Non League Premier: Northern duel: Close contest expected between Radcliffe Borough and Lancaster City

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Competition: England Non League Premier: Northern
Competition: Sat 08.February
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stainton Park Stadium (3100 seats)

This could be an interesting match as Radcliffe Borough have their presumed home advantage while Lancaster City are ahead 15 points in the Non League Premier: Northern table.

The hosts Radcliffe Borough saw competitive action as recent as four days ago, playing in the Non League Premier: Northern. That game was an away game at Matlock Town, so at least Radcliffe Borough are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!

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Radcliffe Borough form and stats

7 victories, 3 draws and 3 defeats. That’s what Radcliffe Borough have to build on here at Stainton Park Stadium in the Non League Premier: Northern. With three straight defeats the pressure is piling up on Radcliffe Borough to get some points in this home game.

The fans are hoping that Radcliffe Borough will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-4 away loss in the Non League Premier: Northern game against Matlock Town (placed 17th). Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Morpeth Town (1-3).

As you see from the result above, Radcliffe Borough suffered greatly in their last game. Thankfully the team has a new chance to prove themselves in this one.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Radcliffe Borough have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found seven matches with the results: Won four Drawn two Lost one.

The Radcliffe Borough fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 16 in 13 matches. Radcliffe Borough are not conceding a lot of goals here at Stainton Park Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 11 from 13 matches.

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Lancaster City form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team, who have the most clean sheets (10) in Non League Premier: Northern, on their Non League Premier: Northern travels is 7 wins, 2 draws and 6 defeats.

Lancaster City had fun at their own home (Stainton Park Stadium) last time out, beating Warrington Town 2-1. It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Ashton United wasn't a success with a 0-1 loss.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Lancaster City playing away and similar expectations, we found eleven relevant matches. Results were five Lancaster City wins, one draw and five defeats.

Lancaster City has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 29 goals from 15 games. In the opposite end, Lancaster City have conceded 23 goals in their away games.

Head 2 Head

These teams' last encounter with each other was the Lancaster City - Radcliffe Borough 1-0 earlier this season. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: two wins for Radcliffe Borough, one draw and seven wins for Lancaster City. Over 2,5 goals: seven times; under 2,5 goals: three games.

Radcliffe Borough missing players

Lancaster City missing players

Radcliffe Borough Lancaster City
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
27 13 5 Played P 3 15 29
11 7 2 Won W 2 7 15
3 3 2 Drew D 0 2 6
13 3 1 Lost L 1 6 8
28 16 6 Scored S 6 29 52
36 11 3 Conceded C 4 23 36
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 93%
63% 62% 60% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 80% 69%
44% 31% 20% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 73% 66%
26% 15% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 67% 53% 41%
4% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 33% 28%
30% 31% 40% BTTS BTTS 67% 67% 59%
33% 46% 40% Clean Sheets C S 33% 27% 38%
37% 23% 20% Failed to Score F T 0% 7% 10%
 
3.9 3.6 4 Corners for (avg) C F 2.3 3.4 2.9
6.1 6.6 9 Corners against (avg) C A 3.3 4.4 4.3
2.1 2 2.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 1.2 1.1
3 2 0 Red cards R C 0 3 3
 
138 88 24 Total Shots T S 16 135 150
50 34 7 Shots on Target S O 9 61 65
28% 24% 29% Goal Efficiency G E 67% 46% 55%
Key stats in Non League Premier: Northern this season:
  • Lancaster City has the most clean sheets (10)
  • Lancaster City has the most scored goals (29) away
  • Lancaster City has the most scored goals in the first half (29)
  • Lancaster City have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Lancaster City haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • 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 28 17 5 6 52 28 15 10 2 3 34 13 13 7 3 3 18 15 24 56
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 29 11 5 13 38 44 15 5 2 8 25 29 14 6 3 5 13 15 -6 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 27 11 3 13 28 36 13 7 3 3 16 11 14 4 0 10 12 25 -8 36
14 Morpeth Town 22 10 5 7 35 32 10 6 3 1 20 11 12 4 2 6 15 21 3 35
15 Whitby Town 23 10 4 9 38 33 12 5 3 4 18 16 11 5 1 5 20 17 5 34
16 Gainsborough Trinity 26 9 7 10 41 37 13 5 4 4 18 15 13 4 3 6 23 22 4 34
17 Matlock Town 25 8 4 13 34 39 13 4 3 6 19 18 12 4 1 7 15 21 -5 28
18 Buxton 28 6 9 13 45 47 14 3 4 7 27 20 14 3 5 6 18 27 -2 27
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 26 3 9 14 21 38 13 2 6 5 9 14 13 1 3 9 12 24 -17 18

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.