21 17 5 39
14 Barwell 26 12 2 12 50 49 14 8 1 5 27 20 12 4 1 7 23 29 1 38
15 Needham Market 26 9 8 9 33 31 14 3 6 5 18 21 12 6 2 4 15 10 2 35
16 Lowestoft Town 25 10 2 13 42 47 13 6 2 5 19 13 12 4 0 8 23 34 -5 32
17 Hitchin Town 27 8 8 11 39 44 13 4 4 5 17 17 14 4 4 6 22 27 -5 32
18 Leiston 27 6 6 15 38 80 14 2 4 8 20 41 13 4 2 7 18 39 -42 24
19 Stratford Town 29 6 4 19 38 68 15 5 2 8 27 33 14 1 2 11 11 35 -30 22
20 Alvechurch 24 4 4 16 24 48 11 2 3 6 13 18 13 2 1 10 11 30 -24 16
21 St Ives Town 27 4 4 19 27 60 13 3 2 8 15 31 14 1 2 11 12 29 -33 16
22 Redditch United 28 2 3 23 21 79 14 1 2 11 10 32 14 1 1 12 11 47 -58 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.