Vanarama National League South preview: Can Hungerford Town edge out victory against Concord Rangers?

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Competition: England Vanarama National League South
Competition: Sat 26.February
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Bulpit Lane (2500 seats)

Let's all look at Hungerford Town - Concord Rangers! Never mind the highs and lows so far, this game should be a riot!

Insights:
  • Hungerford Town haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Concord Rangers have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

The hosts Hungerford Town saw competitive action as recent as four days ago, playing in the Vanarama National League South. Thankfully the previous game, versus Dartford, was also a home game here at Bulpit Lane. The away team is better rested.

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Hungerford Town form and stats

Hungerford Town have played 13 Vanarama National League South games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 6-2-5 (wins-draws-losses). After failing to beat Chippenham Town here at Bulpit Lane, Hungerford has put together a very nice winning streak on their own turf with four wins in a row.

The Hungerford Town supporters enjoyed the previous game, watching their team host Dartford and win 2-1.

Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Braintree Town (0-1).

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

Hungerford have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Bulpit Lane with 21 goals in 13 league matches. Hungerford Town'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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Concord Rangers form and stats

Concord Rangers have only collected 10 points from their away games in the Vanarama National League South, after 2-4-8 (14 played). Concord Rangers has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.

Concord play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 1-3 to Hemel Hempstead Town (placed 11th).

A home win before that, celebrating 3-1 vs Havant & Waterlooville.

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 two wins, four draws and five defeats. From a total of eleven matches.

Concord Rangers have scored 20 goals on their travels this season, from 14 away games in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. For Concord Rangers, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.

Head 2 Head

The two sides encountered each other earlier this season: Concord Rangers - Hungerford 1-4. Stats for the last nine meetings between these two squads are: seven wins for Hungerford Town, zero draws and two wins for Concord Rangers. Over 2,5 goals: five times; under 2,5 goals: four games.

Top Goalscorers

Hungerford TownR. Seager
R. Seager
19 goals
Concord RangersD. Green
D. Green
9 goals
Hungerford TownJ. Evans
J. Evans
6 goals

Hungerford Town missing players

Concord Rangers missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Hungerford Town Concord Rangers
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
26 13 3 Played P 4 14 26
12 6 2 Won W 0 2 8
3 2 0 Drew D 1 4 6
11 5 1 Lost L 3 8 12
45 21 6 Scored S 4 20 35
39 19 3 Conceded C 10 30 50
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 93% 92%
77% 85% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 86% 77%
65% 62% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 79% 73%
42% 31% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 50% 46%
23% 15% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 25% 29% 23%
65% 62% 33% BTTS BTTS 75% 86% 73%
12% 15% 67% Clean Sheets C S 0% 7% 19%
23% 23% 0% Failed to Score F T 25% 14% 15%
 
3.7 3.8 3.7 Corners for (avg) C F 4 4.7 4.3
5.7 4.1 3 Corners against (avg) C A 4 4.8 5.5
2.5 1.8 2.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2.5 2.1
5 2 0 Red cards R C 0 1 3
 
11.8 13.5 13.3 Shots (avg) S ( 8.2 9 8.9
5.1 5.8 7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.2 3.6 3.7
34% 28% 29% Goal Efficiency G E 31% 40% 37%
 
12.2 9.8 6.3 Shots against (avg) S A 13.5 13.8 13.2
5 4.1 2.7 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 6 5.7 5.3
Key stats in Vanarama National League South this season:
  • Concord Rangers have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Hungerford 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 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.