Crook Town AFC vs Penrith AFC: Soccer match preview

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Competition: England Counties Leagues: Northern League One
Competition: Sat 18.February
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Sir Tom Cowie Millfield Ground

Victories have not come easily for Crook Town AFC so far, and that also applies to Penrith AFC. These students from the school of hard knocks pray for some crucial points here.

Insights:
  • Crook Town AFC haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Penrith AFC have the fewest scored goals (23) in Counties Leagues: Northern League One

Penrith AFC could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a Counties Leagues: Northern League One game only three sleeps ago. That game was also an away game, at Thornaby. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.

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Crook Town AFC form and stats

5 victories, 1 draw and 7 defeats. That’s what Crook Town AFC have to build on here at Sir Tom Cowie Millfield Ground in the Counties Leagues: Northern League One. When Crook Town AFC hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like Northallerton Town, Crook Town AFC, Pickering Town CFC, Tow Law Town, Thornaby and Seaham Red Star), they have won 2 of 3 matches! With three straight defeats the pressure is piling up on Crook to get some points in this home game.

The fans are hoping that Crook Town AFC will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 1-2 away loss in the game against Carlisle City (placed 12th).

Heartbreak before that as Crook Town AFC lost 0-2 at Seaham Red Star's place.

Lots of goals? We don't know about this one, but we do know that 9 of the 12 latest league games with this club has contained at least three goals.

Crook has scored 16 league goals at home this season, in 13 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Crook Town AFC defense is not exactly impregnable. 22 goals conceded from 13 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.

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Penrith AFC form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Penrith AFC so far with only 12 points returning home. The records show 3-3-7 (win-draw-lose). When Penrith AFC is visiting a side on the bottom half, they have won 2 of 3 matches. Northallerton Town, Pickering Town CFC, Penrith AFC, Tow Law Town, Thornaby and Seaham Red Star is teams we like to compare Crook Town AFC with.

Penrith AFC play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 2-1 victory visiting Thornaby (placed 20th). Those three points felt good as this team had gone four league rounds without winning.

Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Seaham Red Star that ended 0-0.

Penrith AFC have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 13 league away games 15 goals have been scored. When Penrith is visiting a side on the bottom half, 2 of 3 matches have ended with three or more goals. These are matches against Northallerton Town, Pickering Town CFC, Penrith AFC, Tow Law Town, Thornaby and Seaham Red Star.

Head 2 Head

This isn't the first time these parties face each other this season, as the results database show this recent fixture: Penrith AFC - Crook Town AFC 2-1. Previous four meetings with these squads: Crook won three, Penrith AFC triumphed in one and we saw zero draws. four games with more than 2,5 goals, zero matches with two goals or less.

Crook Town AFC missing players

Penrith AFC missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Crook Town AFC Penrith AFC
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
27 13 3 Played P 3 13 23
7 5 2 Won W 2 3 6
2 1 0 Drew D 1 3 4
18 7 1 Lost L 0 7 13
31 16 7 Scored S 4 15 23
61 22 2 Conceded C 2 26 44
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 67% 92% 91%
89% 85% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 92% 87%
70% 54% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 69% 61%
41% 23% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 31% 30%
19% 8% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 23% 17%
48% 38% 0% BTTS BTTS 67% 69% 48%
19% 31% 67% Clean Sheets C S 33% 15% 22%
33% 31% 33% Failed to Score F T 33% 23% 39%
 
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: Northern League One this season:
  • Crook Town AFC haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Penrith AFC have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Penrith AFC have the fewest scored goals (23) in Counties Leagues: Northern League One

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Newton Aycliffe 28 20 3 5 71 35 15 14 1 0 46 14 13 6 2 5 25 21 36 63
2 Bishop Auckland 27 17 5 5 73 35 14 8 5 1 37 14 13 9 0 4 36 21 38 56
3 Whitley Bay FC 26 17 4 5 55 40 12 9 1 2 28 16 14 8 3 3 27 24 15 55
4 Ashington AFC 25 17 3 5 53 24 13 10 1 2 40 13 12 7 2 3 13 11 29 54
5 Guisborough Town 27 13 6 8 53 37 13 6 3 4 25 20 14 7 3 4 28 17 16 45
6 West Allotment Celtic 27 13 2 12 54 47 13 10 0 3 37 17 14 3 2 9 17 30 7 41
7 West Auckland Town 28 10 9 9 50 44 14 8 3 3 34 19 14 2 6 6 16 25 6 39
8 Heaton Stannington 26 12 3 11 49 44 13 3 2 8 17 23 13 9 1 3 32 21 5 39
9 Whickham 25 12 3 10 37 34 13 7 1 5 21 20 12 5 2 5 16 14 3 39
10 Newcastle Benfield FC 25 10 8 7 49 41 14 5 5 4 27 26 11 5 3 3 22 15 8 38
11 Redcar Athletic 26 10 5 11 56 54 14 6 4 4 37 30 12 4 1 7 19 24 2 35
12 Carlisle City 26 9 8 9 42 40 11 4 3 4 21 20 15 5 5 5 21 20 2 35
13 Sunderland RCA 27 9 4 14 36 48 15 5 3 7 19 22 12 4 1 7 17 26 -12 31
14 Tow Law Town 26 9 4 13 42 55 10 3 1 6 14 19 16 6 3 7 28 36 -13 31
15 Seaham Red Star 29 6 9 14 36 45 16 4 7 5 25 17 13 2 2 9 11 28 -9 27
16 Crook Town AFC 27 7 2 18 31 61 13 5 1 7 16 22 14 2 1 11 15 39 -30 23
17 Pickering Town CFC 25 7 2 16 25 64 14 6 0 8 15 25 11 1 2 8 10 39 -39 23
18 Northallerton Town 26 6 7 13 35 51 13 2 3 8 14 29 13 4 4 5 21 22 -16 22
19 Penrith AFC 23 6 4 13 23 44 10 3 1 6 8 18 13 3 3 7 15 26 -21 22
20 Thornaby 27 6 3 18 30 57 13 1 2 10 12 23 14 5 1 8 18 34 -27 18

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 Newton Aycliffe 28 20 3 5 71 35 15 14 1 0 46 14 13 6 2 5 25 21 36 63
2 Bishop Auckland 27 17 5 5 73 35 14 8 5 1 37 14 13 9 0 4 36 21 38 56
3 Whitley Bay FC 26 17 4 5 55 40 12 9 1 2 28 16 14 8 3 3 27 24 15 55
4 Ashington AFC 25 17 3 5 53 24 13 10 1 2 40 13 12 7 2 3 13 11 29 54
5 Guisborough Town 27 13 6 8 53 37 13 6 3 4 25 20 14 7 3 4 28 17 16 45
6 West Allotment Celtic 27 13 2 12 54 47 13 10 0 3 37 17 14 3 2 9 17 30 7 41
7 West Auckland Town 28 10 9 9 50 44 14 8 3 3 34 19 14 2 6 6 16 25 6 39
8 Heaton Stannington 26 12 3 11 49 44 13 3 2 8 17 23 13 9 1 3 32 21 5 39
9 Whickham 25 12 3 10 37 34 13 7 1 5 21 20 12 5 2 5 16 14 3 39
10 Newcastle Benfield FC 25 10 8 7 49 41 14 5 5 4 27 26 11 5 3 3 22 15 8 38
11 Redcar Athletic 26 10 5 11 56 54 14 6 4 4 37 30 12 4 1 7 19 24 2 35
12 Carlisle City 26 9 8 9 42 40 11 4 3 4 21 20 15 5 5 5 21 20 2 35
13 Sunderland RCA 27 9 4 14 36 48 15 5 3 7 19 22 12 4 1 7 17 26 -12 31
14 Tow Law Town 26 9 4 13 42 55 10 3 1 6 14 19 16 6 3 7 28 36 -13 31
15 Seaham Red Star 29 6 9 14 36 45 16 4 7 5 25 17 13 2 2 9 11 28 -9 27
16 Crook Town AFC 27 7 2 18 31 61 13 5 1 7 16 22 14 2 1 11 15 39 -30 23
17 Pickering Town CFC 25 7 2 16 25 64 14 6 0 8 15 25 11 1 2 8 10 39 -39 23
18 Northallerton Town 26 6 7 13 35 51 13 2 3 8 14 29 13 4 4 5 21 22 -16 22
19 Penrith AFC 23 6 4 13 23 44 10 3 1 6 8 18 13 3 3 7 15 26 -21 22
20 Thornaby 27 6 3 18 30 57 13 1 2 10 12 23 14 5 1 8 18 34 -27 18

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