Evenly matched teams: Mickleover Sports vs Lancaster City match preview

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Competition: England Non League Premier: Northern
Competition: Sat 23.April
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Don Amott Leisure Group Arena (1500 seats)

Mickleover Sports are up for a new task after their 1-0 against Basford United in the previous match. Lancaster City are coming to play!

Insights:
  • Mickleover Sports have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Lancaster City have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

Mickleover Sports are staying put; they can neither be promoted or relegated this season and are fighting only for positions. For Lancaster City most of the excitement is over as they will neither be promoted or relegated this season.

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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Mickleover Sports form and stats

Mickleover Sports have collected 30 points from their Non League Premier: Northern home games so far after 8-6-6. Their last two home games have resulted in two points, meaning they were both draws.

Mickleover enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Basford United's place. The match ended 1-0.

Before that, Mickleover Sports drew at home versus Buxton.

This is expected to be a close game, with Mickleover perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Mickleover Sports as a small favourite), we find 24 games. Mickleover Sports has won eleven of these, drawn four and lost nine.

Mickleover Sports have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Don Amott Leisure Group Arena with 31 goals in 20 league matches. On the other hand, Mickleover have conceded 29 goals.

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Lancaster City form and stats

As the visiting team in Non League Premier: Northern matches, Lancaster City have produced an overall stat of 7-2-11 so far. Recent form does not give Lancaster City much hope, as the visitors have lost three games in a row. Mickleover Sports will be a tough nut to crack.

Home advantage was not enough for Lancaster City in their previous game as they lost hosting Bamber Bridge, 0-1.

Preceding that game, the 0-3 loss visiting Stalybridge Celtic's place.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 18 similar matches played by Lancaster City in our archives, and the results are: six wins for Lancaster City, four draws and eight defeats.

Lancaster have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 20 league away games 26 goals have been scored. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Lancaster City have conceded 32 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

This was the scoreline when the teams met earlier this season; Lancaster City - Mickleover Sports 3-0. As for the last six games between these two teams, there's zero Mickleover victories, three draws and three Lancaster City wins. Over/under statistics; three of these games ended with three goals or more, three matches with two goals or less.

Mickleover Sports missing players

Lancaster City missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Mickleover Sports Lancaster City
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
41 20 5 Played P 5 20 41
14 8 1 Won W 2 7 17
10 6 3 Drew D 1 2 5
17 6 1 Lost L 2 11 19
51 31 5 Scored S 6 26 43
64 29 8 Conceded C 5 32 48
95% 90% 60% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 95% 93%
73% 75% 60% Over 1.5 O 1.5 60% 70% 56%
56% 65% 60% Over 2.5 O 2.5 40% 55% 34%
34% 40% 40% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 30% 17%
15% 20% 20% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 15% 10%
54% 60% 40% BTTS BTTS 40% 45% 29%
22% 25% 40% Clean Sheets C S 20% 25% 37%
29% 25% 60% Failed to Score F T 40% 35% 41%
 
2.8 2.8 2.8 Corners for (avg) C F 3 3.6 2.7
3.6 3.5 4.2 Corners against (avg) C A 4.5 3.2 2.6
1.3 1.5 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.5 1.1 0.9
4 2 1 Red cards R C 1 2 2
 
8.8 8.6 7.8 Shots (avg) S ( 10.2 7.6 5.2
3.1 2.9 2.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5.2 2.9 2
40% 51% 36% Goal Efficiency G E 19% 55% 58%
 
8.3 8 9 Shots against (avg) S A 9 6.2 4
3.2 3.3 3.8 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5.5 3.1 2
Key stats in Non League Premier: Northern this season:
  • Lancaster City have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Lancaster City have won significantly more corners away than at home.
  • Mickleover Sports have played more matches over 2,5 goals 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 Buxton 41 23 12 6 80 37 21 14 5 2 48 17 20 9 7 4 32 20 43 81
2 South Shields 41 23 9 9 71 39 21 15 2 4 47 21 20 8 7 5 24 18 32 78
3 Warrington Town 41 20 11 10 67 45 21 10 5 6 36 24 20 10 6 4 31 21 22 71
4 Scarborough Athletic 41 20 11 10 56 46 20 9 7 4 30 21 21 11 4 6 26 25 10 71
5 Matlock Town 41 20 10 11 57 36 20 9 6 5 29 15 21 11 4 6 28 21 21 70
6 Whitby Town 41 19 9 13 56 48 20 9 6 5 26 18 21 10 3 8 30 30 8 66
7 Bamber Bridge 41 20 6 15 66 59 20 9 4 7 34 29 21 11 2 8 32 30 7 66
8 United of Manchester 41 18 7 16 66 55 20 12 2 6 38 22 21 6 5 10 28 33 11 61
9 Morpeth Town 41 17 9 15 66 58 21 12 5 4 35 21 20 5 4 11 31 37 8 60
10 Stafford Rangers 41 14 16 11 50 39 20 5 8 7 21 18 21 9 8 4 29 21 11 58
11 Lancaster City 41 17 6 18 44 48 21 10 4 7 18 16 20 7 2 11 26 32 -4 57
12 Mickleover Sports 41 14 10 17 51 64 20 8 6 6 31 29 21 6 4 11 20 35 -13 52
13 Ashton United 41 13 12 16 50 54 21 9 6 6 26 22 20 4 6 10 24 32 -4 51
14 Nantwich Town 41 14 9 18 45 51 21 8 4 9 24 27 20 6 5 9 21 24 -6 51
15 Radcliffe Borough 41 15 6 20 54 68 21 10 1 10 34 35 20 5 5 10 20 33 -14 51
16 Stalybridge Celtic 41 14 7 20 50 59 20 8 3 9 28 29 21 6 4 11 22 30 -9 49
17 Atherton Collieries 41 13 8 20 33 44 20 7 4 9 19 19 21 6 4 11 14 25 -11 47
18 Gainsborough Trinity 41 11 14 16 38 51 21 9 10 2 26 17 20 2 4 14 12 34 -13 47
19 Hyde United 41 13 8 20 50 65 21 9 2 10 29 34 20 4 6 10 21 31 -15 47
20 Basford United 41 12 9 20 32 45 21 5 7 9 17 19 20 7 2 11 15 26 -13 45
21 Witton Albion 41 11 7 23 44 78 20 6 2 12 23 37 21 5 5 11 21 41 -34 40
22 Grantham Town 41 7 10 24 44 81 20 3 4 13 22 39 21 4 6 11 22 42 -37 31

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 Buxton 41 23 12 6 80 37 21 14 5 2 48 17 20 9 7 4 32 20 43 81
2 South Shields 41 23 9 9 71 39 21 15 2 4 47 21 20 8 7 5 24 18 32 78
3 Warrington Town 41 20 11 10 67 45 21 10 5 6 36 24 20 10 6 4 31 21 22 71
4 Scarborough Athletic 41 20 11 10 56 46 20 9 7 4 30 21 21 11 4 6 26 25 10 71
5 Matlock Town 41 20 10 11 57 36 20 9 6 5 29 15 21 11 4 6 28 21 21 70
6 Whitby Town 41 19 9 13 56 48 20 9 6 5 26 18 21 10 3 8 30 30 8 66
7 Bamber Bridge 41 20 6 15 66 59 20 9 4 7 34 29 21 11 2 8 32 30 7 66
8 United of Manchester 41 18 7 16 66 55 20 12 2 6 38 22 21 6 5 10 28 33 11 61
9 Morpeth Town 41 17 9 15 66 58 21 12 5 4 35 21 20 5 4 11 31 37 8 60
10 Stafford Rangers 41 14 16 11 50 39 20 5 8 7 21 18 21 9 8 4 29 21 11 58
11 Lancaster City 41 17 6 18 44 48 21 10 4 7 18 16 20 7 2 11 26 32 -4 57
12 Mickleover Sports 41 14 10 17 51 64 20 8 6 6 31 29 21 6 4 11 20 35 -13 52
13 Ashton United 41 13 12 16 50 54 21 9 6 6 26 22 20 4 6 10 24 32 -4 51
14 Nantwich Town 41 14 9 18 45 51 21 8 4 9 24 27 20 6 5 9 21 24 -6 51
15 Radcliffe Borough 41 15 6 20 54 68 21 10 1 10 34 35 20 5 5 10 20 33 -14 51
16 Stalybridge Celtic 41 14 7 20 50 59 20 8 3 9 28 29 21 6 4 11 22 30 -9 49
17 Atherton Collieries 41 13 8 20 33 44 20 7 4 9 19 19 21 6 4 11 14 25 -11 47
18 Gainsborough Trinity 41 11 14 16 38 51 21 9 10 2 26 17 20 2 4 14 12 34 -13 47
19 Hyde United 41 13 8 20 50 65 21 9 2 10 29 34 20 4 6 10 21 31 -15 47
20 Basford United 41 12 9 20 32 45 21 5 7 9 17 19 20 7 2 11 15 26 -13 45
21 Witton Albion 41 11 7 23 44 78 20 6 2 12 23 37 21 5 5 11 21 41 -34 40
22 Grantham Town 41 7 10 24 44 81 20 3 4 13 22 39 21 4 6 11 22 42 -37 31

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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.