Vanarama National League North preview: Can Kettering Town edge out victory against Hereford?

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Competition: England Vanarama National League North
Competition: Tue 22.March
Match begins: 19:45 (UTC)
Venue: Latimer Park

A story of loss and gain for these teams this season, situated in positions near the median of the Vanarama National League North table. Here's the Kettering Town - Hereford latest:

Insights:
  • Hereford have the most matches under the total-line (19) 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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Kettering Town form and stats

Kettering Town have played 14 Vanarama National League North games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 5-5-4 (wins-draws-losses). Kettering Town has three losses from their three previous games and the tension is increasing in the dressing room for both the manager Culverhouse and the players.

Kettering are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-4 away versus Chester.

Heartbreak before that as Kettering Town lost 1-2 at Spennymoor Town'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 Kettering Town have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 15 games) they have won five times, drawn six and lost four.

Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Vanarama National League North game versus Chorley in only four days. This game is also played here at Latimer Park.

Kettering Town have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Latimer Park with 22 goals in 14 league matches. 16 goals have been conceded.

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Hereford form and stats

4-4-7 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Hereford in their Vanarama National League North matches away. With three draws in a row for Hereford the feeling in the team is perhaps one of both relief and disappointment.

There were no winners in Hereford's previous match, the home game that ended 1-1 vs Darlington (placed 12th).

Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Leamington that ended 0-0.

We have checked recent matches where Hereford have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those twelve games were one victory, four draws and seven defeats.

Hereford have another fixture away from home in just four days, a Vanarama National League North match vs Blyth Spartans. A back-breaking timetable for them!

Hereford have scored 16 goals on their travels this season, from 15 away games in the league. As opposed to that, Hereford have seen the ball go into their own net 21 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

The teams involved faced each other previously this campaign: Hereford - Kettering 3-0. Last six meetings between these contenders: Kettering Town won zero, Hereford triumphed in four and we saw two draws. four games with over 2,5 goals, two matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

HerefordT. Owen-Evans
T. Owen-Evans
9 goals
Kettering TownJ. Crawford
J. Crawford
6 goals
HerefordM. Storey
M. Storey
6 goals

Kettering Town missing players

Hereford missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Kettering Town Hereford
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
30 14 5 Played P 4 15 32
11 5 1 Won W 0 4 12
7 5 1 Drew D 1 4 8
12 4 3 Lost L 3 7 12
43 22 8 Scored S 0 16 37
41 16 9 Conceded C 6 21 38
93% 93% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 75% 87% 94%
80% 79% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 67% 72%
63% 57% 80% Over 2.5 O 2.5 25% 40% 34%
37% 36% 40% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 27% 19%
7% 7% 20% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 20% 12%
57% 64% 80% BTTS BTTS 0% 27% 34%
30% 29% 20% Clean Sheets C S 25% 33% 34%
20% 14% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 53% 38%
 
5.9 6.2 6 Corners for (avg) C F 4.8 4.7 4.8
4.3 3.8 4 Corners against (avg) C A 4.5 5.1 5.3
1.7 1.6 2.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 0.9 1.1
5 2 1 Red cards R C 0 2 2
 
10.9 13.5 14.8 Shots (avg) S ( 7 8 9.5
4.2 5.5 6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.2 3.3 4.1
34% 29% 27% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 32% 28%
 
8.2 7.2 8.8 Shots against (avg) S A 9.5 9.7 9
3.5 2.8 3.6 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3 4.1 4.1
Key stats in Vanarama National League North this season:
  • Hereford have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Hereford have the most matches under the total-line (19) in Vanarama National League North

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Gateshead 32 23 4 5 73 36 15 13 0 2 36 12 17 10 4 3 37 24 37 73
2 Brackley Town 31 21 7 3 45 18 15 12 2 1 20 7 16 9 5 2 25 11 27 70
3 Fylde 32 18 6 8 54 30 16 10 2 4 27 15 16 8 4 4 27 15 24 60
4 Kidderminster Harriers 31 17 6 8 53 28 14 10 1 3 34 10 17 7 5 5 19 18 25 57
5 Chorley 30 14 9 7 49 35 15 9 3 3 34 18 15 5 6 4 15 17 14 51
6 Southport 31 13 10 8 49 37 16 8 7 1 32 16 15 5 3 7 17 21 12 49
7 York City 30 14 6 10 47 38 16 8 3 5 27 17 14 6 3 5 20 21 9 48
8 Boston United 31 13 6 12 47 46 17 9 3 5 34 22 14 4 3 7 13 24 1 45
9 Hereford 32 12 8 12 37 38 17 8 4 5 21 17 15 4 4 7 16 21 -1 44
10 Curzon Ashton 30 11 10 9 42 37 15 6 5 4 21 17 15 5 5 5 21 20 5 43
11 Spennymoor Town 31 12 7 12 43 44 14 6 5 3 24 17 17 6 2 9 19 27 -1 43
12 Darlington 32 11 8 13 50 47 16 7 3 6 25 18 16 4 5 7 25 29 3 41
13 Kettering Town 30 11 7 12 43 41 14 5 5 4 22 16 16 6 2 8 21 25 2 40
14 Leamington 32 10 10 12 33 38 17 9 4 4 22 17 15 1 6 8 11 21 -5 40
15 Alfreton Town 30 10 7 13 40 49 15 4 6 5 19 21 15 6 1 8 21 28 -9 37
16 Chester 32 9 7 16 54 58 17 7 5 5 36 24 15 2 2 11 18 34 -4 34
17 Bradford Park Avenue 31 9 6 16 38 55 16 7 2 7 26 27 15 2 4 9 12 28 -17 33
18 Gloucester City 32 7 11 14 32 48 15 3 6 6 16 17 17 4 5 8 16 31 -16 32
19 Blyth Spartans 32 9 3 20 29 59 16 6 2 8 17 21 16 3 1 12 12 38 -30 30
20 AFC Telford United 33 6 10 17 40 56 17 6 4 7 25 20 16 0 6 10 15 36 -16 28
21 Guiseley 30 7 5 18 24 47 16 5 4 7 15 23 14 2 1 11 9 24 -23 26
22 Farsley Celtic 31 6 7 18 28 65 14 4 4 6 17 28 17 2 3 12 11 37 -37 25

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 Gateshead 32 23 4 5 73 36 15 13 0 2 36 12 17 10 4 3 37 24 37 73
2 Brackley Town 31 21 7 3 45 18 15 12 2 1 20 7 16 9 5 2 25 11 27 70
3 Fylde 32 18 6 8 54 30 16 10 2 4 27 15 16 8 4 4 27 15 24 60
4 Kidderminster Harriers 31 17 6 8 53 28 14 10 1 3 34 10 17 7 5 5 19 18 25 57
5 Chorley 30 14 9 7 49 35 15 9 3 3 34 18 15 5 6 4 15 17 14 51
6 Southport 31 13 10 8 49 37 16 8 7 1 32 16 15 5 3 7 17 21 12 49
7 York City 30 14 6 10 47 38 16 8 3 5 27 17 14 6 3 5 20 21 9 48
8 Boston United 31 13 6 12 47 46 17 9 3 5 34 22 14 4 3 7 13 24 1 45
9 Hereford 32 12 8 12 37 38 17 8 4 5 21 17 15 4 4 7 16 21 -1 44
10 Curzon Ashton 30 11 10 9 42 37 15 6 5 4 21 17 15 5 5 5 21 20 5 43
11 Spennymoor Town 31 12 7 12 43 44 14 6 5 3 24 17 17 6 2 9 19 27 -1 43
12 Darlington 32 11 8 13 50 47 16 7 3 6 25 18 16 4 5 7 25 29 3 41
13 Kettering Town 30 11 7 12 43 41 14 5 5 4 22 16 16 6 2 8 21 25 2 40
14 Leamington 32 10 10 12 33 38 17 9 4 4 22 17 15 1 6 8 11 21 -5 40
15 Alfreton Town 30 10 7 13 40 49 15 4 6 5 19 21 15 6 1 8 21 28 -9 37
16 Chester 32 9 7 16 54 58 17 7 5 5 36 24 15 2 2 11 18 34 -4 34
17 Bradford Park Avenue 31 9 6 16 38 55 16 7 2 7 26 27 15 2 4 9 12 28 -17 33
18 Gloucester City 32 7 11 14 32 48 15 3 6 6 16 17 17 4 5 8 16 31 -16 32
19 Blyth Spartans 32 9 3 20 29 59 16 6 2 8 17 21 16 3 1 12 12 38 -30 30
20 AFC Telford United 33 6 10 17 40 56 17 6 4 7 25 20 16 0 6 10 15 36 -16 28
21 Guiseley 30 7 5 18 24 47 16 5 4 7 15 23 14 2 1 11 9 24 -23 26
22 Farsley Celtic 31 6 7 18 28 65 14 4 4 6 17 28 17 2 3 12 11 37 -37 25

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The National League North, formerly known as Conference North, is the sixth highest division in English football. It contains teams located in Northern England, Norfolk, the English Midlands and North Wales. The league table has 22 teams playing two fixtures against each other (home and away).