Open game expected: Chelmsford City vs Oxford City preview

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Competition: England Vanarama National League South
Competition: Sat 26.February
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)

Chelmsford City will want to utilise their home advantage to help shorten the gap to today’s adversaries. The home team are currently 16 points behind Oxford City.

Insights:
  • Chelmsford City have the fewest scored goals (12) at home in Vanarama National League South
  • Oxford City have the fewest conceded goals (9) away in Vanarama National League South

Both participants have had adequate rest since their last work day in an official game. Let's agree to expect an active match!

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Chelmsford City form and stats

Chelmsford City have played 13 Vanarama National League South games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 3-6-4 (wins-draws-losses).

Chelmsford City are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-2 away versus Dorking Wanderers.

Before that game, the 1-0 home victory against Hampton & Richmond.

This is expected to be a close game, with Chelmsford City perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Chelmsford City as a small favourite), we find ten games. Chelmsford has won three of these, drawn four and lost three.

Chelmsford City aren't scoring a lot here in the league, with only 12 goals from 13 games. Chelmsford City have only conceded 12 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Oxford City form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team, who have the fewest conceded goals (9) away in Vanarama National League South, on their Vanarama National League South travels is 6 wins, 4 draws and 2 defeats.

It might be tough going out on the road again for Oxford, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 1-2 versus Maidstone United (placed 2nd).

That result followed a home victory 2-0 versus Hemel Hempstead Town.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Oxford City playing away and similar expectations, we found six relevant matches. Results were two Oxford City wins, four draws and zero defeats.

Oxford are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 19 times in 12 away games so far. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (9 so far).

Head 2 Head

Here's the final score when the contenders met previously this season; Oxford City - Chelmsford City 1-1. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Chelmsford two wins, two draws and Oxford City six victories. As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Oxford CityJ. Iaciofano
J. Iaciofano
13 goals
Chelmsford CityS. Jackson
S. Jackson
10 goals
Oxford CityH. Bradbury
H. Bradbury
7 goals

Chelmsford City missing players

Oxford City missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Chelmsford City Oxford City
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
26 13 6 Played P 5 12 27
7 3 0 Won W 3 6 13
10 6 4 Drew D 2 4 8
9 4 2 Lost L 0 2 6
31 12 4 Scored S 11 19 48
32 12 7 Conceded C 5 9 30
81% 69% 67% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 92% 96%
69% 54% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 67% 81%
50% 38% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 80% 50% 52%
27% 15% 17% Over 3.5 O 3.5 60% 25% 33%
12% 8% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 15%
58% 38% 50% BTTS BTTS 60% 42% 56%
31% 54% 33% Clean Sheets C S 40% 50% 37%
31% 38% 50% Failed to Score F T 0% 17% 11%
 
5.5 5.6 4.5 Corners for (avg) C F 5 5 5.4
6 6.9 8.7 Corners against (avg) C A 5.2 6.4 5.5
1.9 2 2.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2.1 2
2 2 1 Red cards R C 0 1 4
 
9.9 10.6 9.5 Shots (avg) S ( 12 10 9.6
4.4 4.5 3.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 6 5 5.1
27% 20% 17% Goal Efficiency G E 37% 32% 35%
 
10.9 11.2 12.7 Shots against (avg) S A 10.6 11.4 10.3
3.7 3.7 4 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4 4.2 4.3
Key stats in Vanarama National League South this season:
  • Chelmsford City have the fewest scored goals (12) at home in Vanarama National League South
  • Oxford City have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded away.
  • Oxford City have the fewest conceded goals (9) away in Vanarama National League South

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Dorking Wanderers 27 18 3 6 67 36 13 11 0 2 37 15 14 7 3 4 30 21 31 57
2 Maidstone United 26 16 6 4 50 24 13 9 1 3 26 12 13 7 5 1 24 12 26 54
3 Dartford 27 14 8 5 46 27 13 7 6 0 22 10 14 7 2 5 24 17 19 50
4 Oxford City 27 13 8 6 48 30 15 7 4 4 29 21 12 6 4 2 19 9 18 47
5 Ebbsfleet United 26 14 2 10 53 40 13 9 1 3 32 10 13 5 1 7 21 30 13 44
6 Dulwich Hamlet 27 11 8 8 51 40 14 5 4 5 24 20 13 6 4 3 27 20 11 41
7 St Albans City 25 12 5 8 40 33 13 6 2 5 23 17 12 6 3 3 17 16 7 41
8 Eastbourne Borough 27 11 7 9 53 42 13 6 3 4 29 22 14 5 4 5 24 20 11 40
9 Chippenham Town 28 10 9 9 44 35 14 6 2 6 27 23 14 4 7 3 17 12 9 39
10 Hungerford Town 26 12 3 11 45 39 13 6 2 5 21 19 13 6 1 6 24 20 6 39
11 Hemel Hempstead Town 28 10 6 12 35 50 15 4 4 7 19 33 13 6 2 5 16 17 -15 36
12 Slough Town 26 9 7 10 38 44 14 6 4 4 23 19 12 3 3 6 15 25 -6 34
13 Havant & Waterlooville 26 9 6 11 35 42 13 3 4 6 19 19 13 6 2 5 16 23 -7 33
14 Chelmsford City 26 7 10 9 31 32 13 3 6 4 12 12 13 4 4 5 19 20 -1 31
15 Concord Rangers 26 8 6 12 35 50 12 6 2 4 15 20 14 2 4 8 20 30 -15 30
16 Hampton & Richmond 26 8 5 13 40 43 12 4 2 6 19 18 14 4 3 7 21 25 -3 29
17 Bath City 27 9 1 17 29 51 13 5 1 7 14 19 14 4 0 10 15 32 -22 28
18 Tonbridge Angels 25 6 7 12 27 36 13 2 5 6 14 18 12 4 2 6 13 18 -9 25
19 Braintree Town 25 5 10 10 27 41 12 2 6 4 13 18 13 3 4 6 14 23 -14 25
20 Welling United 27 7 4 16 27 61 13 5 1 7 14 25 14 2 3 9 13 36 -34 25
21 Billericay Town 26 4 7 15 22 47 13 2 4 7 14 27 13 2 3 8 8 20 -25 19

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 Dorking Wanderers 27 18 3 6 67 36 13 11 0 2 37 15 14 7 3 4 30 21 31 57
2 Maidstone United 26 16 6 4 50 24 13 9 1 3 26 12 13 7 5 1 24 12 26 54
3 Dartford 27 14 8 5 46 27 13 7 6 0 22 10 14 7 2 5 24 17 19 50
4 Oxford City 27 13 8 6 48 30 15 7 4 4 29 21 12 6 4 2 19 9 18 47
5 Ebbsfleet United 26 14 2 10 53 40 13 9 1 3 32 10 13 5 1 7 21 30 13 44
6 Dulwich Hamlet 27 11 8 8 51 40 14 5 4 5 24 20 13 6 4 3 27 20 11 41
7 St Albans City 25 12 5 8 40 33 13 6 2 5 23 17 12 6 3 3 17 16 7 41
8 Eastbourne Borough 27 11 7 9 53 42 13 6 3 4 29 22 14 5 4 5 24 20 11 40
9 Chippenham Town 28 10 9 9 44 35 14 6 2 6 27 23 14 4 7 3 17 12 9 39
10 Hungerford Town 26 12 3 11 45 39 13 6 2 5 21 19 13 6 1 6 24 20 6 39
11 Hemel Hempstead Town 28 10 6 12 35 50 15 4 4 7 19 33 13 6 2 5 16 17 -15 36
12 Slough Town 26 9 7 10 38 44 14 6 4 4 23 19 12 3 3 6 15 25 -6 34
13 Havant & Waterlooville 26 9 6 11 35 42 13 3 4 6 19 19 13 6 2 5 16 23 -7 33
14 Chelmsford City 26 7 10 9 31 32 13 3 6 4 12 12 13 4 4 5 19 20 -1 31
15 Concord Rangers 26 8 6 12 35 50 12 6 2 4 15 20 14 2 4 8 20 30 -15 30
16 Hampton & Richmond 26 8 5 13 40 43 12 4 2 6 19 18 14 4 3 7 21 25 -3 29
17 Bath City 27 9 1 17 29 51 13 5 1 7 14 19 14 4 0 10 15 32 -22 28
18 Tonbridge Angels 25 6 7 12 27 36 13 2 5 6 14 18 12 4 2 6 13 18 -9 25
19 Braintree Town 25 5 10 10 27 41 12 2 6 4 13 18 13 3 4 6 14 23 -14 25
20 Welling United 27 7 4 16 27 61 13 5 1 7 14 25 14 2 3 9 13 36 -34 25
21 Billericay Town 26 4 7 15 22 47 13 2 4 7 14 27 13 2 3 8 8 20 -25 19

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The National League South, formerly known as Conference South, is the sixth highest division in English football. It consists of teams located in the South West and South East of England, London and the southern parts of Wales, the Midlands and the East of England. 22 teams make up the league table.