Oxford City vs Hemel Hempstead Town: Match guide and preview

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Competition: England Vanarama National League South
Competition: Sat 12.February
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Court Place Farm

Oxford City have performed excellent football so far this season, being 4th place in the table. Hemel Hempstead Town have an outlook both direction in the table from the 11th place.

Insights:
  • Oxford City have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.

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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Oxford City form and stats

The story so far in the Vanarama National League South for Oxford City at their home stadium (Court Place Farm) is 6 wins, 4 draws and 4 defeats.

Happy days for Oxford in their previous game, a fixture away at Hampton & Richmond (placed 13th) that ended with a 3-0 victory.

A defeat was the result before that one, 0-1 away at Dorking Wanderers.

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 Oxford City have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 17 games) they have won seven times, drawn five and lost five.

A decent goal production from Oxford City in their home games so far, with 27 goals from 14 league matches. Oxford City have conceded 21 from these games.

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Hemel Hempstead Town form and stats

6 wins, 2 draws and 4 losses. That’s the product of Hemel Hempstead Town playing as the away team in the Vanarama National League South this season.

Hempstead go into this game after a win, the home game against Billericay Town that ended 2-1.

A 0-1 defeat away at Eastbourne Borough before that.

Hemel Hempstead Town are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is three wins, three draws and seven defeats. From a total of 13 matches.

The visiting Hemel Hempstead Town have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 16 goals from 12 games. As opposed to that, Hempstead have seen the ball go into their own net 15 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

Oxford City and Hemel Hempstead Town have played each other earlier this season: Hemel Hempstead Town - Oxford City 0-4. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's six Oxford victories, one draw and three Hemel Hempstead Town wins. Over/under statistics; seven of these games ended with three goals or more, three matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Oxford CityJ. Iaciofano
J. Iaciofano
12 goals
Oxford CityH. Bradbury
H. Bradbury
6 goals
Oxford CityG. Harmon
G. Harmon
6 goals

Oxford City missing players

Hemel Hempstead Town missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Oxford City Hemel Hempstead Town
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
25 14 4 Played P 4 12 25
12 6 2 Won W 1 6 9
8 4 2 Drew D 0 2 6
5 4 0 Lost L 3 4 10
45 27 7 Scored S 5 16 32
28 21 3 Conceded C 9 15 45
96% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 92% 96%
80% 93% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 58% 76%
52% 57% 25% Over 2.5 O 2.5 75% 50% 64%
36% 43% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 33% 48%
16% 29% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 25% 17% 16%
56% 71% 75% BTTS BTTS 75% 58% 60%
36% 21% 25% Clean Sheets C S 0% 25% 16%
12% 7% 0% Failed to Score F T 25% 25% 28%
 
5.6 5.7 7.2 Corners for (avg) C F 7 6 6.2
5.5 4.9 5 Corners against (avg) C A 3 3.8 3.9
2.1 2.1 2.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.2 2.1 1.9
3 3 2 Red cards R C 0 1 3
 
9.8 9.2 8.5 Shots (avg) S ( 9.5 9.9 10.2
5.2 5.1 5.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.2 5.1 4.6
34% 38% 32% Goal Efficiency G E 29% 26% 28%
 
10.2 9.6 11.2 Shots against (avg) S A 10.2 9.8 9
4.2 4.4 5.2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.2 3.6 3.9
Key stats in Vanarama National League South this season:
  • Oxford City have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Oxford City haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.

  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 25 16 3 6 63 36 12 10 0 2 35 15 13 6 3 4 28 21 27 51
2 Maidstone United 24 14 6 4 45 21 12 8 1 3 24 11 12 6 5 1 21 10 24 48
3 Dartford 25 13 8 4 43 25 12 6 6 0 20 10 13 7 2 4 23 15 18 47
4 Oxford City 25 12 8 5 45 28 14 6 4 4 27 21 11 6 4 1 18 7 17 44
5 Ebbsfleet United 24 14 2 8 50 34 12 9 1 2 31 8 12 5 1 6 19 26 16 44
6 Eastbourne Borough 25 11 6 8 50 38 12 6 3 3 27 19 13 5 3 5 23 19 12 39
7 Chippenham Town 26 10 8 8 43 33 13 6 1 6 26 22 13 4 7 2 17 11 10 38
8 Dulwich Hamlet 24 10 7 7 48 37 13 5 3 5 24 20 11 5 4 2 24 17 11 37
9 St Albans City 22 11 4 7 38 32 12 6 2 4 23 16 10 5 2 3 15 16 6 37
10 Hungerford Town 24 11 3 10 43 37 12 5 2 5 19 18 12 6 1 5 24 19 6 36
11 Hemel Hempstead Town 25 9 6 10 32 45 13 3 4 6 16 30 12 6 2 4 16 15 -13 33
12 Havant & Waterlooville 24 8 6 10 30 37 12 2 4 6 15 17 12 6 2 4 15 20 -7 30
13 Hampton & Richmond 25 8 5 12 40 42 12 4 2 6 19 18 13 4 3 6 21 24 -2 29
14 Chelmsford City 24 6 10 8 30 30 12 2 6 4 11 12 12 4 4 4 19 18 0 28
15 Slough Town 24 7 7 10 34 42 13 5 4 4 21 18 11 2 3 6 13 24 -8 28
16 Bath City 25 9 1 15 29 47 12 5 1 6 14 17 13 4 0 9 15 30 -18 28
17 Concord Rangers 24 7 6 11 31 46 11 5 2 4 12 19 13 2 4 7 19 27 -15 27
18 Tonbridge Angels 25 6 7 12 27 36 13 2 5 6 14 18 12 4 2 6 13 18 -9 25
19 Welling United 24 6 4 14 24 56 11 4 1 6 12 22 13 2 3 8 12 34 -32 22
20 Braintree Town 23 3 10 10 25 41 11 1 6 4 12 18 12 2 4 6 13 23 -16 19
21 Billericay Town 25 3 7 15 20 47 12 1 4 7 12 27 13 2 3 8 8 20 -27 16

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 25 16 3 6 63 36 12 10 0 2 35 15 13 6 3 4 28 21 27 51
2 Maidstone United 24 14 6 4 45 21 12 8 1 3 24 11 12 6 5 1 21 10 24 48
3 Dartford 25 13 8 4 43 25 12 6 6 0 20 10 13 7 2 4 23 15 18 47
4 Oxford City 25 12 8 5 45 28 14 6 4 4 27 21 11 6 4 1 18 7 17 44
5 Ebbsfleet United 24 14 2 8 50 34 12 9 1 2 31 8 12 5 1 6 19 26 16 44
6 Eastbourne Borough 25 11 6 8 50 38 12 6 3 3 27 19 13 5 3 5 23 19 12 39
7 Chippenham Town 26 10 8 8 43 33 13 6 1 6 26 22 13 4 7 2 17 11 10 38
8 Dulwich Hamlet 24 10 7 7 48 37 13 5 3 5 24 20 11 5 4 2 24 17 11 37
9 St Albans City 22 11 4 7 38 32 12 6 2 4 23 16 10 5 2 3 15 16 6 37
10 Hungerford Town 24 11 3 10 43 37 12 5 2 5 19 18 12 6 1 5 24 19 6 36
11 Hemel Hempstead Town 25 9 6 10 32 45 13 3 4 6 16 30 12 6 2 4 16 15 -13 33
12 Havant & Waterlooville 24 8 6 10 30 37 12 2 4 6 15 17 12 6 2 4 15 20 -7 30
13 Hampton & Richmond 25 8 5 12 40 42 12 4 2 6 19 18 13 4 3 6 21 24 -2 29
14 Chelmsford City 24 6 10 8 30 30 12 2 6 4 11 12 12 4 4 4 19 18 0 28
15 Slough Town 24 7 7 10 34 42 13 5 4 4 21 18 11 2 3 6 13 24 -8 28
16 Bath City 25 9 1 15 29 47 12 5 1 6 14 17 13 4 0 9 15 30 -18 28
17 Concord Rangers 24 7 6 11 31 46 11 5 2 4 12 19 13 2 4 7 19 27 -15 27
18 Tonbridge Angels 25 6 7 12 27 36 13 2 5 6 14 18 12 4 2 6 13 18 -9 25
19 Welling United 24 6 4 14 24 56 11 4 1 6 12 22 13 2 3 8 12 34 -32 22
20 Braintree Town 23 3 10 10 25 41 11 1 6 4 12 18 12 2 4 6 13 23 -16 19
21 Billericay Town 25 3 7 15 20 47 12 1 4 7 12 27 13 2 3 8 8 20 -27 16

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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.