Bamber Bridge expected to show superhero qualities when Whitby Town visits

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Competition: England Non League Premier: Northern
Competition: Sat 18.March
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Sir Tom Finney Stadium (2264 seats)

Bamber Bridge get ready for this game after their 2-1 result vs Stafford Rangers, a match that made them wiser. How will this affect the battle against Whitby Town?

Insights:
  • Bamber Bridge have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Whitby Town have the fewest points from losing position (4) 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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Bamber Bridge form and stats

35 points is a decent return from 16 Non League Premier: Northern games here at Sir Tom Finney Stadium for Bamber Bridge. The data says 10 wins, 5 draws and 1 loss. The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at Sir Tom Finney Stadium.

Bamber Bridge's previous game was also played at home, ending 2-1 versus Stafford Rangers (after extra-time) (placed 14th). The home side are looking to build on that result.

Prior to that, an away loss at Warrington Town (after extra-time).

Bamber are huge favourites in this match and it would be a big surprise if they fail to leave Sir Tom Finney Stadium with a victory. The home side has been in this situation before, with huge expectations of a win. In their match history 5 earlier games are comparable to this one, and Bamber Bridge has won 2 times, drawn 2 and lost 1. Sports bettors who like handicap betting will like to know that Bamber Bridge has won by at least two goals 0 times when in this position.

The manager Crowe will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Atherton Collieries in only four days.

17 goals have been conceded. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Whitby Town form and stats

Playing away, Whitby Town have won 6 games, drawn 5 and suffered 6 defeats in the Non League Premier: Northern this season.

Impressive finishing secured the home win 4-1 against Matlock Town (after extra-time) in their previous game. That victory felt sweet as this side had gone three league fixtures without victory.

A 0-0 draw was the result before that, hosting Radcliffe Borough (after extra-time).

Whitby Town are huge outsiders in this game. Running a check in our games database we found 6 matches where they were as big outsiders as an away team. Results were 3 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats. Of the defeats, 2 games were lost by at least two goals margin.

Whitby Town have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 17 league away games 19 goals have been scored. As opposed to that, Whitby Town have seen the ball go into their own net 20 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

The last head to head match ended Whitby Town - Bamber 3-0, earlier this season. Head-2-head stats last six meetings: two - zero - four (Bamber Bridge wins - draws - Whitby Town wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two had two or less.

Bamber Bridge missing players

Whitby Town missing players

Bamber Bridge Whitby Town
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
34 16 5 Played P 5 17 35
17 10 5 Won W 1 6 13
7 5 0 Drew D 2 5 8
10 1 0 Lost L 2 6 14
51 32 12 Scored S 6 19 39
52 17 4 Conceded C 9 20 44
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 94% 94%
82% 81% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 65% 66%
56% 56% 80% Over 2.5 O 2.5 40% 35% 40%
29% 38% 20% Over 3.5 O 3.5 40% 24% 20%
21% 19% 20% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 6% 11%
56% 75% 80% BTTS BTTS 60% 35% 40%
21% 25% 20% Clean Sheets C S 20% 41% 31%
24% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 20% 29% 34%
 
2.9 4.1 5.5 Corners for (avg) C F 1.5 3.2 1.9
4.6 5 4.5 Corners against (avg) C A 5.8 4.9 3.1
1.7 2 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0.8 1.3 0.8
3 1 0 Red cards R C 1 1 1
 
7.7 10.2 14 Shots (avg) S ( 4.5 7.8 4.8
3.5 4.6 7.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.8 3.5 1.9
29% 32% 20% Goal Efficiency G E 55% 37% 74%
 
8.5 6.9 6 Shots against (avg) S A 8 9.6 6
3.8 2.5 1 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3 3.1 2
Key stats in Non League Premier: Northern this season:
  • 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 won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Bamber Bridge haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Whitby Town have the fewest points from losing position (4) in Non League Premier: Northern
  • Whitby Town have won significantly more corners away than at 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 South Shields 35 21 9 5 63 31 18 12 4 2 38 17 17 9 5 3 25 14 32 72
2 Radcliffe Borough 35 17 11 7 52 39 17 9 4 4 29 21 18 8 7 3 23 18 13 62
3 Hyde United 35 17 10 8 55 32 17 9 3 5 25 13 18 8 7 3 30 19 23 61
4 Warrington Town 34 15 13 6 50 33 18 9 6 3 26 16 16 6 7 3 24 17 17 58
5 Bamber Bridge 34 17 7 10 51 52 16 10 5 1 32 17 18 7 2 9 19 35 -1 58
6 Gainsborough Trinity 34 15 12 7 63 34 16 5 8 3 28 17 18 10 4 4 35 17 29 57
7 Marine 33 14 10 9 46 31 17 8 4 5 27 18 16 6 6 4 19 13 15 52
8 Matlock Town 35 14 10 11 46 44 18 7 9 2 28 16 17 7 1 9 18 28 2 52
9 Guiseley 35 15 6 14 49 44 18 8 2 8 24 24 17 7 4 6 25 20 5 51
10 United of Manchester 35 14 9 12 53 40 18 6 8 4 32 26 17 8 1 8 21 14 13 48
11 Whitby Town 35 13 8 14 39 44 18 7 3 8 20 24 17 6 5 6 19 20 -5 47
12 Lancaster City 34 11 12 11 37 39 18 7 7 4 19 15 16 4 5 7 18 24 -2 45
13 Rylands 35 12 8 15 50 47 17 7 3 7 20 17 18 5 5 8 30 30 3 44
14 Stafford Rangers 35 12 8 15 43 49 18 8 5 5 28 23 17 4 3 10 15 26 -6 44
15 Atherton Collieries 34 10 12 12 31 39 17 5 6 6 16 16 17 5 6 6 15 23 -8 42
16 Ashton United 34 12 8 14 44 48 16 6 3 7 21 23 18 6 5 7 23 25 -4 41
17 Stalybridge Celtic 35 10 9 16 39 46 18 5 3 10 21 27 17 5 6 6 18 19 -7 39
18 Morpeth Town 33 11 4 18 44 49 16 8 1 7 25 19 17 3 3 11 19 30 -5 37
19 Nantwich Town 35 9 8 18 33 47 18 4 3 11 15 25 17 5 5 7 18 22 -14 35
20 Marske United 32 10 2 20 41 68 15 4 1 10 18 32 17 6 1 10 23 36 -27 32
21 Liversedge 31 9 3 19 34 67 16 3 1 12 13 36 15 6 2 7 21 31 -33 30
22 Belper Town 34 5 7 22 35 75 16 2 4 10 15 36 18 3 3 12 20 39 -40 22

Read more about Non League Premier: Northern

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.