THE RACE FOR THE RYMAN PREMIER TITLE

Just three points cover the top five of the Ryman Premier Division at present so it's all set up to be a really exciting competition as to which team can emulate Whitehawk's achievement last season by winning the title which comes with automatic promotion to the Conference South.

RYMAN PREMIER DIVISION - CURRENT TABLE
TOP SEVEN ONLY

TEAM	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	PTS	FORM	WIN%	LOSS%
KINGSTONIAN	18	12	2	4	35	13	+22	38	WLWWDW	66.66%	22.22%
AFC HORNCHURCH	19	11	5	3	37	22	+15	38	LWLDWD	57.89%	15.79%
WEALDSTONE	16	10	5	1	39	14	+25	35	DLWWWW	62.50%	6.25%
MAIDSTONE UNITED	16	10	5	1	37	15	+22	35	WWWWDD	62.50%	6.25%
DULWICH HAMLET	16	11	2	3	36	19	+17	35	WWWWLW	68.75%	18.75%
BOGNOR REGIS TOWN	17	10	2	5	40	24	+16	32	WLWWLW	58.82%	29.41%
LOWESTOFT TOWN	18	9	4	5	33	15	+18	31	WWWLWW	50.00%	27.78%

The average win percentage for the last four champions (Whitehawk, Billericay Town, Sutton United and Dartford playing in 42 league game seasons) has been 61.90% which every team are currently near to or above aside from Lowestoft Town down in seventh place on 50%.

The most striking difference is in the loss percentages which over the past four years for the champions has averaged at 13.69% which will equate to an average of 6.30 games lost for this season. Therefore have Bognor Regis Town and Lowestoft lost too many games so far to considered as in the title race? Wealdstone, Maidstone United and Dulwich Hamlet with the two and three games in hand they have over Kingstonian and AFC Hornchurch could be considered favourites? The bookmakers agree as they make the two Stones 11/4 and 7/2 for the title followed by The K's at 4/1.

RYMAN PREMIER DIVISION
Current Odds available at betvictor.com

TEAM	ODDS
MAIDSTONE UNITED	11/4
WEALDSTONE	7/2
KINGSTONIAN	4/1
DULWICH HAMLET	9/2
AFC HORNCHURCH	7/1
LOWESTOFT TOWN	10/1
BOGNOR REGIS TOWN	25/1

Looking at the record of teams in the top seven when they have played each other is interesting as both Wealdstone and Dulwich Hamlet have only played three games as opposed to AFC Hornchurch who have played seven times. Wealdstone's next fixtures come against Dulwich (away), Met Police (home), Kingstonian (away), Bognor Regis Town (away), Lowestoft Town (away) and Maidstone United (home). If they can get through these games with still only one defeat to their name they will be considered real favourites for the title when they visit Donkey Lane to face Enfield Town in the Big Boxing Day Local Derby.

RYMAN PREMIER
CURRENT RECORD OF TOP SEVEN V TOP SEVEN

TEAM	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	PTS
AFC HORNCHURCH	7	3	3	1	8	8	0	12
LOWESTOFT TOWN	6	3	0	3	8	6	+2	9
MAIDSTONE UNITED	4	2	2	0	7	2	+6	8
BOGNOR REGIS TOWN	5	2	1	2	8	8	0	7
WEALDSTONE	3	0	3	0	4	4	0	3
DULWICH HAMLET	3	1	0	2	6	7	-1	3
KINGSTONIAN	4	0	1	3	1	6	-5	1

KEY FIXTURES - FORTHCOMING OVER THE NEXT FEW WEEKS

Saturday 30th November
DULWICH HAMLET v WEALDSTONE
5th v 3rd. Should be really decent game between two in-form teams. A large crowd is expected at Champion Hill

Tuesday 3rd December
BOGNOR REGIS TOWN v MAIDSTONE UNITED
A really tough midweek trip for The Stones. The Rocks have the third best home record in the division winning seven and drawing two of their nine games. Could potentially be Maidstone's second defeat of the season?

Monday 9th December
KINGSTONIAN v WEALDSTONE
Another top of the table clash.

Saturday 14th December
BOGNOR REGIS TOWN v WEALDSTONE
The Stones make their second away trip of the week. Another tough game for both sides.

Tuesday 17th December
DULWICH HAMLET v MAIDSTONE UNITED
Top of the table clash under the lights at Champion Hill.
LOWESTOFT TOWN v WEALDSTONE
Yet another tough away trip for The Stones

Saturday 21st December
LOWESTOFT TOWN v DULWICH HAMLET
WEALDSTONE v MAIDSTONE UNITED
The big games keep coming in December as four of the current top seven will play each other on the Saturday before Christmas.