Open game expected at The Skuna Stadium: Atherton Collieries vs Bradford Park Avenue preview

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Competition: England Non League Premier: Northern
Competition: Tue 15.Aug
Match begins: 18:45 (UTC)
Venue: The Skuna Stadium (2500 seats)

It's game two of the Non League Premier: Northern campaign and all to play for. Check out our exhaustive preview of Atherton Collieries-Bradford Park Avenue!

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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Atherton Collieries form and stats

Last season, Atherton Collieries's league statistics were 11 wins, 14 draws and 17 losses, providing 18th position in the Non League Premier: Northern. From these 42 matches they scored {38 goals} and gave away 57. Playing at home in the former season Atherton Collieries delivered 6-7-8 (win-draw-lost) with {20 goals} and 25 conceded.

In their previous game, the manager Cooke led his Collieries to a defeat away at Whitby Town. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at The Skuna Stadium.

In the game before, 0-0 away to Southport (Lancashire FA Challenge Trophy).

There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Atherton Collieries, as the Non League Premier: Northern home game vs Rylands is only four days away.

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Bradford Park Avenue form and stats

Let's have a look at how Bradford Park Avenue performed last season in the Vanarama National League North: They landed a 23rd position in the league table after playing out 11 victories, 13 draws and 22 defeats. In total they scored 43 and conceded {65 goals} in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 2 - drew 9 and lost 12 with 19/40 goals scored/conceded.

Home advantage was not enough for Bradford Park Avenue in their previous game as they lost hosting Macclesfield, 0-2.

Prior to that match, a home win 3-0 against Alfreton Town in the Vanarama National League North.

Bradford have another match that requires travelling in just four nights, a Non League Premier: Northern fixture vs Bamber Bridge. A back-breaking programme for them!

Head 2 Head

Atherton Collieries missing players

Bradford Park Avenue missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Atherton Collieries Bradford Park Avenue
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
1 0 0 Played P 0 0 1
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 0
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
1 0 0 Lost L 0 0 1
0 0 0 Scored S 0 0 0
2 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 2
100% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 100%
100% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
100% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 100%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 7
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 6
0 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 2
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
0 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 7
0 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 4
0% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 0%
 
0 0 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 0 16
0 0 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 0 8
Atherton Collieries Last season Bradford Park Avenue
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
42 21   Played P   23 46
11 6   Won W   2 11
14 7   Drew D   9 13
17 8   Lost L   12 22
38 20   Scored S   19 43
57 25   Conceded C   40 65
93% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   83% 87%
76% 81%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   57% 59%
36% 24%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   48% 46%
14% 10%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   43% 28%
5% 0%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   22% 13%
43% 48%   BTTS BTTS   52% 50%
24% 24%   Clean Sheets C S   22% 26%
40% 29%   Failed to Score F T   43% 37%
 
3.5 3.6   Corners for (avg) C F   3.7 3.9
4.2 4.4   Corners against (avg) C A   4.5 4.7
1.7 1.4   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2 1.8
3 2   Red cards R C   2 3
 
5.4 5.2   Shots (avg) S (   5.9 6.7
2.6 2.3   Shots on Target (avg) S O   2.3 2.7
38% 43%   Goal Efficiency G E   37% 35%
 
7.3 8   Shots against (avg) S A   11.3 10.9
2.8 2.8   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   5.1 4.6

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Workington 1 1 0 0 5 0 1 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3
2 Radcliffe Borough 1 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 4 3
3 United of Manchester 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
4 Ilkeston Town 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 2 3
5 Lancaster City 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
6 Macclesfield 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 3
7 Whitby Town 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
8 Morpeth Town 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1
9 Basford United 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
10 Hyde United 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
11 Guiseley 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
12 Bamber Bridge 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
13 Gainsborough Trinity 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
14 Marine 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
15 Matlock Town 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
16 Marske United 1 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0
17 Atherton Collieries 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 0
18 Stafford Rangers 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 0
19 Bradford Park Avenue 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0
20 Worksop Town 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 0
21 Rylands 1 0 0 1 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 -4 0
22 Ashton United 1 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 5 -5 0
Last season 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 42 25 10 7 71 39 21 14 5 2 43 20 21 11 5 5 28 19 32 85
2 Warrington Town 42 21 14 7 70 39 21 12 6 3 35 18 21 9 8 4 35 21 31 77
3 Bamber Bridge 42 22 7 13 62 63 21 14 5 2 40 22 21 8 2 11 22 41 -1 73
4 Gainsborough Trinity 42 18 15 9 74 41 21 7 9 5 35 21 21 11 6 4 39 20 33 69
5 Matlock Town 42 19 11 12 56 49 21 10 9 2 33 18 21 9 2 10 23 31 7 68
6 Hyde United 42 18 12 12 64 42 21 10 4 7 30 16 21 8 8 5 34 26 22 66
7 Radcliffe Borough 42 17 15 10 55 49 21 9 6 6 30 28 21 8 9 4 25 21 6 66
8 United of Manchester 42 19 9 14 68 48 21 8 8 5 39 30 21 11 1 9 29 18 20 63
9 Marine 42 17 10 15 56 45 21 9 4 8 31 24 21 8 6 7 25 21 11 61
10 Rylands 42 17 9 16 64 55 21 11 3 7 28 20 21 6 6 9 36 35 9 60
11 Lancaster City 42 15 13 14 51 51 21 9 7 5 24 19 21 6 6 9 27 32 0 58
12 Stafford Rangers 42 15 12 15 52 53 21 10 6 5 32 23 21 5 6 10 20 30 -1 57
13 Guiseley 42 16 7 19 54 54 21 9 3 9 26 26 21 7 4 10 28 28 0 55
14 Ashton United 42 16 8 18 58 64 21 8 3 10 29 34 21 8 5 8 29 30 -6 53
15 Whitby Town 42 14 10 18 45 54 21 7 4 10 22 30 21 7 6 8 23 24 -9 52
16 Marske United 42 15 5 22 57 79 21 7 3 11 30 40 21 8 2 11 27 39 -22 50
17 Morpeth Town 42 14 7 21 55 63 21 9 3 9 32 30 21 5 4 12 23 33 -8 49
18 Atherton Collieries 42 11 14 17 38 57 21 6 7 8 20 25 21 5 7 9 18 32 -19 47
19 Nantwich Town 42 12 10 20 44 55 21 5 4 12 18 28 21 7 6 8 26 27 -11 46
20 Stalybridge Celtic 42 10 12 20 50 64 21 5 5 11 27 36 21 5 7 9 23 28 -14 42
21 Liversedge 42 11 7 24 48 86 21 3 4 14 18 44 21 8 3 10 30 42 -38 40
22 Belper Town 42 7 9 26 44 86 21 3 5 13 20 42 21 4 4 13 24 44 -42 30
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Fylde 46 29 8 9 80 44 23 15 3 5 49 27 23 14 5 4 31 17 36 95
2 King's Lynn Town 46 27 12 7 84 43 23 17 3 3 48 20 23 10 9 4 36 23 41 93
3 Chester 46 22 18 6 72 41 23 9 9 5 34 21 23 13 9 1 38 20 31 84
4 Brackley Town 46 18 15 13 57 47 23 13 7 3 38 17 23 5 8 10 19 30 10 69
5 Alfreton Town 46 17 18 11 54 44 23 12 6 5 35 20 23 5 12 6 19 24 10 69
6 Kidderminster Harriers 46 19 12 15 49 42 23 7 7 9 23 21 23 12 5 6 26 21 7 69
7 Gloucester City 46 19 11 16 75 68 23 11 6 6 45 32 23 8 5 10 30 36 7 68
8 Scarborough Athletic 46 18 14 14 74 69 23 9 6 8 41 37 23 9 8 6 33 32 5 68
9 Spennymoor Town 46 18 14 14 68 67 23 11 8 4 36 28 23 7 6 10 32 39 1 68
10 Darlington 46 18 13 15 72 64 23 9 7 7 36 32 23 9 6 8 36 32 8 67
11 Buxton 46 18 13 15 55 54 23 10 7 6 29 25 23 8 6 9 26 29 1 67
12 Chorley 46 17 15 14 62 50 23 11 7 5 32 19 23 6 8 9 30 31 12 66
13 Curzon Ashton 46 18 11 17 58 55 23 10 5 8 33 27 23 8 6 9 25 28 3 65
14 Peterborough Sports 46 15 12 19 50 55 23 9 5 9 30 26 23 6 7 10 20 29 -5 57
15 Boston United 46 15 11 20 68 66 23 10 4 9 39 31 23 5 7 11 29 35 2 56
16 Hereford 46 15 10 21 47 56 23 7 8 8 26 23 23 8 2 13 21 33 -9 55
17 Banbury United 46 13 15 18 55 62 23 6 10 7 25 24 23 7 5 11 30 38 -7 54
18 Southport 46 13 11 22 50 62 23 7 7 9 27 30 23 6 4 13 23 32 -12 50
19 Blyth Spartans 46 12 14 20 49 62 23 5 10 8 26 28 23 7 4 12 23 34 -13 50
20 Farsley Celtic 46 12 14 20 51 75 23 8 8 7 27 28 23 4 6 13 24 47 -24 50
21 Kettering Town 46 11 16 19 41 63 23 9 10 4 25 18 23 2 6 15 16 45 -22 49
22 Leamington 46 10 18 18 41 60 23 9 6 8 25 22 23 1 12 10 16 38 -19 48
23 Bradford Park Avenue 46 11 13 22 43 65 23 9 4 10 24 25 23 2 9 12 19 40 -22 46
24 AFC Telford United 46 6 14 26 35 76 23 3 8 12 20 36 23 3 6 14 15 40 -41 32

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 Workington 1 1 0 0 5 0 1 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3
2 Radcliffe Borough 1 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 4 3
3 United of Manchester 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
4 Ilkeston Town 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 2 3
5 Lancaster City 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
6 Macclesfield 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 3
7 Whitby Town 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
8 Morpeth Town 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1
9 Basford United 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
10 Hyde United 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
11 Guiseley 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
12 Bamber Bridge 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
13 Gainsborough Trinity 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
14 Marine 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
15 Matlock Town 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
16 Marske United 1 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0
17 Atherton Collieries 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 0
18 Stafford Rangers 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 0
19 Bradford Park Avenue 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0
20 Worksop Town 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 0
21 Rylands 1 0 0 1 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 -4 0
22 Ashton United 1 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 5 -5 0

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