Hitchin Town vs Stamford AFC

Match details. Southern League Premier Central, Regular Season - 14. Kick-off is Tue 20 Oct, 19:45 Lagos time.

What's at stake. Hitchin Town are 20th on 7 points after 12 games, level on points with Worcester City, 2 points clear of Leighton Town. A win would take them above Worcester City. Stamford AFC are 22nd on 1 point after 12 games, 4 points behind Leighton Town.

Form. Hitchin Town have won one, drawn four and lost five of their last ten, 0.7 points a game. Their last five, newest first: L L L W L. In this competition Hitchin Town have gone L L L W L D. Stamford AFC have won none, drawn one and lost nine of their last ten, 0.1 points a game. Their last five, newest first: L D L L L. In this competition Stamford AFC have gone L D L L L L.

The numbers. Hitchin Town score 0.8 and concede 0.8 a game in their last five at home, with one clean sheet. Hitchin Town average 5.0 corners and 1.0 cards a game. Stamford AFC score 0.4 and concede 3.4 a game in their last five away, with no clean sheets and four games without a goal. Stamford AFC average 1.0 corners and 2.0 cards a game.

Head to head. Stamford AFC have won all of the last five meetings. Two of the five went over 2.5 goals and both teams scored in two. In the last four, Stamford AFC won four. The last time they met, on 21 Dec 2024, it finished Hitchin Town 0-2 Stamford AFC.

Where it pulls both ways. Hitchin Town are the form side, but the meetings favour Stamford AFC: in the last five meetings, Stamford AFC won five.

The read. No side to back. A tight game. Form and the meetings point different ways, so I back neither side. Their goals for and against point to a tight game. Their records put over 2.5 goals at 42%. Three of the last five meetings went under 2.5.

The bets. No bet yet: nothing I'd back is priced yet. Leave: Over 0.5 Goals (no overs on a tight read). Predicted score: Hitchin Town 1-1 Stamford AFC (13% chance).