Sir Tom Finney Stadium: Bamber Bridge vs Stafford Rangers Non League Premier: Northern full preview

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Competition: England Non League Premier: Northern
Competition: Sat 12.February
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Sir Tom Finney Stadium (2264 seats)

There is optimism in Bamber Bridge so far, with their 7th place in the Non League Premier: Northern table and welcoming Stafford Rangers (who are in 10th).

Insights:
  • Stafford Rangers have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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Bamber Bridge form and stats

All-inclusive Non League Premier: Northern stats playing at home this season for Bamber Bridge are 6-3-5 (wins-draws-losses).

Times are rough for the home team, having gone 196 minutes without scoring a league goal. Dawson was the last player to find the net.

Bamber drew their last game, 0-0 away at Ashton United (placed 16th).

Preceding that match was a defeat to Stalybridge Celtic (0-2).

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Bamber Bridge have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found five games) they have won three times, drawn one and lost one.

A decent goal production from Bamber Bridge in their home games so far, with 24 goals from 14 league matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Bamber's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 17 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Stafford Rangers form and stats

As the visiting team in Non League Premier: Northern matches, Stafford Rangers have produced an overall stat of 7-6-2 so far. The away team travel with confidence. Not since the Stalybridge Celtic game have they lost an away game, meaning Stafford Rangers has taken points from ten away matches in a row.

There were no winners in Stafford's previous match, the home game that ended 0-0 vs Whitby Town (placed 8th).

Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Gainsborough Trinity that ended 1-1.

We have checked recent matches where Stafford Rangers have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 13 games were four victories, three draws and six defeats.

Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Stafford Rangers have scored 22 goals in 15 league games away. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (14 so far).

Head 2 Head

The fixture history shows this score when the teams faced each other earlier this campaign; Stafford Rangers - Bamber Bridge 1-2. As for the last four games between these two teams, there's three Bamber victories, zero draws and one Stafford Rangers win. Over/under statistics; two of these games ended with three goals or more, two matches with two goals or less.

Bamber Bridge missing players

Stafford Rangers missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Bamber Bridge Stafford Rangers
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
29 14 5 Played P 3 15 29
15 6 3 Won W 3 7 10
4 3 1 Drew D 0 6 12
10 5 1 Lost L 0 2 7
48 24 8 Scored S 9 22 34
38 17 4 Conceded C 5 14 26
93% 93% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 87% 83%
76% 79% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 67% 62%
62% 57% 60% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 40% 31%
31% 29% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 33% 24%
24% 21% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 67% 13% 7%
55% 50% 60% BTTS BTTS 100% 60% 48%
24% 29% 40% Clean Sheets C S 0% 33% 34%
28% 29% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 20% 34%
 
3.6 4.2 6 Corners for (avg) C F 4 3.8 3.6
4.2 4.5 5 Corners against (avg) C A 9 4.7 4.1
1.1 1.1 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.5 1 0.8
2 2 2 Red cards R C 1 1 2
 
9.7 11.5 16.2 Shots (avg) S ( 5.5 6.8 5.5
3.5 4.2 5.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 2.9 2.4
51% 44% 31% Goal Efficiency G E 75% 41% 47%
 
9.3 10.2 10.8 Shots against (avg) S A 12 7 5.4
3.8 3.9 4 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5 3.2 2.4
Key stats in Non League Premier: Northern this season:
  • Stafford Rangers have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Matlock Town 28 18 3 7 48 24 15 9 2 4 28 13 13 9 1 3 20 11 24 57
2 South Shields 27 16 6 5 46 24 14 9 2 3 26 12 13 7 4 2 20 12 22 54
3 Buxton 29 15 8 6 56 32 15 9 4 2 37 16 14 6 4 4 19 16 24 53
4 Scarborough Athletic 31 15 7 9 41 39 16 8 4 4 25 18 15 7 3 5 16 21 2 52
5 Warrington Town 29 13 10 6 50 35 16 8 4 4 29 18 13 5 6 2 21 17 15 49
6 United of Manchester 30 15 4 11 50 39 15 10 1 4 32 17 15 5 3 7 18 22 11 49
7 Bamber Bridge 29 15 4 10 48 38 14 6 3 5 24 17 15 9 1 5 24 21 10 49
8 Whitby Town 30 14 6 10 39 37 15 7 3 5 20 16 15 7 3 5 19 21 2 48
9 Morpeth Town 28 12 7 9 44 38 15 8 4 3 25 15 13 4 3 6 19 23 6 43
10 Stafford Rangers 29 10 12 7 34 26 14 3 6 5 12 12 15 7 6 2 22 14 8 42
11 Lancaster City 30 13 3 14 37 37 14 7 2 5 14 12 16 6 1 9 23 25 0 42
12 Radcliffe Borough 30 11 5 14 41 47 15 7 1 7 25 23 15 4 4 7 16 24 -6 38
13 Atherton Collieries 27 11 4 12 24 28 12 6 2 4 16 12 15 5 2 8 8 16 -4 37
14 Basford United 30 10 6 14 27 34 15 5 5 5 16 14 15 5 1 9 11 20 -7 36
15 Stalybridge Celtic 28 10 5 13 38 37 14 6 3 5 22 17 14 4 2 8 16 20 1 35
16 Ashton United 27 8 8 11 34 34 14 6 4 4 19 12 13 2 4 7 15 22 0 32
17 Gainsborough Trinity 29 7 11 11 24 37 14 6 7 1 14 9 15 1 4 10 10 28 -13 32
18 Mickleover Sports 28 8 6 14 30 46 14 5 4 5 17 19 14 3 2 9 13 27 -16 30
19 Hyde United 30 8 5 17 36 51 15 6 1 8 21 24 15 2 4 9 15 27 -15 29
20 Nantwich Town 28 7 6 15 26 38 13 2 3 8 12 20 15 5 3 7 14 18 -12 27
21 Witton Albion 27 7 6 14 32 54 14 4 2 8 18 26 13 3 4 6 14 28 -22 27
22 Grantham Town 30 4 8 18 29 59 14 0 3 11 11 29 16 4 5 7 18 30 -30 20

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 Matlock Town 28 18 3 7 48 24 15 9 2 4 28 13 13 9 1 3 20 11 24 57
2 South Shields 27 16 6 5 46 24 14 9 2 3 26 12 13 7 4 2 20 12 22 54
3 Buxton 29 15 8 6 56 32 15 9 4 2 37 16 14 6 4 4 19 16 24 53
4 Scarborough Athletic 31 15 7 9 41 39 16 8 4 4 25 18 15 7 3 5 16 21 2 52
5 Warrington Town 29 13 10 6 50 35 16 8 4 4 29 18 13 5 6 2 21 17 15 49
6 United of Manchester 30 15 4 11 50 39 15 10 1 4 32 17 15 5 3 7 18 22 11 49
7 Bamber Bridge 29 15 4 10 48 38 14 6 3 5 24 17 15 9 1 5 24 21 10 49
8 Whitby Town 30 14 6 10 39 37 15 7 3 5 20 16 15 7 3 5 19 21 2 48
9 Morpeth Town 28 12 7 9 44 38 15 8 4 3 25 15 13 4 3 6 19 23 6 43
10 Stafford Rangers 29 10 12 7 34 26 14 3 6 5 12 12 15 7 6 2 22 14 8 42
11 Lancaster City 30 13 3 14 37 37 14 7 2 5 14 12 16 6 1 9 23 25 0 42
12 Radcliffe Borough 30 11 5 14 41 47 15 7 1 7 25 23 15 4 4 7 16 24 -6 38
13 Atherton Collieries 27 11 4 12 24 28 12 6 2 4 16 12 15 5 2 8 8 16 -4 37
14 Basford United 30 10 6 14 27 34 15 5 5 5 16 14 15 5 1 9 11 20 -7 36
15 Stalybridge Celtic 28 10 5 13 38 37 14 6 3 5 22 17 14 4 2 8 16 20 1 35
16 Ashton United 27 8 8 11 34 34 14 6 4 4 19 12 13 2 4 7 15 22 0 32
17 Gainsborough Trinity 29 7 11 11 24 37 14 6 7 1 14 9 15 1 4 10 10 28 -13 32
18 Mickleover Sports 28 8 6 14 30 46 14 5 4 5 17 19 14 3 2 9 13 27 -16 30
19 Hyde United 30 8 5 17 36 51 15 6 1 8 21 24 15 2 4 9 15 27 -15 29
20 Nantwich Town 28 7 6 15 26 38 13 2 3 8 12 20 15 5 3 7 14 18 -12 27
21 Witton Albion 27 7 6 14 32 54 14 4 2 8 18 26 13 3 4 6 14 28 -22 27
22 Grantham Town 30 4 8 18 29 59 14 0 3 11 11 29 16 4 5 7 18 30 -30 20

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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.