Non League Premier: Northern preview: Can Matlock Town edge out victory against Atherton Collieries?

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Competition: England Non League Premier: Northern
Competition: Sat 08.April
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: The Proctor Cars Stadium

Non League Premier: Northern: What this match might not have in elegance it should compensate in pace and attitude. Get set for Matlock Town - Atherton Collieries!

Insights:
  • Atherton Collieries have the fewest scored goals (32) in Non League Premier: Northern

These are hectic days for the hometeam, as they had a match only four days ago in the Non League Premier: Northern. Thankfully the previous game, versus Marine, was also a home game here at The Proctor Cars Stadium. The away team is better rested.

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Matlock Town form and stats

The total Non League Premier: Northern stats playing at home this season for Matlock Town are 8-9-2 (wins-draws-losses).

The Matlock Town supporters enjoyed the previous game, watching their team host Marine and win 3-2.

A strong away win before that one, visiting Liversedge and winning 2-0.

The hosts are favourites to win this game, with an estimated chance of about 55-60% of that outcome. Earlier Matlock Town matches with similar probabilities have ended with 1 win, 2 draws and 1 defeat (from 4 games).

Matlock are traveling soon after this match as the Non League Premier: Northern match at Belper Town awaits in two days.

A decent goal production from Matlock Town in their home games so far, with 31 goals from 19 league matches. From these home matches, Matlock Town have conceded only 18 goals.

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Atherton Collieries form and stats

5-6-8 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Atherton Collieries, who have the fewest scored goals (32) in Non League Premier: Northern, in their Non League Premier: Northern matches away. Collieries has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.

The attacking players of Atherton Collieries have been feeble for some time now, the team not scoring a league goal in the last 188 minutes.

Atherton Collieries play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 0-2 to Belper Town (placed 22nd).

Preceding that, the 0-4 home loss versus Liversedge.

Few goals the story here? 12 of this side's last 16 league matches have seen two or less goals.

After this away game Atherton Collieries return home for a Non League Premier: Northern game against Guiseley. That game is only two sleeps after this.

The visitors have scored 15 goals from 19 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Collieries have conceded 28 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

Here's the final score when the sides faced each other earlier this season; Atherton Collieries - Matlock Town 0-1. Head-2-head stats last four meetings: one - one - two (Matlock Town wins - draws - Atherton Collieries wins). As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three had two or less.

Matlock Town missing players

Atherton Collieries missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Matlock Town Atherton Collieries
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
38 19 7 Played P 6 19 38
16 8 3 Won W 1 5 10
10 9 3 Drew D 2 6 13
12 2 1 Lost L 3 8 15
52 31 16 Scored S 2 15 32
48 18 8 Conceded C 8 28 49
95% 89% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 67% 84% 92%
71% 68% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 74% 76%
47% 42% 71% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 47% 32%
29% 37% 57% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 16% 11%
16% 16% 14% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 5% 3%
58% 63% 86% BTTS BTTS 17% 37% 39%
32% 32% 14% Clean Sheets C S 33% 26% 26%
16% 16% 0% Failed to Score F T 83% 53% 42%
 
3.7 3.7 4.3 Corners for (avg) C F 2.8 3.3 3.7
3.8 4.2 3.4 Corners against (avg) C A 3.5 3.8 4.4
1.7 2.2 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.5 2.2 1.8
3 2 1 Red cards R C 0 1 3
 
8.5 10.2 12 Shots (avg) S ( 4.8 5.6 5.7
3.9 4.2 5.1 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.2 2.8 2.7
36% 41% 44% Goal Efficiency G E 22% 31% 34%
 
8.1 9.3 7.3 Shots against (avg) S A 5.2 6.7 8
2.9 3.3 2.6 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3 2.8 3
Key stats in Non League Premier: Northern this season:
  • Atherton Collieries have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Atherton Collieries have the fewest matches over the total-line (12) in Non League Premier: Northern
  • Atherton Collieries have the fewest scored goals (15) away in Non League Premier: Northern
  • Atherton Collieries have the fewest scored goals (32) in Non League Premier: Northern
  • Atherton Collieries have the fewest scored goals in the second half (16) in Non League Premier: Northern
  • Matlock Town have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Atherton Collieries have scored 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 38 22 10 6 65 33 19 12 5 2 38 17 19 10 5 4 27 16 32 76
2 Bamber Bridge 38 21 7 10 57 54 19 13 5 1 37 19 19 8 2 9 20 35 3 70
3 Warrington Town 38 18 14 6 61 35 19 10 6 3 29 17 19 8 8 3 32 18 26 68
4 Radcliffe Borough 38 17 13 8 52 42 19 9 5 5 29 24 19 8 8 3 23 18 10 64
5 Gainsborough Trinity 38 16 14 8 66 37 19 6 9 4 30 19 19 10 5 4 36 18 29 62
6 Hyde United 39 17 11 11 57 37 20 9 4 7 26 16 19 8 7 4 31 21 20 62
7 Marine 38 16 10 12 54 38 19 9 4 6 30 21 19 7 6 6 24 17 16 58
8 Matlock Town 38 16 10 12 52 48 19 8 9 2 31 18 19 8 1 10 21 30 4 58
9 United of Manchester 38 16 9 13 56 44 19 7 8 4 34 27 19 9 1 9 22 17 12 54
10 Rylands 39 15 8 16 57 52 20 10 3 7 27 20 19 5 5 9 30 32 5 53
11 Lancaster City 38 13 13 12 43 44 19 8 7 4 21 16 19 5 6 8 22 28 -1 52
12 Guiseley 38 15 6 17 50 49 19 8 2 9 24 25 19 7 4 8 26 24 1 51
13 Ashton United 37 15 8 14 53 49 18 8 3 7 26 23 19 7 5 7 27 26 4 50
14 Whitby Town 38 13 9 16 40 49 19 7 3 9 20 27 19 6 6 7 20 22 -9 48
15 Stafford Rangers 38 12 11 15 46 52 19 8 6 5 28 23 19 4 5 10 18 29 -6 47
16 Morpeth Town 39 13 5 21 49 58 19 9 1 9 28 26 20 4 4 12 21 32 -9 44
17 Atherton Collieries 38 10 13 15 32 49 19 5 7 7 17 21 19 5 6 8 15 28 -17 43
18 Marske United 37 13 3 21 49 73 18 6 2 10 24 35 19 7 1 11 25 38 -24 42
19 Nantwich Town 38 11 8 19 37 48 19 4 3 12 15 26 19 7 5 7 22 22 -11 41
20 Stalybridge Celtic 37 10 9 18 42 53 19 5 3 11 22 31 18 5 6 7 20 22 -11 39
21 Liversedge 37 10 6 21 45 78 19 3 3 13 17 42 18 7 3 8 28 36 -33 36
22 Belper Town 39 7 7 25 40 81 19 3 4 12 18 39 20 4 3 13 22 42 -41 28

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 38 22 10 6 65 33 19 12 5 2 38 17 19 10 5 4 27 16 32 76
2 Bamber Bridge 38 21 7 10 57 54 19 13 5 1 37 19 19 8 2 9 20 35 3 70
3 Warrington Town 38 18 14 6 61 35 19 10 6 3 29 17 19 8 8 3 32 18 26 68
4 Radcliffe Borough 38 17 13 8 52 42 19 9 5 5 29 24 19 8 8 3 23 18 10 64
5 Gainsborough Trinity 38 16 14 8 66 37 19 6 9 4 30 19 19 10 5 4 36 18 29 62
6 Hyde United 39 17 11 11 57 37 20 9 4 7 26 16 19 8 7 4 31 21 20 62
7 Marine 38 16 10 12 54 38 19 9 4 6 30 21 19 7 6 6 24 17 16 58
8 Matlock Town 38 16 10 12 52 48 19 8 9 2 31 18 19 8 1 10 21 30 4 58
9 United of Manchester 38 16 9 13 56 44 19 7 8 4 34 27 19 9 1 9 22 17 12 54
10 Rylands 39 15 8 16 57 52 20 10 3 7 27 20 19 5 5 9 30 32 5 53
11 Lancaster City 38 13 13 12 43 44 19 8 7 4 21 16 19 5 6 8 22 28 -1 52
12 Guiseley 38 15 6 17 50 49 19 8 2 9 24 25 19 7 4 8 26 24 1 51
13 Ashton United 37 15 8 14 53 49 18 8 3 7 26 23 19 7 5 7 27 26 4 50
14 Whitby Town 38 13 9 16 40 49 19 7 3 9 20 27 19 6 6 7 20 22 -9 48
15 Stafford Rangers 38 12 11 15 46 52 19 8 6 5 28 23 19 4 5 10 18 29 -6 47
16 Morpeth Town 39 13 5 21 49 58 19 9 1 9 28 26 20 4 4 12 21 32 -9 44
17 Atherton Collieries 38 10 13 15 32 49 19 5 7 7 17 21 19 5 6 8 15 28 -17 43
18 Marske United 37 13 3 21 49 73 18 6 2 10 24 35 19 7 1 11 25 38 -24 42
19 Nantwich Town 38 11 8 19 37 48 19 4 3 12 15 26 19 7 5 7 22 22 -11 41
20 Stalybridge Celtic 37 10 9 18 42 53 19 5 3 11 22 31 18 5 6 7 20 22 -11 39
21 Liversedge 37 10 6 21 45 78 19 3 3 13 17 42 18 7 3 8 28 36 -33 36
22 Belper Town 39 7 7 25 40 81 19 3 4 12 18 39 20 4 3 13 22 42 -41 28

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