It's still early in the Non League Premier: Northern season, but we are learning more and more about the teams. Here is the Witton Albion - Basford United preview!
It's no vacation for neither Witton nor Basford United as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Witton Albion form and stats
Witton Albion's first Non League Premier: Northern home game here ended in defeat. Last season their home statistics were 8 wins, 2 draws and 5 defeats from 15 matches.
In their previous game, the manager C. Macauley led his Witton to a defeat in the Non League Premier: Northern match away at Mickleover Sports. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here. A strong away win before that one, visiting Radcliffe Borough and winning 4-1.
It's still early days, but we have some goal stats for the Witton Albion at home in the league. 0 on target and 2 scored by the opposition; from 1 match.
Basford United form and stats
Four points from two away games for Basford United, meaning one draw and one victory in the Non League Premier: Northern so far.
Basford are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 2-2 draw at Matlock Town (placed 9th). Preceding that game was the away victory against Lancaster City with the score of 2-1.
Basford United have the goal stats of 4-3 (for/against) from 2 business trips in the league at this early stage of the season.
Head 2 Head
Last five meetings between the teams: Witton won two, Basford United won two and one draw. four games with over 2,5 goals, one match with two goals or less.Witton Albion missing players
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| Witton Albion | Basford United | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| 5 | 2 | 2 | Conceded | C | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 67% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 100% | 67% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 50% | 33% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 67% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 100% | 67% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 33% | 100% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0.5 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2 | 2.3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | 8 | 8 | Total Shots | T S | 7 | 11 | 20 |
| 11 | 4 | 4 | Shots on Target | S O | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| 36% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 67% | 67% | 44% |
| Witton Albion | Last season | Basford United | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 31 | 15 | Played | P | 14 | 32 | ||
| 10 | 8 | Won | W | 6 | 16 | ||
| 9 | 2 | Drew | D | 4 | 7 | ||
| 12 | 5 | Lost | L | 4 | 9 | ||
| 40 | 25 | Scored | S | 19 | 49 | ||
| 43 | 20 | Conceded | C | 17 | 39 | ||
| 94% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 93% | 94% | ||
| 74% | 73% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 71% | 69% | ||
| 48% | 60% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 43% | 47% | ||
| 35% | 47% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 36% | 34% | ||
| 13% | 13% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 14% | 22% | ||
| 61% | 60% | BTTS | BTTS | 57% | 50% | ||
| 19% | 27% | Clean Sheets | C S | 14% | 25% | ||
| 26% | 13% | Failed to Score | F T | 36% | 31% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.5 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.6 | 1.5 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 162 | 104 | Total Shots | T S | 99 | 211 | ||
| 78 | 50 | Shots on Target | S O | 41 | 89 | ||
| 36% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 39% | 44% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Warrington Town | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 9 |
| 2 | Scarborough Athletic | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 7 |
| 3 | Nantwich Town | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 4 | Gainsborough Trinity | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 5 | South Shields | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
| 6 | Morpeth Town | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 7 | Buxton | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | Ashton United | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 9 | Matlock Town | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 10 | Basford United | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | -1 | 4 |
| 11 | Whitby Town | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | -2 | 4 |
| 12 | Bamber Bridge | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 13 | Witton Albion | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 14 | United of Manchester | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 15 | Mickleover Sports | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 3 |
| 16 | Atherton Collieries | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -3 | 3 |
| 17 | Lancaster City | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 |
| 18 | Grantham Town | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 |
| 19 | Hyde United | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| 20 | Stafford Rangers | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -3 | 1 |
| 21 | Stalybridge Celtic | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -6 | 1 |
| 22 | Radcliffe Borough | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -5 | 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 | 34 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 69 | 36 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 41 | 21 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 15 | 33 | 72 |
| 2 | United of Manchester | 32 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 73 | 51 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 40 | 26 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 33 | 25 | 22 | 57 |
| 3 | Warrington Town | 32 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 57 | 44 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 31 | 21 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 26 | 23 | 13 | 55 |
| 4 | Basford United | 32 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 49 | 39 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 30 | 22 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 17 | 10 | 55 |
| 5 | Lancaster City | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 58 | 46 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 18 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 34 | 28 | 12 | 53 |
| 6 | Nantwich Town | 31 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 55 | 39 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 28 | 17 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 27 | 22 | 16 | 52 |
| 7 | Whitby Town | 31 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 54 | 42 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 23 | 20 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 31 | 22 | 12 | 50 |
| 8 | Scarborough Athletic | 35 | 14 | 8 | 13 | 44 | 47 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 27 | 12 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 17 | 35 | -3 | 50 |
| 9 | Morpeth Town | 27 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 48 | 37 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 14 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 23 | 11 | 48 |
| 10 | Hyde United | 33 | 12 | 7 | 14 | 55 | 55 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 35 | 26 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 20 | 29 | 0 | 43 |
| 11 | Gainsborough Trinity | 32 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 53 | 50 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 23 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 29 | 27 | 3 | 42 |
| 12 | Stalybridge Celtic | 33 | 12 | 6 | 15 | 42 | 50 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 25 | 31 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 19 | -8 | 42 |
| 13 | Bamber Bridge | 33 | 12 | 4 | 17 | 53 | 64 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 35 | 25 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 18 | 39 | -11 | 40 |
| 14 | Witton Albion | 31 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 40 | 43 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 20 | 16 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 23 | -3 | 39 |
| 15 | Mickleover Sports | 29 | 11 | 5 | 13 | 42 | 52 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 31 | -10 | 38 |
| 16 | Radcliffe Borough | 32 | 11 | 5 | 16 | 34 | 50 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 14 | 32 | -16 | 38 |
| 17 | Ashton United | 29 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 40 | 45 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 22 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 23 | -5 | 36 |
| 18 | Buxton | 32 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 56 | 52 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 35 | 24 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 28 | 4 | 35 |
| 19 | Grantham Town | 32 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 38 | 71 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 22 | 30 | 16 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 41 | -33 | 30 |
| 20 | Matlock Town | 29 | 8 | 5 | 16 | 38 | 48 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 21 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 18 | 27 | -10 | 29 |
| 21 | Atherton Collieries | 26 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 36 | 49 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 25 | 26 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 23 | -13 | 28 |
| 22 | Stafford Rangers | 33 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 29 | 53 | 17 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 33 | -24 | 23 |