Bamber Bridge vs Morpeth Town betting preview: Even match expected

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Competition: England Non League Premier: Northern
Competition: Sat 16.April
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Sir Tom Finney Stadium (2264 seats)

Bamber Bridge have performed excellent football so far, proven by 6th position in the table. Morpeth Town can look both up and down from their 8th place.

Insights:
  • Bamber Bridge have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Morpeth Town have the fewest matches under the total-line (10) in Non League Premier: Northern

For Morpeth Town most of the excitement is over as they will neither be promoted or relegated this season.

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 Bamber and Morpeth Town.

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Bamber Bridge form and stats

Bamber Bridge have collected 31 points from their Non League Premier: Northern home games so far after 9-4-7. Two home wins in a row for Bamber Bridge bring valid hopes of a third.

The Bamber Bridge regulars enjoyed the previous fixture, watching their team host Morpeth Town and win 3-2. Gbamble has beaten the opponent goalkeeper in three games in a row. Badass!

In the game before, an away victory match versus Hyde United with a 4-0 scoreline.

This is expected to be a close game, with Bamber Bridge perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Bamber Bridge as a small favourite), we find 19 games. Bamber Bridge has won seven of these, drawn four and lost eight.

Bamber have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Sir Tom Finney Stadium with 34 goals in 20 league matches. On the other hand, Bamber Bridge have conceded 29 goals.

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Morpeth Town form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Morpeth Town so far with only 19 points returning home. The records show 5-4-11 (win-draw-lose). With two straight losses from their last two away games, Morpeth are hoping that it's time for some travel points again.

There might be some fixture complaints from Morpeth Town as they are again playing away from home after losing on the road in their previous match, 2-3 against Bamber Bridge.

Before that, Morpeth Town secured a home win against United of Manchester with the score 1-0.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 23 similar matches played by Morpeth in our archives, and the results are: seven wins for Morpeth Town, seven draws and nine defeats.

Morpeth Town has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 31 goals from 20 games. Morpeth Town have conceded 37 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

This was the scoreline when the teams met previously this campaign; Bamber - Morpeth Town 3-2. Henderson (Morpeth Town) was sent off when these teams last met. Head-2-head stats last four meetings: three - zero - one (Bamber Bridge wins - draws - Morpeth Town wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), zero had two or less.

Bamber Bridge missing players

Morpeth Town missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Bamber Bridge Morpeth Town
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
40 20 5 Played P 6 20 40
20 9 1 Won W 0 5 17
5 4 2 Drew D 3 4 9
15 7 2 Lost L 3 11 14
65 34 5 Scored S 5 31 66
58 29 7 Conceded C 10 37 55
95% 95% 80% Over 0.5 O 0.5 83% 95% 95%
80% 85% 60% Over 1.5 O 1.5 83% 90% 88%
62% 65% 60% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 75% 65%
38% 40% 40% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 50% 40%
22% 20% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 25% 12%
52% 55% 60% BTTS BTTS 67% 70% 62%
25% 25% 20% Clean Sheets C S 17% 10% 28%
28% 25% 40% Failed to Score F T 33% 25% 15%
 
3.7 4.1 4.5 Corners for (avg) C F 0.8 2.6 3
3.8 4 3.5 Corners against (avg) C A 1.5 3.9 3.4
1.1 1 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0.8 1.8 1.5
2 2 0 Red cards R C 0 2 3
 
9.4 11.2 7.5 Shots (avg) S ( 1.3 6.5 7.1
3.4 4.1 3.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0.7 3.1 3.6
54% 45% 38% Goal Efficiency G E 100% 45% 43%
 
9 9.3 7.8 Shots against (avg) S A 2 7.1 6.1
3.8 3.8 3.2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 1 3 2.9
Key stats in Non League Premier: Northern this season:
  • Bamber Bridge have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Morpeth Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Morpeth Town have the fewest clean sheets (2) away in Non League Premier: Northern
  • Morpeth Town have the fewest matches under the total-line (10) 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 40 22 12 6 79 37 20 13 5 2 47 17 20 9 7 4 32 20 42 78
2 South Shields 40 23 9 8 69 36 20 15 2 3 45 18 20 8 7 5 24 18 33 78
3 Matlock Town 40 20 10 10 57 35 20 9 6 5 29 15 20 11 4 5 28 20 22 70
4 Warrington Town 40 19 11 10 65 45 20 9 5 6 34 24 20 10 6 4 31 21 20 68
5 Scarborough Athletic 40 19 11 10 53 46 20 9 7 4 30 21 20 10 4 6 23 25 7 68
6 Bamber Bridge 40 20 5 15 65 58 20 9 4 7 34 29 20 11 1 8 31 29 7 65
7 Whitby Town 40 18 9 13 53 46 20 9 6 5 26 18 20 9 3 8 27 28 7 63
8 Morpeth Town 40 17 9 14 66 55 20 12 5 3 35 18 20 5 4 11 31 37 11 60
9 Stafford Rangers 40 14 16 10 49 37 20 5 8 7 21 18 20 9 8 3 28 19 12 58
10 United of Manchester 40 17 7 16 63 55 20 12 2 6 38 22 20 5 5 10 25 33 8 58
11 Lancaster City 40 17 5 18 43 47 20 10 3 7 17 15 20 7 2 11 26 32 -4 56
12 Ashton United 40 13 12 15 50 51 20 9 6 5 26 19 20 4 6 10 24 32 -1 51
13 Mickleover Sports 40 13 10 17 50 64 20 8 6 6 31 29 20 5 4 11 19 35 -14 49
14 Nantwich Town 40 13 9 18 43 50 20 7 4 9 22 26 20 6 5 9 21 24 -7 48
15 Stalybridge Celtic 40 14 6 20 48 57 20 8 3 9 28 29 20 6 3 11 20 28 -9 48
16 Radcliffe Borough 40 14 6 20 53 68 20 9 1 10 33 35 20 5 5 10 20 33 -15 48
17 Atherton Collieries 40 13 8 19 33 43 20 7 4 9 19 19 20 6 4 10 14 24 -10 47
18 Gainsborough Trinity 40 11 13 16 36 49 20 9 9 2 24 15 20 2 4 14 12 34 -13 46
19 Hyde United 40 13 7 20 48 63 20 9 1 10 27 32 20 4 6 10 21 31 -15 46
20 Basford United 40 12 9 19 32 44 20 5 7 8 17 18 20 7 2 11 15 26 -12 45
21 Witton Albion 40 11 7 22 44 76 20 6 2 12 23 37 20 5 5 10 21 39 -32 40
22 Grantham Town 40 7 9 24 42 79 20 3 4 13 22 39 20 4 5 11 20 40 -37 30

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 40 22 12 6 79 37 20 13 5 2 47 17 20 9 7 4 32 20 42 78
2 South Shields 40 23 9 8 69 36 20 15 2 3 45 18 20 8 7 5 24 18 33 78
3 Matlock Town 40 20 10 10 57 35 20 9 6 5 29 15 20 11 4 5 28 20 22 70
4 Warrington Town 40 19 11 10 65 45 20 9 5 6 34 24 20 10 6 4 31 21 20 68
5 Scarborough Athletic 40 19 11 10 53 46 20 9 7 4 30 21 20 10 4 6 23 25 7 68
6 Bamber Bridge 40 20 5 15 65 58 20 9 4 7 34 29 20 11 1 8 31 29 7 65
7 Whitby Town 40 18 9 13 53 46 20 9 6 5 26 18 20 9 3 8 27 28 7 63
8 Morpeth Town 40 17 9 14 66 55 20 12 5 3 35 18 20 5 4 11 31 37 11 60
9 Stafford Rangers 40 14 16 10 49 37 20 5 8 7 21 18 20 9 8 3 28 19 12 58
10 United of Manchester 40 17 7 16 63 55 20 12 2 6 38 22 20 5 5 10 25 33 8 58
11 Lancaster City 40 17 5 18 43 47 20 10 3 7 17 15 20 7 2 11 26 32 -4 56
12 Ashton United 40 13 12 15 50 51 20 9 6 5 26 19 20 4 6 10 24 32 -1 51
13 Mickleover Sports 40 13 10 17 50 64 20 8 6 6 31 29 20 5 4 11 19 35 -14 49
14 Nantwich Town 40 13 9 18 43 50 20 7 4 9 22 26 20 6 5 9 21 24 -7 48
15 Stalybridge Celtic 40 14 6 20 48 57 20 8 3 9 28 29 20 6 3 11 20 28 -9 48
16 Radcliffe Borough 40 14 6 20 53 68 20 9 1 10 33 35 20 5 5 10 20 33 -15 48
17 Atherton Collieries 40 13 8 19 33 43 20 7 4 9 19 19 20 6 4 10 14 24 -10 47
18 Gainsborough Trinity 40 11 13 16 36 49 20 9 9 2 24 15 20 2 4 14 12 34 -13 46
19 Hyde United 40 13 7 20 48 63 20 9 1 10 27 32 20 4 6 10 21 31 -15 46
20 Basford United 40 12 9 19 32 44 20 5 7 8 17 18 20 7 2 11 15 26 -12 45
21 Witton Albion 40 11 7 22 44 76 20 6 2 12 23 37 20 5 5 10 21 39 -32 40
22 Grantham Town 40 7 9 24 42 79 20 3 4 13 22 39 20 4 5 11 20 40 -37 30

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The Northern Premier League holds three divisions; the Premier Division, Division One East and Division One West. The Premier Division is at the seventh highest division level in England, while Division One East/West are at eight level. The league covers Northern England and the northern/central Midlands areas.