Gainsborough Trinity vs Stalybridge Celtic match preview: Even contest expected

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Competition: England Non League Premier: Northern
Competition: Sat 15.February
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)

Gainsborough Trinity hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 35 points and a 16th position in the Non League Premier: Northern table. Visiting Stalybridge Celtic holds 9th place with 39 pts.

Gainsborough Trinity and Stalybridge Celtic should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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Gainsborough Trinity form and stats

Gainsborough Trinity have collected 19 points from their Non League Premier: Northern home games so far after 5-4-4. Gainsborough Trinity has a nice streak going on as they have played eleven consecutive games without losing (regardless of home/away). They are keen to extend their tally, a streak that began after the Scarborough Athletic defeat 70 days ago. There’s a good atmosphere here after three straight home wins.

Gainsborough Trinity manager L. Sinnott and his team return home after a 3-3 draw away versus Buxton (placed 17th) in the Non League Premier: Northern. Before that match, a win away at Stalybridge Celtic.

A disappointing finish for Gainsborough Trinity in their match versus Buxton as their 3-1 lead was destroyed and replaced with a 3-3 full time score. As you can tell by the result above, the goals flowed freely in the previous game and the stadium rocked. Could there be another goal fest today?

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 Gainsborough Trinity have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found twelve matches with the results: Won four, drawn four and lost four.

The Gainsborough Trinity fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 18 in 13 matches. Gainsborough Trinity's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 15 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Stalybridge Celtic form and stats

Playing away, Stalybridge Celtic have won 6 games, drawn 4 and suffered 5 defeats in the Non League Premier: Northern this season.

It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Stafford Rangers (placed 22nd) in their previous outing. The Non League Premier: Northern match ended in a draw 1-1. A loss against Gainsborough Trinity was the result prior to that, in a home game.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found ten similar matches played by Stalybridge Celtic in our archives, and the results are: four wins for Stalybridge Celtic, two draws and four defeats.

The visitors have scored 14 goals from 15 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Stalybridge Celtic have conceded 16 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

Stalybridge Celtic - Gainsborough Trinity 1-2 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: four - three - three (Gainsborough Trinity wins - draws - Stalybridge Celtic wins). As for goals, eight matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two had two or less.

Gainsborough Trinity missing players

Stalybridge Celtic missing players

Gainsborough Trinity Stalybridge Celtic
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
27 13 5 Played P 6 15 30
9 5 3 Won W 2 6 11
8 4 1 Drew D 2 4 6
10 4 1 Lost L 2 5 13
44 18 11 Scored S 4 14 39
40 15 5 Conceded C 5 16 45
89% 77% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 83% 87% 90%
78% 62% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 60% 77%
59% 46% 60% Over 2.5 O 2.5 17% 40% 60%
44% 38% 60% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 7% 30%
22% 23% 20% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 7% 20%
63% 46% 60% BTTS BTTS 17% 40% 57%
22% 38% 20% Clean Sheets C S 50% 33% 23%
26% 38% 20% Failed to Score F T 50% 40% 30%
 
5 6.4 6.4 Corners for (avg) C F 3.8 4.6 5.8
3.8 3.1 2.4 Corners against (avg) C A 4.8 4.1 3.9
1.7 1.5 2.6 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.6 1.5 1.5
3 1 1 Red cards R C 1 2 3
 
213 120 60 Total Shots T S 40 126 325
96 48 25 Shots on Target S O 14 48 132
39% 38% 44% Goal Efficiency G E 29% 29% 30%
Key stats in Non League Premier: Northern this season:
  • Gainsborough Trinity have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
  • Gainsborough Trinity have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Gainsborough Trinity is in the best form (5-1-0)
  • Stalybridge Celtic have won significantly less corners away then 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 29 17 5 7 53 32 16 10 2 4 35 17 13 7 3 3 18 15 21 56
2 Lancaster City 30 16 6 8 55 36 14 8 4 2 23 13 16 8 2 6 32 23 19 54
3 Basford United 28 15 7 6 47 33 14 9 3 2 28 16 14 6 4 4 19 17 14 52
4 United of Manchester 26 13 8 5 59 38 13 7 2 4 34 21 13 6 6 1 25 17 21 47
5 Nantwich Town 26 14 5 7 51 35 12 9 1 2 28 15 14 5 4 5 23 20 16 47
6 Warrington Town 26 11 10 5 42 34 14 7 4 3 23 16 12 4 6 2 19 18 8 43
7 Scarborough Athletic 30 11 8 11 35 42 15 6 8 1 19 11 15 5 0 10 16 31 -7 41
8 Bamber Bridge 31 12 4 15 52 57 16 9 3 4 34 23 15 3 1 11 18 34 -5 40
9 Stalybridge Celtic 30 11 6 13 39 45 15 5 2 8 25 29 15 6 4 5 14 16 -6 39
10 Morpeth Town 23 11 5 7 40 33 10 6 3 1 20 11 13 5 2 6 20 22 7 38
11 Witton Albion 29 10 8 11 37 39 15 8 2 5 25 20 14 2 6 6 12 19 -2 38
12 Whitby Town 24 11 4 9 41 34 12 5 3 4 18 16 12 6 1 5 23 18 7 37
13 Hyde United 30 10 7 13 46 50 15 5 4 6 27 23 15 5 3 7 19 27 -4 37
14 Mickleover Sports 26 11 4 11 40 44 12 6 1 5 17 17 14 5 3 6 23 27 -4 37
15 Radcliffe Borough 28 11 3 14 28 39 14 7 3 4 16 14 14 4 0 10 12 25 -11 36
16 Gainsborough Trinity 27 9 8 10 44 40 13 5 4 4 18 15 14 4 4 6 26 25 4 35
17 Buxton 29 6 10 13 48 50 15 3 5 7 30 23 14 3 5 6 18 27 -2 28
18 Matlock Town 25 8 4 13 34 39 13 4 3 6 19 18 12 4 1 7 15 21 -5 28
19 Ashton United 25 8 5 12 33 42 12 4 2 6 13 20 13 4 3 6 20 22 -9 28
20 Atherton Collieries 24 7 4 13 33 47 12 5 1 6 23 26 12 2 3 7 10 21 -14 25
21 Grantham Town 27 6 7 14 31 62 14 6 2 6 19 27 13 0 5 8 12 35 -31 25
22 Stafford Rangers 27 3 10 14 22 39 14 2 7 5 10 15 13 1 3 9 12 24 -17 19

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.