Evenly matched teams: Gainsborough Trinity vs Mickleover Sports match preview

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Competition: England Non League Premier: Northern
Competition: Sat 09.April
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: The Gainsborough Martin & Co Arena

Loyal fans at The Gainsborough Martin & Co Arena haven’t witnessed many victories this season, with Gainsborough Trinity rotting in the 19th place. The guesting Mickleover Sports will hope to shield their higher league spot in this match.

Insights:
  • Gainsborough Trinity have the most dropped points from leading position (28) in Non League Premier: Northern
  • Mickleover Sports haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

This should be an appealing match with lots of spark and energy as both sides are well recovered since they last saw competitive action. Game on!

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Gainsborough Trinity form and stats

When playing at home in the Non League Premier: Northern, Gainsborough Trinity have managed 8 wins, 9 draws and suffered 2 defeats from 19 games. Their last two home games have resulted in two points, meaning they were both draws.

The spoils were shared in Gainsborough's previous game, also at home. Visiting South Shields (placed 2nd) travelled back with a draw after a 1-1 scoreline.

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

This is expected to be a close game, with Gainsborough Trinity perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Gainsborough Trinity as a small favourite), we find 20 games. Gainsborough Trinity has won eight of these, drawn nine and lost three.

Gainsborough Trinity are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 22 goals in 19 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. From these home matches, Gainsborough have conceded only 15 goals.

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Mickleover Sports form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Mickleover Sports so far with only 19 points returning home. The records show 5-4-10 (win-draw-lose).

Mickleover Sports play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 1-0 victory visiting Warrington Town (placed 4th).

A 2-2 draw at Bamber Bridge's stadium before that.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 13 similar matches played by Mickleover Sports in our archives, and the results are: five wins for Mickleover, two draws and six defeats.

Mickleover Sports struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 33 goals conceded from these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

The two sides faced each other earlier this season: Mickleover Sports - Gainsborough 2-0. Gainsborough Trinity-Mickleover Sports H2H statistics last four meetings regardless of arena: Gainsborough Trinity two wins, Mickleover Sports one win, one draw. one of these four matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Gainsborough Trinity missing players

Mickleover Sports missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Gainsborough Trinity Mickleover Sports
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
38 19 6 Played P 6 19 38
10 8 3 Won W 3 5 13
13 9 3 Drew D 1 4 9
15 2 0 Lost L 2 10 16
34 22 10 Scored S 9 19 47
47 15 6 Conceded C 7 33 59
92% 89% 83% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 95%
71% 68% 83% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 74% 74%
26% 21% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 53% 58%
13% 11% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 32% 34%
8% 5% 17% Over 4.5 O 4.5 17% 11% 13%
50% 58% 83% BTTS BTTS 67% 53% 55%
26% 37% 17% Clean Sheets C S 17% 16% 21%
32% 16% 17% Failed to Score F T 17% 32% 29%
 
3.5 4.5 2 Corners for (avg) C F 3.8 2.7 2.7
4 5 5 Corners against (avg) C A 3.6 3.8 3.6
1.3 1.3 1.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 1 1.2
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 2 4
 
6.2 7.3 3.7 Shots (avg) S ( 11.6 8.3 8.4
2.8 3.8 2.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.4 3 2.9
36% 37% 114% Goal Efficiency G E 36% 36% 42%
 
8 8.5 4.7 Shots against (avg) S A 8 8.6 8
3.7 3.8 1.7 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3 3 3
Key stats in Non League Premier: Northern this season:
  • Gainsborough Trinity have the fewest matches over the total-line (7) in Non League Premier: Northern
  • Gainsborough Trinity have the fewest points from losing position (2) in Non League Premier: Northern
  • Gainsborough Trinity have the most dropped points from leading position (28) in Non League Premier: Northern
  • Gainsborough Trinity have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Mickleover Sports haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Buxton 38 21 11 6 73 34 19 12 5 2 44 17 19 9 6 4 29 17 39 74
2 South Shields 38 21 9 8 64 36 19 14 2 3 41 18 19 7 7 5 23 18 28 72
3 Matlock Town 38 19 9 10 56 35 19 9 5 5 29 15 19 10 4 5 27 20 21 66
4 Warrington Town 38 18 10 10 62 44 19 9 4 6 33 23 19 9 6 4 29 21 18 64
5 Scarborough Athletic 38 18 10 10 51 46 19 8 7 4 28 21 19 10 3 6 23 25 5 64
6 Whitby Town 38 17 9 12 48 42 19 8 6 5 24 18 19 9 3 7 24 24 6 60
7 Bamber Bridge 38 18 5 15 58 56 19 8 4 7 31 27 19 10 1 8 27 29 2 59
8 United of Manchester 38 17 7 14 63 53 19 12 2 5 38 21 19 5 5 9 25 32 10 58
9 Stafford Rangers 38 14 15 9 48 35 19 5 8 6 21 17 19 9 7 3 27 18 13 57
10 Morpeth Town 38 16 9 13 63 52 19 11 5 3 34 18 19 5 4 10 29 34 11 57
11 Lancaster City 38 17 5 16 43 43 19 10 3 6 17 14 19 7 2 10 26 29 0 56
12 Ashton United 38 13 11 14 50 49 19 9 5 5 26 19 19 4 6 9 24 30 1 50
13 Mickleover Sports 38 13 9 16 47 59 19 8 5 6 28 26 19 5 4 10 19 33 -12 48
14 Nantwich Town 38 13 7 18 41 48 19 7 3 9 20 24 19 6 4 9 21 24 -7 46
15 Atherton Collieries 38 13 7 18 31 39 19 7 4 8 19 17 19 6 3 10 12 22 -8 46
16 Hyde United 38 13 7 18 48 57 19 9 1 9 27 28 19 4 6 9 21 29 -9 46
17 Stalybridge Celtic 38 13 6 19 45 53 19 7 3 9 25 29 19 6 3 10 20 24 -8 45
18 Radcliffe Borough 38 13 6 19 48 63 19 8 1 10 29 32 19 5 5 9 19 31 -15 45
19 Gainsborough Trinity 38 10 13 15 34 47 19 8 9 2 22 15 19 2 4 13 12 32 -13 43
20 Basford United 38 11 9 18 31 43 19 5 7 7 17 17 19 6 2 11 14 26 -12 42
21 Witton Albion 38 9 7 22 41 75 19 5 2 12 21 36 19 4 5 10 20 39 -34 34
22 Grantham Town 38 6 9 23 40 76 19 2 4 13 20 39 19 4 5 10 20 37 -36 27

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 Buxton 38 21 11 6 73 34 19 12 5 2 44 17 19 9 6 4 29 17 39 74
2 South Shields 38 21 9 8 64 36 19 14 2 3 41 18 19 7 7 5 23 18 28 72
3 Matlock Town 38 19 9 10 56 35 19 9 5 5 29 15 19 10 4 5 27 20 21 66
4 Warrington Town 38 18 10 10 62 44 19 9 4 6 33 23 19 9 6 4 29 21 18 64
5 Scarborough Athletic 38 18 10 10 51 46 19 8 7 4 28 21 19 10 3 6 23 25 5 64
6 Whitby Town 38 17 9 12 48 42 19 8 6 5 24 18 19 9 3 7 24 24 6 60
7 Bamber Bridge 38 18 5 15 58 56 19 8 4 7 31 27 19 10 1 8 27 29 2 59
8 United of Manchester 38 17 7 14 63 53 19 12 2 5 38 21 19 5 5 9 25 32 10 58
9 Stafford Rangers 38 14 15 9 48 35 19 5 8 6 21 17 19 9 7 3 27 18 13 57
10 Morpeth Town 38 16 9 13 63 52 19 11 5 3 34 18 19 5 4 10 29 34 11 57
11 Lancaster City 38 17 5 16 43 43 19 10 3 6 17 14 19 7 2 10 26 29 0 56
12 Ashton United 38 13 11 14 50 49 19 9 5 5 26 19 19 4 6 9 24 30 1 50
13 Mickleover Sports 38 13 9 16 47 59 19 8 5 6 28 26 19 5 4 10 19 33 -12 48
14 Nantwich Town 38 13 7 18 41 48 19 7 3 9 20 24 19 6 4 9 21 24 -7 46
15 Atherton Collieries 38 13 7 18 31 39 19 7 4 8 19 17 19 6 3 10 12 22 -8 46
16 Hyde United 38 13 7 18 48 57 19 9 1 9 27 28 19 4 6 9 21 29 -9 46
17 Stalybridge Celtic 38 13 6 19 45 53 19 7 3 9 25 29 19 6 3 10 20 24 -8 45
18 Radcliffe Borough 38 13 6 19 48 63 19 8 1 10 29 32 19 5 5 9 19 31 -15 45
19 Gainsborough Trinity 38 10 13 15 34 47 19 8 9 2 22 15 19 2 4 13 12 32 -13 43
20 Basford United 38 11 9 18 31 43 19 5 7 7 17 17 19 6 2 11 14 26 -12 42
21 Witton Albion 38 9 7 22 41 75 19 5 2 12 21 36 19 4 5 10 20 39 -34 34
22 Grantham Town 38 6 9 23 40 76 19 2 4 13 20 39 19 4 5 10 20 37 -36 27

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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.