Can Ashton United outperform Mickleover Sports in Hurst Cross clash?

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Competition: England Non League Premier: Northern
Competition: Sat 18.December
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Hurst Cross (4500 seats)

A demanding season for Ashton United so far, and that also applies to Mickleover Sports. These students from the school of hard knocks pray for some crucial points here.

Insights:
  • Ashton United have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Mickleover Sports have the most dropped points from leading position (13) in Non League Premier: Northern

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.

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Ashton United form and stats

When playing at home in the Non League Premier: Northern, Ashton United have managed 4 wins, 3 draws and suffered 2 defeats from 9 games. When Ashton United hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like Nantwich Town, Morpeth Town, Witton Albion, Grantham Town, Gainsborough Trinity, Hyde United and Ashton United), they have won 1 of 2 matches! There’s a good atmosphere here at Hurst Cross after three straight home wins.

In their previous game, the manager Clegg led his Ashton to a defeat in the Non League Premier: Northern match away at Buxton. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Hurst Cross.

Before that game, the home loss against Guiseley with the scoreline 1-2.

The Ashton fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 14 goals in 9 league matches. It's worth mentioning that 8 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. 9 goals have been conceded.

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Mickleover Sports form and stats

There's been little loot from Mickleover Sports's travels as they have only collected 5 points from 11 away games in the Non League Premier: Northern. Mickleover Sports only have 1 win to counter their 8 defeats and 2 draws. Three consecutive losses in away matches means Mickleover are growing more and more desperate for a good performance on the road.

It might be tough going out on the road again for Mickleover, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 2-4 versus Whitby Town (placed 6th). As you can tell from the result, the match against Whitby Town was as crazy as a clown in a village circus. Great fun for the neutral supporter with 6 goals, will the fun continue today?

A draw for Mickleover Sports before that, at their own venue hosting Grantham Town (2-2).

The visitors have scored 8 goals from 11 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. The Mickleover manager McGrath has some worries about the defense as 23 goals have been conceded in these travels.

Head 2 Head

Here's what happened when the teams met previously this season; Mickleover Sports - Ashton 2-1. Last ten meetings with these sides: Ashton United won five, Mickleover Sports were winners in three and we saw two draws. seven games with more than 2,5 goals, three matches with less than 2,5 goals.

Ashton United missing players

Mickleover Sports missing players

Ashton United Mickleover Sports
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
19 9 2 Played P 2 11 23
5 4 1 Won W 0 1 5
6 3 1 Drew D 1 2 6
8 2 0 Lost L 1 8 12
22 14 4 Scored S 1 8 23
24 9 3 Conceded C 2 23 40
95% 89% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 91%
74% 78% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 82% 78%
47% 56% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 55% 57%
21% 33% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 27% 35%
5% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 9% 9%
58% 56% 100% BTTS BTTS 50% 55% 52%
21% 33% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 17%
26% 22% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 45% 39%
 
4.3 5.7 6.5 Corners for (avg) C F 7 3.1 3.3
3.3 2.9 1.5 Corners against (avg) C A 2 3.1 2.5
1.3 1.4 1.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.5 0.5 0.9
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
9.2 12.3 14.5 Shots (avg) S ( 19 8.5 8.3
3.8 5.1 7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5.5 2.4 2.6
28% 28% 29% Goal Efficiency G E 9% 32% 33%
 
6.9 7.1 4 Shots against (avg) S A 8.5 7.4 7.1
3.2 3.7 3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3 2.5 2.7
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 won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Mickleover Sports have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Mickleover Sports have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Mickleover Sports have the fewest clean sheets (0) away in Non League Premier: Northern
  • Mickleover Sports have the most conceded goals (23) away in Non League Premier: Northern
  • Mickleover Sports have the most dropped points from leading position (13) in Non League Premier: Northern
  • Mickleover Sports haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

  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 20 13 6 1 43 14 10 8 2 0 28 6 10 5 4 1 15 8 29 45
2 Matlock Town 21 14 1 6 40 19 10 7 0 3 24 10 11 7 1 3 16 9 21 43
3 Bamber Bridge 21 13 2 6 41 25 11 5 2 4 22 14 10 8 0 2 19 11 16 41
4 South Shields 20 12 4 4 34 17 11 6 2 3 20 11 9 6 2 1 14 6 17 40
5 Warrington Town 20 10 6 4 31 20 10 6 2 2 18 8 10 4 4 2 13 12 11 36
6 Whitby Town 20 11 3 6 26 21 10 6 1 3 14 8 10 5 2 3 12 13 5 36
7 Stafford Rangers 21 8 6 7 24 18 11 3 3 5 10 10 10 5 3 2 14 8 6 30
8 Scarborough Athletic 20 9 3 8 25 32 10 4 2 4 14 14 10 5 1 4 11 18 -7 30
9 United of Manchester 21 9 2 10 31 26 10 6 1 3 20 9 11 3 1 7 11 17 5 29
10 Atherton Collieries 20 9 2 9 19 22 9 5 1 3 13 9 11 4 1 6 6 13 -3 29
11 Lancaster City 21 9 1 11 27 31 11 6 0 5 11 10 10 3 1 6 16 21 -4 28
12 Radcliffe Borough 20 8 3 9 27 31 10 5 0 5 15 14 10 3 3 4 12 17 -4 27
13 Basford United 22 7 6 9 22 26 11 3 5 3 12 11 11 4 1 6 10 15 -4 27
14 Stalybridge Celtic 21 8 2 11 31 31 10 5 1 4 19 14 11 3 1 7 12 17 0 26
15 Morpeth Town 19 7 4 8 29 30 9 5 2 2 15 10 10 2 2 6 14 20 -1 25
16 Hyde United 21 8 1 12 26 34 11 6 1 4 16 13 10 2 0 8 10 21 -8 25
17 Witton Albion 19 6 4 9 25 39 10 4 0 6 14 18 9 2 4 3 11 21 -14 22
18 Ashton United 19 5 6 8 22 24 9 4 3 2 14 9 10 1 3 6 8 15 -2 21
19 Gainsborough Trinity 20 5 6 9 15 28 10 4 5 1 9 7 10 1 1 8 6 21 -13 21
20 Mickleover Sports 23 5 6 12 23 40 12 4 4 4 15 17 11 1 2 8 8 23 -17 21
21 Nantwich Town 20 5 4 11 17 26 9 1 2 6 8 14 11 4 2 5 9 12 -9 19
22 Grantham Town 21 3 4 14 21 45 11 0 2 9 8 24 10 3 2 5 13 21 -24 13

Read more about Non League Premier: Northern

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.