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

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Competition: England Non League Premier: Northern
Date: Sat 28.September
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: The Skuna Stadium (2500 seats)

Struggling Atherton Collieries will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Basford United in the upcoming league round. It’s 15th vs 3rd and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.

The hosts Atherton Collieries saw competitive action as recent as four days ago, playing in the Non League Premier: Northern.

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Atherton Collieries form and stats

Atherton Collieries have played three Non League Premier: Northern home games so far, perhaps enough to set expectations for the season. In that case, only 3 points from these matches could be a signal of rough times ahead.

Atherton Collieries drew their last game, 1-1 away at Matlock Town (placed 5th). Preceding that match was the home game against Mickleover Sports that was lost 1-3.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Atherton Collieries have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found one match with the results: Won 0 Drawn 0 Lost 1.

Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Stafford Rangers are coming to town in three days.

Atherton Collieries can score goals in their home matches. After 3 league matches they have found the net 6 times. Defensively there's plenty of potential for improvement as Atherton Collieries have allowed the opposition to score 8 goals here at The Skuna Stadium.

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Basford United form and stats

Playing away, Basford United have won 2 games, drawn 1 and suffered 2 defeats in the Non League Premier: Northern this season.

It might be tough going out on the road again for Basford United, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 0-2 versus South Shields (placed 1st). Prior to that result Basford United won their away game at Bamber Bridge. The scoreline was 3-1.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Basford United playing away and similar expectations, we found eight relevant matches. Results were 4 Basford United wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats.

There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Basford United manager M. Carruthers as the team has another away game coming up in only three days, this time against Scarborough Athletic.

Basford United are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 6 away goals from 5 games (in the league). Basford United have conceded 6 goals in these away matches.

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Atherton Collieries missing players

Basford United missing players

Atherton Collieries Basford United
Total Home Home vs top Statistics Stat Away vs low Away Total
8 3 2 Played P 2 5 9
2 1 0 Won W 1 2 5
2 0 0 Drew D 1 1 1
4 2 2 Lost L 0 2 3
11 6 3 Scored S 3 6 14
16 8 7 Conceded C 1 6 8
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 50% 80% 89%
88% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 60% 56%
75% 100% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 40% 44%
50% 100% 100% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 40% 33%
12% 33% 50% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 20% 22%
75% 100% 100% BTTS BTTS 50% 40% 33%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 50% 20% 33%
25% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 60% 44%
 
3.4 5 4.5 Corners For (avg) C F 4.5 5.5 4.1
5.9 5 4 Corners Against (avg) C A 7.5 5.2 4.9
1.4 1 0.5 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 1 1.2 1
3 0 0 Red Cards R C 0 0 0
Key stats This season:
  • All of Atherton Collieries's home matches have had more than 3,5 goals.
  • Atherton Collieries have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
  • Atherton Collieries have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Atherton Collieries haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Basford United have won significantly more corners away than at home.

Atherton Collieries
07-09-19 FAC United of Manchester 2 - 2 Atherton Collieries
10-09-19 FAC Atherton Collieries 0 - 1 United of Manchester
14-09-19 No Stalybridge Celtic 1 - 2 Atherton Collieries
21-09-19 No Atherton Collieries 1 - 3 Mickleover Sports
24-09-19 No Matlock Town 1 - 1 Atherton Collieries
28-09-19 No Atherton Collieries 14:00 Basford United
01-10-19 No Atherton Collieries 18:45 Stafford Rangers
05-10-19 No South Shields 14:00 Atherton Collieries
08-10-19 No Atherton Collieries 18:45 Whitby Town
12-10-19 No Gainsborough Trinity 14:00 Atherton Collieries
Basford United
03-09-19 No Stafford Rangers 0 - 0 Basford United
07-09-19 FAC Matlock Town 2 - 1 Basford United
09-09-19 No Basford United 3 - 0 Stalybridge Celtic
14-09-19 No Bamber Bridge 1 - 3 Basford United
21-09-19 No South Shields 2 - 0 Basford United
28-09-19 No Atherton Collieries 14:00 Basford United
01-10-19 No Scarborough Athletic 18:45 Basford United
05-10-19 No Basford United 14:00 Buxton
07-10-19 No Basford United 18:45 Gainsborough Trinity
12-10-19 No Morpeth Town 14:00 Basford United

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 South Shields 8 6 1 1 14 3 5 4 0 1 11 2 3 2 1 0 3 1 11 19
2 Whitby Town 8 6 1 1 16 7 4 3 1 0 7 2 4 3 0 1 9 5 9 19
3 Basford United 9 5 1 3 14 8 4 3 0 1 8 2 5 2 1 2 6 6 6 16
4 Hyde United 8 5 0 3 14 9 4 3 0 1 11 4 4 2 0 2 3 5 5 15
5 Matlock Town 8 4 3 1 10 7 5 2 2 1 7 6 3 2 1 0 3 1 3 15
6 Warrington Town 8 4 2 2 13 9 4 2 0 2 5 5 4 2 2 0 8 4 4 14
7 Mickleover Sports 8 4 1 3 10 7 4 3 0 1 6 3 4 1 1 2 4 4 3 13
8 Grantham Town 9 3 4 2 14 16 5 3 1 1 6 7 4 0 3 1 8 9 -2 13
9 Nantwich Town 7 4 0 3 12 12 4 3 0 1 9 6 3 1 0 2 3 6 0 12
10 Witton Albion 6 3 2 1 5 4 3 3 0 0 4 0 3 0 2 1 1 4 1 11
11 Lancaster City 7 3 2 2 13 13 4 2 2 0 6 4 3 1 0 2 7 9 0 11
12 Stalybridge Celtic 8 3 1 4 12 12 4 2 0 2 10 8 4 1 1 2 2 4 0 10
13 Morpeth Town 5 3 0 2 11 10 2 2 0 0 5 3 3 1 0 2 6 7 1 9
14 United of Manchester 8 2 3 3 9 9 3 1 0 2 5 5 5 1 3 1 4 4 0 9
15 Atherton Collieries 8 2 2 4 11 16 3 1 0 2 6 8 5 1 2 2 5 8 -5 8
16 Bamber Bridge 8 2 1 5 10 15 3 2 0 1 7 5 5 0 1 4 3 10 -5 7
17 Scarborough Athletic 7 1 3 3 5 11 3 0 3 0 1 1 4 1 0 3 4 10 -6 6
18 Radcliffe Borough 5 1 2 2 5 5 3 0 2 1 2 3 2 1 0 1 3 2 0 5
19 Ashton United 7 1 2 4 6 12 4 0 2 2 3 6 3 1 0 2 3 6 -6 5
20 Gainsborough Trinity 7 1 1 5 6 11 3 1 1 1 4 4 4 0 0 4 2 7 -5 4
21 Buxton 8 0 3 5 10 17 4 0 2 2 5 7 4 0 1 3 5 10 -7 3
22 Stafford Rangers 7 0 3 4 2 9 4 0 3 1 1 2 3 0 0 3 1 7 -7 3

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