This game has been long awaited by fans of both participants, as it's the premier Vanarama National League South game of the season. Both Taunton Town and Welling United are ready for a bright start to their league adventure.
Taunton Town form and stats
It's the first season at a new level for Taunton Town as they were promoted from Non League Premier: Southern South last season. Happy days that were secured through 28 wins, 7 draws and 7 losses from 42 games. The team scored 55 goals at home last season and conceded 20. It will be interesting to see how they perform at this level.
The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from Taunton Town's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played 9 games, won 7 matches, drawn 1 and lost 1.
Taunton Town have prepared for this season with two friendly games versus mixed opposition. Results from training matches should always be treated with caution, but the takeaways from these two matches are 0 victories, 1 draws and 1 losses. In these games, Taunton Town have scored 1 goal and conceded 2 times.
Welling United form and stats
Let's have a look at how Welling United performed last season in the Vanarama National League South: They landed a 20th position in the league table after playing out 10 victories, 8 draws and 22 defeats. In total they scored 46 and conceded 87 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 3 - drew 5 and lost 12 with 22/47 goals scored/conceded.
Yippee; their first three points in the league after seven matches not winning.
Looking at the earlier recent performances of Welling when being an outsider away as they are today, we find 8 matches with the visitors losing 6 times, drawing 2 and winning 0 games.
It's a day of discovery for Welling United 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 Welling United have played one with the results W1-D0-L0 (win-draw-lost). In these games Welling United has scored 2 goals and conceded 0 times.
Head 2 Head
Taunton Town missing players
Welling United missing players
| Taunton Town | Welling United | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | 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 |
| Taunton Town | Last season | Welling United | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 42 | 21 | Played | P | 20 | 40 | ||
| 28 | 18 | Won | W | 3 | 10 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Drew | D | 5 | 8 | ||
| 7 | 1 | Lost | L | 12 | 22 | ||
| 83 | 55 | Scored | S | 22 | 46 | ||
| 42 | 20 | Conceded | C | 47 | 87 | ||
| 98% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 95% | 98% | ||
| 81% | 95% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 85% | 78% | ||
| 62% | 81% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 80% | 70% | ||
| 29% | 38% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 45% | 48% | ||
| 14% | 14% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 28% | ||
| 69% | 86% | BTTS | BTTS | 65% | 60% | ||
| 21% | 10% | Clean Sheets | C S | 10% | 18% | ||
| 12% | 5% | Failed to Score | F T | 30% | 25% | ||
| 2.3 | 2.1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.8 | 4 | ||
| 1.3 | 0.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7 | 6.8 | ||
| 0.8 | 0.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.6 | 1.6 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 5 | 4.1 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.7 | 8.8 | ||
| 2.5 | 2.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.6 | 4 | ||
| 98% | 116% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 29% | ||
| 3.2 | 2.4 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14.8 | 13.9 | ||
| 1.3 | 1.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6.5 | 6 | ||
| 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 | Taunton Town | 42 | 28 | 7 | 7 | 83 | 42 | 21 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 55 | 20 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 28 | 22 | 41 | 91 |
| 2 | Hayes & Yeading United | 42 | 26 | 8 | 8 | 100 | 39 | 21 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 58 | 19 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 42 | 20 | 61 | 86 |
| 3 | Farnborough | 42 | 26 | 7 | 9 | 73 | 44 | 21 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 40 | 16 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 33 | 28 | 29 | 85 |
| 4 | Metropolitan Police FC | 42 | 24 | 9 | 9 | 72 | 46 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 32 | 20 | 21 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 40 | 26 | 26 | 81 |
| 5 | Weston-super-Mare | 42 | 23 | 9 | 10 | 72 | 41 | 21 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 37 | 22 | 21 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 35 | 19 | 31 | 78 |
| 6 | Chesham United | 42 | 22 | 11 | 9 | 80 | 50 | 21 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 53 | 22 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 77 |
| 7 | Yate Town | 42 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 66 | 48 | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 30 | 30 | 21 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 36 | 18 | 18 | 72 |
| 8 | Truro City | 42 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 62 | 54 | 21 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 28 | 22 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 34 | 32 | 8 | 70 |
| 9 | Gosport Borough | 42 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 65 | 56 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 35 | 25 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 30 | 31 | 9 | 66 |
| 10 | Poole Town | 42 | 19 | 7 | 16 | 74 | 69 | 21 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 40 | 30 | 21 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 34 | 39 | 5 | 64 |
| 11 | Walton Casuals | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 53 | 61 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 34 | 29 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 19 | 32 | -8 | 58 |
| 12 | Swindon Supermarine | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 63 | 63 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 38 | 27 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 25 | 36 | 0 | 57 |
| 13 | Tiverton Town | 42 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 61 | 63 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 28 | 23 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 33 | 40 | -2 | 53 |
| 14 | Harrow Borough | 42 | 15 | 7 | 20 | 62 | 77 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 31 | 32 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 31 | 45 | -15 | 52 |
| 15 | Salisbury | 42 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 49 | 75 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 21 | 36 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 28 | 39 | -26 | 48 |
| 16 | Hendon | 42 | 14 | 5 | 23 | 58 | 70 | 21 | 10 | 0 | 11 | 33 | 32 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 25 | 38 | -12 | 47 |
| 17 | Beaconsfield Town | 42 | 13 | 7 | 22 | 70 | 92 | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 46 | 42 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 24 | 50 | -22 | 46 |
| 18 | Hartley Wintney | 42 | 13 | 5 | 24 | 56 | 75 | 21 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 27 | 27 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 29 | 48 | -19 | 44 |
| 19 | Dorchester Town | 42 | 12 | 5 | 25 | 41 | 58 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 25 | 27 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 31 | -17 | 41 |
| 20 | Kings Langley | 42 | 9 | 10 | 23 | 49 | 68 | 21 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 31 | 27 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 18 | 41 | -19 | 37 |
| 21 | Merthyr Town | 42 | 6 | 8 | 28 | 47 | 94 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 24 | 46 | 21 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 23 | 48 | -47 | 26 |
| 22 | Wimborne Town | 42 | 4 | 7 | 31 | 35 | 106 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 20 | 51 | 21 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 55 | -71 | 19 |
| 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 |