This match stars two squads living in the cellar of the Non League Premier: Northern, Grantham Town having 22nd spot and Ashton United in 17th. A good chance for one of the sides to upgrade their situation.
- Grantham Town have the most conceded goals (59) in Non League Premier: Northern
- Ashton United have won significantly less corners away then at home.
Ashton United could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a Non League Premier: Northern game only three sleeps ago. That game, against Basford United, was also an away game. It's a tiring schedule for Ashton United.
Grantham Town form and stats
The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the Non League Premier: Northern this season. Grantham Town have only managed 0 wins, 3 draws and 11 losses from their games here at South Kesteven Stadium. Grantham Town are slowly digging their own grave here at South Kesteven Stadium with the depressing streak of not having won a home league game in 14 attempts. The last victory here came in the Buxton match.
An away draw last time out for Grantham Town, facing Matlock Town in a game that ended 0-0.
Preceding that game was the away draw at Warrington Town that finished 3-3.This is expected to be a close game, with Grantham Town perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Grantham Town as a small favourite), we find twelve games. Grantham Town has won six of these, drawn one and lost five.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Grantham as they are travelling to their away game against Nantwich Town in the Non League Premier: Northern. That match is four days after this one.
Grantham Town have scored 11 league goals here from 14 matches, not a lot. Grantham Town are struggling defensively, conceding on average more than two goals per home game (29 from 14 played). Grantham Town has at home met teams with this table position (low), four times. It has ended with less than 2.5 goals 4 of 4 times.
Ashton United form and stats
Ashton United have only collected 11 points from their away games in the Non League Premier: Northern, after 2-5-7 (14 played).
Ashton aren't clicking offensively as they have gone 307 league minutes without a goal. Hardcastle was the last player to find the net.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Basford United (placed 15th) in their previous outing. The match ended in a draw 0-0.
A 0-1 loss hosting Witton Albion before that.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 18 similar matches played by Ashton United in our archives, and the results are: five wins for Ashton United, four draws and nine defeats.
A new game in only four days for Ashton, the Non League Premier: Northern home match versus Atherton Collieries. Busy days.
Ashton United find the net regularly in their away games. 15 goals from 14 away fixtures in the league. In the opposite end, Ashton United have conceded 22 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
The most up to date logged match between these contenders is the Ashton United - Grantham 2-2 played previously this season. Previous ten meetings with these squads: Grantham Town won one, Ashton United triumphed in six and we saw three draws. six games with over 2,5 goals, four matches with under 2,5 goals.Grantham Town missing players
Ashton United missing players
| Grantham Town | Ashton United | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 30 | 14 | 4 | Played | P | 6 | 14 | 28 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 8 | 3 | 3 | Drew | D | 3 | 5 | 9 |
| 18 | 11 | 1 | Lost | L | 3 | 7 | 11 |
| 29 | 11 | 3 | Scored | S | 5 | 15 | 34 |
| 59 | 29 | 4 | Conceded | C | 8 | 22 | 34 |
| 97% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 83% | 93% | 89% |
| 77% | 79% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 71% | 68% |
| 60% | 57% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 50% | 50% |
| 27% | 14% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 17% | 21% | 21% |
| 17% | 7% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 14% | 7% |
| 60% | 71% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 64% | 54% |
| 10% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 17% | 14% | 29% |
| 33% | 29% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 29% | 29% |
| 2 | 1.9 | 3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.6 | 2.9 | 3.8 |
| 4.9 | 3.1 | 8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.4 | 3.8 | 3.4 |
| 1.1 | 1.2 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.7 | 1.4 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5.6 | 4.9 | 10 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9 | 7.2 | 8.8 |
| 2.1 | 1.7 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 2.9 | 3.6 |
| 41% | 45% | 22% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 37% | 34% |
| 10.6 | 7.6 | 14.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.6 | 7.6 | 7.6 |
| 4.6 | 3.1 | 4.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.5 | 3.6 |
- Ashton United have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Grantham Town have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
- Grantham Town have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Grantham Town have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
- Grantham Town have the fewest clean sheets (0) at home in Non League Premier: Northern
- Grantham Town have the fewest clean sheets (3) in Non League Premier: Northern
- Grantham Town have the fewest points (3) at home in Non League Premier: Northern
- Grantham Town have the fewest scored goals (11) at home in Non League Premier: Northern
- Grantham Town have the most conceded goals (29) at home in Non League Premier: Northern
- Grantham Town have the most conceded goals (59) in Non League Premier: Northern
- Grantham Town have the most conceded goals in the second half (33) in Non League Premier: Northern
- Grantham Town have the most matches over the total-line (15) in Non League Premier: Northern
- Grantham Town have the the worst goal difference (-18) at home in Non League Premier: Northern
- Grantham Town have the the worst goal difference (-30) in Non League Premier: Northern
- Grantham Town have yet to win a game at home.
- Grantham Town haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Grantham Town is in the worst form (0-3-3)
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Matlock Town | 29 | 18 | 4 | 7 | 50 | 26 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 28 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 13 | 24 | 58 |
| 2 | South Shields | 28 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 48 | 25 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 28 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 23 | 57 |
| 3 | Buxton | 30 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 59 | 33 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 37 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 17 | 26 | 56 |
| 4 | Scarborough Athletic | 32 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 43 | 39 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 18 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 21 | 4 | 55 |
| 5 | Warrington Town | 30 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 51 | 37 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 29 | 18 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 22 | 19 | 14 | 49 |
| 6 | United of Manchester | 31 | 15 | 4 | 12 | 52 | 42 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 32 | 17 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 20 | 25 | 10 | 49 |
| 7 | Bamber Bridge | 30 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 49 | 41 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 20 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 24 | 21 | 8 | 49 |
| 8 | Whitby Town | 31 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 41 | 39 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 18 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 21 | 2 | 49 |
| 9 | Stafford Rangers | 30 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 37 | 27 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 25 | 15 | 10 | 45 |
| 10 | Morpeth Town | 28 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 44 | 38 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 23 | 6 | 43 |
| 11 | Lancaster City | 31 | 13 | 3 | 15 | 37 | 39 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 23 | 25 | -2 | 42 |
| 12 | Stalybridge Celtic | 29 | 11 | 5 | 13 | 40 | 37 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 17 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 20 | 3 | 38 |
| 13 | Radcliffe Borough | 31 | 11 | 5 | 15 | 42 | 51 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 25 | 23 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 28 | -9 | 38 |
| 14 | Atherton Collieries | 28 | 11 | 4 | 13 | 25 | 30 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 18 | -5 | 37 |
| 15 | Basford United | 31 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 27 | 34 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 20 | -7 | 37 |
| 16 | Gainsborough Trinity | 30 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 27 | 39 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 28 | -12 | 35 |
| 17 | Ashton United | 28 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 34 | 34 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 0 | 33 |
| 18 | Mickleover Sports | 29 | 9 | 6 | 14 | 34 | 47 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 20 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 27 | -13 | 33 |
| 19 | Hyde United | 31 | 9 | 5 | 17 | 38 | 52 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 23 | 25 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 27 | -14 | 32 |
| 20 | Nantwich Town | 29 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 27 | 41 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 23 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 18 | -14 | 27 |
| 21 | Witton Albion | 28 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 32 | 56 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 18 | 28 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 28 | -24 | 27 |
| 22 | Grantham Town | 30 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 29 | 59 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 29 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 30 | -30 | 20 |
