Evenly matched teams: Lancaster City vs Stafford Rangers match preview

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Competition: England Non League Premier: Northern
Competition: Sat 12.Aug
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Giant Axe (3500 seats)

It's a fresh Non League Premier: Northern campaign and Lancaster City are impatient to get competitive here at Giant Axe. Stafford Rangers are guesting and this should be a gripping season opening night.

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Lancaster City form and stats

The previous season, Lancaster City's league stats were 15 wins, 13 draws and 14 losses, producing 11th position in the Non League Premier: Northern. From these 42 matches they scored {51 goals} and let in 51. Appearing as the home side in the former season Lancaster City generated 9-7-5 (win-draw-lost) with {24 goals} and 19 conceded.

This is expected to be a close game, with Lancaster City perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Lancaster City as a small favourite), we find 14 games. Lancaster City has won 8 of these, drawn 0 and lost 6.

There will be little rest for Lancaster after this match as they are travelling to Radcliffe Borough for a Non League Premier: Northern game in only three days.

With the first game of the season soon underway, it's time to look at the results from the Lancaster City friendly games in pre-season: Lancaster City played one friendly, won 1, drew 0 and lost 0. If you are really into statistics you might appreciate knowing that Lancaster City scored {1 goals} and conceded 0 in these one game.

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Stafford Rangers form and stats

Let's have a look at how Stafford Rangers performed last season in the Non League Premier: Northern: They landed a 12th position in the league table after playing out 15 victories, 12 draws and 15 defeats. In total they scored 52 and conceded {53 goals} in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 5 - drew 6 and lost 10 with 20/30 goals scored/conceded.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Stafford Rangers playing away and similar expectations, we found 19 relevant matches. Results were 7 Stafford Rangers wins, 8 draws and 4 defeats.

A quick return to home after this game, as Stafford are hosting Rylands in the Non League Premier: Northern only three days away.

Head 2 Head

Previous ten meetings featuring these participants: Lancaster City won three, Stafford Rangers were winners in three and we saw four draws. six games with more than 2,5 goals, four matches with under 2,5 goals.

Lancaster City missing players

Stafford Rangers missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Lancaster City Stafford Rangers
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
0 0 0 Played P 0 0 0
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 0
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
0 0 0 Scored S 0 0 0
0 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 0%
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
Lancaster City Last season Stafford Rangers
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
42 21   Played P   21 42
15 9   Won W   5 15
13 7   Drew D   6 12
14 5   Lost L   10 15
51 24   Scored S   20 52
51 19   Conceded C   30 53
88% 86%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   90% 93%
79% 76%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   71% 76%
45% 38%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   43% 45%
12% 5%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   19% 17%
7% 0%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   10% 10%
62% 57%   BTTS BTTS   52% 52%
24% 33%   Clean Sheets C S   24% 31%
26% 24%   Failed to Score F T   33% 24%
 
3.4 3.3   Corners for (avg) C F   3.1 3.3
3.2 2.9   Corners against (avg) C A   5.1 4
1 0.9   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.2 0.9
2 0   Red cards R C   1 1
 
7.6 6.3   Shots (avg) S (   6.8 7.2
2.8 2   Shots on Target (avg) S O   2.9 2.8
47% 59%   Goal Efficiency G E   28% 39%
 
5.5 4.1   Shots against (avg) S A   9.5 7.7
2.5 2.1   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   3.8 2.9

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Ashton United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Atherton Collieries 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Bamber Bridge 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Basford United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Bradford Park Avenue 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Gainsborough Trinity 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Guiseley 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Hyde United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Ilkeston Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Lancaster City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Macclesfield 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Marine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Marske United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Matlock Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Morpeth Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Radcliffe Borough 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Rylands 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 Stafford Rangers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 United of Manchester 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 Whitby Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 Workington 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 Worksop Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 South Shields 42 25 10 7 71 39 21 14 5 2 43 20 21 11 5 5 28 19 32 85
2 Warrington Town 42 21 14 7 70 39 21 12 6 3 35 18 21 9 8 4 35 21 31 77
3 Bamber Bridge 42 22 7 13 62 63 21 14 5 2 40 22 21 8 2 11 22 41 -1 73
4 Gainsborough Trinity 42 18 15 9 74 41 21 7 9 5 35 21 21 11 6 4 39 20 33 69
5 Matlock Town 42 19 11 12 56 49 21 10 9 2 33 18 21 9 2 10 23 31 7 68
6 Hyde United 42 18 12 12 64 42 21 10 4 7 30 16 21 8 8 5 34 26 22 66
7 Radcliffe Borough 42 17 15 10 55 49 21 9 6 6 30 28 21 8 9 4 25 21 6 66
8 United of Manchester 42 19 9 14 68 48 21 8 8 5 39 30 21 11 1 9 29 18 20 63
9 Marine 42 17 10 15 56 45 21 9 4 8 31 24 21 8 6 7 25 21 11 61
10 Rylands 42 17 9 16 64 55 21 11 3 7 28 20 21 6 6 9 36 35 9 60
11 Lancaster City 42 15 13 14 51 51 21 9 7 5 24 19 21 6 6 9 27 32 0 58
12 Stafford Rangers 42 15 12 15 52 53 21 10 6 5 32 23 21 5 6 10 20 30 -1 57
13 Guiseley 42 16 7 19 54 54 21 9 3 9 26 26 21 7 4 10 28 28 0 55
14 Ashton United 42 16 8 18 58 64 21 8 3 10 29 34 21 8 5 8 29 30 -6 53
15 Whitby Town 42 14 10 18 45 54 21 7 4 10 22 30 21 7 6 8 23 24 -9 52
16 Marske United 42 15 5 22 57 79 21 7 3 11 30 40 21 8 2 11 27 39 -22 50
17 Morpeth Town 42 14 7 21 55 63 21 9 3 9 32 30 21 5 4 12 23 33 -8 49
18 Atherton Collieries 42 11 14 17 38 57 21 6 7 8 20 25 21 5 7 9 18 32 -19 47
19 Nantwich Town 42 12 10 20 44 55 21 5 4 12 18 28 21 7 6 8 26 27 -11 46
20 Stalybridge Celtic 42 10 12 20 50 64 21 5 5 11 27 36 21 5 7 9 23 28 -14 42
21 Liversedge 42 11 7 24 48 86 21 3 4 14 18 44 21 8 3 10 30 42 -38 40
22 Belper Town 42 7 9 26 44 86 21 3 5 13 20 42 21 4 4 13 24 44 -42 30

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Ashton United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Atherton Collieries 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Bamber Bridge 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Basford United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Bradford Park Avenue 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Gainsborough Trinity 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Guiseley 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Hyde United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Ilkeston Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Lancaster City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Macclesfield 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Marine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Marske United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Matlock Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Morpeth Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Radcliffe Borough 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Rylands 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 Stafford Rangers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 United of Manchester 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 Whitby Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 Workington 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 Worksop Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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The Northern Premier League holds three divisions; the Premier Division, Division One East and Division One West. The Premier Division is at the seventh highest division level in England, while Division One East/West are at eight level. The league covers Northern England and the northern/central Midlands areas.