Grantham Town and Matlock Town have both delivered a "par" performance so far, to use a golfing expression. Both hold mid-table positions in the Non League Premier: Northern.
Grantham Town and Matlock Town 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.
Grantham Town form and stats
When playing at home in the Non League Premier: Northern, Grantham Town have managed 5 wins, 2 draws and suffered 2 defeats from 9 games.
In their previous game, led his Grantham Town to a defeat in the Non League Premier: Northern match away at Nantwich Town. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at South Kesteven Stadium. Heartbreak before that as Grantham Town lost 1-2 at Halesowen Town's place.
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 13 games. Grantham Town has won 6 of these, drawn 1 and lost 6.
Grantham Town have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at South Kesteven Stadium with 14 goals in 9 league matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 14 goals have been conceded.
Matlock Town form and stats
Playing away, Matlock Town have won 3 games, drawn 1 and suffered 3 defeats in the Non League Premier: Northern this season. Three might be a magic number, but there's been little wizardry in Matlock Town's last three away games as they have all been lost. Recent form does not give Matlock Town much hope, as the visitors have lost three games in a row. Grantham Town will be a tough nut to crack.
Matlock Town are looking to quickly end their 230 minutes long goal drought.
Matlock Town won their last game, 2-0 versus Redditch United played at home. The game before that, in the Non League Premier: Northern, was lost at home, a 0-1 defeat against Stalybridge Celtic.
As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found ten similar matches played by Matlock Town in our archives, and the results are: 2 wins for Matlock Town, 0 draws and 8 defeats.
Matlock Town find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 7 goals from 7 away fixtures in the league. It's not easy to score on Matlock Town as they have only conceded 6 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
The most recent history between these sides is the Matlock Town - Grantham Town 2-2 played earlier this season. Grantham Town-Matlock Town H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Grantham Town 4 wins, Matlock Town 3 wins, 3 draws. 7 of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Grantham Town missing players
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| Grantham Town | Matlock Town | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs
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Statistics | Stat | vs
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Away | Total |
| 16 | 9 | 4 | Played | P | 1 | 7 | 16 |
| 5 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 6 | 2 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 23 | 14 | 6 | Scored | S | 3 | 7 | 19 |
| 33 | 14 | 9 | Conceded | C | 0 | 6 | 18 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 88% | 78% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 43% | 62% |
| 62% | 67% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 29% | 50% |
| 56% | 56% | 75% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 14% | 19% |
| 25% | 11% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 56% | 44% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 29% | 56% |
| 19% | 33% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 43% | 25% |
| 25% | 22% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 29% | 19% |
| 3.2 | 2.2 | 2 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 0 | 4 | 4.4 |
| 4.5 | 3.2 | 2.7 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 0 | 3 | 2.9 |
| 1.2 | 1 | 1.3 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0.6 | 1.2 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 92 | 37 | 18 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 30 | 87 |
| 31 | 14 | 6 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 11 | 36 |
| 39% | 43% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 36% | 39% |
- Grantham Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Grantham Town have won significantly less corners at home than away.
- Grantham Town haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Matlock Town haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Matlock Town is in the worst form (1-0-5)
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Lancaster City | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 33 | 22 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 11 | 37 |
| 2 | South Shields | 17 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 27 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 35 |
| 3 | Basford United | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 32 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 31 |
| 4 | Warrington Town | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 28 |
| 5 | Stalybridge Celtic | 18 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 27 | 26 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 28 |
| 6 | Nantwich Town | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 29 | 21 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 26 |
| 7 | Radcliffe Borough | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 26 |
| 8 | Witton Albion | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 26 |
| 9 | Hyde United | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 32 | 30 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 2 | 25 |
| 10 | United of Manchester | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 23 |
| 11 | Whitby Town | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 21 |
| 12 | Matlock Town | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 21 |
| 13 | Mickleover Sports | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | -3 | 21 |
| 14 | Grantham Town | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 33 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 19 | -10 | 21 |
| 15 | Morpeth Town | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 19 |
| 16 | Bamber Bridge | 19 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 28 | 35 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 22 | -7 | 18 |
| 17 | Scarborough Athletic | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 26 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 21 | -10 | 18 |
| 18 | Ashton United | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 14 | -7 | 14 |
| 19 | Atherton Collieries | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 29 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 14 | -12 | 12 |
| 20 | Buxton | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 20 | -9 | 11 |
| 21 | Gainsborough Trinity | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 16 | -8 | 10 |
| 22 | Stafford Rangers | 16 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 16 | -12 | 9 |