Non League Premier: Southern match preview: St Ives Town versus Hitchin Town

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Competition: England Non League Premier: Southern
Date: lø 02.november
Match begins: 16:00 (UTC)
Venue: ProEdge Westwood (2000 seats)

St Ives Town are welcoming Hitchin Town for another important game after their 0-4 result against 12th-placed Royston Town.

St Ives Town have less rest than Hitchin Town in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Fa Trophy game only four days ago. That game was an away game at Soham Town Rangers, so at least St Ives Town are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!

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St Ives Town form and stats

The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the Non League Premier: Southern this season. St Ives Town, who have the the worst goal difference (-7) at home in Non League Premier: Southern, have only managed 2 wins, 1 draw and 4 losses from their games here at ProEdge Westwood. The St Ives Town manager might feel some added pressure to get something from this game after two straight home defeats.

The fans are hoping that St Ives Town will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-3 away loss in the Fa Trophy game against Soham Town Rangers. Before that, St Ives Town drew at home versus Soham Town Rangers.

This is expected to be a close game, with St Ives Town perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with St Ives Town as a small favourite), we find five games. St Ives Town has won 2 of these, drawn 0 and lost 3.

St Ives Town have scored 6 league goals here from 7 matches, not a lot. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 13 goals have been conceded.

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Hitchin Town form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Hitchin Town, who have the fewest scored goals (12) in Non League Premier: Southern, so far with only 3 points returning home. The records show 0-3-3 (win-draw-lose).

The supporters enjoyed Hitchin Town's previous game versus Coalville Town (placed 3rd), a Non League Premier: Southern 1-0 win played at home. A 1-3 defeat away at Leiston before that.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Hitchin Town playing away and similar expectations, we found seven relevant matches. Results were 3 Hitchin Town wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats.

The visitors have scored 4 goals from 6 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. For Hitchin Town, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.

Head 2 Head

As for the last six games between these two teams, there's 1 St Ives Town victory, 1 draw and 4 Hitchin Town wins. 5 of these games ended with three goals or more, 1 match with two goals or less.

St Ives Town missing players

Hitchin Town missing players

St Ives Town Hitchin Town
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
14 7 1 Played P 3 6 13
3 2 1 Won W 0 0 2
2 1 0 Drew D 0 3 5
9 4 0 Lost L 3 3 6
14 6 2 Scored S 2 4 12
26 13 1 Conceded C 11 13 23
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 83% 92%
71% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 83% 85%
43% 57% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 50% 54%
21% 14% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 50% 31%
14% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 17% 8%
36% 43% 100% BTTS BTTS 67% 67% 62%
14% 14% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 17% 23%
50% 43% 0% Failed to Score F T 33% 33% 23%
 
3.4 3 2 Corners For (avg) C F 7 5.7 3.5
4.8 4.1 15 Corners Against (avg) C A 6 4 3.9
0.8 0.9 3 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 1 1.7 1.2
1 0 0 Red Cards R C 0 0 0
Key stats this season:
  • All of St Ives Town's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Hitchin Town have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Hitchin Town have won significantly more corners away than at home.
  • Hitchin Town have yet to win a game away.
  • St Ives Town have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored at home.
  • St Ives Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • St Ives Town haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

St Ives Town
All Fa Trophy Non League Premier: Southern FA Cup
All Home Away Home vs low
15-10-19 No Leiston 4 - 4 St Ives Town
19-10-19 No Alvechurch 1 - 0 St Ives Town
22-10-19 No St Ives Town 0 - 4 Royston Town
26-10-19 FAT St Ives Town 0 - 0 Soham Town Rangers
29-10-19 FAT Soham Town Rangers 3 - 0 St Ives Town
02-11-19 No St Ives Town 16:00 Hitchin Town
09-11-19 No Banbury United 16:00 St Ives Town
16-11-19 No St Ives Town 16:00 Hednesford Town
23-11-19 No Bromsgrove Sporting 16:00 St Ives Town
30-11-19 No St Ives Town 16:00 Stratford Town
Hitchin Town
All Fa Trophy Non League Premier: Southern FA Cup
All Home Away Away vs low
05-10-19 FAC Maidstone United 2 - 1 Hitchin Town
12-10-19 No Hitchin Town 2 - 2 Bromsgrove Sporting
15-10-19 No Royston Town 1 - 1 Hitchin Town
19-10-19 No Leiston 3 - 1 Hitchin Town
21-10-19 No Hitchin Town 1 - 0 Coalville Town
02-11-19 No St Ives Town 16:00 Hitchin Town
09-11-19 No Hitchin Town 16:00 Lowestoft Town
16-11-19 No Redditch United 16:00 Hitchin Town
23-11-19 No Hitchin Town 16:00 Nuneaton Town
30-11-19 No Hitchin Town 16:00 Barwell

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Hednesford Town 12 8 1 3 23 10 7 5 1 1 16 4 5 3 0 2 7 6 13 25
2 Tamworth 12 8 1 3 24 12 5 3 0 2 10 5 7 5 1 1 14 7 12 25
3 Coalville Town 12 6 5 1 23 14 5 3 2 0 12 7 7 3 3 1 11 7 9 23
4 Banbury United 14 6 5 3 18 13 7 3 3 1 10 7 7 3 2 2 8 6 5 23
5 Nuneaton Town 14 7 1 6 26 22 7 6 0 1 18 7 7 1 1 5 8 15 4 22
6 Rushall Olympic 12 6 3 3 27 17 7 5 1 1 22 8 5 1 2 2 5 9 10 21
7 Royston Town 12 6 3 3 21 12 6 3 2 1 9 5 6 3 1 2 12 7 9 21
8 Stourbridge 10 6 2 2 21 15 5 3 1 1 11 7 5 3 1 1 10 8 6 20
9 Biggleswade Town 13 6 2 5 20 21 6 4 0 2 9 10 7 2 2 3 11 11 -1 20
10 AFC Rushden & Diamonds 14 5 5 4 20 24 7 4 1 2 13 14 7 1 4 2 7 10 -4 20
11 Bromsgrove Sporting 13 5 4 4 27 18 6 1 2 3 7 8 7 4 2 1 20 10 9 19
12 Barwell 13 6 1 6 24 21 6 3 0 3 13 9 7 3 1 3 11 12 3 19
13 Needham Market 13 5 3 5 16 13 7 2 3 2 11 9 6 3 0 3 5 4 3 18
14 Peterborough Sports 11 4 4 3 26 17 6 2 3 1 16 10 5 2 1 2 10 7 9 16
15 Kings Langley 11 4 2 5 21 20 5 2 0 3 9 9 6 2 2 2 12 11 1 14
16 Stratford Town 12 4 2 6 18 24 8 4 1 3 15 14 4 0 1 3 3 10 -6 14
17 Alvechurch 12 3 4 5 16 20 6 2 3 1 11 7 6 1 1 4 5 13 -4 13
18 Hitchin Town 13 2 5 6 12 23 7 2 2 3 8 10 6 0 3 3 4 13 -11 11
19 St Ives Town 14 3 2 9 14 26 7 2 1 4 6 13 7 1 1 5 8 13 -12 11
20 Lowestoft Town 10 3 0 7 13 21 5 2 0 3 4 6 5 1 0 4 9 15 -8 9
21 Redditch United 13 2 3 8 14 27 6 1 2 3 8 9 7 1 1 5 6 18 -13 9
22 Leiston 14 2 2 10 16 50 6 1 2 3 10 14 8 1 0 7 6 36 -34 8

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