Delightful dogfight as daring St Albans City duel with determined Concord Rangers

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Competition: England Vanarama National League South
Competition: Sat 12.March
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Clarence Park (4500 seats)

St Albans City are pursuing the top spots while Concord Rangers are more worried about steering clear of relegation. Who will get the points?

Insights:
  • St Albans City have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Concord Rangers have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

The hosts St Albans City saw competitive action as recent as four days ago, playing in the Vanarama National League South. Thankfully the previous game, versus Oxford City, was also a home game here at Clarence Park. The away team is better rested.

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St Albans City form and stats

The complete Vanarama National League South stats at home this season for St Albans City are 7-3-5 (wins-draws-losses).

The spoils were shared in St Albans City's previous game, also at home. Visiting Oxford City (placed 3rd) travelled back with a draw after a 1-1 scoreline.

A defeat was the result before that one, 0-1 away at Eastbourne Borough.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Albans handle that role? We have found eleven games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are four wins, three draws and four defeats.

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

A decent goal production from St Albans City in their home games so far, with 27 goals from 15 league matches. 20 goals have been conceded.

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Concord Rangers form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Concord Rangers so far with only 10 points returning home. The records show 2-4-9 (win-draw-lose). Three consecutive losses in away matches means Concord Rangers are growing more and more desperate for a good performance on the road.

Concord Rangers lost away at Hungerford Town (0-1) in their previous game and are perhaps starting to feel homesick.

Preceding that game, the 1-3 loss visiting Hemel Hempstead Town's place.

We have checked recent matches where Concord have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those twelve games were two victories, four draws and six defeats.

A quick return to home after this game, as Concord Rangers are hosting Tonbridge Angels in the Vanarama National League South only three days away.

The visiting Concord Rangers have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 20 goals from 15 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. The Concord manager Search has some worries about the defense as 31 goals have been conceded in these travels. Concord Rangers has visited these top teams five times, and 4 of 5 has ended with 2 goals or more!

Head 2 Head

Statistics for the last ten meetings featuring these two sides are: six wins for St Albans City, two draws and two wins for Concord Rangers. Over 2,5 goals: five times; under 2,5 goals: five games.

Top Goalscorers

AlbansS. Jeffers
S. Jeffers
23 goals
Concord RangersD. Green
D. Green
9 goals
St Albans CityM. Weiss
M. Weiss
5 goals

St Albans City missing players

Concord Rangers missing players

Total First Half Second Half
St Albans City Concord Rangers
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
28 15 4 Played P 5 15 27
13 7 3 Won W 0 2 8
6 3 0 Drew D 3 4 6
9 5 1 Lost L 2 9 13
44 27 12 Scored S 7 20 35
37 20 4 Conceded C 11 31 51
89% 93% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 80% 93% 93%
71% 73% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 80% 74%
50% 60% 75% Over 2.5 O 2.5 80% 73% 70%
43% 47% 75% Over 3.5 O 3.5 60% 47% 44%
29% 27% 75% Over 4.5 O 4.5 40% 27% 22%
50% 60% 50% BTTS BTTS 80% 80% 70%
39% 33% 25% Clean Sheets C S 20% 7% 19%
21% 13% 25% Failed to Score F T 20% 20% 19%
 
4.4 5.1 6 Corners for (avg) C F 5.6 4.9 4.5
4.6 4.4 5.5 Corners against (avg) C A 5 4.9 5.5
1.6 1.7 1.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.4 2.5 2.1
0 0 0 Red cards R C 1 1 3
 
8.1 8.9 10 Shots (avg) S ( 8.2 9 8.9
3.9 4.7 5.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.6 3.5 3.6
41% 39% 55% Goal Efficiency G E 39% 38% 36%
 
9.8 8.3 8.5 Shots against (avg) S A 14.2 13.7 13.2
3.9 3.5 3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5 5.7 5.4
Key stats in Vanarama National League South this season:
  • Concord Rangers have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • St Albans City have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than 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 Dorking Wanderers 29 19 3 7 70 39 14 12 0 2 38 15 15 7 3 5 32 24 31 60
2 Maidstone United 29 18 6 5 54 27 15 11 1 3 30 14 14 7 5 2 24 13 27 60
3 Oxford City 30 15 9 6 56 32 16 8 4 4 34 21 14 7 5 2 22 11 24 54
4 Dartford 28 15 8 5 49 29 14 8 6 0 25 12 14 7 2 5 24 17 20 53
5 Ebbsfleet United 28 16 2 10 57 40 14 10 1 3 34 10 14 6 1 7 23 30 17 50
6 St Albans City 28 13 6 9 44 37 15 7 3 5 27 20 13 6 3 4 17 17 7 45
7 Dulwich Hamlet 29 12 8 9 53 42 15 6 4 5 25 20 14 6 4 4 28 22 11 44
8 Eastbourne Borough 29 12 7 10 54 44 14 7 3 4 30 22 15 5 4 6 24 22 10 43
9 Hungerford Town 28 13 3 12 48 42 14 7 2 5 22 19 14 6 1 7 26 23 6 42
10 Chippenham Town 30 10 10 10 45 37 15 6 3 6 28 24 15 4 7 4 17 13 8 40
11 Hemel Hempstead Town 29 11 6 12 37 51 15 4 4 7 19 33 14 7 2 5 18 18 -14 39
12 Havant & Waterlooville 28 10 7 11 38 44 14 4 4 6 21 20 14 6 3 5 17 24 -6 37
13 Slough Town 28 9 8 11 39 46 15 6 5 4 24 20 13 3 3 7 15 26 -7 35
14 Hampton & Richmond 28 9 6 13 43 45 13 5 2 6 21 19 15 4 4 7 22 26 -2 33
15 Chelmsford City 28 7 10 11 33 36 14 3 6 5 13 14 14 4 4 6 20 22 -3 31
16 Braintree Town 29 7 10 12 29 43 14 4 6 4 15 18 15 3 4 8 14 25 -14 31
17 Concord Rangers 27 8 6 13 35 51 12 6 2 4 15 20 15 2 4 9 20 31 -16 30
18 Tonbridge Angels 27 7 7 13 29 41 14 3 5 6 16 18 13 4 2 7 13 23 -12 28
19 Bath City 29 9 1 19 31 56 14 5 1 8 14 21 15 4 0 11 17 35 -25 28
20 Welling United 29 7 5 17 30 65 14 5 1 8 15 27 15 2 4 9 15 38 -35 26
21 Billericay Town 28 4 8 16 24 51 14 2 5 7 16 29 14 2 3 9 8 22 -27 20

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 29 19 3 7 70 39 14 12 0 2 38 15 15 7 3 5 32 24 31 60
2 Maidstone United 29 18 6 5 54 27 15 11 1 3 30 14 14 7 5 2 24 13 27 60
3 Oxford City 30 15 9 6 56 32 16 8 4 4 34 21 14 7 5 2 22 11 24 54
4 Dartford 28 15 8 5 49 29 14 8 6 0 25 12 14 7 2 5 24 17 20 53
5 Ebbsfleet United 28 16 2 10 57 40 14 10 1 3 34 10 14 6 1 7 23 30 17 50
6 St Albans City 28 13 6 9 44 37 15 7 3 5 27 20 13 6 3 4 17 17 7 45
7 Dulwich Hamlet 29 12 8 9 53 42 15 6 4 5 25 20 14 6 4 4 28 22 11 44
8 Eastbourne Borough 29 12 7 10 54 44 14 7 3 4 30 22 15 5 4 6 24 22 10 43
9 Hungerford Town 28 13 3 12 48 42 14 7 2 5 22 19 14 6 1 7 26 23 6 42
10 Chippenham Town 30 10 10 10 45 37 15 6 3 6 28 24 15 4 7 4 17 13 8 40
11 Hemel Hempstead Town 29 11 6 12 37 51 15 4 4 7 19 33 14 7 2 5 18 18 -14 39
12 Havant & Waterlooville 28 10 7 11 38 44 14 4 4 6 21 20 14 6 3 5 17 24 -6 37
13 Slough Town 28 9 8 11 39 46 15 6 5 4 24 20 13 3 3 7 15 26 -7 35
14 Hampton & Richmond 28 9 6 13 43 45 13 5 2 6 21 19 15 4 4 7 22 26 -2 33
15 Chelmsford City 28 7 10 11 33 36 14 3 6 5 13 14 14 4 4 6 20 22 -3 31
16 Braintree Town 29 7 10 12 29 43 14 4 6 4 15 18 15 3 4 8 14 25 -14 31
17 Concord Rangers 27 8 6 13 35 51 12 6 2 4 15 20 15 2 4 9 20 31 -16 30
18 Tonbridge Angels 27 7 7 13 29 41 14 3 5 6 16 18 13 4 2 7 13 23 -12 28
19 Bath City 29 9 1 19 31 56 14 5 1 8 14 21 15 4 0 11 17 35 -25 28
20 Welling United 29 7 5 17 30 65 14 5 1 8 15 27 15 2 4 9 15 38 -35 26
21 Billericay Town 28 4 8 16 24 51 14 2 5 7 16 29 14 2 3 9 8 22 -27 20

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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.