Basford United vs Stafford Rangers match preview: Even contest expected at Greenwich Avenue

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Competition: England Non League Premier: Northern
Competition: Tue 22.Aug
Match begins: 18:45 (UTC)
Venue: Greenwich Avenue (2200 seats)

Stafford Rangers have travelled here for an action-packed game versus the hosting Basford United. Get smart on the fixture with this in-depth Non League Premier: Northern preview!

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 Basford and Stafford Rangers.

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Basford United form and stats

The first Non League Premier: Northern game here at Greenwich Avenue resulted in a draw. Last season Basford United's home game statistics were 10 victories, 2 draws and 9 defeats from 21 games.

The club members are hoping that Basford United will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 1-2 away loss in the game against Guiseley (placed 12th).

A defeat was the result before that one, 0-1 away at Ashton United.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Basford have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 22 matches with the results: Won 8, drawn 5 and lost 9.

The match schedule is unforgiving for Basford United as they have a new game in only four days, a Non League Premier: Northern match thankfully also at home. Atherton Collieries are visiting.

At Greenwich Avenue, Basford United has the goal stats of 2-2 (for/against) from 1 league fixture.

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Stafford Rangers form and stats

Stafford Rangers have played one away game so far, a loss. Last season their away games stats in the Non League Premier: Northern were 5 victories, 6 draws and 10 defeats from 21 fixtures.

The fans enjoyed Stafford Rangers's previous game versus United of Manchester (placed 14th), a 3-2 win played at home.

A 0-2 loss hosting Rylands before that.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Stafford playing away and similar expectations, we found 20 relevant matches. Results were 7 Stafford Rangers wins, 8 draws and 5 defeats.

The visitors will be packing their bags again in only four days as another away game awaits: The Non League Premier: Northern trip to Workington.

As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Stafford Rangers has managed {0 goals} and let in 2 from 1 match.

Head 2 Head

Basford United have put together a streak of 7 consecutive games without defeat (4-3-0) when facing Stafford Rangers.

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Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
3 1 0 Played P 0 1 3
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 1
1 1 0 Drew D 0 0 0
2 0 0 Lost L 0 1 2
3 2 0 Scored S 0 0 3
5 2 0 Conceded C 0 2 6
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
67% 100% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 100% 100%
67% 100% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 33%
33% 100% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 33%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 33%
67% 100% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 33%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
33% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 100% 67%
 
1.7 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 2 2.7
9.7 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 6 3.7
0.7 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 2
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
3.7 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 4 4.3
0.7 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 2 3
150% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 33%
 
10.3 0 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 9 9
4.3 0 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 4 3.3
Basford United Last season Stafford Rangers
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
42 21   Played P   21 42
14 10   Won W   5 15
10 2   Drew D   6 12
18 9   Lost L   10 15
49 25   Scored S   20 52
62 29   Conceded C   30 53
95% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   90% 93%
79% 81%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   71% 76%
52% 52%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   43% 45%
26% 24%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   19% 17%
5% 0%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   10% 10%
57% 48%   BTTS BTTS   52% 52%
21% 19%   Clean Sheets C S   24% 31%
26% 33%   Failed to Score F T   33% 24%
 
3.5 3.6   Corners for (avg) C F   3.1 3.3
4.1 3.5   Corners against (avg) C A   5.1 4
1.2 1.2   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.2 0.9
0 0   Red cards R C   1 1
 
6.9 6.8   Shots (avg) S (   6.8 7.2
2.9 3   Shots on Target (avg) S O   2.9 2.8
35% 35%   Goal Efficiency G E   28% 39%
 
8.4 7.5   Shots against (avg) S A   9.5 7.7
4 3.4   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   3.8 2.9

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Ilkeston Town 3 3 0 0 13 2 2 2 0 0 10 1 1 1 0 0 3 1 11 9
2 Radcliffe Borough 3 3 0 0 10 2 2 2 0 0 6 2 1 1 0 0 4 0 8 9
3 Macclesfield 3 3 0 0 8 0 2 2 0 0 6 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 8 9
4 Whitby Town 3 3 0 0 8 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 6 2 6 9
5 Ashton United 3 2 0 1 4 6 2 2 0 0 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 5 -2 6
6 Morpeth Town 3 1 2 0 8 5 2 1 1 0 6 3 1 0 1 0 2 2 3 5
7 Bamber Bridge 3 1 2 0 3 1 2 1 1 0 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 5
8 Marine 3 1 1 1 6 4 2 1 0 1 6 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 4
9 Lancaster City 3 1 1 1 4 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 1 2 4 0 4
10 Worksop Town 3 1 1 1 3 3 2 1 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 4
11 Atherton Collieries 3 1 1 1 3 3 2 1 1 0 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 4
12 Guiseley 3 1 1 1 4 5 2 1 0 1 3 4 1 0 1 0 1 1 -1 4
13 Rylands 3 1 1 1 3 5 1 0 0 1 0 4 2 1 1 0 3 1 -2 4
14 United of Manchester 3 1 0 2 6 8 1 1 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 2 3 8 -2 3
15 Workington 3 1 0 2 6 9 1 1 0 0 5 0 2 0 0 2 1 9 -3 3
16 Stafford Rangers 3 1 0 2 3 6 2 1 0 1 3 4 1 0 0 1 0 2 -3 3
17 Matlock Town 3 0 2 1 3 6 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 3 6 -3 2
18 Basford United 3 0 1 2 3 5 1 0 1 0 2 2 2 0 0 2 1 3 -2 1
19 Bradford Park Avenue 3 0 1 2 1 5 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 1 1 1 3 -4 1
20 Hyde United 3 0 1 2 1 5 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 4 -4 1
21 Gainsborough Trinity 3 0 1 2 0 7 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 7 -7 1
22 Marske United 3 0 0 3 2 9 1 0 0 1 1 3 2 0 0 2 1 6 -7 0
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Tamworth 42 27 8 7 93 40 21 14 4 3 49 21 21 13 4 4 44 19 53 89
2 Coalville Town 42 27 8 7 92 42 21 13 5 3 44 23 21 14 3 4 48 19 50 89
3 Leiston 42 24 13 5 84 47 21 16 4 1 45 18 21 8 9 4 39 29 37 85
4 Nuneaton Town 42 23 10 9 67 45 21 14 6 1 37 14 21 9 4 8 30 31 22 79
5 Rushall Olympic 42 22 7 13 71 52 21 12 2 7 42 31 21 10 5 6 29 21 19 73
6 Mickleover Sports 42 22 6 14 82 66 21 13 4 4 42 26 21 9 2 10 40 40 16 72
7 Ilkeston Town 42 16 13 13 79 66 21 9 6 6 44 33 21 7 7 7 35 33 13 61
8 Barwell 42 17 10 15 69 63 21 9 5 7 36 30 21 8 5 8 33 33 6 61
9 Redditch United 42 18 7 17 57 59 21 11 2 8 35 32 21 7 5 9 22 27 -2 61
10 Stourbridge 42 15 14 13 69 56 21 7 6 8 31 26 21 8 8 5 38 30 13 59
11 Alvechurch 42 17 8 17 63 65 21 11 5 5 39 31 21 6 3 12 24 34 -2 59
12 Hitchin Town 42 16 11 15 52 60 21 9 9 3 27 20 21 7 2 12 25 40 -8 59
13 Royston Town 42 15 10 17 63 73 21 12 5 4 38 26 21 3 5 13 25 47 -10 55
14 Stratford Town 42 13 13 16 58 70 21 8 9 4 32 30 21 5 4 12 26 40 -12 52
15 Basford United 42 14 10 18 49 62 21 10 2 9 25 29 21 4 8 9 24 33 -13 52
16 St Ives Town 42 14 8 20 64 72 21 9 4 8 36 30 21 5 4 12 28 42 -8 50
17 Needham Market 42 13 9 20 46 54 21 10 3 8 31 23 21 3 6 12 15 31 -8 48
18 Bromsgrove Sporting 42 13 9 20 58 78 21 8 3 10 31 35 21 5 6 10 27 43 -20 48
19 Kings Langley 42 10 9 23 45 69 21 4 6 11 23 33 21 6 3 12 22 36 -24 39
20 Hednesford Town 42 7 10 25 45 76 21 5 7 9 29 29 21 2 3 16 16 47 -31 31
21 AFC Rushden & Diamonds 42 8 7 27 40 87 21 5 5 11 22 37 21 3 2 16 18 50 -47 31
22 Bedford Town 42 8 6 28 49 93 21 5 1 15 29 51 21 3 5 13 20 42 -44 30
Last season 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 42 25 10 7 71 39 21 14 5 2 43 20 21 11 5 5 28 19 32 85
2 Warrington Town 42 21 14 7 70 39 21 12 6 3 35 18 21 9 8 4 35 21 31 77
3 Bamber Bridge 42 22 7 13 62 63 21 14 5 2 40 22 21 8 2 11 22 41 -1 73
4 Gainsborough Trinity 42 18 15 9 74 41 21 7 9 5 35 21 21 11 6 4 39 20 33 69
5 Matlock Town 42 19 11 12 56 49 21 10 9 2 33 18 21 9 2 10 23 31 7 68
6 Hyde United 42 18 12 12 64 42 21 10 4 7 30 16 21 8 8 5 34 26 22 66
7 Radcliffe Borough 42 17 15 10 55 49 21 9 6 6 30 28 21 8 9 4 25 21 6 66
8 United of Manchester 42 19 9 14 68 48 21 8 8 5 39 30 21 11 1 9 29 18 20 63
9 Marine 42 17 10 15 56 45 21 9 4 8 31 24 21 8 6 7 25 21 11 61
10 Rylands 42 17 9 16 64 55 21 11 3 7 28 20 21 6 6 9 36 35 9 60
11 Lancaster City 42 15 13 14 51 51 21 9 7 5 24 19 21 6 6 9 27 32 0 58
12 Stafford Rangers 42 15 12 15 52 53 21 10 6 5 32 23 21 5 6 10 20 30 -1 57
13 Guiseley 42 16 7 19 54 54 21 9 3 9 26 26 21 7 4 10 28 28 0 55
14 Ashton United 42 16 8 18 58 64 21 8 3 10 29 34 21 8 5 8 29 30 -6 53
15 Whitby Town 42 14 10 18 45 54 21 7 4 10 22 30 21 7 6 8 23 24 -9 52
16 Marske United 42 15 5 22 57 79 21 7 3 11 30 40 21 8 2 11 27 39 -22 50
17 Morpeth Town 42 14 7 21 55 63 21 9 3 9 32 30 21 5 4 12 23 33 -8 49
18 Atherton Collieries 42 11 14 17 38 57 21 6 7 8 20 25 21 5 7 9 18 32 -19 47
19 Nantwich Town 42 12 10 20 44 55 21 5 4 12 18 28 21 7 6 8 26 27 -11 46
20 Stalybridge Celtic 42 10 12 20 50 64 21 5 5 11 27 36 21 5 7 9 23 28 -14 42
21 Liversedge 42 11 7 24 48 86 21 3 4 14 18 44 21 8 3 10 30 42 -38 40
22 Belper Town 42 7 9 26 44 86 21 3 5 13 20 42 21 4 4 13 24 44 -42 30

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.