Poole Town vs Sholing: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Poole Town play Sholing in Southern League Premier South (England). The match date is 20 December 2025 at 16:00. Final score: 0:1.

Current form

Poole Town: 2-1-2, 1.40 points/match. Sholing: 2-1-2, 1.40 points/match.

Goal statistics

Poole Town scores 1.88 and concedes 1.23 goals per match. Sholing scores 1.76 and concedes 1.26. League average: 3.16 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Poole Town 60%, Sholing 62%. Over 2.5: Poole Town 58%, Sholing 52%. League level: BTTS 59%, Over 2.5 61%.

xG, shots and style

Poole Town has higher xG: 1.35 vs 1.24. Poole Town: 1.9 shots per match, Sholing: 1.7.

Match halves

Poole Town: half-time lead 44%, second-half goals 1.00. Sholing: half-time lead 29%, second-half goals 0.88.

Goals by minute

Poole Town: 76-90+ (18 goals). Sholing: 76-90+ (17 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Southern League Premier South: 3.16 goals per match, BTTS 59%, Over 2.5 61%.

Head-to-head

1 H2H matches: 0-0-1. Average goals 5.00, BTTS 100%.

Half-by-half

0 : 0
1st half
0 : 1
2nd half

Match statistics

-1Possession (%)-1
Poole TownSholing
-1Shots-1
Poole TownSholing
-1Shots on target-1
Poole TownSholing
0xG0
Poole TownSholing
-1Corners-1
Poole TownSholing
0Dangerous attacks0
Poole TownSholing
-1Fouls-1
Poole TownSholing
-1Cards-1
Poole TownSholing

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

1.88Goals scored / match1.76
Poole TownSholing
1.23Goals conceded / match1.26
Poole TownSholing
13%Average possession11%
Poole TownSholing
0.7Shots on target / match0.21
Poole TownSholing

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

1.95Shots per match1.67
Poole TownSholing
0.7Shots on target0.21
Poole TownSholing
96.4%Shot conversion105.7%
Poole TownSholing
13%Possession11%
Poole TownSholing
1.35xG for1.24
Poole TownSholing
1.61xG against1.04
Poole TownSholing

Shooting quality

Poole Town: Counter-attackingSholing: Counter-attacking
Poole TownSholing
Accuracy (shots on target)36%13%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.690.74
Finishing (goals per shot on target)2.698.38

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Poole Town
LWWDL
Season result split
49% W28% R23% P
Season (W-D-L)
21-12-10
1.74 pts / match · goal difference +28
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-1-2
1.40 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
11-6-4
Last 5 at home
2-1-2
LWDLW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.8Goals conceded: 1.6xG: 1.65Opponent xG: 1.87BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 60%
Sholing
WLLDW
Season result split
43% W36% R21% P
Season (W-D-L)
18-15-9
1.64 pts / match · goal difference +21
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-1-2
1.40 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
7-9-5
Last 5 away
2-2-1
DWDLW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.8Goals conceded: 1.2xG: 0.00Opponent xG: 0.00BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 80%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Poole Town is 7% better for: goals scored per match.

1.88 goals / match - Poole Town · 1.76 goals / match - Sholing

Poole Town scoring profile: very strong

Poole Town scores in 86% of matches (37 of 43 matches), while Sholing keeps a clean sheet in 31% (13 of 42 matches).

Sholing scoring profile: very strong

Sholing scores in 86% of matches (36 of 42 matches), while Poole Town keeps a clean sheet in 30% (13 of 43 matches).

81Goals scored (season)74
Poole TownSholing
53Goals conceded (season)53
Poole TownSholing
3.12Average goals in match3.02
Poole TownSholing
9Goals scored (last 5)9
Poole TownSholing
8Goals conceded (last 5)6
Poole TownSholing

How often they score at least...

86%1 goal86%
Poole TownSholing
56%2 goals48%
Poole TownSholing
21%3 goals26%
Poole TownSholing
12%4 goals14%
Poole TownSholing

How often they concede at least...

70%1 goal69%
Poole TownSholing
33%2 goals36%
Poole TownSholing
14%3 goals14%
Poole TownSholing
5%4 goals7%
Poole TownSholing

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

59%
League average

Goal patterns

21%BTTS at half-time33%
Poole TownSholing
12%BTTS in both halves12%
Poole TownSholing
42%Scored in both halves38%
Poole TownSholing

BTTS and goal count

51%Min. 3 goals and BTTS43%
Poole TownSholing
7%Min. 3 goals without BTTS10%
Poole TownSholing
60%BTTS - last 560%
Poole TownSholing

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

79%Min. 1 goal before half-time69%
Poole TownSholing
40%Min. 2 goals before half-time52%
Poole TownSholing
12%Min. 3 goals before half-time21%
Poole TownSholing

2nd half

84%Min. 1 goal after half-time81%
Poole TownSholing
47%Min. 2 goals after half-time40%
Poole TownSholing
21%Min. 3 goals after half-time17%
Poole TownSholing

Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Poole Town is 20% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.65 pts / match - Poole Town · 1.38 pts / match - Sholing

Poole Town - half-time state
44% leading33% draw23% trailing
Sholing - half-time state
29% leading52% draw19% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.65Points per match (1st half)1.38
Poole TownSholing
0.88Goals scored (1st half)0.88
Poole TownSholing
0.56Goals conceded (1st half)0.64
Poole TownSholing
1.44Average goals (1st half)1.52
Poole TownSholing
63%Clean sheet before half-time55%
Poole TownSholing
37%No goal before half-time43%
Poole TownSholing

After half-time (2nd half)

1.37Points per match (2nd half)1.71
Poole TownSholing
1Goals scored (2nd half)0.88
Poole TownSholing
0.67Goals conceded (2nd half)0.62
Poole TownSholing
1.67Average goals (2nd half)1.5
Poole TownSholing
47%Clean sheet after half-time52%
Poole TownSholing
35%No goal after half-time33%
Poole TownSholing

Poole Town - second-half results

33% W40% R28% P
71
Half-time points
38
Half-time goals
+14
Goal difference (1st half)
59
Second-half points
+14
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.65
PPG before half-time
Lead holding111%

Leads at half-time in 44% of matches and wins 49%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.1

Concedes 0.1 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Sholing - second-half results

43% W43% R14% P
58
Half-time points
37
Half-time goals
+10
Goal difference (1st half)
72
Second-half points
+11
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.38
PPG before half-time
Lead holding148%

Leads at half-time in 29% of matches and wins 43%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.0

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Poole Town - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match2.001.00
Goals scored / match1.20.6
Goals conceded / match0.80.8
Average goals in match2.01.4
1 goal100%60%
2 goals80%40%
3 goals20%40%
Clean sheet40%60%
No goal20%40%
Goal difference+2-1
Half-time: 60% leading - 20% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 40% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 6
Sholing - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.002.00
Goals scored / match1.00.8
Goals conceded / match0.80.4
Average goals in match1.81.2
1 goal80%100%
2 goals60%20%
3 goals40%0%
Clean sheet40%60%
No goal40%20%
Goal difference+1+2
Half-time: 20% leading - 40% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 20% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 5

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Poole Town
ScoredConceded
9
7
0-15
16
5
16-30
13
12
31-45
16
10
46-60
9
6
61-75
18
13
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (18 goli). Concedes most in 76-90 (13). Late-goal balance (76-90): +5 - wins late phases.

Sholing
ScoredConceded
10
12
0-15
12
5
16-30
15
10
31-45
9
6
46-60
11
6
61-75
17
14
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (17 goli). Concedes most in 76-90 (14). Late-goal balance (76-90): +3 - wins late phases.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

3.06
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.6 : 1.5
Estimated goal split
home : away
97%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
61%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+63%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
74%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
2%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 50 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Poole Town

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.26
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.91
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-15.3 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.53
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.38
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
106%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
88%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.34
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.1
Late goals
22% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 11% come in the first quarter-hour.
22%

Sholing

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.20
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.30
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-14.3 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.52
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.22
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
127%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
71%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.24
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
0.0
Late goals
23% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 14% come in the first quarter-hour.
23%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Southern League Premier South).

Teams vs league

Poole TownLigaSholing
Average goals in match 3.123.16 3.02
Both teams scored 60%59% 62%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 58%61% 52%
Clean sheets 30%22% 31%
Goal before half-time 79%76% 69%
Goal after half-time 84%84% 81%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

3.16
Average goals per match
59%
Both teams scored
61%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
22%
Clean sheets
1.77
Home goals / match
1.39
Away goals / match
+27%
Home attack advantage
+21%
Home defence advantage
+15%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
76%
1 goal
40%
2 goals
17%
3 goals
6%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
84%
1 goal
51%
2 goals
23%
3 goals
11%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Previous meeting: Poole Town 0 - 0 - 1 Sholing. Average goals 5.00, both teams scored in 100% matches.

Sholing
4 : 1
Poole Town

FAQ

What was the result of Poole Town vs Sholing?

The Southern League Premier South match finished Poole Town 0:1 Sholing. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Poole Town vs Sholing?

Poole Town score 1.88 goals per game on average and Sholing 1.76. The Southern League Premier South average is 3.16 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 61% of games. Both teams score in 60% of Poole Town's matches and 62% of Sholing's.

What form are Poole Town and Sholing in?

Over the last 5 games Poole Town have a 2-1-2 record (1.40 points per game) and Sholing 2-1-2 (1.40 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Poole Town vs Sholing?

The statistical background for Poole Town vs Sholing — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under — is on this page. The tip with full reasoning and a value assessment is in the NoFluffPicks app.