Soccer betting preview: Slough Town welcomes Havant & Waterlooville in what could be a tight duel

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Competition: England Vanarama National League South
Competition: Sat 26.February
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Arbour Park (2000 seats)

There has been highs and lows for these participants so far this campaign, occupying positions near the midsection of the Vanarama National League South table. Here's the Slough Town - Havant & Waterlooville latest:

Insights:
  • Slough Town haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Havant & Waterlooville haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

One slightly interesting match fact is that this game is played on artifical turf and that the visiting Havant & Waterlooville have a different surface at their stadium (grass). The impact of this is hard to measure exactly, but the visitors stats on artifical turf is 0-2-1 (win-draw-loss) from three matches.

Both squads have had adequate rest since their previous match. Let's hope for an animated game!

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Slough Town form and stats

6 victories, 4 draws and 4 defeats. That’s what Slough Town have to build on here at Arbour Park in the Vanarama National League South.

The Slough club members enjoyed the previous fixture, watching their team host Welling United and win 2-1.

A strong away win before that one, visiting Ebbsfleet United and winning 2-1.

This is expected to be a close game, with Slough Town perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Slough Town as a small favourite), we find twelve games. Slough Town has won four of these, drawn four and lost four.

The manager Underwood will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Braintree Town in only three days.

Slough have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Arbour Park with 23 goals in 14 league matches. 19 goals have been conceded.

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Havant & Waterlooville form and stats

Playing away, Havant & Waterlooville have won 6 games, drawn 2 and suffered 5 defeats in the Vanarama National League South this season. Havant & Waterlooville has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.

Havant & Waterlooville go into this game after a win, the home game against Ebbsfleet United that ended 4-2.

Preceding that game, the 1-3 loss visiting Concord Rangers's place.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Havant & Waterlooville playing away and similar expectations, we found six relevant matches. Results were three Waterlooville wins, one draw and two defeats.

The visiting Havant & Waterlooville have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 16 goals from 13 games. Havant & Waterlooville struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 23 goals conceded from these games.

Head 2 Head

Havant & Waterlooville - Slough 1-2 was the product when these sides last did battle, some time ago this season. Last five meetings involving these squads: Slough Town won two, Havant & Waterlooville were winners in one and we saw two draws. one game with over 2,5 goals, four matches with under 2,5 goals. The matches between these sides have sometimes been "violent", having seen 3 sending-offs from the last five duels.

Top Goalscorers

Slough TownA. Tenconi
A. Tenconi
8 goals
Havant & WaterloovilleT. Wright
T. Wright
7 goals
Slough TownA. Kuhl
A. Kuhl
6 goals

Slough Town missing players

Havant & Waterlooville missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Slough Town Havant & Waterlooville
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
26 14 3 Played P 4 13 26
9 6 1 Won W 2 6 9
7 4 1 Drew D 1 2 6
10 4 1 Lost L 1 5 11
38 23 3 Scored S 6 16 35
44 19 3 Conceded C 5 23 42
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 92%
85% 86% 33% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 77% 73%
69% 64% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 54% 58%
38% 36% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 31% 35%
15% 14% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 25% 15% 15%
77% 79% 33% BTTS BTTS 75% 62% 62%
12% 14% 33% Clean Sheets C S 0% 15% 19%
12% 7% 33% Failed to Score F T 25% 23% 27%
 
4.3 4.1 4.3 Corners for (avg) C F 8.2 7.4 6.6
4.4 3.9 3.7 Corners against (avg) C A 4 5.4 5.2
1.9 1.9 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 4 3.1 2.7
2 0 0 Red cards R C 1 2 4
 
9 9.8 9.7 Shots (avg) S ( 14.8 11.4 12.5
3.5 3.6 2.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5.5 3.9 5.1
42% 46% 38% Goal Efficiency G E 27% 31% 27%
 
10.3 9.1 9.7 Shots against (avg) S A 9.8 9.3 10.2
4.7 3.9 3.7 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5.5 4.8 4.9
Key stats in Vanarama National League South this season:
  • Havant & Waterlooville haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • 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 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.