Poole Town vs Sholing: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

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

Current form

Poole Town: 3-2-0, 2.20 points/match. Sholing: 3-2-0, 2.20 points/match.

Goal statistics

Poole Town scores 2.10 and concedes 1.29 goals per match. Sholing scores 1.76 and concedes 1.14. League average: 3.14 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Poole Town 57%, Sholing 62%. Over 2.5: Poole Town 62%, Sholing 48%. League level: BTTS 61%, Over 2.5 60%.

xG, shots and style

Sholing has higher xG: 1.47 vs 1.37. Poole Town: 2.0 shots per match, Sholing: 3.4.

Match halves

Poole Town: half-time lead 43%, second-half goals 1.05. Sholing: half-time lead 29%, second-half goals 0.90.

Goals by minute

Poole Town: 16-30 (10 goals). Sholing: 31-45+ (9 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Southern League Premier South: 3.14 goals per match, BTTS 61%, Over 2.5 60%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 1 previous H2H matches were available: 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 profile— what 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.

2.1Goals scored / match1.76
Poole TownSholing
1.29Goals conceded / match1.14
Poole TownSholing
13%Average possession16%
Poole TownSholing
0.81Shots on target / match1
Poole TownSholing

Team stats— who is more efficient?

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

2.05Shots per match3.43
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 matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Poole Town
DWDWW
Unbeaten in the last 5 matches
Season result split
57% W24% D19% L
Season (W-D-L)
12-5-4
1.95 pts / match · goal difference +17
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-2-0
2.20 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
6-4-1
Last 5 at home
2-2-1
LWDDW
Last 5 matches - 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 matches
Season result split
43% W43% D14% L
Season (W-D-L)
9-9-3
1.71 pts / match · goal difference +13
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-2-0
2.20 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
3-6-2
Last 5 away
1-4-0
DDDWD
Last 5 matches - 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 match.

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

Sholing is 13% better for: goals conceded per match.

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

Poole Town scoring profile: very strong

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

Sholing scoring profile: very strong

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

44Goals scored (season)37
Poole TownSholing
27Goals conceded (season)24
Poole TownSholing
3.38Average goals in match2.9
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 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.

61%
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 matches cross the goal lines?

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

Match 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 / match - Poole Town · 1.48 pts / match - 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 match (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 match (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 half-time in 43% of matches and wins 57%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.1

Defence stays stable across the full match.

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

Defence after half-time0.0

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Poole Town - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match2.001.60
Goals scored / match2.01.0
Goals conceded / match1.20.6
Average goals in match3.21.6
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 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.801.80
Goals scored / match1.00.8
Goals conceded / match0.40.2
Average goals in match1.41.0
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

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

Goals by minute— when do goals arrive?

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

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 based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

3.15
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
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 defence on both sides

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 defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.39
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
121%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
93%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-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 defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.07
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.
66%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-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 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 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 in match▲ 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 match
61%
Both teams scored
60%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
22%
Clean sheets
1.74
Home goals / match
1.39
Away goals / match
+25%
Home attack advantage
+20%
Home defence 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

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 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.