It's round two of the Counties Leagues: Midland League Premier season and important points to play for. Read our full preview of Stone Old Alleynians-Northwich Victoria!
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.
Stone Old Alleynians form and stats
The season before, Stone Old Alleynians's league stats were 14 wins, 5 draws and 19 losses, ending with 13th position in the Counties Leagues: Midland League Premier. During these 38 matches they scored {51 goals} and let in 71. Playing as the home team in the previous season Stone Old Alleynians delivered 8-4-7 (win-draw-lost) with {29 goals} and 38 conceded. The first Counties Leagues: Midland League Premier game here at Wellbeing Park resulted in a draw. Last season Stone Old Alleynians's home game statistics were 8 victories, 4 draws and 7 defeats from 19 games.
The spoils were shared in Stone Old Alleynians's previous game, also at home. Visiting Shifnal Town FC (placed 9th) travelled back with a draw after a 1-1 scoreline.
Before that game, a loss in the away fixture against Atherstone Town in the FA Cup.
The match schedule is unforgiving for Alleynians as they have a new game in only four days, a Counties Leagues: Midland League Premier match thankfully also at home. Uttoxeter Town are visiting.
Early season league goal statistics from Stone Old Alleynians's 1 home game: {1 goals}, 1 conceded.
Northwich Victoria form and stats
Let's have a look at how Northwich Victoria performed last season in the Counties Leagues: North West Counties League: They landed a 5th position in the league table after playing out 25 victories, 6 draws and 11 defeats. In total they scored 77 and conceded {53 goals} in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 13 - drew 3 and lost 5 with 39/25 goals scored/conceded.
There were no winners in Northwich Victoria's previous match, the home game that ended 2-2 vs Studley FC (placed 5th).
A loss, in the FA Cup away at Skelmersdale United, earlier.
Head 2 Head
Stone Old Alleynians missing players
Northwich Victoria missing players
| Stone Old Alleynians | Northwich Victoria | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 100% | 100% | 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 |
| Stone Old Alleynians | Last season | Northwich Victoria | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 38 | 19 | Played | P | 21 | 42 | ||
| 14 | 8 | Won | W | 13 | 25 | ||
| 5 | 4 | Drew | D | 3 | 6 | ||
| 19 | 7 | Lost | L | 5 | 11 | ||
| 51 | 29 | Scored | S | 39 | 77 | ||
| 71 | 38 | Conceded | C | 25 | 50 | ||
| 97% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 98% | ||
| 82% | 89% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 76% | 81% | ||
| 66% | 74% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 62% | 57% | ||
| 50% | 63% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 38% | 36% | ||
| 18% | 21% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 14% | 17% | ||
| 50% | 68% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 60% | ||
| 24% | 16% | Clean Sheets | C S | 14% | 24% | ||
| 29% | 16% | Failed to Score | F T | 19% | 19% | ||
| 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 | Romulus | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | Lichfield City | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | Whitchurch Alport | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | Highgate United | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Studley FC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Northwich Victoria | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Darlaston Town | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Stourport Swifts | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Shifnal Town FC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Wolverhampton Casuals | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Stone Old Alleynians | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Uttoxeter Town | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Tividale | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Atherstone Town | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | AFC Wulfrunians | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| 16 | Dudley Town | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| 17 | Congleton Town FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| 18 | Bewdley Town | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 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 | Walsall Wood | 38 | 26 | 7 | 5 | 73 | 35 | 19 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 34 | 12 | 19 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 39 | 23 | 38 | 85 |
| 2 | Lye Town | 38 | 25 | 3 | 10 | 85 | 52 | 19 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 44 | 13 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 41 | 39 | 33 | 78 |
| 3 | Highgate United | 38 | 23 | 5 | 10 | 86 | 45 | 19 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 49 | 23 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 37 | 22 | 41 | 74 |
| 4 | Darlaston Town | 38 | 21 | 8 | 9 | 70 | 38 | 19 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 40 | 16 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 30 | 22 | 32 | 71 |
| 5 | Racing Club Warwick | 38 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 84 | 47 | 19 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 53 | 22 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 31 | 25 | 37 | 70 |
| 6 | Romulus | 38 | 21 | 5 | 12 | 81 | 55 | 19 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 49 | 25 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 32 | 30 | 26 | 68 |
| 7 | Stourport Swifts | 38 | 22 | 2 | 14 | 61 | 41 | 19 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 35 | 20 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 26 | 21 | 20 | 68 |
| 8 | Shifnal Town FC | 38 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 65 | 43 | 19 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 31 | 18 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 34 | 25 | 22 | 64 |
| 9 | Whitchurch Alport | 37 | 17 | 4 | 16 | 66 | 62 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 38 | 35 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 28 | 27 | 4 | 58 |
| 10 | Atherstone Town | 38 | 17 | 6 | 15 | 63 | 56 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 38 | 23 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 25 | 33 | 7 | 57 |
| 11 | Lichfield City | 38 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 65 | 60 | 19 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 36 | 19 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 29 | 41 | 5 | 54 |
| 12 | AFC Wulfrunians | 38 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 56 | 57 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 29 | 28 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 27 | 29 | -1 | 49 |
| 13 | Stone Old Alleynians | 38 | 14 | 5 | 19 | 51 | 71 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 29 | 38 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 22 | 33 | -20 | 47 |
| 14 | Studley FC | 38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 55 | 58 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 32 | 37 | -3 | 46 |
| 15 | Tividale | 37 | 13 | 7 | 17 | 45 | 58 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 23 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 20 | 35 | -13 | 46 |
| 16 | Bewdley Town | 38 | 13 | 5 | 20 | 58 | 85 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 32 | 48 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 26 | 37 | -27 | 44 |
| 17 | Worcester City | 38 | 9 | 5 | 24 | 35 | 69 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 16 | 31 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 19 | 38 | -34 | 32 |
| 18 | Wolverhampton Casuals | 38 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 31 | 79 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 37 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 17 | 42 | -48 | 28 |
| 19 | Uttoxeter Town | 38 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 32 | 84 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 23 | 36 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 9 | 48 | -52 | 24 |
| 20 | Market Drayton Town | 38 | 3 | 3 | 32 | 27 | 94 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 46 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 48 | -67 | 12 |
| 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 |