Matlock Town vs Radcliffe Borough match preview

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Competition: England Non League Premier: Northern
Date: Tue 04.February
Match begins: 19:45 (UTC)

Season ticket holders haven’t seen too many victories this season, with Matlock Town languishing in the 18th position so far. The guesting Radcliffe Borough will be hopeful to defend their higher league position in this one.

It's no vacation for neither Matlock Town nor Radcliffe Borough as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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Matlock Town form and stats

Matlock Town's results here in the Non League Premier: Northern have been very modest with 3 victories, 3 draws and 6 defeats.

The home supporters saw a 1-1 draw versus Hyde United in the Non League Premier: Northern last time out and are looking for a win here. A defeat was the result before that one, 1-2 away at Scarborough Athletic.

Matlock Town has scored 15 league goals at home this season, in 12 matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Matlock Town defense is not exactly impregnable. 18 goals conceded from 12 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.

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Radcliffe Borough form and stats

There's been little loot from Radcliffe Borough's travels as they have only collected 12 points from 13 away games in the Non League Premier: Northern. Radcliffe Borough only have 4 wins to counter their 9 defeats and 0 draws. Bitter travels for Radcliffe Borough as they have lost six games in a row away from home. The last time they avoided an away-from-home loss was the Ashton United match.

It might be tough going out on the road again for Radcliffe Borough, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 1-3 versus Morpeth Town (placed 15th). It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Bamber Bridge wasn't a success with a 1-2 loss.

A quick return to home after this game, as Radcliffe Borough are hosting Lancaster City in the Non League Premier: Northern only four days away.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Radcliffe Borough as they have only managed to score 12 times from 13 away games in the league. Radcliffe Borough have conceded 21 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

Radcliffe Borough - Matlock Town 1-0 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. Numbers for the last five meetings between these two teams are: two wins for Matlock Town, two draws and one win for Radcliffe Borough. Over 2,5 goals: one time; under 2,5 goals: four games.

Matlock Town missing players

Radcliffe Borough missing players

Matlock Town Radcliffe Borough
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
24 12 5 Played P 4 13 26
7 3 2 Won W 1 4 11
4 3 1 Drew D 0 0 3
13 6 2 Lost L 3 9 12
30 15 6 Scored S 4 12 28
39 18 5 Conceded C 9 21 32
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
71% 75% 60% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 62% 62%
58% 58% 40% Over 2.5 O 2.5 75% 54% 42%
25% 25% 20% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 31% 23%
12% 8% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 8% 4%
67% 75% 60% BTTS BTTS 25% 31% 31%
17% 8% 20% Clean Sheets C S 25% 23% 35%
17% 17% 20% Failed to Score F T 50% 46% 35%
 
4.4 5.3 4.2 Corners For (avg) C F 0 4.8 4.1
3.3 2.6 2 Corners Against (avg) C A 0 5.8 6.3
1.2 1.8 1.5 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 0 2.2 2.1
3 2 1 Red Cards R C 0 0 2
 
148 86 34 Total Shots T S 0 42 130
58 37 22 Shots on Target S O 0 14 48
36% 30% 23% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 43% 29%
Key stats in Non League Premier: Northern this season:
  • Matlock Town have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
  • Matlock Town haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Radcliffe Borough have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Radcliffe Borough haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Radcliffe Borough is in the worst form (0-1-5)

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 South Shields 27 17 4 6 51 27 15 10 2 3 34 13 12 7 2 3 17 14 24 55
2 Lancaster City 29 15 6 8 52 36 14 8 4 2 23 13 15 7 2 6 29 23 16 51
3 Basford United 27 15 6 6 46 32 13 9 2 2 27 15 14 6 4 4 19 17 14 51
4 United of Manchester 25 13 7 5 58 37 13 7 2 4 34 21 12 6 5 1 24 16 21 46
5 Nantwich Town 25 13 5 7 47 34 12 9 1 2 28 15 13 4 4 5 19 19 13 44
6 Warrington Town 26 11 10 5 42 34 14 7 4 3 23 16 12 4 6 2 19 18 8 43
7 Witton Albion 28 10 8 10 36 36 15 8 2 5 25 20 13 2 6 5 11 16 0 38
8 Stalybridge Celtic 28 11 5 12 37 42 14 5 2 7 24 27 14 6 3 5 13 15 -5 38
9 Scarborough Athletic 29 10 8 11 34 42 15 6 8 1 19 11 14 4 0 10 15 31 -8 38
10 Mickleover Sports 25 11 4 10 39 41 11 6 1 4 16 14 14 5 3 6 23 27 -2 37
11 Hyde United 29 10 7 12 46 49 14 5 4 5 27 22 15 5 3 7 19 27 -3 37
12 Bamber Bridge 30 11 4 15 50 56 15 8 3 4 32 22 15 3 1 11 18 34 -6 37
13 Radcliffe Borough 26 11 3 12 28 32 13 7 3 3 16 11 13 4 0 9 12 21 -4 36
14 Whitby Town 23 10 4 9 38 33 12 5 3 4 18 16 11 5 1 5 20 17 5 34
15 Morpeth Town 21 10 4 7 34 31 9 6 2 1 19 10 12 4 2 6 15 21 3 34
16 Gainsborough Trinity 25 8 7 10 39 36 13 5 4 4 18 15 12 3 3 6 21 21 3 31
17 Buxton 27 6 8 13 45 47 14 3 4 7 27 20 13 3 4 6 18 27 -2 26
18 Matlock Town 24 7 4 13 30 39 12 3 3 6 15 18 12 4 1 7 15 21 -9 25
19 Atherton Collieries 23 7 4 12 32 42 11 5 1 5 22 21 12 2 3 7 10 21 -10 25
20 Ashton United 24 7 5 12 30 41 11 3 2 6 10 19 13 4 3 6 20 22 -11 25
21 Grantham Town 26 6 7 13 30 60 14 6 2 6 19 27 12 0 5 7 11 33 -30 25
22 Stafford Rangers 25 3 8 14 21 38 12 2 5 5 9 14 13 1 3 9 12 24 -17 17

Read more about Non League Premier: Northern

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.