Vanarama National League North game preview and facts: Hereford meet Kettering Town

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Competition: England Vanarama National League North
Competition: Sat 04.March
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Edgar Street Athletic Ground (5075 seats)

The home supporters look for three points in this match, and the home advantage should be put to good use against a stumbling visitor. Hereford are in 11th position while the guesting Kettering Town lose sleep at 18th.

Insights:
  • Hereford have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Kettering Town have the fewest clean sheets (1) away in Vanarama National League North

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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Hereford form and stats

The story so far in the Vanarama National League North for Hereford at their home stadium (Edgar Street Athletic Ground) is 6 wins, 4 draws and 7 defeats. Hereford are very eager to stop a potential losing streak at Edgar Street Athletic Ground, having lost their two previous games here.

The Hereford crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 1-2 to Chester here at Edgar Street Athletic Ground.

Before that match, a win away at Southport.

The hosts are favourites to win this game, with an estimated chance of about 55-60% of that outcome. Earlier Hereford matches with similar probabilities have ended with 2 wins, 0 draws and 2 defeats (from 4 games).

It should be added that a peek at the 13 most recent league matches reveals that 10 of them qualified as a both teams not to score result (only one or none of the sides scored).

Hereford are traveling soon after this match as the Vanarama National League North match at Chorley awaits in three days.

Hereford has scored 22 league goals at home this season, in 17 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Hereford's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 19 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Kettering Town form and stats

Kettering Town have only collected 11 points from their away games in the Vanarama National League North, after 2-5-10 (17 played).

335 minutes! That's how long the Kettering Town goalkeeper Owen Mason and his defense have shut out their league opponents.

Kettering Town won their last game, 1-0 versus Curzon Ashton played at home.

That result followed a home victory 1-0 versus Brackley Town.

Looking at the earlier recent performances of Kettering when being an outsider away as they are today, we find 7 matches with the visitors losing 3 times, drawing 2 and winning 2 games.

Low on goals? 9 of this side's last 11 league matches have contained zero, one or two goals.

There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Kettering Town manager Glover as the team has another away game coming up in only three days, this time against Gloucester City.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Kettering Town as they have only managed to score 13 times from 17 away games in the league. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Kettering have conceded 31 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 3 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

Kettering Town - Hereford 2-0 was the story when these contenders formerly did battle, earlier this season. Last eight meetings involving these teams: Hereford won four, Kettering Town triumphed in one and we saw three draws. four games with more than 2,5 goals, four matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

HerefordT. Barnett
T. Barnett
10 goals
HerefordR. McLean
R. McLean
6 goals
Kettering TownS. Bennett
S. Bennett
5 goals

Hereford missing players

Kettering Town missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Hereford Kettering Town
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
35 17 4 Played P 4 17 34
13 6 2 Won W 1 2 10
6 4 1 Drew D 1 5 11
16 7 1 Lost L 2 10 13
41 22 5 Scored S 5 13 31
40 19 1 Conceded C 5 31 44
94% 88% 75% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 85%
66% 76% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 82% 65%
37% 41% 25% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 47% 38%
20% 18% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 24% 21%
9% 12% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 6% 9%
43% 41% 0% BTTS BTTS 25% 41% 35%
31% 41% 75% Clean Sheets C S 25% 6% 32%
31% 29% 50% Failed to Score F T 50% 53% 47%
 
4.3 4.9 4.5 Corners for (avg) C F 5 4.1 3.7
5 4.3 4.5 Corners against (avg) C A 3 5.6 5.4
1.6 1.4 1.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 1.4 1.4
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
8.9 9.8 11 Shots (avg) S ( 8.8 6.9 8.1
4 4.2 4.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.2 2.8 3.1
29% 31% 28% Goal Efficiency G E 29% 27% 29%
 
9.3 7.9 7.2 Shots against (avg) S A 9.2 13.8 12.1
4.6 3.8 2.2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5 6.1 4.7
Key stats in Vanarama National League North this season:
  • Hereford have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Kettering Town have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Kettering Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Kettering Town have the fewest clean sheets (1) away in Vanarama National League North
  • Kettering Town haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 32 20 6 6 57 32 17 11 3 3 36 19 15 9 3 3 21 13 25 66
2 King's Lynn Town 33 18 10 5 59 32 16 12 3 1 32 12 17 6 7 4 27 20 27 64
3 Chester 34 15 14 5 51 32 16 6 6 4 20 14 18 9 8 1 31 18 19 59
4 Brackley Town 33 16 10 7 42 26 16 11 4 1 29 10 17 5 6 6 13 16 16 58
5 Scarborough Athletic 35 16 10 9 61 51 18 9 5 4 38 28 17 7 5 5 23 23 10 58
6 Darlington 33 16 8 9 59 44 18 8 6 4 29 23 15 8 2 5 30 21 15 56
7 Chorley 35 13 13 9 46 34 18 8 7 3 26 15 17 5 6 6 20 19 12 52
8 Gloucester City 35 14 8 13 56 56 18 9 3 6 36 26 17 5 5 7 20 30 0 50
9 Alfreton Town 32 12 12 8 39 30 16 8 5 3 25 13 16 4 7 5 14 17 9 48
10 Kidderminster Harriers 35 13 8 14 34 37 17 4 4 9 15 20 18 9 4 5 19 17 -3 47
11 Hereford 35 13 6 16 41 40 17 6 4 7 22 19 18 7 2 9 19 21 1 45
12 Banbury United 31 12 8 11 44 42 15 6 5 4 22 17 16 6 3 7 22 25 2 44
13 Curzon Ashton 33 12 7 14 41 39 17 7 3 7 25 21 16 5 4 7 16 18 2 43
14 Spennymoor Town 32 10 12 10 44 47 16 6 6 4 21 19 16 4 6 6 23 28 -3 42
15 Buxton 35 10 12 13 35 42 17 5 6 6 17 20 18 5 6 7 18 22 -7 42
16 Southport 32 11 8 13 39 41 14 6 4 4 20 17 18 5 4 9 19 24 -2 41
17 Peterborough Sports 33 11 8 14 39 44 17 7 5 5 25 20 16 4 3 9 14 24 -5 41
18 Kettering Town 34 10 11 13 31 44 17 8 6 3 18 13 17 2 5 10 13 31 -13 41
19 Boston United 34 10 7 17 48 56 18 7 4 7 29 27 16 3 3 10 19 29 -8 37
20 Blyth Spartans 34 9 9 16 34 50 17 4 7 6 18 20 17 5 2 10 16 30 -16 36
21 Leamington 33 6 16 11 28 38 17 6 5 6 16 16 16 0 11 5 12 22 -10 34
22 Bradford Park Avenue 35 8 10 17 34 51 18 6 4 8 17 19 17 2 6 9 17 32 -17 34
23 Farsley Celtic 33 8 10 15 37 56 15 5 5 5 18 20 18 3 5 10 19 36 -19 34
24 AFC Telford United 35 3 11 21 23 58 18 2 7 9 13 27 17 1 4 12 10 31 -35 20

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 Fylde 32 20 6 6 57 32 17 11 3 3 36 19 15 9 3 3 21 13 25 66
2 King's Lynn Town 33 18 10 5 59 32 16 12 3 1 32 12 17 6 7 4 27 20 27 64
3 Chester 34 15 14 5 51 32 16 6 6 4 20 14 18 9 8 1 31 18 19 59
4 Brackley Town 33 16 10 7 42 26 16 11 4 1 29 10 17 5 6 6 13 16 16 58
5 Scarborough Athletic 35 16 10 9 61 51 18 9 5 4 38 28 17 7 5 5 23 23 10 58
6 Darlington 33 16 8 9 59 44 18 8 6 4 29 23 15 8 2 5 30 21 15 56
7 Chorley 35 13 13 9 46 34 18 8 7 3 26 15 17 5 6 6 20 19 12 52
8 Gloucester City 35 14 8 13 56 56 18 9 3 6 36 26 17 5 5 7 20 30 0 50
9 Alfreton Town 32 12 12 8 39 30 16 8 5 3 25 13 16 4 7 5 14 17 9 48
10 Kidderminster Harriers 35 13 8 14 34 37 17 4 4 9 15 20 18 9 4 5 19 17 -3 47
11 Hereford 35 13 6 16 41 40 17 6 4 7 22 19 18 7 2 9 19 21 1 45
12 Banbury United 31 12 8 11 44 42 15 6 5 4 22 17 16 6 3 7 22 25 2 44
13 Curzon Ashton 33 12 7 14 41 39 17 7 3 7 25 21 16 5 4 7 16 18 2 43
14 Spennymoor Town 32 10 12 10 44 47 16 6 6 4 21 19 16 4 6 6 23 28 -3 42
15 Buxton 35 10 12 13 35 42 17 5 6 6 17 20 18 5 6 7 18 22 -7 42
16 Southport 32 11 8 13 39 41 14 6 4 4 20 17 18 5 4 9 19 24 -2 41
17 Peterborough Sports 33 11 8 14 39 44 17 7 5 5 25 20 16 4 3 9 14 24 -5 41
18 Kettering Town 34 10 11 13 31 44 17 8 6 3 18 13 17 2 5 10 13 31 -13 41
19 Boston United 34 10 7 17 48 56 18 7 4 7 29 27 16 3 3 10 19 29 -8 37
20 Blyth Spartans 34 9 9 16 34 50 17 4 7 6 18 20 17 5 2 10 16 30 -16 36
21 Leamington 33 6 16 11 28 38 17 6 5 6 16 16 16 0 11 5 12 22 -10 34
22 Bradford Park Avenue 35 8 10 17 34 51 18 6 4 8 17 19 17 2 6 9 17 32 -17 34
23 Farsley Celtic 33 8 10 15 37 56 15 5 5 5 18 20 18 3 5 10 19 36 -19 34
24 AFC Telford United 35 3 11 21 23 58 18 2 7 9 13 27 17 1 4 12 10 31 -35 20

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