Irlam vs Colne: Match guide and preview

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Competition: England Counties Leagues: North West Counties League
Competition: Sat 09.Sep
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: The Ambitek Stadium (500 seats)

This looks to be an engrossing fixture as Irlam have their supposed home advantage, while Colne have an edge of 2 points in the Counties Leagues: North West Counties League standings.

Insights:
  • Irlam have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Colne have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

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.

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Irlam form and stats

Irlam have collected seven points from their first three Counties Leagues: North West Counties League games here at The Ambitek Stadium, a promising start.

Happy days for Irlam in their previous game, a fixture away at Skelmersdale United (placed 23rd) that ended with a 4-1 victory.

In the preceding match a 3-1 victory visiting Burscough.

Both teams on the scoresheet! That has happened in 8 league fixtures in a row for this side. Could it happen again?

Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as AFC Liverpool are coming to town in three days.

Goals are plentiful at The Ambitek Stadium in the league this season as Irlam has scored 8 goals here in 3 home games. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Irlam defense is not exactly impregnable. 5 goals conceded from 3 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.

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Colne form and stats

Playing away, Colne have won 3 games, drawn 1 and suffered 1 defeat in the Counties Leagues: North West Counties League this season.

Colne won their last game, 2-0 versus Kendal Town played at home.

Preceding that game, the 2-2 draw paying a visit to Chadderton.

Colne have scored more than twice on average per away game (in the league), an impressive attacking display. They have 11 goals from 5 away matches. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Colne have conceded 9 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

Irlam missing players

Colne missing players

Irlam Colne
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
8 3 0 Played P 0 5 9
4 2 0 Won W 0 3 5
2 1 0 Drew D 0 1 1
2 0 0 Lost L 0 1 3
19 8 0 Scored S 0 11 18
14 5 0 Conceded C 0 9 14
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
100% 100% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 100% 100%
88% 67% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 100% 78%
75% 67% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 40% 44%
38% 67% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 20% 11%
100% 100% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 80% 56%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 22%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 20% 22%
 
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
Key stats in Counties Leagues: North West Counties League this season:
  • All of Colne's away-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
  • All of Irlam's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Colne have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Colne have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Colne haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Irlam have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
  • Irlam have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Irlam have scored in all their matches so far.
  • Irlam 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 Kendal Town 10 8 1 1 24 12 5 5 0 0 11 3 5 3 1 1 13 9 12 25
2 Bury AFC 10 6 2 2 25 18 5 3 0 2 14 11 5 3 2 0 11 7 7 20
3 Pilkington 11 5 4 2 19 15 6 4 2 0 11 4 5 1 2 2 8 11 4 19
4 Chadderton 9 5 2 2 22 14 4 2 1 1 8 5 5 3 1 1 14 9 8 17
5 Wythenshawe Town 10 5 2 3 15 9 6 4 1 1 11 4 4 1 1 2 4 5 6 17
6 Wythenshawe Amateurs 8 5 1 2 19 9 4 3 1 0 10 3 4 2 0 2 9 6 10 16
7 West Didsbury & Chorlton 9 5 1 3 23 14 5 4 0 1 12 4 4 1 1 2 11 10 9 16
8 Colne 9 5 1 3 18 14 4 2 0 2 7 5 5 3 1 1 11 9 4 16
9 Isle of Man 10 5 1 4 14 12 3 2 0 1 4 4 7 3 1 3 10 8 2 16
10 Irlam 8 4 2 2 19 14 3 2 1 0 8 5 5 2 1 2 11 9 5 14
11 Ramsbottom United 9 4 2 3 16 19 5 2 2 1 9 7 4 2 0 2 7 12 -3 14
12 Litherland Remyca 11 4 2 5 14 17 4 3 0 1 9 4 7 1 2 4 5 13 -3 14
13 Barnoldswick Town 7 3 4 0 16 9 4 2 2 0 12 7 3 1 2 0 4 2 7 13
14 AFC Liverpool 7 4 0 3 14 11 3 2 0 1 7 5 4 2 0 2 7 6 3 12
15 Prestwich Heys 8 3 2 3 14 14 4 2 0 2 8 8 4 1 2 1 6 6 0 11
16 Charnock Richard 7 2 4 1 10 8 3 0 3 0 4 4 4 2 1 1 6 4 2 10
17 Lower Breck 7 2 3 2 12 12 2 1 1 0 6 3 5 1 2 2 6 9 0 9
18 Burscough 8 3 0 5 12 18 4 1 0 3 6 12 4 2 0 2 6 6 -6 9
19 Padiham 9 2 2 5 10 14 6 1 2 3 6 9 3 1 0 2 4 5 -4 8
20 Glossop North End 10 2 2 6 14 25 4 0 1 3 4 11 6 2 1 3 10 14 -11 8
21 Cheadle Town 11 2 1 8 13 24 7 1 0 6 8 18 4 1 1 2 5 6 -11 7
22 Longridge Town 10 1 3 6 16 21 7 1 3 3 15 14 3 0 0 3 1 7 -5 6
23 Skelmersdale United 8 1 0 7 7 23 4 1 0 3 4 9 4 0 0 4 3 14 -16 3
24 Squires Gate 10 0 2 8 10 30 6 0 2 4 7 16 4 0 0 4 3 14 -20 2