Getting closer to the top teams is at stake when these two mid-table clubs battle it out. Both will be aiming to improve their league table standing, Radcliffe Borough in 14th and Whitby Town in 9th place.
It's no vacation for neither Radcliffe Borough nor Whitby Town 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.
Radcliffe Borough form and stats
Overall Non League Premier: Northern stats at home this season for Radcliffe Borough are 2-0-2 (wins-draw-losses). Two home wins in a row for Radcliffe bring valid hopes of a third.
A nice win for Radcliffe last time playing, versus Gainsborough Trinity. That was also a home game and the match ended 2-1. Heartbreak before that as Radcliffe lost 1-2 at Warrington Town's place.
This is expected to be a close game, with Radcliffe Borough perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Radcliffe Borough as a small favourite), we find ten games. Radcliffe has won five of these, drawn two and lost three.
The match schedule is unforgiving for Radcliffe Borough as they have a new game in only four days, a Fa Trophy match thankfully also at home. Bamber Bridge are visiting.
The Radcliffe fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 5 in 4 matches. Radcliffe are struggling defensively, conceding on average more than two goals per home game (9 from 4 played).
Whitby Town form and stats
1-1-3 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Whitby Town, who have the most conceded goals (10) away in Non League Premier: Northern, in their Non League Premier: Northern matches away. Three consecutive losses in away matches means Whitby are growing more and more desperate for a good performance on the road.
It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Scarborough Athletic wasn't a success with a 1-2 loss.
As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 13 similar matches played by Whitby in our archives, and the results are: eight wins for Whitby Town, one draw and four defeats.
The visitors will be packing their bags again in only four days as another away game awaits: The Fa Trophy trip to Morpeth Town.
The visiting Whitby Town have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 6 goals from 5 games. The Whitby manager C. Hardy has some worries about the defense as 10 goals have been conceded in these travels.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the last five meetings): Radcliffe won zero games, two matches ended with a draw and Whitby Town has three wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: three / twoRadcliffe Borough missing players
Whitby Town missing players
| Radcliffe Borough | Whitby Town | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 11 | 5 | 2 | Scored | S | 1 | 6 | 10 |
| 16 | 9 | 1 | Conceded | C | 5 | 10 | 11 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 80% | 86% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 60% | 57% |
| 43% | 25% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 40% | 29% |
| 29% | 25% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 100% | 20% | 14% |
| 86% | 75% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 60% | 57% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 20% | 29% |
| 14% | 25% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 20% | 14% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.9 | 1.8 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4 | 2.5 | 2.4 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 104 | 69 | 10 | Total Shots | T S | 14 | 42 | 55 |
| 37 | 25 | 5 | Shots on Target | S O | 6 | 15 | 22 |
| 30% | 20% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 17% | 40% | 36% |
- All of Radcliffe Borough's matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
- Radcliffe Borough has the most matches over the total-line (7) in Non League Premier: Northern
- Radcliffe Borough have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- Radcliffe Borough haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Whitby Town has the most conceded goals (10) away in Non League Premier: Northern
- Whitby Town has the most conceded goals in the second half (7) in Non League Premier: Northern
- Whitby Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Whitby Town haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Warrington Town | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 16 |
| 2 | Basford United | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 16 |
| 3 | Witton Albion | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 15 |
| 4 | Buxton | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 14 |
| 5 | Matlock Town | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 13 |
| 6 | Mickleover Sports | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 13 |
| 7 | Scarborough Athletic | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 11 |
| 8 | Atherton Collieries | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 10 |
| 9 | Whitby Town | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -1 | 10 |
| 10 | Nantwich Town | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 |
| 11 | Lancaster City | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 9 |
| 12 | South Shields | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 9 |
| 13 | Gainsborough Trinity | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 9 |
| 14 | Radcliffe Borough | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -5 | 9 |
| 15 | United of Manchester | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 16 | Morpeth Town | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
| 17 | Hyde United | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 18 | Ashton United | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -6 | 5 |
| 19 | Bamber Bridge | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | -9 | 4 |
| 20 | Grantham Town | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -9 | 2 |
| 21 | Stalybridge Celtic | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -12 | 2 |
| 22 | Stafford Rangers | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -7 | 1 |