Only the second fixture in the Non League Premier: Northern for these teams and fresh bodies and minds here at South Kesteven Stadium as Grantham Town greet Buxton. Get smart with this preview!
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Grantham Town form and stats
In the previous season, Grantham Town's league results were 0 wins, 3 draws and 5 losses, providing 21st position in the Non League Premier: Northern. In these eight matches they scored 5 goals and conceded 14. Appearing as the host team in the previous season Grantham Town managed 0-2-3 (win-draw-lost) with 4 goals and 8 conceded.
Grantham are returning here after visiting Radcliffe Borough in a Non League Premier: Northern game and winning with a 2-1 scoreline. A late climax in the match against Radcliffe Borough as the winning goal came six minutes into overtime; scored by Julio Luques.
Ahead of that match, Grantham Town lost 3-4 at home to St Ives Town.Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Lancaster City are coming to town in four days.
Buxton form and stats
Let's have a look at how Buxton performed last season in the Non League Premier: Northern: They landed a 3rd position in the league table after playing out 5 victories, 2 draws and 1 defeat. In total they scored 22 and conceded 11 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 2 - drew 0 and lost 1 with 7/3 goals scored/conceded.
Buxton go into this game after a win, the home game against Bamber Bridge that ended 3-0.
That result followed a home victory 3-1 versus Stafford Rangers.There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Buxton manager M. McIntosh as the team has another away game coming up in only four days, this time against United of Manchester.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Grantham two wins, zero draws and Buxton eight victories. As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five games had two or less.Grantham Town missing players
Buxton missing players
| Grantham Town | Buxton | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 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% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 67% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Grantham Town | Last season | Buxton | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 8 | 5 | Played | P | 3 | 8 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 5 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | ||
| 5 | 4 | Scored | S | 7 | 22 | ||
| 14 | 8 | Conceded | C | 3 | 11 | ||
| 88% | 80% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 75% | 60% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 38% | 40% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 12% | 20% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 75% | ||
| 12% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 25% | ||
| 50% | 60% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 88% | ||
| 12% | 20% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 12% | ||
| 50% | 40% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | ||
| 4.4 | 6.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7.3 | 4.9 | ||
| 3.6 | 4.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.3 | 3.8 | ||
| 1.4 | 1.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.9 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 8.9 | 12.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.3 | 14 | ||
| 3.8 | 5.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 7 | ||
| 17% | 15% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 58% | 39% | ||
| 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 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | South Shields | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 3 | Stafford Rangers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | Ashton United | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | Warrington Town | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | Nantwich Town | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Grantham Town | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Atherton Collieries | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | Whitby Town | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | Gainsborough Trinity | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Witton Albion | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Basford United | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Scarborough Athletic | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Stalybridge Celtic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 0 |
| 15 | Radcliffe Borough | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| 16 | Hyde United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| 17 | Lancaster City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| 18 | Morpeth Town | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 0 |
| 19 | Matlock Town | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| 20 | United of Manchester | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| 21 | Bamber Bridge | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 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 | Mickleover Sports | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 22 |
| 2 | Basford United | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 19 |
| 3 | Buxton | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 17 |
| 4 | Warrington Town | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 16 |
| 5 | Witton Albion | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 15 |
| 6 | South Shields | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 15 |
| 7 | Whitby Town | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 1 | 14 |
| 8 | Matlock Town | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 13 |
| 9 | Atherton Collieries | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 13 |
| 10 | Gainsborough Trinity | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 12 |
| 11 | Scarborough Athletic | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | -1 | 11 |
| 12 | Lancaster City | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 10 |
| 13 | United of Manchester | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 |
| 14 | Radcliffe Borough | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -8 | 10 |
| 15 | Nantwich Town | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 9 |
| 16 | Morpeth Town | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -1 | 9 |
| 17 | Hyde United | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 6 |
| 18 | Stalybridge Celtic | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -10 | 6 |
| 19 | Ashton United | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -8 | 5 |
| 20 | Bamber Bridge | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 11 | -11 | 4 |
| 21 | Grantham Town | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -9 | 3 |
| 22 | Stafford Rangers | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | -12 | 1 |