After the first game it's Grantham Town - Atherton Collieries 1-0 in points. Who will triumph in this second Non League Premier: Northern game of the season?
Grantham have less rest than Atherton Collieries in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a FA Cup game only four days ago. This match was also played here at South Kesteven Stadium. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Atherton Collieries have had more rest.
Grantham Town form and stats
The spoils were shared in Grantham's previous game, also at home. Visiting Rushall Olympic (after extra-time, 3-1 on penalties) travelled back with a draw after a 2-2 scoreline. Before that, Grantham played out a Non League Premier: Northern draw 1-1 when visiting Morpeth Town.
The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Grantham have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found three games) they have won two times, drawn one and lost zero.
There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Grantham, as the Non League Premier: Northern home game vs Stafford Rangers is only three days away.
Last season, Grantham Town's league statistics were 7 wins, 9 draws and 16 losses, resulting in a 19th position in the Non League Premier: Northern. Over these 32 matches they scored 38 goals and conceded 71. Playing at home last season Grantham Town managed 7-2-7 (win-draw-lost) with 22 goals and 30 conceded.
Atherton Collieries form and stats
Collieries failed to get anything from their last game, a Non League Premier: Northern home match vs Scarborough Athletic (placed 4th) that ended with defeat 0-2. That result followed a home victory 2-0 versus Grantham Town.
We have checked recent matches where Atherton Collieries have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those five games were two victories, one draw and two defeats.
Atherton Collieries has another fixture away, a Non League Premier: Northern game, against Warrington Town in just three days. A tough schedule for the visitors!
Let's have a look at how Atherton Collieries performed last season in the Non League Premier: Northern: They landed a 21st position in the league table after playing out 8 victories, 4 draws and 14 defeats. In total they scored 36 and conceded 49 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 2 - drew 3 and lost 8 with 11/23 goals scored/conceded.
Head 2 Head
Grantham Town missing players
Atherton Collieries missing players
| Grantham Town | Atherton Collieries | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Grantham Town | Last season | Atherton Collieries | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 32 | 16 | Played | P | 13 | 26 | ||
| 7 | 7 | Won | W | 2 | 8 | ||
| 9 | 2 | Drew | D | 3 | 4 | ||
| 16 | 7 | Lost | L | 8 | 14 | ||
| 38 | 22 | Scored | S | 11 | 36 | ||
| 71 | 30 | Conceded | C | 23 | 49 | ||
| 97% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 91% | 88% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 85% | 92% | ||
| 66% | 69% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 62% | 73% | ||
| 50% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 15% | 38% | ||
| 22% | 12% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 15% | ||
| 56% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 54% | 69% | ||
| 19% | 31% | Clean Sheets | C S | 8% | 12% | ||
| 28% | 19% | Failed to Score | F T | 38% | 19% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.4 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.4 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 3 | ||
| 182 | 85 | Total Shots | T S | 84 | 201 | ||
| 72 | 38 | Shots on Target | S O | 36 | 85 | ||
| 33% | 34% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 28% | 38% | ||
| 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 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | Buxton | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | Gainsborough Trinity | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | Scarborough Athletic | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | Warrington Town | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | Whitby Town | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | Ashton United | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Bamber Bridge | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | Grantham Town | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Lancaster City | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Morpeth Town | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Nantwich Town | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Stalybridge Celtic | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | United of Manchester | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Matlock Town | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 16 | Stafford Rangers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| 17 | Radcliffe Borough | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 0 |
| 18 | Atherton Collieries | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| 19 | Basford United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| 20 | Hyde United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| 21 | Witton Albion | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| 22 | Mickleover Sports | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 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 | South Shields | 34 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 69 | 36 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 41 | 21 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 15 | 33 | 72 |
| 2 | United of Manchester | 32 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 73 | 51 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 40 | 26 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 33 | 25 | 22 | 57 |
| 3 | Warrington Town | 32 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 57 | 44 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 31 | 21 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 26 | 23 | 13 | 55 |
| 4 | Basford United | 32 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 49 | 39 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 30 | 22 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 17 | 10 | 55 |
| 5 | Lancaster City | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 58 | 46 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 18 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 34 | 28 | 12 | 53 |
| 6 | Nantwich Town | 31 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 55 | 39 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 28 | 17 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 27 | 22 | 16 | 52 |
| 7 | Whitby Town | 31 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 54 | 42 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 23 | 20 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 31 | 22 | 12 | 50 |
| 8 | Scarborough Athletic | 35 | 14 | 8 | 13 | 44 | 47 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 27 | 12 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 17 | 35 | -3 | 50 |
| 9 | Morpeth Town | 27 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 48 | 37 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 14 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 23 | 11 | 48 |
| 10 | Hyde United | 33 | 12 | 7 | 14 | 55 | 55 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 35 | 26 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 20 | 29 | 0 | 43 |
| 11 | Gainsborough Trinity | 32 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 53 | 50 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 23 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 29 | 27 | 3 | 42 |
| 12 | Stalybridge Celtic | 33 | 12 | 6 | 15 | 42 | 50 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 25 | 31 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 19 | -8 | 42 |
| 13 | Bamber Bridge | 33 | 12 | 4 | 17 | 53 | 64 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 35 | 25 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 18 | 39 | -11 | 40 |
| 14 | Witton Albion | 31 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 40 | 43 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 20 | 16 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 23 | -3 | 39 |
| 15 | Mickleover Sports | 29 | 11 | 5 | 13 | 42 | 52 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 31 | -10 | 38 |
| 16 | Radcliffe Borough | 32 | 11 | 5 | 16 | 34 | 50 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 14 | 32 | -16 | 38 |
| 17 | Ashton United | 29 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 40 | 45 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 22 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 23 | -5 | 36 |
| 18 | Buxton | 32 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 56 | 52 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 35 | 24 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 28 | 4 | 35 |
| 19 | Grantham Town | 32 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 38 | 71 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 22 | 30 | 16 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 41 | -33 | 30 |
| 20 | Matlock Town | 29 | 8 | 5 | 16 | 38 | 48 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 21 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 18 | 27 | -10 | 29 |
| 21 | Atherton Collieries | 26 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 36 | 49 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 25 | 26 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 23 | -13 | 28 |
| 22 | Stafford Rangers | 33 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 29 | 53 | 17 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 33 | -24 | 23 |