Atherton Collieries vs Stalybridge Celtic match preview

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Competition: England Non League Premier: Northern
Competition: Sat 26.March
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: The Skuna Stadium (2500 seats)

The stage is lit for Atherton Collieries - Stalybridge Celtic! Forget the ups and downs, this match should be awesome!

Insights:
  • Atherton Collieries have the fewest scored goals (29) in Non League Premier: Northern
  • Stalybridge Celtic is in the worst form (0-1-5)

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Collieries and Stalybridge Celtic.

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Atherton Collieries form and stats

When playing at home in the Non League Premier: Northern, Atherton Collieries have managed 7 wins, 3 draws and suffered 7 defeats from 17 games. Two defeats in a row at home hurts for Atherton Collieries, their manager Cooke and the supporters. There are certain expectations for improvement.

The Atherton Collieries followers got no joy from their last match, also played here at The Skuna Stadium: A 0-1 defeat against Gainsborough Trinity (placed 16th).

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

This is expected to be a close game, with Atherton Collieries perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Atherton Collieries as a small favourite), we find 14 games. Atherton Collieries has won five of these, drawn two and lost seven.

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

Collieries are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 19 goals in 17 games. More than 50 % of these goals (10 in total) came after at least 60 minutes had been played. Atherton 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 16 from 17 matches.

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Stalybridge Celtic form and stats

Stalybridge Celtic have only collected 18 points from their away games in the Non League Premier: Northern, after 5-3-10 (18 played).

Stalybridge Celtic aren't clicking offensively as they have gone 333 league minutes without a goal. O'Grady was the last player to find the net.

Stalybridge failed to get anything from their last game, a home match vs Mickleover Sports (placed 15th) that ended with defeat 0-1.

A 0-0 draw at Grantham Town's stadium before that.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 14 similar matches played by Stalybridge Celtic in our archives, and the results are: four wins for Stalybridge Celtic, four draws and six defeats.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Whitby Town in just three days.

Stalybridge Celtic are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 19 away goals from 18 games (in the league). It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. 24 goals have been conceded by Stalybridge in these games.

Head 2 Head

The two teams in this fixture also played each other earlier on this match year: Stalybridge Celtic - Atherton Collieries 1-0. H2H stats regardless of arena (last four matches): Atherton Collieries two wins, one draw and Stalybridge Celtic one victory. As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two games had two or less.

Atherton Collieries missing players

Stalybridge Celtic missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Atherton Collieries Stalybridge Celtic
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
34 17 6 Played P 6 18 35
13 7 3 Won W 1 5 11
5 3 0 Drew D 1 3 6
16 7 3 Lost L 4 10 18
29 19 6 Scored S 7 19 42
34 16 4 Conceded C 10 24 50
94% 94% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 94% 97%
62% 65% 33% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 83% 80%
26% 41% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 44% 46%
3% 6% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 17% 11% 20%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 17% 6% 11%
32% 47% 17% BTTS BTTS 67% 44% 46%
32% 29% 50% Clean Sheets C S 17% 28% 26%
41% 29% 33% Failed to Score F T 17% 33% 31%
 
3.3 3.8 3.8 Corners for (avg) C F 3.3 3.8 4.5
3.5 3 3.5 Corners against (avg) C A 3.5 3.7 3.9
0.8 0.5 0.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0.8 0.9 1.1
2 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
5.7 7 8 Shots (avg) S ( 8.8 8.4 8.5
2.4 2.9 2.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.3 3.3 3.3
33% 34% 35% Goal Efficiency G E 27% 30% 36%
 
7.1 6.5 7.2 Shots against (avg) S A 11.5 9.5 9.2
2.9 2.3 2.3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5.7 4.8 4.2
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 in the first half (11) in Non League Premier: Northern
  • Atherton Collieries have the fewest scored goals (29) in Non League Premier: Northern
  • Atherton Collieries have the fewest scored goals in the second half (15) in Non League Premier: Northern
  • Stalybridge Celtic is in the worst form (0-1-5)

  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 36 20 10 6 70 34 18 12 4 2 44 17 18 8 6 4 26 17 36 70
2 South Shields 36 20 8 8 61 35 18 13 2 3 39 18 18 7 6 5 22 17 26 68
3 Matlock Town 35 19 6 10 56 35 17 9 3 5 29 15 18 10 3 5 27 20 21 63
4 Scarborough Athletic 36 18 9 9 50 44 18 8 6 4 28 21 18 10 3 5 22 23 6 63
5 Warrington Town 35 16 10 9 59 43 18 9 4 5 33 22 17 7 6 4 26 21 16 58
6 Whitby Town 35 16 8 11 45 40 18 8 5 5 24 18 17 8 3 6 21 22 5 56
7 Stafford Rangers 36 13 15 8 44 32 18 4 8 6 17 16 18 9 7 2 27 16 12 54
8 United of Manchester 36 16 6 14 58 50 18 11 2 5 36 21 18 5 4 9 22 29 8 54
9 Morpeth Town 35 15 8 12 59 49 18 10 5 3 32 18 17 5 3 9 27 31 10 53
10 Bamber Bridge 35 16 4 15 53 54 17 7 3 7 27 25 18 9 1 8 26 29 -1 52
11 Lancaster City 36 16 4 16 42 43 18 9 3 6 16 14 18 7 1 10 26 29 -1 52
12 Ashton United 35 13 10 12 48 42 17 9 4 4 24 14 18 4 6 8 24 28 6 49
13 Atherton Collieries 34 13 5 16 29 34 17 7 3 7 19 16 17 6 2 9 10 18 -5 44
14 Nantwich Town 36 12 7 17 39 46 18 6 3 9 18 23 18 6 4 8 21 23 -7 43
15 Mickleover Sports 35 12 7 16 41 54 18 8 4 6 25 23 17 4 3 10 16 31 -13 43
16 Gainsborough Trinity 36 10 12 14 33 45 18 8 8 2 21 14 18 2 4 12 12 31 -12 42
17 Basford United 35 11 8 16 31 41 17 5 7 5 17 15 18 6 1 11 14 26 -10 41
18 Radcliffe Borough 35 12 5 18 46 61 18 8 1 9 29 30 17 4 4 9 17 31 -15 41
19 Hyde United 36 11 7 18 44 57 18 8 1 9 26 28 18 3 6 9 18 29 -13 40
20 Stalybridge Celtic 35 11 6 18 42 50 17 6 3 8 23 26 18 5 3 10 19 24 -8 39
21 Witton Albion 34 8 6 20 38 68 17 4 2 11 18 31 17 4 4 9 20 37 -30 30
22 Grantham Town 36 6 9 21 39 70 18 2 4 12 20 37 18 4 5 9 19 33 -31 27

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 36 20 10 6 70 34 18 12 4 2 44 17 18 8 6 4 26 17 36 70
2 South Shields 36 20 8 8 61 35 18 13 2 3 39 18 18 7 6 5 22 17 26 68
3 Matlock Town 35 19 6 10 56 35 17 9 3 5 29 15 18 10 3 5 27 20 21 63
4 Scarborough Athletic 36 18 9 9 50 44 18 8 6 4 28 21 18 10 3 5 22 23 6 63
5 Warrington Town 35 16 10 9 59 43 18 9 4 5 33 22 17 7 6 4 26 21 16 58
6 Whitby Town 35 16 8 11 45 40 18 8 5 5 24 18 17 8 3 6 21 22 5 56
7 Stafford Rangers 36 13 15 8 44 32 18 4 8 6 17 16 18 9 7 2 27 16 12 54
8 United of Manchester 36 16 6 14 58 50 18 11 2 5 36 21 18 5 4 9 22 29 8 54
9 Morpeth Town 35 15 8 12 59 49 18 10 5 3 32 18 17 5 3 9 27 31 10 53
10 Bamber Bridge 35 16 4 15 53 54 17 7 3 7 27 25 18 9 1 8 26 29 -1 52
11 Lancaster City 36 16 4 16 42 43 18 9 3 6 16 14 18 7 1 10 26 29 -1 52
12 Ashton United 35 13 10 12 48 42 17 9 4 4 24 14 18 4 6 8 24 28 6 49
13 Atherton Collieries 34 13 5 16 29 34 17 7 3 7 19 16 17 6 2 9 10 18 -5 44
14 Nantwich Town 36 12 7 17 39 46 18 6 3 9 18 23 18 6 4 8 21 23 -7 43
15 Mickleover Sports 35 12 7 16 41 54 18 8 4 6 25 23 17 4 3 10 16 31 -13 43
16 Gainsborough Trinity 36 10 12 14 33 45 18 8 8 2 21 14 18 2 4 12 12 31 -12 42
17 Basford United 35 11 8 16 31 41 17 5 7 5 17 15 18 6 1 11 14 26 -10 41
18 Radcliffe Borough 35 12 5 18 46 61 18 8 1 9 29 30 17 4 4 9 17 31 -15 41
19 Hyde United 36 11 7 18 44 57 18 8 1 9 26 28 18 3 6 9 18 29 -13 40
20 Stalybridge Celtic 35 11 6 18 42 50 17 6 3 8 23 26 18 5 3 10 19 24 -8 39
21 Witton Albion 34 8 6 20 38 68 17 4 2 11 18 31 17 4 4 9 20 37 -30 30
22 Grantham Town 36 6 9 21 39 70 18 2 4 12 20 37 18 4 5 9 19 33 -31 27

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