Poole Town vs Sholing: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Poole Town played against Sholing in Southern League Premier South (England). The game was played on December 20, 2025. Final score: 0:1.

Recent form

Poole Town has 3 wins, 2 draws and 0 losses over its last five games, averaging 2.20 points per game. Sholing has 3 wins, 2 draws and 0 losses, with 2.20 points per game.

Scoring records

Poole Town scores 2.10 goals per game and allows 1.29. Sholing scores 1.76 and allows 1.14. Games in this league average 3.14 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 57% of Poole Town's games and 62% of Sholing's. The Over 2.5 rates are 62% and 48%, compared with league averages of 61% for BTTS and 60% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Sholing has the higher season xG average, 1.47 to 1.37 per game. Poole Town takes 2.0 shots per game, while Sholing takes 3.4.

First-half and second-half trends

Poole Town leads at halftime in 43% of its games and scores 1.05 goals per game after halftime. Sholing leads at halftime in 29% and scores 0.90 after halftime.

When the teams score

Poole Town's most productive scoring window is minutes 16-30 (10 goals). For Sholing, it is minutes 31-45+ (9 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

Southern League Premier South games average 3.14 goals. Both teams score in 61% of games, and 60% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

Before this game, one previous meeting was available. The record was 0 home wins, 0 draws and 1 away win. Those games averaged 5.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 100% of them.

Stats by half

0 : 0
First half
0 : 1
Second half

Game stats

-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-game profile— what do the season numbers say?

This team profile combines season stats and recent form. In-game statistics appear after the final whistle.

Poole TownSholing
2.1Goals scored / game1.76
Poole TownSholing
1.29Goals allowed / game1.14
Poole TownSholing
13%Average possession16%
Poole TownSholing
0.81Shots on target / game1
Poole TownSholing

Team stats— who is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

2.05Shots per game3.43
Poole TownSholing
0.81Shots on target1
Poole TownSholing
102.3%Shot conversion51.4%
Poole TownSholing
13%Possession16%
Poole TownSholing
1.37xG for1.47
Poole TownSholing
1.68xG against1.07
Poole TownSholing

Shooting quality

Poole Town: Counter-attackingSholing: Counter-attacking
Poole TownSholing
Accuracy (shots on target)40%29%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.670.43
Finishing (goals per shot on target)2.591.76

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 form— who is in better shape?

Last five games and season record, overall, at home and away.

Poole Town
DWDWW
Unbeaten in the last 5 games
Season result split
57% W24% D19% L
Season (W-D-L)
12-5-4
1.95 pts / game · goal difference +17
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-2-0
2.20 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
6-4-1
Last 5 at home
2-2-1
LWDDW
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 3.0Goals conceded: 1.8xG: 0.00Opponent xG: 0.00BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 100%
Sholing
DWWDW
Unbeaten in the last 5 games
Season result split
43% W43% D14% L
Season (W-D-L)
9-9-3
1.71 pts / game · goal difference +13
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-2-0
2.20 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
3-6-2
Last 5 away
1-4-0
DDDWD
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.8Goals conceded: 0.6xG: 1.87Opponent xG: 1.67BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 40%

Goals— how 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 19% better for: goals scored per game.

2.1 goals / game - Poole Town · 1.76 goals / game - Sholing

Sholing is 13% better for: goals allowed per game.

1.29 goals / game - Poole Town · 1.14 goals / game - Sholing

Poole Town scoring profile: very strong

Poole Town scores in 90% of games (19 of 21 games), while Sholing keeps a clean sheet in 29% (6 of 21 games).

Sholing scoring profile: very strong

Sholing scores in 86% of games (18 of 21 games), while Poole Town keeps a clean sheet in 38% (8 of 21 games).

44Goals scored (season)37
Poole TownSholing
27Goals conceded (season)24
Poole TownSholing
3.38Average goals per game2.9
Poole TownSholing
15Goals scored (last 5)9
Poole TownSholing
9Goals conceded (last 5)3
Poole TownSholing

How often they score at least...

90%1 goal86%
Poole TownSholing
57%2 goals48%
Poole TownSholing
29%3 goals29%
Poole TownSholing
19%4 goals10%
Poole TownSholing

How often they concede at least...

62%1 goal71%
Poole TownSholing
33%2 goals33%
Poole TownSholing
19%3 goals10%
Poole TownSholing
10%4 goals0%
Poole TownSholing

* Statistics include both teams' home and away games this season.

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

How often games involving these teams produce goals at both ends, compared with the league average.

Goal patterns

29%BTTS at half-time38%
Poole TownSholing
14%BTTS in both halves19%
Poole TownSholing
48%Scored in both halves33%
Poole TownSholing

BTTS and goal count

52%Min. 3 goals and BTTS38%
Poole TownSholing
10%Min. 3 goals without BTTS10%
Poole TownSholing
80%BTTS - last 560%
Poole TownSholing

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

See how often games involving these teams clear each goal line, for the full game and each half.

1st half

76%Min. 1 goal before half-time67%
Poole TownSholing
48%Min. 2 goals before half-time48%
Poole TownSholing
14%Min. 3 goals before half-time19%
Poole TownSholing

2nd half

86%Min. 1 goal after half-time76%
Poole TownSholing
48%Min. 2 goals after half-time48%
Poole TownSholing
19%Min. 3 goals after half-time14%
Poole TownSholing

Game halves— when 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 16% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.71 pts / game - Poole Town · 1.48 pts / game - Sholing

Poole Town - half-time state
43% leading43% draw14% trailing
Sholing - half-time state
29% leading62% draw10% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.71Points per game (1st half)1.48
Poole TownSholing
1.05Goals scored (1st half)0.86
Poole TownSholing
0.62Goals conceded (1st half)0.57
Poole TownSholing
1.67Average goals (1st half)1.43
Poole TownSholing
67%Clean sheet before half-time52%
Poole TownSholing
29%No goal before half-time43%
Poole TownSholing

After half-time (2nd half)

1.43Points per game (2nd half)1.62
Poole TownSholing
1.05Goals scored (2nd half)0.9
Poole TownSholing
0.67Goals conceded (2nd half)0.57
Poole TownSholing
1.71Average goals (2nd half)1.48
Poole TownSholing
48%Clean sheet after half-time48%
Poole TownSholing
33%No goal after half-time38%
Poole TownSholing

Poole Town - second-half results

33% W43% D24% L
36
Half-time points
22
Half-time goals
+9
Goal difference (1st half)
30
Second-half points
+8
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.71
PPG before half-time
Lead holding133%

Leads at halftime in 43% of games and wins 57%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.1

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Sholing - second-half results

38% W48% D14% L
31
Half-time points
18
Half-time goals
+6
Goal difference (1st half)
34
Second-half points
+7
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.48
PPG before half-time
Lead holding148%

Leads at halftime in 29% of games and wins 43%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime0.0

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Poole Town - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game2.001.60
Goals scored / game2.01.0
Goals allowed / game1.20.6
Average goals per game3.21.6
1 goal100%100%
2 goals60%60%
3 goals40%0%
Clean sheet60%40%
No goal0%20%
Goal difference+4+2
Half-time: 60% leading - 20% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 40% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 10
Sholing - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.801.80
Goals scored / game1.00.8
Goals allowed / game0.40.2
Average goals per game1.41.0
1 goal60%60%
2 goals60%40%
3 goals20%0%
Clean sheet60%80%
No goal40%40%
Goal difference+3+3
Half-time: 40% leading - 60% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 60% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 5

* Table colors show frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate and red is rare. They are not team ratings.

Goals by minute— when do goals arrive?

The parts of a game in which both teams score and allow the most goals.

Poole Town
ScoredConceded
5
6
0-15
10
3
16-30
7
4
31-45
7
4
46-60
7
2
61-75
8
8
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 16-30 (10 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (8). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

Sholing
ScoredConceded
5
5
0-15
4
2
16-30
9
5
31-45
2
4
46-60
8
3
61-75
9
5
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (9 goals). Concedes most in 0-15 (5). Late-goal balance (76-90): +4 - wins late phases.

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

Additional team indicators— what do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends from completed games this season.

Game profile

3.15
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.6 : 1.5
Estimated goal split
home : away
100%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
60%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+59%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
77%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
1%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 100 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Poole Town

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.31
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+1.12
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-4.8 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.73
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.39
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
121%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
93%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.25
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
0.0
Late goals
18% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 11% come in the first quarter-hour.
18%

Sholing

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.40
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.22
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-8.3 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.29
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-0.07
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
127%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
66%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.49
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.0
Late goals
24% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 14% come in the first quarter-hour.
24%

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

League context— is this a high-scoring league?

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

Teams vs league

Poole TownLigaSholing
Average goals per game▲ 3.383.14▼ 2.90
Both teams scored▼ 57%61%• 62%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)▲ 62%60%▼ 48%
Clean sheets▲ 38%22%▲ 29%
Goal before half-time• 76%77%▼ 67%
Goal after half-time▲ 86%80%▼ 76%

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

3.14
Average goals per game
61%
Both teams scored
60%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
22%
Clean sheets
1.74
Home goals / game
1.39
Away goals / game
+25%
Home attack advantage
+20%
Home defensive advantage
+16%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
77%
1 goal
41%
2 goals
20%
3 goals
6%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
80%
1 goal
52%
2 goals
23%
3 goals
9%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Record from Poole Town's perspective: 0 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss against Sholing. Games average 5.00 goals, and both teams scored in 100% of them.

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 2.10 goals per game on average and Sholing 1.76. The Southern League Premier South average is 3.14 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 60% of games. Both teams score in 57% 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 3-2-0 record (2.20 points per game) and Sholing 3-2-0 (2.20 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.