A tale of loss and gain for these two contenders so far this campaign, situated in positions near the midsection of the Vanarama National League North table. Here's the Hereford - Banbury United latest:
- Hereford have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Banbury United have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
This could be an action-packed fixture with lots of spark and excitement as both contenders are well refreshed since they last saw competitive action. Let's get started!
Hereford form and stats
Hereford have played 12 Vanarama National League North games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 5-3-4 (wins-draws-losses). The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at Edgar Street Athletic Ground.
A good away victory last time out for Hereford, who won 1-0 against Buxton (placed 20th).
Heartbreak before that as Hereford lost 0-2 at Gloucester City's place.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 Hereford have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 12 games) they have won 6 times, drawn 3 and lost 3.
Trench warfare? In this team's last 12 league games, 10 have seen zero, one or two goals.
Hereford are traveling soon after this match as the Vanarama National League North match at Spennymoor Town awaits in three days.
Hereford are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 17 goals in 12 games.
Banbury United form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Vanarama National League North travels is 4 wins, 3 draws and 7 defeats.
Landers was the last player to score for the away team. Banbury haven't scored a league goal in the last 190 minutes.
Two away games in a row for Banbury United, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-5 versus Fylde. Banbury lost the plot completely in their previous game, as mentioned above. They need to recover quickly from that 0-5 beating and focus on this one.
A 0-1 loss hosting Brackley Town before that.Banbury United are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 4 wins, 1 draw and 4 defeats. From a total of 9 matches.
A new game in only three days for Banbury United, the Fa Trophy home match versus Coalville Town. Busy days.
Banbury United find the net regularly in their away games. 17 goals from 14 away fixtures in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As for defending, Banbury rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 23 goals from these away matches.
Head 2 Head
This was the final score when the contenders played each other earlier this season; Banbury United - Hereford 3-1. Head-2-head stats last three meetings: two - zero - one (Hereford wins - draws - Banbury United wins). As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  G. Rasulo 9 goals |   T. Barnett 8 goals | R. McLean 5 goals |
Hereford missing players
Banbury United missing players
| Hereford | Banbury United | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 26 | 12 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 14 | 25 |
| 10 | 5 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 4 | 10 |
| 5 | 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 11 | 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 3 | 7 | 9 |
| 32 | 17 | 3 | Scored | S | 3 | 17 | 35 |
| 30 | 12 | 5 | Conceded | C | 6 | 23 | 32 |
| 96% | 92% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 93% | 92% |
| 69% | 75% | 25% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 79% | 72% |
| 38% | 42% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 64% | 60% |
| 19% | 17% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 36% | 36% |
| 8% | 8% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 14% | 8% |
| 46% | 42% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 64% | 60% |
| 31% | 42% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 21% | 24% |
| 27% | 25% | 75% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 21% | 24% |
| 4.4 | 5.2 | 4.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 5.2 | 5.2 |
| 4.8 | 4.6 | 5.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4 |
| 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.5 | 1.7 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 8.7 | 9.7 | 5.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.7 | 10.1 | 10.1 |
| 4 | 4.4 | 2.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.7 | 3.7 | 4.3 |
| 30% | 32% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 33% | 33% |
| 9.3 | 7.6 | 5.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.7 | 10.7 | 9.2 |
| 4.3 | 3.4 | 2.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.6 |
- Banbury United have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Hereford have played more matches over 2,5 goals 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 | Fylde | 24 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 41 | 23 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 18 | 51 |
| 2 | King's Lynn Town | 23 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 43 | 22 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 21 | 48 |
| 3 | Darlington | 26 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 50 | 35 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 19 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 28 | 16 | 15 | 47 |
| 4 | Brackley Town | 25 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 31 | 19 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 47 |
| 5 | Scarborough Athletic | 27 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 49 | 44 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 31 | 25 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 19 | 5 | 45 |
| 6 | Chester | 26 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 41 | 25 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 24 | 14 | 16 | 44 |
| 7 | Chorley | 26 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 36 | 25 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 39 |
| 8 | Gloucester City | 28 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 42 | 44 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 28 | 24 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 20 | -2 | 39 |
| 9 | Kidderminster Harriers | 27 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 26 | 28 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 14 | -2 | 37 |
| 10 | Banbury United | 25 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 35 | 32 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 23 | 3 | 36 |
| 11 | Southport | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 36 | 35 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 19 | 1 | 36 |
| 12 | Peterborough Sports | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 34 | 34 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 20 | 0 | 36 |
| 13 | Hereford | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 32 | 30 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 18 | 2 | 35 |
| 14 | Alfreton Town | 24 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 30 | 24 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 34 |
| 15 | Spennymoor Town | 25 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 34 | 35 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 22 | -1 | 34 |
| 16 | Leamington | 25 | 5 | 14 | 6 | 21 | 22 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 12 | -1 | 29 |
| 17 | Bradford Park Avenue | 27 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 27 | 36 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 21 | -9 | 29 |
| 18 | Curzon Ashton | 25 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 24 | 28 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 13 | -4 | 28 |
| 19 | Boston United | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 36 | 44 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 23 | 24 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 20 | -8 | 26 |
| 20 | Buxton | 27 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 25 | 38 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 18 | -13 | 26 |
| 21 | Kettering Town | 25 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 23 | 39 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 28 | -16 | 26 |
| 22 | Farsley Celtic | 25 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 28 | 44 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 20 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 24 | -16 | 24 |
| 23 | Blyth Spartans | 26 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 27 | 41 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 27 | -14 | 23 |
| 24 | AFC Telford United | 26 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 19 | 43 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 23 | -24 | 17 |
