Gainsborough Trinity duels with Matlock Town battle

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Competition: England Non League Premier: Northern
Competition: Mon 02.January
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: The Gainsborough Martin & Co Arena

Non League Premier: Northern: Two participants who have played splendidly thus far. Get to know Gainsborough Trinity - Matlock Town with this thorough guide!

Insights:
  • Gainsborough Trinity have the the best goal difference (+23) in Non League Premier: Northern
  • Matlock Town have the fewest dropped points from leading position (2) 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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Gainsborough Trinity form and stats

When playing at home in the Non League Premier: Northern, Gainsborough Trinity have managed 2 wins, 6 draws and suffered 2 defeats from 10 games.

Gainsborough Trinity faced defeat in their previous match, away at Hyde United (0-1). Up until that defeat this team had gone seven consecutive league matches without a loss.

In the match before that, Gainsborough Trinity hosted Radcliffe Borough and drew the game 2-2.

The Gainsborough Trinity fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 14 in 10 matches. Gainsborough's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 11 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Matlock Town form and stats

4 wins, 0 draws and 6 losses. That’s the product of Matlock Town playing as the away team in the Non League Premier: Northern this season.

Matlock Town won their last game, 4-0 versus Belper Town played at home. As mentioned above, Matlock Town was the only team on the pitch versus Belper Town in their previous game, winning 4-0. This could be a tougher task.

Preceding that match was the 2-2 draw at home vs Radcliffe Borough.

Take note! Both sides have scored goal(s) in 12 of this club's last 16 league games.

The attacking power of Matlock when travelling is not overwhelming with 9 goals scored from 10 league matches away. Matlock Town struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 16 goals conceded from these games. It's worth mentioning that 8 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

The records show that this isn''t the first time these teams get together this campaign, as the fixture list show this recent game: Matlock Town - Gainsborough Trinity 1-1. Statistics for the previous seven meetings featuring these two contenders are: three wins for Gainsborough, one draw and three wins for Matlock Town. Over 2,5 goals: five times; under 2,5 goals: two games.

Gainsborough Trinity missing players

Matlock Town missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Gainsborough Trinity Matlock Town
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
21 10 2 Played P 3 10 21
9 2 0 Won W 1 4 10
9 6 1 Drew D 0 0 4
3 2 1 Lost L 2 6 7
40 14 2 Scored S 3 9 32
17 11 3 Conceded C 7 16 27
95% 90% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
90% 90% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 60% 71%
43% 40% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 50% 52%
29% 30% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 20% 33%
10% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 10% 14%
52% 60% 100% BTTS BTTS 67% 50% 62%
38% 30% 0% Clean Sheets C S 33% 30% 29%
14% 20% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 20% 10%
 
4.2 3.6 5 Corners for (avg) C F 6.5 5.8 5
3.7 2.9 0 Corners against (avg) C A 3.5 4.3 3.8
1.4 1.1 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2 1.9
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
9.4 9.4 12 Shots (avg) S ( 10.5 10.3 11
4.3 4.3 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.5 5.2 4.9
40% 40% 20% Goal Efficiency G E 22% 16% 32%
 
8.9 5.9 4 Shots against (avg) S A 9 9.8 8.4
3.7 2.7 2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 2.5 3.3 2.8
Key stats in Non League Premier: Northern this season:
  • Gainsborough Trinity have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Gainsborough Trinity have the the best goal difference (+23) in Non League Premier: Northern
  • Matlock Town have the fewest dropped points from leading position (2) in Non League Premier: Northern
  • Matlock 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 20 12 5 3 35 18 12 8 3 1 23 9 8 4 2 2 12 9 17 41
2 Hyde United 22 11 5 6 29 17 12 7 1 4 17 7 10 4 4 2 12 10 12 38
3 Gainsborough Trinity 21 9 9 3 40 17 10 2 6 2 14 11 11 7 3 1 26 6 23 36
4 Marine 21 9 8 4 30 14 10 5 3 2 16 6 11 4 5 2 14 8 16 35
5 Bamber Bridge 23 10 5 8 35 42 10 6 3 1 23 13 13 4 2 7 12 29 -7 35
6 United of Manchester 22 11 4 7 38 23 12 5 4 3 21 15 10 6 0 4 17 8 15 34
7 Matlock Town 21 10 4 7 32 27 11 6 4 1 23 11 10 4 0 6 9 16 5 34
8 Rylands 23 9 6 8 42 32 12 6 2 4 18 11 11 3 4 4 24 21 10 33
9 Warrington Town 21 9 6 6 31 23 12 5 4 3 16 13 9 4 2 3 15 10 8 33
10 Stafford Rangers 22 9 6 7 29 27 12 6 3 3 18 13 10 3 3 4 11 14 2 33
11 Radcliffe Borough 22 8 8 6 31 29 10 5 2 3 18 14 12 3 6 3 13 15 2 32
12 Ashton United 23 9 5 9 29 29 10 4 3 3 13 9 13 5 2 6 16 20 0 29
13 Guiseley 21 8 4 9 28 30 11 5 1 5 14 16 10 3 3 4 14 14 -2 28
14 Atherton Collieries 22 6 9 7 20 26 10 2 4 4 9 11 12 4 5 3 11 15 -6 27
15 Lancaster City 21 6 8 7 21 25 12 2 6 4 8 12 9 4 2 3 13 13 -4 26
16 Whitby Town 22 7 4 11 23 31 10 3 1 6 10 17 12 4 3 5 13 14 -8 25
17 Morpeth Town 21 7 3 11 30 33 10 5 1 4 18 14 11 2 2 7 12 19 -3 24
18 Marske United 18 7 2 9 27 33 9 3 1 5 13 17 9 4 1 4 14 16 -6 23
19 Nantwich Town 22 6 5 11 18 25 10 2 2 6 9 12 12 4 3 5 9 13 -7 23
20 Stalybridge Celtic 22 6 5 11 18 28 10 2 2 6 7 13 12 4 3 5 11 15 -10 23
21 Liversedge 20 5 2 13 16 43 11 1 0 10 6 28 9 4 2 3 10 15 -27 17
22 Belper Town 22 3 5 14 20 50 10 1 3 6 10 26 12 2 2 8 10 24 -30 14

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 20 12 5 3 35 18 12 8 3 1 23 9 8 4 2 2 12 9 17 41
2 Hyde United 22 11 5 6 29 17 12 7 1 4 17 7 10 4 4 2 12 10 12 38
3 Gainsborough Trinity 21 9 9 3 40 17 10 2 6 2 14 11 11 7 3 1 26 6 23 36
4 Marine 21 9 8 4 30 14 10 5 3 2 16 6 11 4 5 2 14 8 16 35
5 Bamber Bridge 23 10 5 8 35 42 10 6 3 1 23 13 13 4 2 7 12 29 -7 35
6 United of Manchester 22 11 4 7 38 23 12 5 4 3 21 15 10 6 0 4 17 8 15 34
7 Matlock Town 21 10 4 7 32 27 11 6 4 1 23 11 10 4 0 6 9 16 5 34
8 Rylands 23 9 6 8 42 32 12 6 2 4 18 11 11 3 4 4 24 21 10 33
9 Warrington Town 21 9 6 6 31 23 12 5 4 3 16 13 9 4 2 3 15 10 8 33
10 Stafford Rangers 22 9 6 7 29 27 12 6 3 3 18 13 10 3 3 4 11 14 2 33
11 Radcliffe Borough 22 8 8 6 31 29 10 5 2 3 18 14 12 3 6 3 13 15 2 32
12 Ashton United 23 9 5 9 29 29 10 4 3 3 13 9 13 5 2 6 16 20 0 29
13 Guiseley 21 8 4 9 28 30 11 5 1 5 14 16 10 3 3 4 14 14 -2 28
14 Atherton Collieries 22 6 9 7 20 26 10 2 4 4 9 11 12 4 5 3 11 15 -6 27
15 Lancaster City 21 6 8 7 21 25 12 2 6 4 8 12 9 4 2 3 13 13 -4 26
16 Whitby Town 22 7 4 11 23 31 10 3 1 6 10 17 12 4 3 5 13 14 -8 25
17 Morpeth Town 21 7 3 11 30 33 10 5 1 4 18 14 11 2 2 7 12 19 -3 24
18 Marske United 18 7 2 9 27 33 9 3 1 5 13 17 9 4 1 4 14 16 -6 23
19 Nantwich Town 22 6 5 11 18 25 10 2 2 6 9 12 12 4 3 5 9 13 -7 23
20 Stalybridge Celtic 22 6 5 11 18 28 10 2 2 6 7 13 12 4 3 5 11 15 -10 23
21 Liversedge 20 5 2 13 16 43 11 1 0 10 6 28 9 4 2 3 10 15 -27 17
22 Belper Town 22 3 5 14 20 50 10 1 3 6 10 26 12 2 2 8 10 24 -30 14

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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.