Open game expected at The Skuna Stadium: Atherton Collieries vs Scarborough Athletic preview

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Competition: England Non League Premier: Northern
Competition: Sat 19.March
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: The Skuna Stadium (2500 seats)

Atherton Collieries will aim to make use of their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opposition. The home team are currently 16 points behind Scarborough Athletic.

Insights:
  • Atherton Collieries have the fewest scored goals (28) in Non League Premier: Northern
  • Scarborough Athletic have the most clean sheets (9) away 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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Atherton Collieries form and stats

7 victories, 3 draws and 5 defeats. That’s what Atherton Collieries, who have the fewest scored goals (28) in Non League Premier: Northern, have to build on here at The Skuna Stadium in the Non League Premier: Northern.

Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper not having conceded a league goal in 202 minutes.

A good away victory last time out for Atherton Collieries, who won 1-0 against Matlock Town (placed 3rd).

Before that game, the 2-0 home victory against Bamber Bridge.

Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Non League Premier: Northern game versus Gainsborough Trinity in only three days. This game is also played here at The Skuna Stadium.

Atherton Collieries has scored 18 league goals at home this season, in 15 matches. Collieries are not conceding a lot of goals here at The Skuna Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 13 from 15 matches.

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Scarborough Athletic form and stats

9 wins, 3 draws and 5 losses. That’s the product of Scarborough Athletic, who have the most clean sheets (9) away in Non League Premier: Northern, playing as the away team in the Non League Premier: Northern this season. In general it has been a productive period now for Scarborough Athletic as they haven't lost any of their last twelve games.

Scarborough's last game was the home draw against Stafford Rangers (1-1).

Ahead of that match was the victory versus Mickleover Sports at their stadium, the result 2-1.

Scarborough Athletic find the net regularly in their away games. 20 goals from 17 away fixtures in the league. As opposed to that, Scarborough have seen the ball go into their own net 22 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

Scarborough Athletic - Atherton Collieries 0-1 was the score in these contenders' latest head to head match, earlier this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last five matches): Atherton Collieries three wins, zero draws and Scarborough Athletic two victories. As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three games had two or less.

Atherton Collieries missing players

Scarborough Athletic missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Atherton Collieries Scarborough Athletic
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
32 15 5 Played P 4 17 35
13 7 2 Won W 2 9 17
5 3 2 Drew D 1 3 9
14 5 1 Lost L 1 5 9
28 18 5 Scored S 3 20 48
31 13 3 Conceded C 6 22 43
94% 93% 80% Over 0.5 O 0.5 75% 88% 94%
62% 67% 60% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 65% 80%
25% 40% 20% Over 2.5 O 2.5 25% 41% 43%
3% 7% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 24% 20%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 25% 18% 14%
31% 47% 40% BTTS BTTS 0% 29% 43%
34% 33% 40% Clean Sheets C S 75% 53% 40%
41% 27% 40% Failed to Score F T 50% 29% 23%
 
3.2 3.8 3 Corners for (avg) C F 1.5 3.1 3
3.5 2.9 1.2 Corners against (avg) C A 2.5 2.6 2.4
0.8 0.5 0.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 1.1 1
2 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
5.8 7.2 5 Shots (avg) S ( 4.2 7.6 8.7
2.4 2.9 2.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0.8 3.2 3.6
35% 37% 40% Goal Efficiency G E 100% 37% 36%
 
7.2 6.8 3 Shots against (avg) S A 7 6 6.1
3 2.4 0.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.8 2.4 2.4
Key stats in Non League Premier: Northern this season:
  • Atherton Collieries have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Atherton Collieries have the fewest conceded goals (13) at home in Non League Premier: Northern
  • Atherton Collieries have the fewest scored goals (28) in Non League Premier: Northern
  • Atherton Collieries have the fewest scored goals in the second half (14) in Non League Premier: Northern
  • Scarborough Athletic have the most clean sheets (9) away in Non League Premier: Northern

  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 35 20 9 6 70 34 18 12 4 2 44 17 17 8 5 4 26 17 36 69
2 South Shields 35 19 8 8 57 33 17 12 2 3 35 16 18 7 6 5 22 17 24 65
3 Matlock Town 34 19 6 9 55 33 17 9 3 5 29 15 17 10 3 4 26 18 22 63
4 Scarborough Athletic 35 17 9 9 48 43 18 8 6 4 28 21 17 9 3 5 20 22 5 60
5 Warrington Town 34 16 10 8 58 40 17 9 4 4 32 19 17 7 6 4 26 21 18 58
6 Whitby Town 34 16 7 11 46 40 17 8 4 5 24 18 17 8 3 6 22 22 6 55
7 Bamber Bridge 34 16 4 14 51 50 17 7 3 7 27 25 17 9 1 7 24 25 1 52
8 Stafford Rangers 34 12 15 7 42 30 17 4 8 5 16 14 17 8 7 2 26 16 12 51
9 United of Manchester 35 15 6 14 55 48 17 10 2 5 33 19 18 5 4 9 22 29 7 51
10 Morpeth Town 33 14 8 11 54 47 18 10 5 3 32 18 15 4 3 8 22 29 7 50
11 Ashton United 34 12 10 12 45 41 17 9 4 4 24 14 17 3 6 8 21 27 4 46
12 Lancaster City 34 14 4 16 39 42 17 8 3 6 15 14 17 6 1 10 24 28 -3 46
13 Atherton Collieries 32 13 5 14 28 31 15 7 3 5 18 13 17 6 2 9 10 18 -3 44
14 Basford United 34 11 8 15 29 38 17 5 7 5 17 15 17 6 1 10 12 23 -9 41
15 Radcliffe Borough 34 12 5 17 45 56 17 8 1 8 28 25 17 4 4 9 17 31 -11 41
16 Nantwich Town 34 11 6 17 38 46 17 5 3 9 17 23 17 6 3 8 21 23 -8 39
17 Stalybridge Celtic 33 11 5 17 42 49 16 6 3 7 23 25 17 5 2 10 19 24 -7 38
18 Gainsborough Trinity 34 9 11 14 32 45 17 8 7 2 21 14 17 1 4 12 11 31 -13 38
19 Hyde United 35 10 7 18 41 55 17 7 1 9 23 26 18 3 6 9 18 29 -14 37
20 Mickleover Sports 33 10 7 16 38 53 17 7 4 6 23 22 16 3 3 10 15 31 -15 37
21 Witton Albion 32 8 6 18 36 65 16 4 2 10 18 31 16 4 4 8 18 34 -29 30
22 Grantham Town 34 6 8 20 39 69 17 2 3 12 20 37 17 4 5 8 19 32 -30 26

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 35 20 9 6 70 34 18 12 4 2 44 17 17 8 5 4 26 17 36 69
2 South Shields 35 19 8 8 57 33 17 12 2 3 35 16 18 7 6 5 22 17 24 65
3 Matlock Town 34 19 6 9 55 33 17 9 3 5 29 15 17 10 3 4 26 18 22 63
4 Scarborough Athletic 35 17 9 9 48 43 18 8 6 4 28 21 17 9 3 5 20 22 5 60
5 Warrington Town 34 16 10 8 58 40 17 9 4 4 32 19 17 7 6 4 26 21 18 58
6 Whitby Town 34 16 7 11 46 40 17 8 4 5 24 18 17 8 3 6 22 22 6 55
7 Bamber Bridge 34 16 4 14 51 50 17 7 3 7 27 25 17 9 1 7 24 25 1 52
8 Stafford Rangers 34 12 15 7 42 30 17 4 8 5 16 14 17 8 7 2 26 16 12 51
9 United of Manchester 35 15 6 14 55 48 17 10 2 5 33 19 18 5 4 9 22 29 7 51
10 Morpeth Town 33 14 8 11 54 47 18 10 5 3 32 18 15 4 3 8 22 29 7 50
11 Ashton United 34 12 10 12 45 41 17 9 4 4 24 14 17 3 6 8 21 27 4 46
12 Lancaster City 34 14 4 16 39 42 17 8 3 6 15 14 17 6 1 10 24 28 -3 46
13 Atherton Collieries 32 13 5 14 28 31 15 7 3 5 18 13 17 6 2 9 10 18 -3 44
14 Basford United 34 11 8 15 29 38 17 5 7 5 17 15 17 6 1 10 12 23 -9 41
15 Radcliffe Borough 34 12 5 17 45 56 17 8 1 8 28 25 17 4 4 9 17 31 -11 41
16 Nantwich Town 34 11 6 17 38 46 17 5 3 9 17 23 17 6 3 8 21 23 -8 39
17 Stalybridge Celtic 33 11 5 17 42 49 16 6 3 7 23 25 17 5 2 10 19 24 -7 38
18 Gainsborough Trinity 34 9 11 14 32 45 17 8 7 2 21 14 17 1 4 12 11 31 -13 38
19 Hyde United 35 10 7 18 41 55 17 7 1 9 23 26 18 3 6 9 18 29 -14 37
20 Mickleover Sports 33 10 7 16 38 53 17 7 4 6 23 22 16 3 3 10 15 31 -15 37
21 Witton Albion 32 8 6 18 36 65 16 4 2 10 18 31 16 4 4 8 18 34 -29 30
22 Grantham Town 34 6 8 20 39 69 17 2 3 12 20 37 17 4 5 8 19 32 -30 26

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