Gloucester City vs Bishop's Stortford: Full pre-match guide and statistics

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Competition: England Vanarama National League North
Competition: Sat 12.Aug
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: New Meadow Park

Game week two of the Vanarama National League North season and the participants have had a few days to digest the first game. Here's the best Gloucester City - Bishop's Stortford preview:

This has all the signs of an absorbing match with lots of spark and bustle as both teams are well rested since they last ran out on the pitch. Let's go!

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Gloucester City form and stats

The season before, Gloucester City's league stats were 19 wins, 11 draws and 16 losses, resulting in 7th position in the Vanarama National League North. From these 46 matches they scored {75 goals} and conceded 68. Performing as the home team in the last season Gloucester City managed 11-6-6 (win-draw-lost) with {45 goals} and 32 conceded.

No payout for Gloucester in their previous match, an away game at Blyth Spartans that ended in defeat 2-4. A goal frenzy last time out for Gloucester City, with a total of 6 goals in the match against Blyth Spartans. Fun stuff to watch!

Before that game, the 4-3 home victory against Chorley.

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Gloucester City have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 7 games) they have won 3 times, drawn 3 and lost 1.

Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Banbury United are coming to town in three days.

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Bishop's Stortford form and stats

Let's have a look at how Bishop's Stortford performed last season in the Non League Premier: Isthmian: They landed a 1st position in the league table after playing out 27 victories, 7 draws and 8 defeats. In total they scored 75 and conceded {33 goals} in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 14 - drew 1 and lost 6 with 33/17 goals scored/conceded.

Stortford go into this game after a win, the home game against Chester that ended 2-0.

Preceding that game was the away Non League Premier: Isthmian victory against Herne Bay with the score of 5-0.

Bishop's Stortford are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 1 win, 2 draws and 1 defeat. From a total of 4 matches.

Bishop's Stortford have another fixture away in just three nights, a Vanarama National League North game against Brackley Town. A back-breaking calendar for the visiting team!

Head 2 Head

H2H stats regardless of arena (last four matches): Gloucester two wins, zero draws and Bishop's Stortford two victories. As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one game had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Gloucester CityH. Emmett
H. Emmett
1 goals
Gloucester CityH. Williams
H. Williams
1 goals
Bishop's StortfordR. Henshaw
R. Henshaw
1 goals

Gloucester City missing players

Bishop's Stortford missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Gloucester City Bishop's Stortford
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
1 0 0 Played P 0 0 1
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 1
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
1 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
2 0 0 Scored S 0 0 2
4 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 0
100% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 100%
100% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 100%
100% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 0%
100% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
100% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
100% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
7 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 1
8 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 6
4 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 5
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
9 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 8
7 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 3
29% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 67%
 
17 0 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 0 5
11 0 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 0 3
Gloucester City Last season Bishop's Stortford
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
47 23   Played P   21 42
19 11   Won W   14 27
12 6   Drew D   1 7
16 6   Lost L   6 8
77 45   Scored S   33 75
70 32   Conceded C   17 33
100% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 98%
89% 91%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   62% 76%
57% 52%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   43% 48%
32% 35%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   19% 21%
15% 26%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   14% 14%
62% 65%   BTTS BTTS   24% 33%
21% 22%   Clean Sheets C S   62% 57%
17% 13%   Failed to Score F T   14% 12%
 
4.5 5.3   Corners for (avg) C F   2.2 2.3
4.6 4.2   Corners against (avg) C A   0.9 1.3
2.6 2   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   0.2 0.2
5 3   Red cards R C   0 0
 
9.6 12.2   Shots (avg) S (   5.2 5.6
4.8 6.3   Shots on Target (avg) S O   2.5 2
34% 31%   Goal Efficiency G E   76% 100%
 
10.8 10.5   Shots against (avg) S A   2.2 2.6
4.3 4.1   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   1.1 0.8

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Warrington Town 1 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 4 3
2 Spennymoor Town 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 3 3
3 Blyth Spartans 1 1 0 0 4 2 1 1 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
4 Curzon Ashton 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 2 3
5 South Shields 1 1 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
6 Bishop's Stortford 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
7 Farsley Celtic 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 3
8 Scunthorpe United 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 3
9 Peterborough Sports 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
10 King's Lynn Town 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
11 Hereford 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1
12 Chorley 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
13 Brackley Town 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
14 Boston United 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
15 Buxton 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
16 Tamworth 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
17 Scarborough Athletic 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
18 Gloucester City 1 0 0 1 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 4 -2 0
19 Darlington 1 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0
20 Alfreton Town 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 3 -2 0
21 Chester 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 0
22 Rushall Olympic 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0
23 Banbury United 1 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -3 0
24 Southport 1 0 0 1 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 -4 0
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Fylde 46 29 8 9 80 44 23 15 3 5 49 27 23 14 5 4 31 17 36 95
2 King's Lynn Town 46 27 12 7 84 43 23 17 3 3 48 20 23 10 9 4 36 23 41 93
3 Chester 46 22 18 6 72 41 23 9 9 5 34 21 23 13 9 1 38 20 31 84
4 Brackley Town 46 18 15 13 57 47 23 13 7 3 38 17 23 5 8 10 19 30 10 69
5 Alfreton Town 46 17 18 11 54 44 23 12 6 5 35 20 23 5 12 6 19 24 10 69
6 Kidderminster Harriers 46 19 12 15 49 42 23 7 7 9 23 21 23 12 5 6 26 21 7 69
7 Gloucester City 46 19 11 16 75 68 23 11 6 6 45 32 23 8 5 10 30 36 7 68
8 Scarborough Athletic 46 18 14 14 74 69 23 9 6 8 41 37 23 9 8 6 33 32 5 68
9 Spennymoor Town 46 18 14 14 68 67 23 11 8 4 36 28 23 7 6 10 32 39 1 68
10 Darlington 46 18 13 15 72 64 23 9 7 7 36 32 23 9 6 8 36 32 8 67
11 Buxton 46 18 13 15 55 54 23 10 7 6 29 25 23 8 6 9 26 29 1 67
12 Chorley 46 17 15 14 62 50 23 11 7 5 32 19 23 6 8 9 30 31 12 66
13 Curzon Ashton 46 18 11 17 58 55 23 10 5 8 33 27 23 8 6 9 25 28 3 65
14 Peterborough Sports 46 15 12 19 50 55 23 9 5 9 30 26 23 6 7 10 20 29 -5 57
15 Boston United 46 15 11 20 68 66 23 10 4 9 39 31 23 5 7 11 29 35 2 56
16 Hereford 46 15 10 21 47 56 23 7 8 8 26 23 23 8 2 13 21 33 -9 55
17 Banbury United 46 13 15 18 55 62 23 6 10 7 25 24 23 7 5 11 30 38 -7 54
18 Southport 46 13 11 22 50 62 23 7 7 9 27 30 23 6 4 13 23 32 -12 50
19 Blyth Spartans 46 12 14 20 49 62 23 5 10 8 26 28 23 7 4 12 23 34 -13 50
20 Farsley Celtic 46 12 14 20 51 75 23 8 8 7 27 28 23 4 6 13 24 47 -24 50
21 Kettering Town 46 11 16 19 41 63 23 9 10 4 25 18 23 2 6 15 16 45 -22 49
22 Leamington 46 10 18 18 41 60 23 9 6 8 25 22 23 1 12 10 16 38 -19 48
23 Bradford Park Avenue 46 11 13 22 43 65 23 9 4 10 24 25 23 2 9 12 19 40 -22 46
24 AFC Telford United 46 6 14 26 35 76 23 3 8 12 20 36 23 3 6 14 15 40 -41 32
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Bishop's Stortford 42 27 7 8 75 33 21 13 6 2 42 16 21 14 1 6 33 17 42 88
2 AFC Hornchurch 42 25 9 8 98 49 21 15 3 3 53 22 21 10 6 5 45 27 49 84
3 Canvey Island 42 24 9 9 80 44 21 12 4 5 45 27 21 12 5 4 35 17 36 81
4 Aveley 42 23 9 10 64 42 21 11 5 5 26 18 21 12 4 5 38 24 22 78
5 Cray Wanderers 42 20 14 8 78 48 21 12 5 4 45 24 21 8 9 4 33 24 30 74
6 Lewes 42 20 14 8 82 54 21 12 8 1 41 17 21 8 6 7 41 37 28 74
7 Horsham 42 20 12 10 84 57 21 14 4 3 55 24 21 6 8 7 29 33 27 72
8 Hastings United 42 20 11 11 63 42 21 10 7 4 33 22 21 10 4 7 30 20 21 71
9 Enfield Town 42 19 12 11 73 49 21 9 8 4 33 21 21 10 4 7 40 28 24 69
10 Billericay Town 42 19 8 15 66 59 21 14 2 5 44 28 21 5 6 10 22 31 7 65
11 Carshalton Athletic 42 18 10 14 53 53 21 13 3 5 30 22 21 5 7 9 23 31 0 64
12 Folkestone Invicta 42 18 5 19 73 65 21 11 3 7 44 31 21 7 2 12 29 34 8 59
13 Potters Bar Town 42 16 5 21 56 86 21 8 3 10 28 37 21 8 2 11 28 49 -30 53
14 Bognor Regis Town 42 15 7 20 70 72 21 9 4 8 30 30 21 6 3 12 40 42 -2 52
15 Haringey Borough 42 13 12 17 67 75 21 8 4 9 38 35 21 5 8 8 29 40 -8 51
16 Wingate & Finchley 42 12 12 18 53 64 21 7 5 9 34 34 21 5 7 9 19 30 -11 48
17 Margate 42 11 11 20 48 65 21 5 7 9 30 32 21 6 4 11 18 33 -17 44
18 Kingstonian 42 10 9 23 43 77 21 5 4 12 21 40 21 5 5 11 22 37 -34 39
19 Bowers & Pitsea 42 8 9 25 44 78 21 6 6 9 22 31 21 2 3 16 22 47 -34 33
20 Herne Bay 42 8 9 25 60 101 21 5 5 11 31 47 21 3 4 14 29 54 -41 33
21 Corinthian-Casuals 42 7 5 30 37 87 21 4 3 14 20 40 21 3 2 16 17 47 -50 26
22 Brightlingsea Regent 42 5 9 28 41 108 21 5 5 11 23 42 21 0 4 17 18 66 -67 24

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 Warrington Town 1 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 4 3
2 Spennymoor Town 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 3 3
3 Blyth Spartans 1 1 0 0 4 2 1 1 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
4 Curzon Ashton 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 2 3
5 South Shields 1 1 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
6 Bishop's Stortford 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
7 Farsley Celtic 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 3
8 Scunthorpe United 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 3
9 Peterborough Sports 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
10 King's Lynn Town 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
11 Hereford 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1
12 Chorley 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
13 Brackley Town 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
14 Boston United 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
15 Buxton 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
16 Tamworth 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
17 Scarborough Athletic 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
18 Gloucester City 1 0 0 1 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 4 -2 0
19 Darlington 1 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0
20 Alfreton Town 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 3 -2 0
21 Chester 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 0
22 Rushall Olympic 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0
23 Banbury United 1 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -3 0
24 Southport 1 0 0 1 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 -4 0

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