Non League Premier: Northern match prediction: Little separates Ashton United and Atherton Collieries in quality

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Competition: England Non League Premier: Northern
Competition: Tue 05.April
Match begins: 18:45 (UTC)
Venue: Hurst Cross (4500 seats)

Get set for Ashton United - Atherton Collieries! Never mind the highs and lows so far, this game could be a riot!

Insights:
  • Ashton United have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Atherton Collieries have the fewest scored goals (29) in Non League Premier: Northern

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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Ashton United form and stats

9-4-5 (win-draw-lost) are the Non League Premier: Northern numbers at home for Ashton United so far this season.

Times are rough for the home team, having gone 238 minutes without scoring a league goal. Redshaw was the last player to find the net.

The Ashton United regulars got no joy from their last match, also played here at Hurst Cross: A 0-3 defeat against Hyde United (placed 15th).

A defeat was the result before that one, 0-2 away at Morpeth Town.

This is expected to be a close game, with Ashton United perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Ashton United as a small favourite), we find twelve games. Ashton United has won seven of these, drawn two and lost three.

Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Scarborough Athletic are coming to town in four days.

Ashton United has scored 24 league goals at home this season, in 18 matches. More than 50 percent of these goals (13 in all) were scored after at least one hour had been played. Ashton are not conceding a lot of goals here at Hurst Cross in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 17 from 18 matches.

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Atherton Collieries form and stats

6 wins, 2 draws and 10 losses. That’s the product of Atherton Collieries playing as the away team in the Non League Premier: Northern this season.

Atherton Collieries aren't clicking offensively as they have gone 374 league minutes without a goal. Rokka was the last player to find the net.

There might be some fixture complaints from Atherton Collieries as they are again playing away from home after losing on the road in their previous game, 0-2 against United of Manchester.

Preceding that match was the 0-0 draw at home vs Witton Albion.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found eight similar matches played by Atherton Collieries in our archives, and the results are: one win for Atherton Collieries, zero draws and seven defeats.

Collieries have another match away from home in just four nights, a Non League Premier: Northern game vs Nantwich Town. A rough schedule for them!

The visitors have scored 10 goals from 18 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. As opposed to that, Atherton Collieries have seen the ball go into their own net 20 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

These competitors have played before this season: Atherton Collieries - Ashton United 1-2. H2H stats regardless of arena (last four matches): Ashton two wins, one draw and Atherton Collieries one victory. As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two games had two or less. The matches between these clubs sometimes lean towards being rough and physical, having seen 3 red cards from the last four encounters.

Ashton United missing players

Atherton Collieries missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Ashton United Atherton Collieries
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
37 18 7 Played P 5 18 37
13 9 4 Won W 0 6 13
10 4 1 Drew D 2 2 6
14 5 2 Lost L 3 10 18
48 24 12 Scored S 1 10 29
47 17 9 Conceded C 7 20 37
92% 89% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 80% 94% 92%
73% 67% 86% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 61% 59%
51% 56% 86% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 11% 24%
22% 17% 29% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 3%
8% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
54% 44% 57% BTTS BTTS 20% 17% 30%
27% 39% 14% Clean Sheets C S 20% 33% 32%
27% 28% 29% Failed to Score F T 80% 56% 46%
 
3.8 4.7 4.7 Corners for (avg) C F 2.7 2.6 3.2
3.6 3.1 2.7 Corners against (avg) C A 3.7 3.8 3.3
1.5 1.2 1.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.3 1.1 0.8
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
8.3 9.5 9.2 Shots (avg) S ( 2.3 4.3 5.9
3.5 4.1 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0.7 1.7 2.4
36% 33% 38% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 32% 30%
 
8 8.7 9.7 Shots against (avg) S A 6.3 8 7.4
3.6 3.9 4.8 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 2.7 3.5 2.8
Key stats in Non League Premier: Northern this season:
  • Ashton United have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Ashton United have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Atherton Collieries have scored away.
  • Ashton United have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Atherton Collieries have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (12) in Non League Premier: Northern
  • Atherton Collieries have the fewest dropped points from leading position (4) in Non League Premier: Northern
  • Atherton Collieries have the fewest scored goals (10) away in Non League Premier: Northern
  • Atherton Collieries have the fewest scored goals (29) in Non League Premier: Northern
  • Atherton Collieries have the fewest scored goals in the second half (15) in Non League Premier: Northern
  • Atherton Collieries have the most matches under the total-line (25) in Non League Premier: Northern
  • Atherton Collieries have won significantly less corners away then at home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Buxton 38 21 11 6 73 34 19 12 5 2 44 17 19 9 6 4 29 17 39 74
2 South Shields 38 21 9 8 64 36 19 14 2 3 41 18 19 7 7 5 23 18 28 72
3 Matlock Town 38 19 9 10 56 35 19 9 5 5 29 15 19 10 4 5 27 20 21 66
4 Scarborough Athletic 38 18 10 10 51 46 19 8 7 4 28 21 19 10 3 6 23 25 5 64
5 Warrington Town 37 17 10 10 61 44 19 9 4 6 33 23 18 8 6 4 28 21 17 61
6 Whitby Town 38 17 9 12 48 42 19 8 6 5 24 18 19 9 3 7 24 24 6 60
7 Bamber Bridge 38 18 5 15 58 56 19 8 4 7 31 27 19 10 1 8 27 29 2 59
8 United of Manchester 38 17 7 14 63 53 19 12 2 5 38 21 19 5 5 9 25 32 10 58
9 Stafford Rangers 38 14 15 9 48 35 19 5 8 6 21 17 19 9 7 3 27 18 13 57
10 Morpeth Town 37 16 9 12 61 49 19 11 5 3 34 18 18 5 4 9 27 31 12 57
11 Lancaster City 38 17 5 16 43 43 19 10 3 6 17 14 19 7 2 10 26 29 0 56
12 Ashton United 37 13 10 14 48 47 18 9 4 5 24 17 19 4 6 9 24 30 1 49
13 Mickleover Sports 38 13 9 16 47 59 19 8 5 6 28 26 19 5 4 10 19 33 -12 48
14 Nantwich Town 38 13 7 18 41 48 19 7 3 9 20 24 19 6 4 9 21 24 -7 46
15 Hyde United 38 13 7 18 48 57 19 9 1 9 27 28 19 4 6 9 21 29 -9 46
16 Stalybridge Celtic 38 13 6 19 45 53 19 7 3 9 25 29 19 6 3 10 20 24 -8 45
17 Atherton Collieries 37 13 6 18 29 37 19 7 4 8 19 17 18 6 2 10 10 20 -8 45
18 Radcliffe Borough 38 13 6 19 48 63 19 8 1 10 29 32 19 5 5 9 19 31 -15 45
19 Gainsborough Trinity 38 10 13 15 34 47 19 8 9 2 22 15 19 2 4 13 12 32 -13 43
20 Basford United 37 11 9 17 31 42 18 5 7 6 17 16 19 6 2 11 14 26 -11 42
21 Witton Albion 37 8 7 22 38 73 18 4 2 12 18 34 19 4 5 10 20 39 -35 31
22 Grantham Town 38 6 9 23 40 76 19 2 4 13 20 39 19 4 5 10 20 37 -36 27

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 Buxton 38 21 11 6 73 34 19 12 5 2 44 17 19 9 6 4 29 17 39 74
2 South Shields 38 21 9 8 64 36 19 14 2 3 41 18 19 7 7 5 23 18 28 72
3 Matlock Town 38 19 9 10 56 35 19 9 5 5 29 15 19 10 4 5 27 20 21 66
4 Scarborough Athletic 38 18 10 10 51 46 19 8 7 4 28 21 19 10 3 6 23 25 5 64
5 Warrington Town 37 17 10 10 61 44 19 9 4 6 33 23 18 8 6 4 28 21 17 61
6 Whitby Town 38 17 9 12 48 42 19 8 6 5 24 18 19 9 3 7 24 24 6 60
7 Bamber Bridge 38 18 5 15 58 56 19 8 4 7 31 27 19 10 1 8 27 29 2 59
8 United of Manchester 38 17 7 14 63 53 19 12 2 5 38 21 19 5 5 9 25 32 10 58
9 Stafford Rangers 38 14 15 9 48 35 19 5 8 6 21 17 19 9 7 3 27 18 13 57
10 Morpeth Town 37 16 9 12 61 49 19 11 5 3 34 18 18 5 4 9 27 31 12 57
11 Lancaster City 38 17 5 16 43 43 19 10 3 6 17 14 19 7 2 10 26 29 0 56
12 Ashton United 37 13 10 14 48 47 18 9 4 5 24 17 19 4 6 9 24 30 1 49
13 Mickleover Sports 38 13 9 16 47 59 19 8 5 6 28 26 19 5 4 10 19 33 -12 48
14 Nantwich Town 38 13 7 18 41 48 19 7 3 9 20 24 19 6 4 9 21 24 -7 46
15 Hyde United 38 13 7 18 48 57 19 9 1 9 27 28 19 4 6 9 21 29 -9 46
16 Stalybridge Celtic 38 13 6 19 45 53 19 7 3 9 25 29 19 6 3 10 20 24 -8 45
17 Atherton Collieries 37 13 6 18 29 37 19 7 4 8 19 17 18 6 2 10 10 20 -8 45
18 Radcliffe Borough 38 13 6 19 48 63 19 8 1 10 29 32 19 5 5 9 19 31 -15 45
19 Gainsborough Trinity 38 10 13 15 34 47 19 8 9 2 22 15 19 2 4 13 12 32 -13 43
20 Basford United 37 11 9 17 31 42 18 5 7 6 17 16 19 6 2 11 14 26 -11 42
21 Witton Albion 37 8 7 22 38 73 18 4 2 12 18 34 19 4 5 10 20 39 -35 31
22 Grantham Town 38 6 9 23 40 76 19 2 4 13 20 39 19 4 5 10 20 37 -36 27

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The Northern Premier League holds three divisions; the Premier Division, Division One East and Division One West. The Premier Division is at the seventh highest division level in England, while Division One East/West are at eight level. The league covers Northern England and the northern/central Midlands areas.