Non League Premier: Northern match forecast and game guide for the Matlock Town vs Morpeth Town duel

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Competition: England Non League Premier: Northern
Competition: Sat 07.January
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: The Proctor Cars Stadium

The stage is lit for Matlock Town - Morpeth Town! Forget the ups and downs, this fixture could be immense!

Insights:
  • Matlock Town have the fewest dropped points from leading position (2) in Non League Premier: Northern
  • Morpeth Town is in the worst form (0-0-6)

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Matlock Town form and stats

The home supporters can't complain about results here at The Proctor Cars Stadium as Matlock Town have scored 23 goals to get 22 points from 11 games. The overall stats in the Non League Premier: Northern are 6-4-1 (wins-draws-losses).

Matlock Town lost their last game at Gainsborough Trinity (placed 3rd) after a 0-3 scoreline.

Ahead of that match, Matlock won a home game hosting Belper Town (4-0).

Lots of goals and action? Who knows the future, but we do know that 8 of the 10 latest league matches with this club has had three goals or more.

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

With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (23 in 11 games), Matlock Town's attacking play is working.

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Morpeth Town form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Morpeth Town so far with only 8 points returning home. The records show 2-2-7 (win-draw-lose). With the Morpeth losing streak of six defeats in a row, regardless of arena, optimism is low and sinking.

Morpeth Town aren't clicking offensively as they have gone 560 league minutes without a goal. Thomson was the last player to find the net.

The manager Lynch was unhappy after their last game, played at their home stadium. Morpeth Town suffered a 0-1 loss to South Shields (placed 1st).

It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Guiseley wasn't a success with a 0-1 loss.

Low on goals? 8 of this side's most recent 10 league rounds have contained two goals or less.

Morpeth have scored 12 goals on their travels this season, from 11 away games in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. In the opposite end, Morpeth Town have conceded 19 goals in their away games.

Head 2 Head

Morpeth Town have avoided defeat in the last 4 fixtures (1-3-0) versus Matlock Town.

Here's the end result when the teams faced each other earlier this season; Morpeth Town - Matlock Town 2-0.

Matlock Town missing players

Morpeth Town missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Matlock Town Morpeth Town
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
22 11 7 Played P 4 11 22
10 6 4 Won W 0 2 7
4 4 2 Drew D 1 2 3
8 1 1 Lost L 3 7 12
32 23 13 Scored S 3 12 30
30 11 5 Conceded C 8 19 34
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
73% 82% 71% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 82% 82%
55% 55% 43% Over 2.5 O 2.5 25% 45% 45%
32% 45% 29% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 27% 27%
14% 18% 14% Over 4.5 O 4.5 25% 18% 14%
59% 73% 57% BTTS BTTS 50% 45% 45%
27% 27% 43% Clean Sheets C S 0% 9% 14%
14% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 45% 41%
 
4.8 4.2 4.6 Corners for (avg) C F 3.8 3.6 4.4
4.2 3.2 3.4 Corners against (avg) C A 3.2 3.8 3.9
1.9 1.8 1.6 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.2 1 1.3
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
10.8 11.7 11 Shots (avg) S ( 7.2 7.4 8
4.9 4.7 4.6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.2 3 3.1
30% 50% 48% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 46% 38%
 
8.8 7 6.6 Shots against (avg) S A 8.2 9.9 9.9
3.2 2.3 2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.2 4.1 4
Key stats in Non League Premier: Northern this season:
  • Matlock Town have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Matlock Town have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Matlock Town have the fewest dropped points from leading position (2) in Non League Premier: Northern
  • Matlock Town haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Morpeth Town have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Morpeth Town haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Morpeth Town is in the worst form (0-0-6)

  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 21 13 5 3 36 18 12 8 3 1 23 9 9 5 2 2 13 9 18 44
2 Hyde United 23 12 5 6 35 17 12 7 1 4 17 7 11 5 4 2 18 10 18 41
3 Gainsborough Trinity 22 10 9 3 43 17 11 3 6 2 17 11 11 7 3 1 26 6 26 39
4 Bamber Bridge 24 11 5 8 37 43 11 7 3 1 25 14 13 4 2 7 12 29 -6 38
5 Rylands 24 10 6 8 45 33 12 6 2 4 18 11 12 4 4 4 27 22 12 36
6 Marine 22 9 8 5 31 17 11 5 3 3 17 9 11 4 5 2 14 8 14 35
7 Radcliffe Borough 23 9 8 6 32 29 11 6 2 3 19 14 12 3 6 3 13 15 3 35
8 United of Manchester 23 11 4 8 38 24 12 5 4 3 21 15 11 6 0 5 17 9 14 34
9 Warrington Town 22 9 7 6 32 24 12 5 4 3 16 13 10 4 3 3 16 11 8 34
10 Matlock Town 22 10 4 8 32 30 11 6 4 1 23 11 11 4 0 7 9 19 2 34
11 Stafford Rangers 23 9 6 8 30 29 12 6 3 3 18 13 11 3 3 5 12 16 1 33
12 Ashton United 24 9 5 10 29 35 11 4 3 4 13 15 13 5 2 6 16 20 -6 29
13 Guiseley 22 8 4 10 29 32 11 5 1 5 14 16 11 3 3 5 15 16 -3 28
14 Atherton Collieries 23 6 10 7 21 27 11 2 5 4 10 12 12 4 5 3 11 15 -6 28
15 Lancaster City 22 6 9 7 22 26 12 2 6 4 8 12 10 4 3 3 14 14 -4 27
16 Stalybridge Celtic 23 7 5 11 22 30 11 3 2 6 11 15 12 4 3 5 11 15 -8 26
17 Whitby Town 22 7 4 11 23 31 10 3 1 6 10 17 12 4 3 5 13 14 -8 25
18 Morpeth Town 22 7 3 12 30 34 11 5 1 5 18 15 11 2 2 7 12 19 -4 24
19 Nantwich Town 23 6 6 11 19 26 11 2 3 6 10 13 12 4 3 5 9 13 -7 24
20 Marske United 18 7 2 9 27 33 9 3 1 5 13 17 9 4 1 4 14 16 -6 23
21 Liversedge 21 5 2 14 18 47 11 1 0 10 6 28 10 4 2 4 12 19 -29 17
22 Belper Town 23 4 5 14 22 51 11 2 3 6 12 27 12 2 2 8 10 24 -29 17

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 21 13 5 3 36 18 12 8 3 1 23 9 9 5 2 2 13 9 18 44
2 Hyde United 23 12 5 6 35 17 12 7 1 4 17 7 11 5 4 2 18 10 18 41
3 Gainsborough Trinity 22 10 9 3 43 17 11 3 6 2 17 11 11 7 3 1 26 6 26 39
4 Bamber Bridge 24 11 5 8 37 43 11 7 3 1 25 14 13 4 2 7 12 29 -6 38
5 Rylands 24 10 6 8 45 33 12 6 2 4 18 11 12 4 4 4 27 22 12 36
6 Marine 22 9 8 5 31 17 11 5 3 3 17 9 11 4 5 2 14 8 14 35
7 Radcliffe Borough 23 9 8 6 32 29 11 6 2 3 19 14 12 3 6 3 13 15 3 35
8 United of Manchester 23 11 4 8 38 24 12 5 4 3 21 15 11 6 0 5 17 9 14 34
9 Warrington Town 22 9 7 6 32 24 12 5 4 3 16 13 10 4 3 3 16 11 8 34
10 Matlock Town 22 10 4 8 32 30 11 6 4 1 23 11 11 4 0 7 9 19 2 34
11 Stafford Rangers 23 9 6 8 30 29 12 6 3 3 18 13 11 3 3 5 12 16 1 33
12 Ashton United 24 9 5 10 29 35 11 4 3 4 13 15 13 5 2 6 16 20 -6 29
13 Guiseley 22 8 4 10 29 32 11 5 1 5 14 16 11 3 3 5 15 16 -3 28
14 Atherton Collieries 23 6 10 7 21 27 11 2 5 4 10 12 12 4 5 3 11 15 -6 28
15 Lancaster City 22 6 9 7 22 26 12 2 6 4 8 12 10 4 3 3 14 14 -4 27
16 Stalybridge Celtic 23 7 5 11 22 30 11 3 2 6 11 15 12 4 3 5 11 15 -8 26
17 Whitby Town 22 7 4 11 23 31 10 3 1 6 10 17 12 4 3 5 13 14 -8 25
18 Morpeth Town 22 7 3 12 30 34 11 5 1 5 18 15 11 2 2 7 12 19 -4 24
19 Nantwich Town 23 6 6 11 19 26 11 2 3 6 10 13 12 4 3 5 9 13 -7 24
20 Marske United 18 7 2 9 27 33 9 3 1 5 13 17 9 4 1 4 14 16 -6 23
21 Liversedge 21 5 2 14 18 47 11 1 0 10 6 28 10 4 2 4 12 19 -29 17
22 Belper Town 23 4 5 14 22 51 11 2 3 6 12 27 12 2 2 8 10 24 -29 17

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