Vanarama National League South preview: Can Concord Rangers edge out victory against Hampton & Richmond?

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Competition: England Vanarama National League South
Date: Sat 04.January
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Thames Road

Concord Rangers and Hampton & Richmond have both delivered a "par" performance so far, to use a golfing expression. Both hold mid-table positions in the Vanarama National League South.

The visiting Hampton & Richmond played their last game only three days ago, a Vanarama National League South match.

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Concord Rangers form and stats

When playing at home in the Vanarama National League South, Concord Rangers have managed 6 wins, 2 draws and suffered 4 defeats from 12 games. The team is doing great wherever they are playing as Concord Rangers has won four games in a row. The Wealdstone match was the last time out without a victory. The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at Thames Road.

A good away victory last time out for Concord Rangers, who won 1-0 against Braintree Town (placed 15th). Previous to that game, a home match hosting Billericay Town in a game that was won 4-1.

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 Concord Rangers have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found eight games) they have won 4 times, drawn 1 and lost 3.

Goals decide football matches and Concord Rangers are scoring many of them at home; 24 on target from 12 league matches. On the other hand, Concord Rangers have conceded 15 goals.

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Hampton & Richmond form and stats

5 wins, 1 draw and 6 losses. That’s the product of Hampton & Richmond playing as the away team in the Vanarama National League South this season.

The attacking players of Hampton & Richmond have been feeble for some time now, the team not scoring a league goal in the last 217 minutes.

This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Vanarama National League South home defeat versus Dulwich Hamlet with 0-3 on the scoreboard. A draw for Hampton & Richmond before that, at their own venue hosting Bath City (0-0).

Hampton & Richmond are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 1 win, 0 draws and 5 defeats. From a total of six matches.

Hampton & Richmond have scored 17 goals on their travels this season, from 12 away games in the league. Hampton & Richmond have conceded 21 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

The most recent history between these sides is the Hampton & Richmond - Concord Rangers 2-3 played earlier this season. As for the last eight games between these two teams, there's 5 Concord Rangers victories, 1 draw and 2 Hampton & Richmond wins. 5 of these games ended with three goals or more, 3 matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Concord RangersJ. Nouble
J. Nouble
7 goals
Hampton & Richmond
D. Orsi-Dadamo
7 goals
Concord Rangers
D. Sheriff
6 goals

Concord Rangers missing players

Hampton & Richmond missing players

Concord Rangers Hampton & Richmond
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
23 12 4 Played P 3 12 23
10 6 3 Won W 0 5 9
3 2 0 Drew D 0 1 3
10 4 1 Lost L 3 6 11
37 24 10 Scored S 4 17 31
33 15 3 Conceded C 11 21 37
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 96%
78% 83% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 83% 78%
70% 67% 75% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 67% 61%
35% 42% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 42% 30%
17% 25% 25% Over 4.5 O 4.5 100% 25% 22%
48% 50% 50% BTTS BTTS 100% 58% 57%
22% 17% 25% Clean Sheets C S 0% 33% 35%
30% 33% 25% Failed to Score F T 0% 8% 13%
 
5.1 4.8 4.2 Corners For (avg) C F 4.3 6.2 5.3
4.7 4 3.2 Corners Against (avg) C A 5.3 4.9 4.7
1.6 1.4 1.2 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 2 2.2 1.9
1 1 0 Red Cards R C 0 1 1
 
255 151 55 Total Shots T S 30 146 233
109 70 22 Shots on Target S O 13 65 104
34% 34% 45% Goal Efficiency G E 31% 26% 29%
Key stats in Vanarama National League South this season:
  • Concord Rangers haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Hampton & Richmond have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Hampton & Richmond 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 Wealdstone 22 16 2 4 45 23 11 10 0 1 23 9 11 6 2 3 22 14 22 50
2 Bath City 24 12 7 5 39 22 12 7 4 1 21 9 12 5 3 4 18 13 17 43
3 Havant & Waterlooville 20 12 6 2 45 23 10 5 3 2 18 10 10 7 3 0 27 13 22 42
4 Dorking Wanderers 24 12 6 6 42 34 12 8 2 2 20 8 12 4 4 4 22 26 8 42
5 Slough Town 22 12 5 5 35 22 12 8 3 1 19 9 10 4 2 4 16 13 13 41
6 Weymouth 22 10 7 5 36 22 12 8 1 3 24 12 10 2 6 2 12 10 14 37
7 Dartford 24 9 7 8 40 38 12 4 5 3 23 17 12 5 2 5 17 21 2 34
8 Hemel Hempstead Town 21 10 4 7 27 27 11 6 3 2 16 11 10 4 1 5 11 16 0 34
9 Concord Rangers 23 10 3 10 37 33 12 6 2 4 24 15 11 4 1 6 13 18 4 33
10 Maidstone United 22 8 8 6 38 27 11 4 5 2 22 13 11 4 3 4 16 14 11 32
11 Chelmsford City 24 8 8 8 43 40 12 5 5 2 28 20 12 3 3 6 15 20 3 32
12 Oxford City 23 8 6 9 37 41 12 4 3 5 17 24 11 4 3 4 20 17 -4 30
13 Hampton & Richmond 23 9 3 11 31 37 11 4 2 5 14 16 12 5 1 6 17 21 -6 30
14 Eastbourne Borough 24 7 7 10 23 41 12 5 2 5 16 20 12 2 5 5 7 21 -18 28
15 Braintree Town 24 8 3 13 36 51 12 4 2 6 18 24 12 4 1 7 18 27 -15 27
16 Dulwich Hamlet 23 6 7 10 32 33 11 2 3 6 14 19 12 4 4 4 18 14 -1 25
17 Billericay Town 20 6 7 7 29 34 8 4 4 0 14 8 12 2 3 7 15 26 -5 25
18 Chippenham Town 23 5 8 10 22 30 11 4 3 4 12 15 12 1 5 6 10 15 -8 23
19 Welling United 23 6 5 12 23 33 12 5 2 5 17 15 11 1 3 7 6 18 -10 23
20 St Albans City 24 5 7 12 25 40 12 2 4 6 12 21 12 3 3 6 13 19 -15 22
21 Tonbridge Angels 23 5 6 12 30 42 11 5 2 4 22 20 12 0 4 8 8 22 -12 21
22 Hungerford Town 24 5 2 17 27 49 12 2 2 8 11 22 12 3 0 9 16 27 -22 17

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.