Can Bamber Bridge defeat Morpeth Town in Sir Tom Finney Stadium clash?

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Competition: England Non League Premier: Northern
Competition: Sat 21.January
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Sir Tom Finney Stadium (2264 seats)

Bamber Bridge anticipate the arrival of Morpeth Town with belief in winning all three points. Will they? Read our preview!

Insights:
  • Bamber Bridge have the most matches over the total-line (17) in Non League Premier: Northern
  • Morpeth Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Bamber Bridge form and stats

Bamber Bridge are steadily winning Non League Premier: Northern games and points here at Sir Tom Finney Stadium. 7 wins, 3 draws and 1 defeat is the summary from 11 games. Two home wins in a row for Bamber Bridge bring valid hopes of a third.

A good away victory last time out for Bamber Bridge, who won 3-2 against Marine (placed 10th).

Before that game, the 2-1 home victory against Guiseley.

Goal party? We don't know what will happen in this one, but we do know that 11 of the 12 latest league games with this side has seen three goals or more.

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

With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (25 in 11 games), Bamber Bridge's attacking play is working. 14 goals have been conceded.

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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 9 points returning home. The records show 2-3-7 (win-draw-lose).

Morpeth won their last game, 2-0 versus Gainsborough Trinity played at home. That victory was so vital for this club, after a painful period of ten league matches in a row not winning.

Preceding that game, the 2-2 draw paying a visit to Matlock Town.

Low-scoring game? 9 of this club's most recent 11 league rounds have had two or less goals.

The visiting Morpeth Town have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 14 goals from 12 games. Morpeth Town struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 21 goals conceded from these games.

Head 2 Head

It's not the first time these two sides face each other this campaign, as the history books show this recent game: Morpeth Town - Bamber 1-1. Head-to-head data (for the former five meetings): Bamber Bridge won three games, one match ended in a draw and Morpeth Town managed one win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / one.

Bamber Bridge missing players

Morpeth Town missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Bamber Bridge Morpeth Town
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
25 11 4 Played P 5 12 24
12 7 2 Won W 0 2 8
5 3 2 Drew D 2 3 4
8 1 0 Lost L 3 7 12
40 25 10 Scored S 3 14 34
45 14 5 Conceded C 7 21 36
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
84% 82% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 60% 83% 83%
68% 73% 75% Over 2.5 O 2.5 20% 50% 46%
40% 55% 75% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 33% 29%
28% 27% 25% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 17% 12%
60% 82% 75% BTTS BTTS 40% 50% 46%
16% 18% 25% Clean Sheets C S 0% 8% 17%
24% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 60% 42% 38%
 
2.2 2.8 2 Corners for (avg) C F 3 3.8 4.4
4.8 5.8 8 Corners against (avg) C A 3 3.9 4
1.8 2.2 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.7 1.2 1.3
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
7.3 10.2 17 Shots (avg) S ( 6.3 7.6 8.4
2.9 3.8 6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.3 3.1 3.2
31% 40% 17% Goal Efficiency G E 29% 46% 40%
 
9.9 9.2 18 Shots against (avg) S A 8.7 10.3 10
4.8 3.2 5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.7 4.6 4.3
Key stats in Non League Premier: Northern this season:
  • Bamber Bridge have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
  • Bamber Bridge have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Bamber Bridge have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Bamber Bridge have the most matches over the total-line (17) in Non League Premier: Northern
  • Bamber Bridge have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Bamber Bridge haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Morpeth Town have created more than twice as many corners as Bamber Bridge.
  • Morpeth Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Morpeth Town haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  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 23 14 5 4 38 20 13 9 3 1 25 10 10 5 2 3 13 10 18 47
2 Hyde United 26 12 8 6 42 24 14 7 3 4 20 10 12 5 5 2 22 14 18 44
3 Gainsborough Trinity 24 11 9 4 47 22 11 3 6 2 17 11 13 8 3 2 30 11 25 42
4 Warrington Town 26 11 9 6 40 29 13 6 4 3 19 14 13 5 5 3 21 15 11 42
5 Bamber Bridge 25 12 5 8 40 45 11 7 3 1 25 14 14 5 2 7 15 31 -5 41
6 Matlock Town 24 11 5 8 36 32 12 6 5 1 25 13 12 5 0 7 11 19 4 38
7 Guiseley 25 11 4 10 34 33 13 7 1 5 17 17 12 4 3 5 17 16 1 37
8 United of Manchester 25 11 6 8 44 30 14 5 6 3 27 21 11 6 0 5 17 9 14 36
9 Rylands 26 10 6 10 46 38 14 6 2 6 19 16 12 4 4 4 27 22 8 36
10 Marine 24 9 8 7 34 22 12 5 3 4 19 12 12 4 5 3 15 10 12 35
11 Radcliffe Borough 23 9 8 6 32 29 11 6 2 3 19 14 12 3 6 3 13 15 3 35
12 Stafford Rangers 25 9 6 10 33 35 14 6 3 5 21 19 11 3 3 5 12 16 -2 33
13 Ashton United 25 10 5 10 32 35 11 4 3 4 13 15 14 6 2 6 19 20 -3 32
14 Atherton Collieries 25 6 12 7 23 29 12 2 6 4 11 13 13 4 6 3 12 16 -6 30
15 Morpeth Town 24 8 4 12 34 36 12 6 1 5 20 15 12 2 3 7 14 21 -2 28
16 Lancaster City 23 6 10 7 23 27 13 2 7 4 9 13 10 4 3 3 14 14 -4 28
17 Nantwich Town 25 7 6 12 23 29 11 2 3 6 10 13 14 5 3 6 13 16 -6 27
18 Stalybridge Celtic 24 7 6 11 23 31 11 3 2 6 11 15 13 4 4 5 12 16 -8 27
19 Whitby Town 24 7 5 12 25 35 11 3 1 7 10 19 13 4 4 5 15 16 -10 26
20 Marske United 18 7 2 9 27 33 9 3 1 5 13 17 9 4 1 4 14 16 -6 23
21 Liversedge 21 5 2 14 18 47 11 1 0 10 6 28 10 4 2 4 12 19 -29 17
22 Belper Town 25 4 5 16 24 57 12 2 3 7 13 30 13 2 2 9 11 27 -33 17

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 South Shields 23 14 5 4 38 20 13 9 3 1 25 10 10 5 2 3 13 10 18 47
2 Hyde United 26 12 8 6 42 24 14 7 3 4 20 10 12 5 5 2 22 14 18 44
3 Gainsborough Trinity 24 11 9 4 47 22 11 3 6 2 17 11 13 8 3 2 30 11 25 42
4 Warrington Town 26 11 9 6 40 29 13 6 4 3 19 14 13 5 5 3 21 15 11 42
5 Bamber Bridge 25 12 5 8 40 45 11 7 3 1 25 14 14 5 2 7 15 31 -5 41
6 Matlock Town 24 11 5 8 36 32 12 6 5 1 25 13 12 5 0 7 11 19 4 38
7 Guiseley 25 11 4 10 34 33 13 7 1 5 17 17 12 4 3 5 17 16 1 37
8 United of Manchester 25 11 6 8 44 30 14 5 6 3 27 21 11 6 0 5 17 9 14 36
9 Rylands 26 10 6 10 46 38 14 6 2 6 19 16 12 4 4 4 27 22 8 36
10 Marine 24 9 8 7 34 22 12 5 3 4 19 12 12 4 5 3 15 10 12 35
11 Radcliffe Borough 23 9 8 6 32 29 11 6 2 3 19 14 12 3 6 3 13 15 3 35
12 Stafford Rangers 25 9 6 10 33 35 14 6 3 5 21 19 11 3 3 5 12 16 -2 33
13 Ashton United 25 10 5 10 32 35 11 4 3 4 13 15 14 6 2 6 19 20 -3 32
14 Atherton Collieries 25 6 12 7 23 29 12 2 6 4 11 13 13 4 6 3 12 16 -6 30
15 Morpeth Town 24 8 4 12 34 36 12 6 1 5 20 15 12 2 3 7 14 21 -2 28
16 Lancaster City 23 6 10 7 23 27 13 2 7 4 9 13 10 4 3 3 14 14 -4 28
17 Nantwich Town 25 7 6 12 23 29 11 2 3 6 10 13 14 5 3 6 13 16 -6 27
18 Stalybridge Celtic 24 7 6 11 23 31 11 3 2 6 11 15 13 4 4 5 12 16 -8 27
19 Whitby Town 24 7 5 12 25 35 11 3 1 7 10 19 13 4 4 5 15 16 -10 26
20 Marske United 18 7 2 9 27 33 9 3 1 5 13 17 9 4 1 4 14 16 -6 23
21 Liversedge 21 5 2 14 18 47 11 1 0 10 6 28 10 4 2 4 12 19 -29 17
22 Belper Town 25 4 5 16 24 57 12 2 3 7 13 30 13 2 2 9 11 27 -33 17

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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.