Vanarama National League South preview: Can Chelmsford City edge out victory against Slough Town?

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Competition: England Vanarama National League South
Competition: Sat 23.April
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)

Chelmsford City have some lost ground to recover from their 16th spot, and the task starts against Slough Town. Read more!

Insights:
  • Chelmsford City have the fewest scored goals (16) at home in Vanarama National League South
  • Slough Town have the most dropped points from leading position (27) in Vanarama National League South

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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Chelmsford City form and stats

The overall Vanarama National League South statistics at home this season for Chelmsford City are 4-7-7 (wins-draws-losses).

The Chelmsford City fans enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Billericay Town and win 2-1. World class coaching! That was the thoughts of Simpson when Moore scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 82nd minute.

Before that match, a win away at St Albans City.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Chelmsford City handle that role? We have found eleven games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are three wins, five draws and three defeats.

Chelmsford aren't scoring a lot here in the league, with only 16 goals from 18 games. Chelmsford City'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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Slough Town form and stats

There's been little loot from Slough Town's travels as they have only collected 17 points from 17 away games in the Vanarama National League South. Slough Town only have 4 wins to counter their 8 defeats and 5 draws.

237 minutes! That's how long the Slough Town goalkeeper Jonathan North and his defense have shut out their league opponents.

Impressive finishing from Jackman secured the home win 2-0 against Hemel Hempstead Town in their previous game.

Before that one, a nice away victory 1-0 at Tonbridge Angels.

We have checked recent matches where Slough Town have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those ten games were three victories, three draws and four defeats.

There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Slough manager Underwood as the team has another away game coming up in only three days, this time against Concord Rangers.

Slough Town find the net regularly in their away games. 18 goals from 17 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, Slough Town rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 33 goals from these away matches.

Head 2 Head

Chelmsford and Slough Town have duelled already this season: Slough Town - Chelmsford City 1-0. Numbers for the prior nine meetings between these two participants are: four wins for Chelmsford City, one draw and four wins for Slough Town. Over 2,5 goals: three times; under 2,5 goals: six games.

Top Goalscorers

ChelmsfordS. Jackson
S. Jackson
10 goals
Slough TownA. Tenconi
A. Tenconi
9 goals
Chelmsford CityC. Sheringham
C. Sheringham
8 goals

Chelmsford City missing players

Slough Town missing players

Chelmsford City Slough Town
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
36 18 6 Played P 5 17 36
9 4 1 Won W 1 4 12
12 7 2 Drew D 2 5 11
15 7 3 Lost L 2 8 13
42 16 3 Scored S 5 18 48
46 19 7 Conceded C 6 33 58
86% 78% 83% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
72% 61% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 60% 76% 83%
53% 39% 17% Over 2.5 O 2.5 40% 59% 58%
22% 11% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 35% 33%
8% 6% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 18% 14%
58% 44% 33% BTTS BTTS 60% 65% 69%
25% 39% 33% Clean Sheets C S 20% 12% 14%
31% 39% 50% Failed to Score F T 20% 24% 17%
 
6.1 5.9 6 Corners for (avg) C F 3.8 4.5 4.5
5.7 6.4 4.3 Corners against (avg) C A 6.6 5.9 5.1
1.7 1.9 1.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0.8 1.6 1.6
4 3 0 Red cards R C 0 2 2
 
10.1 10.7 12.3 Shots (avg) S ( 9.4 8.2 9
4.5 4.4 4.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.4 3.1 3.3
26% 20% 11% Goal Efficiency G E 29% 34% 40%
 
10.6 10.8 7.3 Shots against (avg) S A 12.8 11.5 10.8
3.8 3.5 2.8 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.8 5.2 4.7
Key stats in Vanarama National League South this season:
  • Chelmsford City have the fewest scored goals (16) at home in Vanarama National League South
  • Slough Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Slough Town have the most dropped points from leading position (27) in Vanarama National League South
  • Slough Town haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Maidstone United 36 24 6 6 69 33 18 14 1 3 39 16 18 10 5 3 30 17 36 78
2 Dorking Wanderers 36 23 5 8 89 46 18 15 1 2 50 18 18 8 4 6 39 28 43 74
3 Ebbsfleet United 36 21 3 12 71 49 18 12 2 4 41 15 18 9 1 8 30 34 22 66
4 Dartford 36 18 11 7 59 38 18 9 8 1 29 16 18 9 3 6 30 22 21 65
5 Oxford City 36 17 10 9 62 40 18 9 5 4 36 22 18 8 5 5 26 18 22 61
6 Eastbourne Borough 37 17 9 11 70 56 18 10 4 4 40 27 19 7 5 7 30 29 14 60
7 Havant & Waterlooville 36 14 10 12 53 51 18 7 5 6 34 22 18 7 5 6 19 29 2 52
8 Chippenham Town 36 13 10 13 52 46 18 8 3 7 34 28 18 5 7 6 18 18 6 49
9 St Albans City 36 14 7 15 50 49 18 7 3 8 27 25 18 7 4 7 23 24 1 49
10 Dulwich Hamlet 37 12 12 13 58 53 19 6 6 7 27 25 18 6 6 6 31 28 5 48
11 Hungerford Town 36 15 3 18 55 60 18 7 2 9 25 31 18 8 1 9 30 29 -5 48
12 Slough Town 36 12 11 13 48 58 19 8 6 5 30 25 17 4 5 8 18 33 -10 47
13 Hemel Hempstead Town 36 13 8 15 47 63 18 6 5 7 26 38 18 7 3 8 21 25 -16 47
14 Hampton & Richmond 36 12 9 15 50 50 18 7 4 7 25 21 18 5 5 8 25 29 0 45
15 Concord Rangers 35 12 8 15 46 60 17 8 4 5 24 27 18 4 4 10 22 33 -14 44
16 Chelmsford City 36 9 12 15 42 46 18 4 7 7 16 19 18 5 5 8 26 27 -4 39
17 Tonbridge Angels 36 9 12 15 38 49 18 5 6 7 19 19 18 4 6 8 19 30 -11 39
18 Braintree Town 36 9 11 16 33 51 18 5 6 7 17 22 18 4 5 9 16 29 -18 38
19 Bath City 37 11 5 21 39 64 18 6 4 8 17 23 19 5 1 13 22 41 -25 38
20 Welling United 36 8 7 21 38 80 18 6 2 10 19 36 18 2 5 11 19 44 -42 31
21 Billericay Town 36 7 9 20 36 63 18 4 5 9 21 34 18 3 4 11 15 29 -27 30

Read more about Vanarama National League South

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.