This match features two teams living in the basement of the Non League Premier: Northern, Atherton Collieries holding 19th place and Bamber Bridge lying 16th. A good chance for both teams to improve their position.
Atherton Collieries and Bamber Bridge should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Atherton Collieries form and stats
With 1 Non League Premier: Northern win, 1 draw and 4 defeats from their home games, Atherton Collieries are certainly not brimming with confidence.
Atherton Collieries's last game was hosting Boston United and winning 1-0. Preceding that game was the home draw versus Buxton that ended 1-1.
The Atherton Collieries fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 10 goals in 6 league matches. Neutralizing the opposition is a challenge, Atherton Collieries having conceded 15 goals here at The Skuna Stadium so far.
Bamber Bridge form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Bamber Bridge, who have the most conceded goals (35) in Non League Premier: Northern, so far with only 1 point returning home. The records show 0-1-8 (win-draw-lose). Bitter travels for Bamber Bridge as they have lost five games in a row away from home. The last time they avoided an away-from-home loss was the Buxton match.
The Bamber Bridge goalkeeper is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 187 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.
Bamber Bridge are travelling after their nice 3-0 home win in the Non League Premier: Northern against South Shields (placed 2nd). Prior to that match, a home win 3-0 against Morpeth Town.
The visitors have scored 7 goals from 9 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Bamber Bridge have conceded 22 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: Bamber Bridge - Atherton Collieries 3-0. As for the last three games between these two teams, there's 0 Atherton Collieries victories, 2 draws and 1 Bamber Bridge win. 1 of these game ended with three goals or more, 2 matches with two goals or less.Atherton Collieries missing players
Bamber Bridge missing players
| Atherton Collieries | Bamber Bridge | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 14 | 6 | 1 | Played | P | 2 | 9 | 19 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | 4 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 8 | 11 |
| 17 | 10 | 1 | Scored | S | 2 | 7 | 28 |
| 29 | 15 | 1 | Conceded | C | 5 | 22 | 35 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 93% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 67% | 84% |
| 71% | 83% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 56% | 68% |
| 43% | 83% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 56% | 47% |
| 14% | 33% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 44% | 32% |
| 64% | 100% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 67% | 63% |
| 7% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 21% |
| 29% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 33% | 16% |
| 4 | 5.7 | 3 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 4 | 3 | 3.9 |
| 5.4 | 4.3 | 5 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 0 | 4.1 | 4.1 |
| 1.4 | 1.5 | 1 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.4 | 2.1 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 112 | 65 | 9 | Total Shots | T S | 7 | 78 | 183 |
| 39 | 20 | 2 | Shots on Target | S O | 3 | 30 | 63 |
| 41% | 45% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 20% | 33% |
- All of Atherton Collieries's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Atherton Collieries has the fewest clean sheets (1)
- Atherton Collieries have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
- Atherton Collieries have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Atherton Collieries have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Atherton Collieries have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Atherton Collieries haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Bamber Bridge has the most conceded goals (22) away
- Bamber Bridge has the most conceded goals (35)
- Bamber Bridge has the most conceded goals in the first half (18)
- Bamber Bridge has the most matches over the total-line (12)
- Bamber Bridge has the the worst goal difference (-15) away
- Bamber Bridge have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Bamber Bridge have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Bamber Bridge have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Bamber Bridge have yet to win a game away.
- Bamber Bridge 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 | Lancaster City | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 33 | 22 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 11 | 37 |
| 2 | South Shields | 17 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 27 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 35 |
| 3 | Basford United | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 32 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 31 |
| 4 | Warrington Town | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 28 |
| 5 | Stalybridge Celtic | 18 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 27 | 26 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 28 |
| 6 | Nantwich Town | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 29 | 21 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 26 |
| 7 | Radcliffe Borough | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 26 |
| 8 | Witton Albion | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 26 |
| 9 | Hyde United | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 32 | 30 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 2 | 25 |
| 10 | United of Manchester | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 23 |
| 11 | Whitby Town | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 21 |
| 12 | Matlock Town | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 21 |
| 13 | Mickleover Sports | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | -3 | 21 |
| 14 | Grantham Town | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 33 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 19 | -10 | 21 |
| 15 | Morpeth Town | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 19 |
| 16 | Bamber Bridge | 19 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 28 | 35 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 22 | -7 | 18 |
| 17 | Scarborough Athletic | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 26 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 21 | -10 | 18 |
| 18 | Ashton United | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 14 | -7 | 14 |
| 19 | Atherton Collieries | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 29 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 14 | -12 | 12 |
| 20 | Buxton | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 20 | -9 | 11 |
| 21 | Gainsborough Trinity | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 16 | -8 | 10 |
| 22 | Stafford Rangers | 16 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 16 | -12 | 9 |