It's only round two of the Counties Leagues: North West Counties League for these squads. And fresh optimism here at The County Ground as Burscough welcome Lower Breck. Get smart with this preview!
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Burscough form and stats
Last season, Burscough's league stats were 10 wins, 6 draws and 26 losses, ending with 21st place in the Counties Leagues: North West Counties League. From these 42 matches they scored {63 goals} and gave away 99. Appearing as the home team in the last season Burscough delivered 4-3-14 (win-draw-lost) with {35 goals} and 53 conceded.
Burscough are returning here after visiting Prestwich Heys and winning with a 3-1 scoreline.
Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Kendal Town (1-3).Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the FA Cup game versus Pilkington in only four days. This game is also played here at The County Ground.
Lower Breck form and stats
Let's have a look at how Lower Breck performed last season in the Counties Leagues: North West Counties League: They landed a 16th position in the league table after playing out 14 victories, 8 draws and 20 defeats. In total they scored 54 and conceded {62 goals} in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 5 - drew 5 and lost 11 with 21/36 goals scored/conceded.
Lower Breck's last game was the home draw against Barnoldswick Town (1-1).
A loss against Litherland Remyca was the result prior to that, in a home game.The schedule is very tough for Lower now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A FA Cup game at AFC Liverpool is waiting in only four days.
Head 2 Head
Previous four meetings involving these sides: Burscough won two, Lower Breck were winners in one and we saw one draw. one game with more than 2,5 goals, three matches with less than 2,5 goals.
Burscough missing players
Lower Breck missing players
| Burscough | Lower Breck | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Burscough | Last season | Lower Breck | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 42 | 21 | Played | P | 21 | 42 | ||
| 10 | 4 | Won | W | 5 | 14 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Drew | D | 5 | 8 | ||
| 26 | 14 | Lost | L | 11 | 20 | ||
| 63 | 35 | Scored | S | 21 | 54 | ||
| 99 | 53 | Conceded | C | 36 | 62 | ||
| 95% | 90% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 86% | 93% | ||
| 88% | 76% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 62% | 71% | ||
| 69% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 48% | 50% | ||
| 55% | 62% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 33% | ||
| 36% | 48% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 24% | 17% | ||
| 64% | 71% | BTTS | BTTS | 52% | 50% | ||
| 12% | 10% | Clean Sheets | C S | 24% | 29% | ||
| 29% | 29% | Failed to Score | F T | 38% | 29% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Bury AFC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 2 | Wythenshawe Amateurs | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 3 | Chadderton | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Burscough | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | Padiham | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | Charnock Richard | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Kendal Town | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Irlam | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Longridge Town | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Barnoldswick Town | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Lower Breck | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Isle of Man | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Colne | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Pilkington | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Squires Gate | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | West Didsbury & Chorlton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Wythenshawe Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Cheadle Town | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| 19 | AFC Liverpool | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 20 | Prestwich Heys | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| 21 | Skelmersdale United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| 22 | Litherland Remyca | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 0 |
| 23 | Glossop North End | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 0 |
| 24 | Ramsbottom United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 0 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Vauxhall Motors | 42 | 30 | 5 | 7 | 85 | 35 | 21 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 41 | 14 | 21 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 44 | 21 | 50 | 95 |
| 2 | Avro | 42 | 27 | 6 | 9 | 75 | 31 | 21 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 40 | 17 | 21 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 14 | 44 | 87 |
| 3 | Wythenshawe Town | 42 | 25 | 8 | 9 | 112 | 56 | 21 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 60 | 26 | 21 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 49 | 30 | 56 | 83 |
| 4 | Bury AFC | 42 | 25 | 8 | 9 | 74 | 42 | 21 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 31 | 19 | 21 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 43 | 23 | 32 | 83 |
| 5 | Northwich Victoria | 42 | 25 | 6 | 11 | 77 | 53 | 21 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 38 | 25 | 21 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 39 | 25 | 24 | 81 |
| 6 | AFC Liverpool | 42 | 20 | 7 | 15 | 83 | 63 | 21 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 52 | 26 | 21 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 31 | 37 | 20 | 67 |
| 7 | Prestwich Heys | 42 | 22 | 3 | 17 | 65 | 56 | 21 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 33 | 19 | 21 | 9 | 0 | 12 | 32 | 37 | 9 | 66 |
| 8 | Congleton Town FC | 42 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 70 | 62 | 21 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 40 | 19 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 30 | 43 | 8 | 65 |
| 9 | West Didsbury & Chorlton | 42 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 81 | 66 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 40 | 31 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 41 | 35 | 15 | 64 |
| 10 | Litherland Remyca | 42 | 19 | 5 | 18 | 61 | 62 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 27 | 28 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 34 | 34 | -1 | 62 |
| 11 | Charnock Richard | 42 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 86 | 82 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 52 | 38 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 34 | 44 | 4 | 56 |
| 12 | Kendal Town | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 72 | 84 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 41 | 40 | 21 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 31 | 44 | -12 | 55 |
| 13 | Isle of Man | 42 | 16 | 4 | 22 | 67 | 90 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 35 | 45 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 32 | 45 | -23 | 52 |
| 14 | Padiham | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 66 | 69 | 21 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 36 | 34 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 30 | 35 | -3 | 51 |
| 15 | Longridge Town | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 74 | 94 | 21 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 38 | 53 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 36 | 41 | -20 | 51 |
| 16 | Lower Breck | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 54 | 62 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 33 | 26 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 21 | 36 | -8 | 50 |
| 17 | Irlam | 42 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 59 | 68 | 21 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 28 | 32 | 21 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 31 | 36 | -9 | 46 |
| 18 | Winsford United | 42 | 12 | 10 | 20 | 56 | 78 | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 31 | 32 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 25 | 46 | -22 | 46 |
| 19 | Barnoldswick Town | 42 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 59 | 86 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 35 | 39 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 24 | 47 | -27 | 43 |
| 20 | Squires Gate | 42 | 12 | 5 | 25 | 61 | 96 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 38 | 45 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 23 | 51 | -35 | 41 |
| 21 | Burscough | 42 | 10 | 6 | 26 | 63 | 99 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 35 | 53 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 28 | 46 | -36 | 36 |
| 22 | Ashton Athletic | 42 | 4 | 6 | 32 | 43 | 109 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 18 | 57 | 21 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 25 | 52 | -66 | 18 |