Open game expected at Don Amott Leisure Group Arena: Mickleover Sports vs Atherton Collieries preview

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Competition: England Non League Premier: Northern
Competition: Sat 13.November
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Don Amott Leisure Group Arena (1500 seats)

Atherton Collieries have rested following their 0-2-match versus Buxton and are eager to go again when travelling to Mickleover Sports. Get all the knowledge!

Insights:
  • Atherton Collieries have the fewest scored goals in the first half (4) in Non League Premier: Northern

There has not been much time to rest for the guests, as they played a Non League Premier: Northern game only four days ago. That game was also an away game, at Buxton. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.

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Mickleover Sports form and stats

The story so far in the Non League Premier: Northern for Mickleover Sports at their home stadium (Don Amott Leisure Group Arena) is 3 wins, 2 draws and 4 defeats. When Mickleover Sports hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like Nantwich Town, Morpeth Town, Mickleover Sports, Grantham Town, Gainsborough Trinity, Radcliffe Borough and Hyde United), they have won 2 of 4 matches!

Mickleover lost their last game at Radcliffe Borough (placed 15th) after a 1-3 scoreline.

Before that game, the home loss against Grantham Town with the scoreline 0-1.

This is expected to be a close game, with Mickleover Sports perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Mickleover as a small favourite), we find 20 games. Mickleover Sports has won eight of these, drawn four and lost eight.

Mickleover has scored 9 league goals at home this season, in 9 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. Mickleover's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 13 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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Atherton Collieries form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Atherton Collieries so far with only 7 points returning home. The records show 2-1-5 (win-draw-lose). Three consecutive losses in away matches means Collieries are growing more and more desperate for a good performance on the road.

It might be tough going out on the road again for Atherton Collieries, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 0-2 versus Buxton (placed 3rd).

Preceding that match was the 1-1 draw at home vs South Shields.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found six similar matches played by Collieries in our archives, and the results are: one win for Atherton Collieries, zero draws and five defeats.

Collieries are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed 4 goals from 8 away games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. 11 goals have been conceded by Collieries in these games.

Head 2 Head

This was the result when the squads met earlier this campaign; Atherton Collieries - Mickleover 1-2. Last two meetings with these teams: Mickleover Sports won two, Atherton Collieries were winners in zero and we saw zero draws. two games with over 2,5 goals, zero matches with under 2,5 goals.

Mickleover Sports missing players

Atherton Collieries missing players

Mickleover Sports Atherton Collieries
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
18 9 4 Played P 3 8 16
4 3 2 Won W 1 2 6
4 2 1 Drew D 0 1 2
10 4 1 Lost L 2 5 8
15 9 5 Scored S 1 4 15
30 13 6 Conceded C 3 11 19
89% 78% 75% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
72% 67% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 33% 75% 75%
56% 56% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 12% 31%
28% 33% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 6%
6% 11% 25% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
50% 44% 25% BTTS BTTS 0% 25% 38%
17% 33% 50% Clean Sheets C S 33% 12% 19%
44% 44% 50% Failed to Score F T 67% 62% 44%
 
3.4 3.4 3.2 Corners for (avg) C F 4 3.4 2.8
2.4 1.9 1.8 Corners against (avg) C A 4.5 5.4 3.8
1.1 1.4 1.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0.5 1.3 0.8
1 1 1 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
8.8 8 9 Shots (avg) S ( 0.5 5.4 4.9
2.6 2.9 3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0.5 2.6 2.4
32% 35% 42% Goal Efficiency G E 100% 22% 35%
 
6.9 6.7 6.2 Shots against (avg) S A 1 9.4 7.8
2.8 2.9 3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 1 4.9 3.7
Key stats in Non League Premier: Northern this season:
  • Atherton Collieries have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Atherton Collieries have the fewest scored goals (4) away in Non League Premier: Northern
  • Atherton Collieries have the fewest scored goals in the first half (4) in Non League Premier: Northern
  • Atherton Collieries have won significantly more corners away than at home.
  • Atherton Collieries haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Mickleover Sports 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 Matlock Town 18 13 0 5 36 16 9 7 0 2 22 7 9 6 0 3 14 9 20 39
2 South Shields 18 11 4 3 30 14 9 5 2 2 16 8 9 6 2 1 14 6 16 37
3 Buxton 15 10 5 0 31 11 6 5 1 0 16 4 9 5 4 0 15 7 20 35
4 Bamber Bridge 18 11 2 5 36 22 9 4 2 3 21 12 9 7 0 2 15 10 14 35
5 Whitby Town 18 10 2 6 21 18 9 5 1 3 10 6 9 5 1 3 11 12 3 32
6 Warrington Town 17 9 4 4 23 16 9 5 2 2 13 7 8 4 2 2 10 9 7 31
7 Stalybridge Celtic 18 8 1 9 29 26 9 5 1 3 19 12 9 3 0 6 10 14 3 25
8 Basford United 17 7 4 6 19 20 9 3 3 3 10 9 8 4 1 3 9 11 -1 25
9 Stafford Rangers 18 6 6 6 20 14 10 3 3 4 10 8 8 3 3 2 10 6 6 24
10 Scarborough Athletic 16 7 3 6 19 26 8 3 2 3 11 13 8 4 1 3 8 13 -7 24
11 United of Manchester 18 7 2 9 26 24 9 5 1 3 18 9 9 2 1 6 8 15 2 23
12 Lancaster City 18 7 1 10 24 26 9 4 0 5 9 10 9 3 1 5 15 16 -2 22
13 Witton Albion 18 6 4 8 24 35 9 4 0 5 13 14 9 2 4 3 11 21 -11 22
14 Ashton United 17 5 6 6 21 19 9 4 3 2 14 9 8 1 3 4 7 10 2 21
15 Radcliffe Borough 18 6 3 9 22 28 9 4 0 5 13 13 9 2 3 4 9 15 -6 21
16 Atherton Collieries 16 6 2 8 15 19 8 4 1 3 11 8 8 2 1 5 4 11 -4 20
17 Gainsborough Trinity 17 5 5 7 13 22 9 4 4 1 8 6 8 1 1 6 5 16 -9 20
18 Morpeth Town 16 5 3 8 25 29 6 3 1 2 11 9 10 2 2 6 14 20 -4 18
19 Nantwich Town 16 5 3 8 14 18 8 1 2 5 6 11 8 4 1 3 8 7 -4 18
20 Hyde United 17 5 1 11 21 29 9 4 1 4 13 12 8 1 0 7 8 17 -8 16
21 Mickleover Sports 18 4 4 10 15 30 9 3 2 4 9 13 9 1 2 6 6 17 -15 16
22 Grantham Town 18 3 3 12 19 41 9 0 2 7 8 22 9 3 1 5 11 19 -22 12

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.