Kidsgrove Athletic vs Skelmersdale United: Match guide and preview

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Competition: England Non League Div One: Northern West
Competition: Sat 28.January
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Autonet Insurance Stadium

The home team stadium regulars bank on a win in this match, and the home advantage could be decisive versus a stumbling visitor. Kidsgrove Athletic are in 8th position while the guesting Skelmersdale United lose sleep at 17th.

Insights:
  • Kidsgrove Athletic have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Skelmersdale United have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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Kidsgrove Athletic form and stats

When playing at home in the Non League Div One: Northern West, Kidsgrove Athletic have managed 4 wins, 4 draws and suffered 2 defeats from 10 games.

Kidsgrove Athletic's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 0-3 versus Macclesfield (placed 1st).

Preceding that game was the home draw versus Newcastle Town that ended 0-0.

Lots of goals and action? Who knows what will happen in this one, but we do know that 10 of the 13 most recent league matches with this club has seen three goals or more.

The match schedule is unforgiving for Kidsgrove as they have a new game in only three days, a Non League Div One: Northern West match thankfully also at home. Colne are visiting.

Kidsgrove Athletic are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 14 goals in 10 games. Kidsgrove Athletic have conceded 13 in these home matches.

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Skelmersdale United form and stats

Playing away, Skelmersdale United have won 5 games, drawn 0 and suffered 5 defeats in the Non League Div One: Northern West this season.

This game can not go any worse than the previous one, the home defeat versus Leek Town with 2-4 on the scoreboard. As you can tell from the result, the match against Leek Town was as crazy as a clown in a village circus. Great fun for the neutral supporter with 6 goals, will the fun continue today?

Prior to that result Skelmersdale won their away game at Clitheroe. The scoreline was 1-0.

There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Skelmersdale United manager McNally as the team has another away game coming up in only three days, this time against Trafford.

Skelmersdale United are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 18 times in 10 away games so far. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Skelmersdale United have conceded 16 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

The latest recorded scoreline featuring both these sides is the Skelmersdale United - Kidsgrove 1-2 played not long ago this season. Kidsgrove Athletic-Skelmersdale United H2H statistics last three meetings regardless of arena: Kidsgrove Athletic two wins, Skelmersdale United zero wins, one draw. three of these three matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Kidsgrove Athletic missing players

Skelmersdale United missing players

Kidsgrove Athletic Skelmersdale United
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
21 10 2 Played P 4 10 23
8 4 1 Won W 2 5 8
7 4 0 Drew D 0 0 0
6 2 1 Lost L 2 5 15
27 14 2 Scored S 6 18 34
32 13 2 Conceded C 6 16 44
95% 90% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
90% 80% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 80% 78%
57% 60% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 80% 70%
19% 20% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 20% 35%
14% 10% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 20% 30%
62% 60% 50% BTTS BTTS 100% 80% 70%
19% 30% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 10% 13%
24% 20% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 10% 17%
 
5 3 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
7.5 11 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.5 1 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 0
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
10.5 10 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 0
4 4 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 0
38% 50% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 0%
 
8 9 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 0 0
5 6 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 0 0
Key stats in Non League Div One: Northern West this season:
  • Kidsgrove Athletic have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won at home.
  • Kidsgrove Athletic have created more than twice as many corners as Skelmersdale United.
  • Kidsgrove Athletic have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Kidsgrove Athletic have won significantly less corners at home than away.
  • Skelmersdale United have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Skelmersdale United haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Macclesfield 24 18 2 4 62 15 12 10 0 2 38 7 12 8 2 2 24 8 47 56
2 Leek Town 23 15 5 3 49 25 12 8 2 2 26 15 11 7 3 1 23 10 24 50
3 Workington 23 14 5 4 39 24 11 6 3 2 17 11 12 8 2 2 22 13 15 47
4 Runcorn Linnets 23 11 6 6 35 24 11 6 3 2 16 10 12 5 3 4 19 14 11 39
5 Mossley 21 11 5 5 34 26 9 6 2 1 15 7 12 5 3 4 19 19 8 38
5 Mossley AFC 23 11 6 6 36 30 11 6 3 2 17 11 12 5 3 4 19 19 6 39
6 Prescot Cables 23 10 5 8 32 30 11 6 3 2 15 10 12 4 2 6 17 20 2 35
7 Clitheroe 22 9 5 8 37 29 11 5 2 4 23 17 11 4 3 4 14 12 8 32
8 Kidsgrove Athletic 21 8 7 6 27 32 10 4 4 2 14 13 11 4 3 4 13 19 -5 31
9 Witton Albion 21 8 6 7 37 28 9 5 1 3 20 12 12 3 5 4 17 16 9 30
10 Bootle FC 22 8 6 8 31 35 12 5 2 5 16 22 10 3 4 3 15 13 -4 30
11 1874 Northwich 22 7 6 9 26 30 10 4 3 3 10 9 12 3 3 6 16 21 -4 27
12 Newcastle Town 22 6 9 7 24 32 12 2 5 5 10 15 10 4 4 2 14 17 -8 27
13 City of Liverpool 24 7 4 13 33 41 11 3 2 6 14 20 13 4 2 7 19 21 -8 25
14 Colne 21 5 9 7 21 26 12 3 4 5 14 18 9 2 5 2 7 8 -5 24
15 Trafford 23 6 6 11 33 39 12 3 4 5 17 19 11 3 2 6 16 20 -6 24
16 Glossop North End 23 6 6 11 28 36 12 2 4 6 12 21 11 4 2 5 16 15 -8 24
17 Skelmersdale United 23 8 0 15 34 44 13 3 0 10 16 28 10 5 0 5 18 16 -10 24
18 Hanley Town 22 6 5 11 34 45 10 0 3 7 12 21 12 6 2 4 22 24 -11 23
19 Ramsbottom United 22 5 3 14 26 51 11 3 1 7 16 28 11 2 2 7 10 23 -25 18
20 Widnes 23 4 5 14 23 51 12 3 4 5 15 22 11 1 1 9 8 29 -28 17