Matlock Town favourites for feisty fight facing Ashton United

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Competition: England Non League Premier: Northern
Competition: Sat 04.March
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: DCJ Group Insurance Arena (2757 seats)

Matlock Town are probable winners of this home match against Ashton United, if the league standings are anything to judge by. Or are we eyeing a possible shock?

Insights:
  • Ashton United haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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Matlock Town form and stats

The story so far in the Non League Premier: Northern for Matlock Town at their home stadium (DCJ Group Insurance Arena) is 7 wins, 7 draws and 2 defeats.

The spoils were shared in Matlock's previous game, also at home. Visiting Hyde United (placed 2nd) travelled back with a draw after a 1-1 scoreline.

Before that match, a win away at Stalybridge Celtic.

The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from Matlock Town's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played 4 games, won 1 match, drawn 2 and lost 1.

There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Matlock Town, as the Non League Premier: Northern home game vs South Shields is only three days away.

Matlock Town have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at DCJ Group Insurance Arena with 27 goals in 16 league matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Matlock are not conceding a lot of goals here at DCJ Group Insurance Arena in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 15 from 16 matches.

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Ashton United form and stats

6-4-7 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Ashton United in their Non League Premier: Northern matches away.

Ashton United's previous game was their home loss versus Gainsborough Trinity (2-3).

A 1-2 defeat away at Whitby Town before that.

A new game in only three days for Ashton United, the Non League Premier: Northern home match versus Belper Town. Busy days.

The visiting Ashton have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 22 goals from 17 games. As opposed to that, Ashton United have seen the ball go into their own net 24 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

The previous H2H encounter ended Ashton United - Matlock 0-1, played this season. Stats for the prior ten meetings featuring these two squads are: four wins for Matlock Town, two draws and four wins for Ashton United. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: six games.

Matlock Town missing players

Ashton United missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Matlock Town Ashton United
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
32 16 6 Played P 4 17 32
14 7 2 Won W 1 6 11
8 7 3 Drew D 2 4 7
10 2 1 Lost L 1 7 14
44 27 13 Scored S 5 22 40
39 15 7 Conceded C 6 24 46
97% 94% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
69% 69% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 82% 78%
47% 44% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 25% 53% 53%
28% 38% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 24% 22%
12% 12% 17% Over 4.5 O 4.5 25% 6% 9%
56% 62% 83% BTTS BTTS 50% 53% 56%
31% 31% 17% Clean Sheets C S 25% 24% 19%
16% 12% 0% Failed to Score F T 25% 24% 25%
 
4.5 4 4.7 Corners for (avg) C F 3 3.2 3.6
4.1 3.8 3.7 Corners against (avg) C A 5 6 5.4
1.9 2.3 1.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.8 1.8 2
2 1 1 Red cards R C 0 2 3
 
9.9 10.9 11.5 Shots (avg) S ( 6.8 6.4 7.1
4.5 4.4 5.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.5 2.9 3.3
31% 42% 42% Goal Efficiency G E 36% 34% 33%
 
8.5 7.8 7 Shots against (avg) S A 9.2 9.3 9.3
3.1 2.8 2.3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3 3.7 4.4
Key stats in Non League Premier: Northern this season:
  • Ashton United haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  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 31 20 7 4 55 26 17 12 4 1 37 15 14 8 3 3 18 11 29 67
2 Hyde United 33 16 10 7 54 31 17 9 3 5 25 13 16 7 7 2 29 18 23 58
3 Warrington Town 33 14 13 6 49 33 17 8 6 3 25 16 16 6 7 3 24 17 16 55
4 Radcliffe Borough 32 15 10 7 49 39 16 8 4 4 28 21 16 7 6 3 21 18 10 55
5 Bamber Bridge 32 16 7 9 49 50 15 9 5 1 30 16 17 7 2 8 19 34 -1 55
6 Gainsborough Trinity 32 13 12 7 60 34 15 4 8 3 26 17 17 9 4 4 34 17 26 51
7 Matlock Town 32 14 8 10 44 39 16 7 7 2 27 15 16 7 1 8 17 24 5 50
8 Marine 31 13 10 8 44 28 16 8 4 4 26 15 15 5 6 4 18 13 16 49
9 Guiseley 33 14 6 13 46 42 17 8 2 7 24 23 16 6 4 6 22 19 4 48
10 United of Manchester 32 13 9 10 49 35 17 6 8 3 30 23 15 7 1 7 19 12 14 45
11 Rylands 33 12 7 14 48 43 17 7 3 7 20 17 16 5 4 7 28 26 5 43
12 Stafford Rangers 33 12 7 14 40 45 17 8 4 5 26 21 16 4 3 9 14 24 -5 43
13 Whitby Town 33 12 7 14 35 43 16 6 2 8 16 23 17 6 5 6 19 20 -8 43
14 Lancaster City 32 10 12 10 34 36 17 6 7 4 17 14 15 4 5 6 17 22 -2 42
15 Atherton Collieries 32 9 12 11 30 38 15 4 6 5 15 15 17 5 6 6 15 23 -8 39
16 Morpeth Town 31 11 4 16 42 45 16 8 1 7 25 19 15 3 3 9 17 26 -3 37
17 Ashton United 32 11 7 14 40 46 15 5 3 7 18 22 17 6 4 7 22 24 -6 37
18 Stalybridge Celtic 33 9 8 16 34 42 16 4 2 10 16 23 17 5 6 6 18 19 -8 35
19 Nantwich Town 33 8 8 17 31 45 16 3 3 10 13 23 17 5 5 7 18 22 -14 32
20 Marske United 29 9 2 18 39 61 12 3 1 8 16 25 17 6 1 10 23 36 -22 29
21 Liversedge 30 8 3 19 31 65 16 3 1 12 13 36 14 5 2 7 18 29 -34 27
22 Belper Town 32 5 7 20 33 70 16 2 4 10 15 36 16 3 3 10 18 34 -37 22

Table
  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 31 20 7 4 55 26 17 12 4 1 37 15 14 8 3 3 18 11 29 67
2 Hyde United 33 16 10 7 54 31 17 9 3 5 25 13 16 7 7 2 29 18 23 58
3 Warrington Town 33 14 13 6 49 33 17 8 6 3 25 16 16 6 7 3 24 17 16 55
4 Radcliffe Borough 32 15 10 7 49 39 16 8 4 4 28 21 16 7 6 3 21 18 10 55
5 Bamber Bridge 32 16 7 9 49 50 15 9 5 1 30 16 17 7 2 8 19 34 -1 55
6 Gainsborough Trinity 32 13 12 7 60 34 15 4 8 3 26 17 17 9 4 4 34 17 26 51
7 Matlock Town 32 14 8 10 44 39 16 7 7 2 27 15 16 7 1 8 17 24 5 50
8 Marine 31 13 10 8 44 28 16 8 4 4 26 15 15 5 6 4 18 13 16 49
9 Guiseley 33 14 6 13 46 42 17 8 2 7 24 23 16 6 4 6 22 19 4 48
10 United of Manchester 32 13 9 10 49 35 17 6 8 3 30 23 15 7 1 7 19 12 14 45
11 Rylands 33 12 7 14 48 43 17 7 3 7 20 17 16 5 4 7 28 26 5 43
12 Stafford Rangers 33 12 7 14 40 45 17 8 4 5 26 21 16 4 3 9 14 24 -5 43
13 Whitby Town 33 12 7 14 35 43 16 6 2 8 16 23 17 6 5 6 19 20 -8 43
14 Lancaster City 32 10 12 10 34 36 17 6 7 4 17 14 15 4 5 6 17 22 -2 42
15 Atherton Collieries 32 9 12 11 30 38 15 4 6 5 15 15 17 5 6 6 15 23 -8 39
16 Morpeth Town 31 11 4 16 42 45 16 8 1 7 25 19 15 3 3 9 17 26 -3 37
17 Ashton United 32 11 7 14 40 46 15 5 3 7 18 22 17 6 4 7 22 24 -6 37
18 Stalybridge Celtic 33 9 8 16 34 42 16 4 2 10 16 23 17 5 6 6 18 19 -8 35
19 Nantwich Town 33 8 8 17 31 45 16 3 3 10 13 23 17 5 5 7 18 22 -14 32
20 Marske United 29 9 2 18 39 61 12 3 1 8 16 25 17 6 1 10 23 36 -22 29
21 Liversedge 30 8 3 19 31 65 16 3 1 12 13 36 14 5 2 7 18 29 -34 27
22 Belper Town 32 5 7 20 33 70 16 2 4 10 15 36 16 3 3 10 18 34 -37 22

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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.