Soccer fixture preview: Home ticketholders with big expectations before Matlock Town - Ashton United

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Competition: England Non League Premier: Northern
Competition: Tue 08.March
Match begins: 19:45 (UTC)
Venue: The Proctor Cars Stadium

Matlock Town are enjoying their 3rd, while Ashton United are lingering 20 points behind in the table. Can they trim the gap?

Insights:
  • Matlock Town have the fewest dropped points from leading position (3) in Non League Premier: Northern
  • Ashton United have won significantly less corners away then at home.

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.

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Matlock Town form and stats

The Non League Premier: Northern statistics playing at home this season for Matlock Town are 9-2-4 (wins-draws-losses).

Matlock Town enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Gainsborough Trinity's place. The match ended 2-1.

A 1-1 draw away before that, with United of Manchester the opponent.

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 five games, won one match, drawn one and lost three.

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

Matlock Town have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at The Proctor Cars Stadium with 28 goals in 15 league matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Matlock Town are not conceding a lot of goals here at The Proctor Cars Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 13 from 15 matches.

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Ashton United form and stats

Ashton United have only collected 14 points from their away games in the Non League Premier: Northern, after 3-5-8 (16 played).

The club members enjoyed Ashton United's previous match versus Stalybridge Celtic (placed 15th), a 2-1 win played at home.

Prior to that match, a home win 1-0 against South Shields.

As mentioned above, the odds for this match puts the home team as favourites. Perhaps this eases the pressure on the away team, who are capable of producing an upset here on a good day. Looking at earlier matches with similar odds and Ashton playing away, we found five games. Results were one away win, two draws and two home wins.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Gainsborough Trinity in just four days.

Ashton United find the net regularly in their away games. 20 goals from 16 away fixtures in the league. Ashton United struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 26 goals conceded from these games.

Head 2 Head

The two combatants have battled before this season: Ashton United - Matlock 2-0. Previous ten meetings with these contenders: Matlock Town won four, Ashton United triumphed in four and we saw two draws. five games with over 2,5 goals, five matches with two goals or less.

Matlock Town missing players

Ashton United missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Matlock Town Ashton United
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
32 15 4 Played P 4 16 32
19 9 2 Won W 0 3 11
5 2 0 Drew D 2 5 9
8 4 2 Lost L 2 8 12
54 28 6 Scored S 5 20 42
31 13 6 Conceded C 9 26 39
91% 87% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 94% 91%
69% 60% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 75% 69%
50% 60% 75% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 50% 50%
25% 20% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 25% 22%
16% 20% 25% Over 4.5 O 4.5 25% 19% 9%
47% 47% 75% BTTS BTTS 75% 62% 53%
41% 40% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 19% 31%
22% 27% 25% Failed to Score F T 25% 25% 25%
 
3 2 1.5 Corners for (avg) C F 0.7 3.1 3.9
2.5 0.7 1.5 Corners against (avg) C A 2.7 4.1 3.7
1.5 1 2.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.3 1.9 1.5
3 1 1 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
6.4 3.1 2.5 Shots (avg) S ( 3.3 7.9 9.1
2.7 1 1 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1.7 3.1 3.8
69% 200% 100% Goal Efficiency G E 80% 41% 35%
 
5.3 2.6 2.5 Shots against (avg) S A 8 7.9 8
2.2 1 2.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4 3.4 3.6
Key stats in Non League Premier: Northern this season:
  • Ashton United have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Matlock Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Matlock Town have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Matlock Town have the fewest dropped points from leading position (3) in Non League Premier: Northern
  • Matlock Town have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
  • Matlock Town have won significantly less corners at home than away.

  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 33 19 7 7 56 31 17 12 2 3 35 16 16 7 5 4 21 15 25 64
2 Buxton 33 18 9 6 64 33 16 10 4 2 38 16 17 8 5 4 26 17 31 63
3 Matlock Town 32 19 5 8 54 31 15 9 2 4 28 13 17 10 3 4 26 18 23 62
4 Scarborough Athletic 34 17 8 9 47 42 17 8 5 4 27 20 17 9 3 5 20 22 5 59
5 Warrington Town 32 15 10 7 55 38 17 9 4 4 32 19 15 6 6 3 23 19 17 55
6 Whitby Town 33 15 7 11 43 40 17 8 4 5 24 18 16 7 3 6 19 22 3 52
7 United of Manchester 34 15 6 13 55 46 17 10 2 5 33 19 17 5 4 8 22 27 9 51
8 Stafford Rangers 32 12 13 7 40 28 16 4 7 5 15 13 16 8 6 2 25 15 12 49
9 Bamber Bridge 32 15 4 13 49 47 16 6 3 7 25 24 16 9 1 6 24 23 2 49
10 Morpeth Town 31 12 8 11 49 46 16 8 5 3 27 17 15 4 3 8 22 29 3 44
11 Ashton United 32 11 9 12 42 39 16 8 4 4 22 13 16 3 5 8 20 26 3 42
12 Lancaster City 32 13 3 16 38 42 15 7 2 6 14 14 17 6 1 10 24 28 -4 42
13 Radcliffe Borough 33 12 5 16 45 53 17 8 1 8 28 25 16 4 4 8 17 28 -8 41
14 Basford United 33 11 7 15 28 37 16 5 6 5 16 14 17 6 1 10 12 23 -9 40
15 Stalybridge Celtic 32 11 5 16 42 46 15 6 3 6 23 22 17 5 2 10 19 24 -4 38
16 Atherton Collieries 30 11 5 14 25 31 14 6 3 5 16 13 16 5 2 9 9 18 -6 38
17 Gainsborough Trinity 33 9 11 13 31 43 17 8 7 2 21 14 16 1 4 11 10 29 -12 38
18 Nantwich Town 33 10 6 17 36 46 16 4 3 9 15 23 17 6 3 8 21 23 -10 36
19 Mickleover Sports 31 10 6 15 36 49 17 7 4 6 23 22 14 3 2 9 13 27 -13 36
20 Hyde United 34 10 6 18 41 55 17 7 1 9 23 26 17 3 5 9 18 29 -14 36
21 Witton Albion 30 8 6 16 35 59 15 4 2 9 18 28 15 4 4 7 17 31 -24 30
22 Grantham Town 33 6 8 19 38 67 17 2 3 12 20 37 16 4 5 7 18 30 -29 26

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 33 19 7 7 56 31 17 12 2 3 35 16 16 7 5 4 21 15 25 64
2 Buxton 33 18 9 6 64 33 16 10 4 2 38 16 17 8 5 4 26 17 31 63
3 Matlock Town 32 19 5 8 54 31 15 9 2 4 28 13 17 10 3 4 26 18 23 62
4 Scarborough Athletic 34 17 8 9 47 42 17 8 5 4 27 20 17 9 3 5 20 22 5 59
5 Warrington Town 32 15 10 7 55 38 17 9 4 4 32 19 15 6 6 3 23 19 17 55
6 Whitby Town 33 15 7 11 43 40 17 8 4 5 24 18 16 7 3 6 19 22 3 52
7 United of Manchester 34 15 6 13 55 46 17 10 2 5 33 19 17 5 4 8 22 27 9 51
8 Stafford Rangers 32 12 13 7 40 28 16 4 7 5 15 13 16 8 6 2 25 15 12 49
9 Bamber Bridge 32 15 4 13 49 47 16 6 3 7 25 24 16 9 1 6 24 23 2 49
10 Morpeth Town 31 12 8 11 49 46 16 8 5 3 27 17 15 4 3 8 22 29 3 44
11 Ashton United 32 11 9 12 42 39 16 8 4 4 22 13 16 3 5 8 20 26 3 42
12 Lancaster City 32 13 3 16 38 42 15 7 2 6 14 14 17 6 1 10 24 28 -4 42
13 Radcliffe Borough 33 12 5 16 45 53 17 8 1 8 28 25 16 4 4 8 17 28 -8 41
14 Basford United 33 11 7 15 28 37 16 5 6 5 16 14 17 6 1 10 12 23 -9 40
15 Stalybridge Celtic 32 11 5 16 42 46 15 6 3 6 23 22 17 5 2 10 19 24 -4 38
16 Atherton Collieries 30 11 5 14 25 31 14 6 3 5 16 13 16 5 2 9 9 18 -6 38
17 Gainsborough Trinity 33 9 11 13 31 43 17 8 7 2 21 14 16 1 4 11 10 29 -12 38
18 Nantwich Town 33 10 6 17 36 46 16 4 3 9 15 23 17 6 3 8 21 23 -10 36
19 Mickleover Sports 31 10 6 15 36 49 17 7 4 6 23 22 14 3 2 9 13 27 -13 36
20 Hyde United 34 10 6 18 41 55 17 7 1 9 23 26 17 3 5 9 18 29 -14 36
21 Witton Albion 30 8 6 16 35 59 15 4 2 9 18 28 15 4 4 7 17 31 -24 30
22 Grantham Town 33 6 8 19 38 67 17 2 3 12 20 37 16 4 5 7 18 30 -29 26

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