Scarborough Athletic fights Matlock Town in Non League Premier: Northern battle

Days
Hours
Minutes
Seconds
Competition: England Non League Premier: Northern
Date: Sat 18.January
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Flamingo Land Stadium (2070 seats)

With their 8 point advantage in the league table, Scarborough Athletic fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against Matlock Town.

This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!

D D L W L

Scarborough Athletic form and stats

When playing at home in the Non League Premier: Northern, Scarborough Athletic have managed 4 wins, 8 draws and suffered 1 defeat from 13 games. Their last two home games have resulted in two points, meaning they were both draws.

A draw after 90 minutes last time out for Scarborough Athletic, who played 1-1 against Nantwich Town. That match was also played at this venue (Flamingo Land Stadium). The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 1-1 versus Stalybridge Celtic.

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 Scarborough Athletic have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found eleven matches with the results: Won 4 Drawn 6 Lost 1.

Scarborough Athletic has scored 14 league goals at home this season, in 13 matches. From these home matches, Scarborough Athletic have conceded only 9 goals.

L L L L L

Matlock Town form and stats

4 wins, 1 draw and 6 losses. That’s the product of Matlock Town playing as the away team in the Non League Premier: Northern this season. With the Matlock Town losing streak of four defeats in a row, regardless of arena, optimism is low and sinking. The travelling fans think it's time that their travel expenses are covered with some points now, as Matlock Town have lost on their last two travels.

Two away games in a row for Matlock Town, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 1-2 versus Eastleigh in the Fa Trophy. Preceding that game, the 2-5 loss visiting South Shields's place.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Matlock Town playing away and similar expectations, we found twelve relevant matches. Results were 3 Matlock Town wins, 0 draws and 9 defeats.

Matlock Town find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 14 goals from 11 away fixtures in the league. In the opposite end, Matlock Town have conceded 19 goals in their away games.

Head 2 Head

Scarborough Athletic and Matlock Town have met before this season: Matlock Town - Scarborough Athletic 1-2. Head-to-head totals (for the last three meetings): Scarborough Athletic won 1 game, 2 matches ended with a draw and Matlock Town has 0 wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: 2 / 1

Scarborough Athletic missing players

Matlock Town missing players

Scarborough Athletic Matlock Town
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
26 13 2 Played P 2 11 22
8 4 0 Won W 1 4 7
8 8 2 Drew D 0 1 3
10 1 0 Lost L 1 6 12
29 14 2 Scored S 3 14 28
39 9 2 Conceded C 1 19 36
92% 85% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
73% 62% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 64% 68%
46% 15% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 55% 59%
27% 8% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 27% 27%
19% 8% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 18% 14%
65% 62% 100% BTTS BTTS 0% 55% 64%
19% 31% 0% Clean Sheets C S 50% 27% 18%
23% 23% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 18% 18%
 
5.7 7.9 9 Corners For (avg) C F 3 3.4 4.2
4 4.1 6 Corners Against (avg) C A 2 4.2 3.4
2.1 1.9 1 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 1 0.5 1.1
1 1 0 Red Cards R C 0 0 2
 
193 111 0 Total Shots T S 10 56 123
85 50 0 Shots on Target S O 2 19 46
19% 12% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 47% 41%
Key stats in Non League Premier: Northern this season:
  • Matlock Town have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Matlock Town haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Scarborough Athletic has the most conceded goals in the second half (27)
  • Scarborough Athletic have won significantly more corners at 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 South Shields 24 16 3 5 46 22 14 10 2 2 33 11 10 6 1 3 13 11 24 51
2 Lancaster City 26 13 6 7 46 35 12 7 4 1 20 10 14 6 2 6 26 25 11 45
3 Basford United 23 12 6 5 41 29 11 7 2 2 25 15 12 5 4 3 16 14 12 42
4 United of Manchester 22 12 5 5 51 31 12 7 1 4 31 18 10 5 4 1 20 13 20 41
5 Warrington Town 23 10 9 4 37 29 13 6 4 3 21 15 10 4 5 1 16 14 8 39
6 Stalybridge Celtic 25 11 4 10 33 35 11 5 1 5 20 20 14 6 3 5 13 15 -2 37
7 Nantwich Town 22 10 5 7 38 32 10 7 1 2 21 13 12 3 4 5 17 19 6 35
8 Radcliffe Borough 22 11 2 9 25 24 11 7 2 2 15 8 11 4 0 7 10 16 1 35
9 Hyde United 26 9 6 11 42 44 13 4 4 5 24 22 13 5 2 6 18 22 -2 33
10 Mickleover Sports 23 10 3 10 32 37 10 5 1 4 12 13 13 5 2 6 20 24 -5 33
11 Scarborough Athletic 26 8 8 10 29 39 13 4 8 1 14 9 13 4 0 9 15 30 -10 32
12 Whitby Town 20 9 4 7 33 28 10 4 3 3 14 13 10 5 1 4 19 15 5 31
13 Morpeth Town 18 9 4 5 30 25 7 5 2 0 15 5 11 4 2 5 15 20 5 31
14 Witton Albion 24 8 7 9 30 31 13 7 1 5 21 17 11 1 6 4 9 14 -1 31
15 Bamber Bridge 27 9 4 14 44 51 13 6 3 4 28 20 14 3 1 10 16 31 -7 31
16 Grantham Town 23 7 7 9 31 47 13 7 2 4 21 21 10 0 5 5 10 26 -16 28
17 Atherton Collieries 20 7 4 9 29 34 10 5 1 4 21 18 10 2 3 5 8 16 -5 25
18 Matlock Town 22 7 3 12 28 36 11 3 2 6 14 17 11 4 1 6 14 19 -8 24
19 Gainsborough Trinity 22 5 7 10 33 35 12 4 4 4 17 15 10 1 3 6 16 20 -2 22
20 Buxton 24 5 7 12 39 42 13 3 3 7 25 18 11 2 4 5 14 24 -3 22
21 Ashton United 20 5 4 11 23 36 10 2 2 6 9 19 10 3 2 5 14 17 -13 18
22 Stafford Rangers 22 2 6 14 16 34 10 1 4 5 6 12 12 1 2 9 10 22 -18 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.