Kettering Town vs Chorley preview

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Competition: England Vanarama National League North
Competition: Sat 11.March
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Latimer Park

Both Kettering Town and Chorley are yearning for points in this match, in spite of the guesting team carrying a 14 point edge from earlier matches.

Insights:
  • Chorley have the most clean sheets (16) in Vanarama National League North

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Kettering Town and Chorley.

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Kettering Town form and stats

Kettering Town have collected 30 points from their Vanarama National League North home games so far after 8-6-3. When Kettering Town hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like Chester, Scarborough Athletic, Brackley Town, King's Lynn Town, Fylde, Darlington and Gloucester City), they have won 2 of 4 matches! Two home wins in a row for Kettering bring valid hopes of a third.

Kettering Town haven't scored a league goal since they found the net 245 minutes ago. Ward scored that one.

No payout for Kettering Town in their previous match, an away game at Gloucester City that ended in defeat 0-2.

Prior to that, an away loss at Hereford.

It should be considered that a look at the 11 most recent league fixtures shows that 10 of them qualified as a both teams not to score result (only one or none of the teams scored).

Kettering are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 18 goals in 17 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Kettering Town have only conceded 13 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Chorley form and stats

5 wins, 6 draws and 7 losses. That’s the product of Chorley, who have the most clean sheets (16) in Vanarama National League North, playing as the away team in the Vanarama National League North this season.

Chorley are travelling after their nice 2-0 home win in the fixture against Hereford (placed 10th). That win felt nice as this team had gone three league fixtures without victory.

Preceding that game, the 1-2 loss visiting Spennymoor Town's place.

Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Chorley have scored 21 goals in 18 league games away. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Chorley have conceded 21 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

Chorley - Kettering 2-0 was the end result in these sides' latest H2H match, earlier this season. Numbers for the former three meetings featuring these two contenders are: one win for Kettering Town, zero draws and two wins for Chorley. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: one game. Hall likes to face Kettering Town and have scored 4 goals in these games.

Top Goalscorers

ChorleyC. Hall
C. Hall
19 goals
ChorleyB. Ustabaşı
B. Ustabaşı
10 goals
ChorleyJ. Sampson
J. Sampson
6 goals

Kettering Town missing players

Chorley missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Kettering Town Chorley
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
36 17 4 Played P 5 18 37
10 8 2 Won W 2 5 14
11 6 1 Drew D 2 6 13
15 3 1 Lost L 1 7 10
31 18 2 Scored S 6 21 49
47 13 1 Conceded C 3 21 36
86% 71% 75% Over 0.5 O 0.5 60% 83% 84%
64% 47% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 40% 72% 68%
36% 29% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 40% 50% 43%
19% 18% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 17% 19%
8% 12% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 11% 11%
33% 29% 0% BTTS BTTS 40% 50% 43%
31% 59% 75% Clean Sheets C S 40% 28% 43%
50% 41% 50% Failed to Score F T 60% 39% 30%
 
3.8 3.4 1.5 Corners for (avg) C F 5 5.3 5
5.4 5.3 4 Corners against (avg) C A 4 4.2 4.4
1.3 1.4 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.8 1.8 1.7
2 1 0 Red cards R C 2 4 7
 
8.1 9.2 8 Shots (avg) S ( 10.4 11 11.2
3.1 3.5 2.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.4 4.2 4.8
28% 31% 18% Goal Efficiency G E 35% 28% 28%
 
12.5 10.4 7.8 Shots against (avg) S A 6 8.7 7.7
5 3.4 3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 2 3.4 3.1
Key stats in Vanarama National League North this season:
  • Chorley have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Chorley have the most clean sheets (16) in Vanarama National League North

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Fylde 34 20 8 6 59 34 17 11 3 3 36 19 17 9 5 3 23 15 25 68
2 King's Lynn Town 35 19 10 6 63 36 18 13 3 2 36 16 17 6 7 4 27 20 27 67
3 Chester 36 17 14 5 57 34 18 8 6 4 26 16 18 9 8 1 31 18 23 65
4 Brackley Town 35 17 10 8 44 28 18 12 4 2 31 12 17 5 6 6 13 16 16 61
5 Scarborough Athletic 36 16 10 10 63 54 18 9 5 4 38 28 18 7 5 6 25 26 9 58
6 Darlington 34 16 9 9 61 46 18 8 6 4 29 23 16 8 3 5 32 23 15 57
7 Chorley 37 14 13 10 49 36 19 9 7 3 28 15 18 5 6 7 21 21 13 55
8 Gloucester City 37 15 8 14 59 58 19 10 3 6 38 26 18 5 5 8 21 32 1 53
9 Alfreton Town 34 13 13 8 43 32 18 9 6 3 29 15 16 4 7 5 14 17 11 52
10 Hereford 37 14 6 17 42 42 18 7 4 7 23 19 19 7 2 10 19 23 0 48
11 Spennymoor Town 34 12 12 10 48 49 17 7 6 4 23 20 17 5 6 6 25 29 -1 48
12 Kidderminster Harriers 37 13 9 15 34 39 18 4 5 9 15 20 19 9 4 6 19 19 -5 48
13 Buxton 37 11 13 13 39 45 19 6 7 6 21 23 18 5 6 7 18 22 -6 46
14 Banbury United 33 12 8 13 46 48 15 6 5 4 22 17 18 6 3 9 24 31 -2 44
15 Southport 34 12 8 14 41 43 15 7 4 4 22 18 19 5 4 10 19 25 -2 44
16 Peterborough Sports 34 12 8 14 40 44 18 8 5 5 26 20 16 4 3 9 14 24 -4 44
17 Curzon Ashton 34 12 7 15 42 43 17 7 3 7 25 21 17 5 4 8 17 22 -1 43
18 Kettering Town 36 10 11 15 31 47 17 8 6 3 18 13 19 2 5 12 13 34 -16 41
19 Leamington 35 8 16 11 34 40 18 7 5 6 20 17 17 1 11 5 14 23 -6 40
20 Boston United 36 10 8 18 49 58 19 7 4 8 30 29 17 3 4 10 19 29 -9 38
21 Farsley Celtic 35 9 11 15 39 57 16 5 6 5 18 20 19 4 5 10 21 37 -18 38
22 Blyth Spartans 36 9 10 17 35 52 18 4 8 6 18 20 18 5 2 11 17 32 -17 37
23 Bradford Park Avenue 37 8 10 19 34 56 18 6 4 8 17 19 19 2 6 11 17 37 -22 34
24 AFC Telford United 37 4 12 21 27 58 19 3 7 9 17 27 18 1 5 12 10 31 -31 24

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 Fylde 34 20 8 6 59 34 17 11 3 3 36 19 17 9 5 3 23 15 25 68
2 King's Lynn Town 35 19 10 6 63 36 18 13 3 2 36 16 17 6 7 4 27 20 27 67
3 Chester 36 17 14 5 57 34 18 8 6 4 26 16 18 9 8 1 31 18 23 65
4 Brackley Town 35 17 10 8 44 28 18 12 4 2 31 12 17 5 6 6 13 16 16 61
5 Scarborough Athletic 36 16 10 10 63 54 18 9 5 4 38 28 18 7 5 6 25 26 9 58
6 Darlington 34 16 9 9 61 46 18 8 6 4 29 23 16 8 3 5 32 23 15 57
7 Chorley 37 14 13 10 49 36 19 9 7 3 28 15 18 5 6 7 21 21 13 55
8 Gloucester City 37 15 8 14 59 58 19 10 3 6 38 26 18 5 5 8 21 32 1 53
9 Alfreton Town 34 13 13 8 43 32 18 9 6 3 29 15 16 4 7 5 14 17 11 52
10 Hereford 37 14 6 17 42 42 18 7 4 7 23 19 19 7 2 10 19 23 0 48
11 Spennymoor Town 34 12 12 10 48 49 17 7 6 4 23 20 17 5 6 6 25 29 -1 48
12 Kidderminster Harriers 37 13 9 15 34 39 18 4 5 9 15 20 19 9 4 6 19 19 -5 48
13 Buxton 37 11 13 13 39 45 19 6 7 6 21 23 18 5 6 7 18 22 -6 46
14 Banbury United 33 12 8 13 46 48 15 6 5 4 22 17 18 6 3 9 24 31 -2 44
15 Southport 34 12 8 14 41 43 15 7 4 4 22 18 19 5 4 10 19 25 -2 44
16 Peterborough Sports 34 12 8 14 40 44 18 8 5 5 26 20 16 4 3 9 14 24 -4 44
17 Curzon Ashton 34 12 7 15 42 43 17 7 3 7 25 21 17 5 4 8 17 22 -1 43
18 Kettering Town 36 10 11 15 31 47 17 8 6 3 18 13 19 2 5 12 13 34 -16 41
19 Leamington 35 8 16 11 34 40 18 7 5 6 20 17 17 1 11 5 14 23 -6 40
20 Boston United 36 10 8 18 49 58 19 7 4 8 30 29 17 3 4 10 19 29 -9 38
21 Farsley Celtic 35 9 11 15 39 57 16 5 6 5 18 20 19 4 5 10 21 37 -18 38
22 Blyth Spartans 36 9 10 17 35 52 18 4 8 6 18 20 18 5 2 11 17 32 -17 37
23 Bradford Park Avenue 37 8 10 19 34 56 18 6 4 8 17 19 19 2 6 11 17 37 -22 34
24 AFC Telford United 37 4 12 21 27 58 19 3 7 9 17 27 18 1 5 12 10 31 -31 24

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