Bulpit Lane: Hungerford Town vs Concord Rangers Vanarama National League South full preview

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Competition: England Vanarama National League South
Competition: Sat 06.August
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Bulpit Lane (2500 seats)

This game has been long awaited by regulars of both contenders, as it's the first Vanarama National League South match of the season. Both Hungerford Town and Concord Rangers are aiming for a good start to their campaign.

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Hungerford Town form and stats

The previous season, Hungerford Town's league stats were 15 wins, 4 draws and 21 losses, leading to 12th position in the Vanarama National League South. During these 40 matches they scored 59 goals and let in 68. Appearing at home in the last season Hungerford Town delivered 7-3-10 (win-draw-lost) with 27 goals and 34 conceded.

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 Hungerford have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 9 games) they have won 3 times, drawn 1 and lost 5.

It's been an intense period of training leading up to this game for Hungerford Town, who have participated in four training matches. Hungerford Town have won 2 of these, drawn 0 and were beaten in 2 games.

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Concord Rangers form and stats

Let's have a look at how Concord Rangers performed last season in the Vanarama National League South: They landed a 14th position in the league table after playing out 13 victories, 10 draws and 17 defeats. In total they scored 53 and conceded 72 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 4 - drew 5 and lost 11 with 25/41 goals scored/conceded.

Concord Rangers are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 2 wins, 4 draws and 6 defeats. From a total of 12 matches.

It's a day of discovery for Concord Rangers as they finally learn what impact all the hours of pre-season training, along with the changes in personnel, have had on their performance in an official game. It's never easy knowing what to expect based on friendly games, of which Concord Rangers have played three with the results W2-D1-L0 (win-draw-lost). In these games Concord Rangers has scored 4 goals and conceded 2 times.

Head 2 Head

Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: eight - zero - two (Hungerford wins - draws - Concord Rangers wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less.

Hungerford Town missing players

Concord Rangers missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Hungerford Town Concord Rangers
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
0 0 0 Played P 0 0 0
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 0
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
0 0 0 Scored S 0 0 0
0 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
0 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 0
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
0 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 0
0 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 0%
 
0 0 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 0 0
0 0 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 0 0
Hungerford Town Last season Concord Rangers
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
40 20   Played P   20 40
15 7   Won W   4 13
4 3   Drew D   5 10
21 10   Lost L   11 17
59 27   Scored S   25 53
68 34   Conceded C   41 72
100% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   95% 95%
80% 85%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   75% 78%
62% 60%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   60% 65%
40% 30%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   40% 38%
25% 20%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   25% 18%
60% 60%   BTTS BTTS   70% 72%
12% 15%   Clean Sheets C S   15% 18%
28% 25%   Failed to Score F T   20% 15%
 
4 4.5   Corners for (avg) C F   4.8 4.3
5.5 4   Corners against (avg) C A   5.5 5.7
2.5 1.9   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.3 2
9 3   Red cards R C   1 3
 
11.5 14   Shots (avg) S (   9.2 8.9
4.6 5.5   Shots on Target (avg) S O   3.8 3.8
32% 24%   Goal Efficiency G E   33% 35%
 
12.9 10.5   Shots against (avg) S A   14 13
5.5 4.3   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   5.7 5.3

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Bath City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Braintree Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Chelmsford City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Cheshunt 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Chippenham Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Concord Rangers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Dartford 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Dover Athletic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Dulwich Hamlet 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Eastbourne Borough 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Ebbsfleet United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Farnborough 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Hampton & Richmond 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Havant & Waterlooville 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Hemel Hempstead Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Hungerford Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Oxford City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 Slough Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 St Albans City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 Taunton Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 Tonbridge Angels 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 Welling United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 Weymouth 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 Worthing 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Last season 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 40 27 6 7 80 38 20 16 1 3 44 18 20 11 5 4 36 20 42 87
2 Dorking Wanderers 40 25 6 9 101 53 20 17 1 2 61 23 20 8 5 7 40 30 48 81
3 Ebbsfleet United 40 24 4 12 78 53 20 13 3 4 45 18 20 11 1 8 33 35 25 76
4 Dartford 40 21 11 8 75 42 20 10 8 2 32 18 20 11 3 6 43 24 33 74
5 Oxford City 40 19 12 9 71 46 20 10 6 4 40 24 20 9 6 5 31 22 25 69
6 Eastbourne Borough 40 17 9 14 73 67 20 10 4 6 43 36 20 7 5 8 30 31 6 60
7 Chippenham Town 40 16 11 13 61 50 20 10 3 7 39 30 20 6 8 6 22 20 11 59
8 Havant & Waterlooville 40 15 12 13 58 55 20 8 5 7 37 24 20 7 7 6 21 31 3 57
9 St Albans City 40 15 7 18 55 58 20 8 3 9 30 28 20 7 4 9 25 30 -3 52
10 Dulwich Hamlet 40 13 12 15 63 60 20 7 6 7 29 26 20 6 6 8 34 34 3 51
11 Hampton & Richmond 40 14 9 17 56 56 20 9 4 7 30 22 20 5 5 10 26 34 0 51
12 Hungerford Town 40 15 4 21 59 68 20 7 3 10 27 34 20 8 1 11 32 34 -9 49
13 Slough Town 40 12 13 15 51 69 20 8 6 6 30 31 20 4 7 9 21 38 -18 49
14 Concord Rangers 40 13 10 17 53 72 20 9 5 6 28 31 20 4 5 11 25 41 -19 49
15 Hemel Hempstead Town 40 13 9 18 49 72 20 6 6 8 26 42 20 7 3 10 23 30 -23 48
16 Tonbridge Angels 40 11 12 17 43 53 20 6 6 8 21 20 20 5 6 9 22 33 -10 45
17 Braintree Town 40 11 12 17 38 54 20 6 6 8 20 24 20 5 6 9 18 30 -16 45
18 Bath City 40 13 6 21 45 68 20 7 5 8 21 26 20 6 1 13 24 42 -23 45
19 Chelmsford City 40 9 14 17 46 53 20 4 9 7 18 21 20 5 5 10 28 32 -7 41
20 Welling United 40 10 8 22 46 87 20 7 3 10 24 40 20 3 5 12 22 47 -41 38
21 Billericay Town 40 9 9 22 41 68 20 4 5 11 23 38 20 5 4 11 18 30 -27 36

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 Bath City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Braintree Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Chelmsford City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Cheshunt 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Chippenham Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Concord Rangers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Dartford 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Dover Athletic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Dulwich Hamlet 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Eastbourne Borough 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Ebbsfleet United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Farnborough 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Hampton & Richmond 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Havant & Waterlooville 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Hemel Hempstead Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Hungerford Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Oxford City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 Slough Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 St Albans City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 Taunton Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 Tonbridge Angels 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 Welling United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 Weymouth 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 Worthing 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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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.