This is where the action is, this is Non League Div One: Northern East and this is Pontefract Collieries - Brighouse Town. Read our thorough match preview!
- Pontefract Collieries have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Brighouse Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Pontefract Collieries form and stats
Pontefract Collieries have played 13 Non League Div One: Northern East games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 6-0-7 (wins-draws-losses).
The Pontefract crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 1-2 to Worksop Town here.
Heartbreak before that as Pontefract Collieries lost 0-1 at Stocksbridge Park Steels's place.Pontefract are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 16 goals in 13 games. Pontefract Collieries have conceded 19 in these home matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Brighouse Town form and stats
4 wins, 2 draws and 6 losses. That’s the product of Brighouse Town playing as the away team in the Non League Div One: Northern East this season. It could be a hat trick of victories away for Brighouse Town, as they have won on their previous two travels.
This match can not go any worse than the last one, the home defeat versus Marske United with 0-3 on the scoreboard.
Ahead of that match was the victory versus Stocksbridge Park Steels at their stadium, the result 3-1.Brighouse are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 20 times in 12 away games so far. Brighouse Town struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 23 goals conceded from these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head numbers (for the preceeding seven meetings): Pontefract Collieries won three games, one match ended in a draw and Brighouse Town managed three wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: two / fivePontefract Collieries missing players
Brighouse Town missing players
| Pontefract Collieries | Brighouse Town | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 28 | 14 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 12 | 27 |
| 10 | 6 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 16 | 8 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 6 | 11 |
| 29 | 17 | 0 | Scored | S | 6 | 20 | 38 |
| 43 | 21 | 3 | Conceded | C | 4 | 23 | 41 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 96% |
| 68% | 71% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 83% | 81% |
| 39% | 43% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 75% | 59% |
| 29% | 21% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 67% | 41% |
| 11% | 14% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 33% | 15% |
| 39% | 43% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 83% | 70% |
| 25% | 36% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 8% | 15% |
| 36% | 21% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 8% | 19% |
| 4.7 | 5.5 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 5.7 | 6.1 |
| 3.3 | 4.2 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 3.7 | 3.4 |
| 1.7 | 1.7 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12.1 | 15 | 14 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 15 | 15.3 | 14.8 |
| 5.7 | 6.8 | 2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 9 | 6.3 | 6.1 |
| 25% | 24% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 37% | 31% |
| 8.3 | 8.8 | 12 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12 | 11.7 | 10.6 |
| 4.1 | 4.2 | 5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 8 | 7.3 | 5.5 |
- Brighouse Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Brighouse Town haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Pontefract Collieries have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Pontefract Collieries 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 | Marske United | 27 | 23 | 1 | 3 | 78 | 25 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 43 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 35 | 13 | 53 | 70 |
| 2 | Liversedge | 26 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 76 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 45 | 8 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 31 | 9 | 59 | 69 |
| 3 | Cleethorpes Town | 28 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 63 | 41 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 31 | 23 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 32 | 18 | 22 | 55 |
| 4 | Shildon AFC | 28 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 46 | 26 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 12 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 14 | 20 | 52 |
| 5 | Stockton Town | 27 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 62 | 31 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 30 | 16 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 32 | 15 | 31 | 51 |
| 6 | Worksop Town | 27 | 14 | 4 | 9 | 52 | 41 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 34 | 26 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 46 |
| 7 | Dunston | 28 | 14 | 3 | 11 | 56 | 42 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 37 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 26 | 14 | 45 |
| 8 | Yorkshire Amateur | 27 | 12 | 4 | 11 | 39 | 42 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 26 | -3 | 40 |
| 9 | Stocksbridge Park Steels | 28 | 12 | 3 | 13 | 46 | 46 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 28 | 20 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 18 | 26 | 0 | 39 |
| 10 | Ossett United | 27 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 31 | 46 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 20 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 26 | -15 | 37 |
| 11 | Brighouse Town | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 38 | 38 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 23 | 0 | 34 |
| 12 | Pontefract Collieries | 27 | 10 | 2 | 15 | 28 | 41 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 16 | 19 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 22 | -13 | 32 |
| 13 | Hebburn Town | 27 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 33 | 43 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 25 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 18 | -10 | 29 |
| 14 | Tadcaster Albion | 26 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 35 | 48 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 23 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 21 | 25 | -13 | 23 |
| 15 | Bridlington Town | 27 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 28 | 51 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 24 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 27 | -23 | 23 |
| 16 | Lincoln United | 27 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 41 | 78 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 28 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 26 | 50 | -37 | 23 |
| 17 | Frickley Athletic | 26 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 18 | 45 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 23 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 22 | -27 | 22 |
| 18 | Sheffield | 25 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 29 | 59 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 40 | -30 | 18 |
| 19 | Pickering Town CFC | 26 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 37 | 76 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 33 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 20 | 43 | -39 | 16 |