Non League Premier: Northern game preview: Morpeth Town against Whitby Town

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Competition: England Non League Premier: Northern
Competition: Sat 01.January
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Craik Park (1500 seats)

A short look at the Non League Premier: Northern table point to an advantage to Whitby Town when they arrive at Morpeth Town. Even so; let's wait for the game before we elect a winner!

Insights:
  • Morpeth Town have the most dropped points from leading position (14) in Non League Premier: Northern
  • Whitby Town have the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in Non League Premier: Northern

Morpeth Town and Whitby Town should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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Morpeth Town form and stats

Morpeth Town have played 9 Non League Premier: Northern games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 5-2-2 (wins-draws-losses). Morpeth has recorded two wins in a row here at Craik Park, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.

An away draw last time out for Morpeth, facing Scarborough Athletic in a game that ended 1-1.

In the match before that, Morpeth hosted Lancaster City and drew the Fa Trophy game 3-3.

Morpeth have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Craik Park with 15 goals in 9 league matches. 10 goals have been conceded. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Whitby Town form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their Non League Premier: Northern travels is 5 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats.

Whitby's last game was the home draw against South Shields (2-2).

That result followed a home victory 3-0 versus Grantham Town.

The visiting Whitby have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 12 goals from 10 games. 13 goals have been conceded by Whitby in these games.

Head 2 Head

Morpeth and Whitby Town have duelled previously this season: Whitby Town - Morpeth Town 2-1. Last four meetings featuring these participants: Morpeth Town won one, Whitby Town were winners in three and we saw zero draws. four games with more than 2,5 goals, zero matches with under 2,5 goals.

Morpeth Town missing players

Whitby Town missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Morpeth Town Whitby Town
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
20 9 2 Played P 3 10 22
7 5 0 Won W 2 5 12
5 2 1 Drew D 0 2 4
8 2 1 Lost L 1 3 6
30 15 1 Scored S 5 12 31
31 10 3 Conceded C 3 13 23
95% 89% 50% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 90% 91%
95% 89% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 60% 59%
70% 67% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 50% 50%
40% 33% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 30% 27%
5% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 20% 14%
65% 67% 50% BTTS BTTS 67% 50% 41%
20% 33% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 30% 41%
20% 11% 50% Failed to Score F T 33% 30% 27%
 
2.5 3 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 2.7 1.1
3.9 2.8 0 Corners against (avg) C A 4 3.3 1.3
1.3 1.4 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 0.7 0.3
2 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
5.9 7.2 0 Shots (avg) S ( 7 6.5 2.6
3.2 4 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5 3.2 1.3
45% 50% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 60% 37% 121%
 
5.7 4.4 0 Shots against (avg) S A 10 9.2 3.7
2.6 2.4 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3 3.5 1.4
Key stats in Non League Premier: Northern this season:
  • Morpeth Town have created more than twice as many corners as Whitby Town.
  • Morpeth Town have the fewest matches under the total-line (4) in Non League Premier: Northern
  • Morpeth Town have the most dropped points from leading position (14) in Non League Premier: Northern
  • Whitby Town have the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in Non League Premier: Northern
  • Whitby Town have won significantly more corners away than at home.

  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 22 15 1 6 42 20 11 8 0 3 26 11 11 7 1 3 16 9 22 46
2 Buxton 22 13 6 3 45 18 11 8 2 1 29 8 11 5 4 2 16 10 27 45
3 Bamber Bridge 23 14 2 7 43 28 12 6 2 4 24 15 11 8 0 3 19 13 15 44
4 South Shields 21 12 5 4 36 19 11 6 2 3 20 11 10 6 3 1 16 8 17 41
5 Warrington Town 23 11 7 5 36 24 12 6 3 3 19 11 11 5 4 2 17 13 12 40
6 Whitby Town 22 12 4 6 31 23 12 7 2 3 19 10 10 5 2 3 12 13 8 40
7 United of Manchester 23 11 2 10 37 30 11 7 1 3 24 12 12 4 1 7 13 18 7 35
8 Scarborough Athletic 22 10 4 8 28 33 11 4 3 4 15 15 11 6 1 4 13 18 -5 34
9 Basford United 24 9 6 9 25 26 12 4 5 3 14 11 12 5 1 6 11 15 -1 33
10 Atherton Collieries 22 10 2 10 20 24 10 6 1 3 14 9 12 4 1 7 6 15 -4 32
11 Stafford Rangers 22 8 7 7 26 20 12 3 4 5 12 12 10 5 3 2 14 8 6 31
12 Lancaster City 23 10 1 12 30 33 11 6 0 5 11 10 12 4 1 7 19 23 -3 31
13 Radcliffe Borough 22 8 4 10 28 33 10 5 0 5 15 14 12 3 4 5 13 19 -5 28
14 Stalybridge Celtic 22 8 3 11 32 32 11 5 2 4 20 15 11 3 1 7 12 17 0 27
15 Hyde United 23 8 3 12 28 36 11 6 1 4 16 13 12 2 2 8 12 23 -8 27
16 Morpeth Town 20 7 5 8 30 31 9 5 2 2 15 10 11 2 3 6 15 21 -1 26
17 Gainsborough Trinity 23 6 8 9 19 30 12 5 6 1 12 8 11 1 2 8 7 22 -11 26
18 Ashton United 21 6 6 9 28 28 10 5 3 2 17 9 11 1 3 7 11 19 0 24
19 Witton Albion 20 6 4 10 26 43 11 4 0 7 15 22 9 2 4 3 11 21 -17 22
20 Mickleover Sports 25 5 6 14 23 44 13 4 4 5 15 18 12 1 2 9 8 26 -21 21
21 Nantwich Town 22 5 5 12 19 30 10 1 2 7 8 16 12 4 3 5 11 14 -11 20
22 Grantham Town 23 3 5 15 22 49 12 0 3 9 9 25 11 3 2 6 13 24 -27 14

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 Matlock Town 22 15 1 6 42 20 11 8 0 3 26 11 11 7 1 3 16 9 22 46
2 Buxton 22 13 6 3 45 18 11 8 2 1 29 8 11 5 4 2 16 10 27 45
3 Bamber Bridge 23 14 2 7 43 28 12 6 2 4 24 15 11 8 0 3 19 13 15 44
4 South Shields 21 12 5 4 36 19 11 6 2 3 20 11 10 6 3 1 16 8 17 41
5 Warrington Town 23 11 7 5 36 24 12 6 3 3 19 11 11 5 4 2 17 13 12 40
6 Whitby Town 22 12 4 6 31 23 12 7 2 3 19 10 10 5 2 3 12 13 8 40
7 United of Manchester 23 11 2 10 37 30 11 7 1 3 24 12 12 4 1 7 13 18 7 35
8 Scarborough Athletic 22 10 4 8 28 33 11 4 3 4 15 15 11 6 1 4 13 18 -5 34
9 Basford United 24 9 6 9 25 26 12 4 5 3 14 11 12 5 1 6 11 15 -1 33
10 Atherton Collieries 22 10 2 10 20 24 10 6 1 3 14 9 12 4 1 7 6 15 -4 32
11 Stafford Rangers 22 8 7 7 26 20 12 3 4 5 12 12 10 5 3 2 14 8 6 31
12 Lancaster City 23 10 1 12 30 33 11 6 0 5 11 10 12 4 1 7 19 23 -3 31
13 Radcliffe Borough 22 8 4 10 28 33 10 5 0 5 15 14 12 3 4 5 13 19 -5 28
14 Stalybridge Celtic 22 8 3 11 32 32 11 5 2 4 20 15 11 3 1 7 12 17 0 27
15 Hyde United 23 8 3 12 28 36 11 6 1 4 16 13 12 2 2 8 12 23 -8 27
16 Morpeth Town 20 7 5 8 30 31 9 5 2 2 15 10 11 2 3 6 15 21 -1 26
17 Gainsborough Trinity 23 6 8 9 19 30 12 5 6 1 12 8 11 1 2 8 7 22 -11 26
18 Ashton United 21 6 6 9 28 28 10 5 3 2 17 9 11 1 3 7 11 19 0 24
19 Witton Albion 20 6 4 10 26 43 11 4 0 7 15 22 9 2 4 3 11 21 -17 22
20 Mickleover Sports 25 5 6 14 23 44 13 4 4 5 15 18 12 1 2 9 8 26 -21 21
21 Nantwich Town 22 5 5 12 19 30 10 1 2 7 8 16 12 4 3 5 11 14 -11 20
22 Grantham Town 23 3 5 15 22 49 12 0 3 9 9 25 11 3 2 6 13 24 -27 14

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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.