Stafford Rangers vs Gainsborough Trinity match preview

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Competition: England Non League Premier: Northern
Competition: Tue 10.March
Match begins: 19:45 (UTC)
Venue: Marston Road (4150 seats)

Season ticket holders at Marston Road haven’t seen too many victories this season, with Stafford Rangers languishing in the 22nd position so far. The guesting Gainsborough Trinity will be hopeful to defend their higher league position in this one.

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Stafford Rangers and Gainsborough Trinity.

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Stafford Rangers form and stats

With 3 Non League Premier: Northern wins, 7 draws and 6 defeats from their home games, Stafford Rangers are certainly not brimming with confidence.

Stafford Rangers's previous game was a Non League Premier: Northern match also played at home, ending 2-1 versus Whitby Town (placed 7th). The home side are looking to build on that result. A defeat was the result before that one, 1-5 away at Buxton.

The match schedule is unforgiving for Stafford Rangers as they have a new game in only four days, a Non League Premier: Northern match thankfully also at home. Atherton Collieries are visiting.

Stafford Rangers have scored 12 league goals here from 16 matches, not a lot. Stafford Rangers's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 18 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Gainsborough Trinity form and stats

The visitors are W5-D4-L6 on the road this term. That's in the Non League Premier: Northern. Gainsborough Trinity are enjoying a nice run from their away games now, having played nine in a row without losing.

It's the second away game in a row for Gainsborough Trinity, but there's smiles all around after the 1-0 victory versus Lancaster City (placed 5th) in the Non League Premier: Northern last time out. That result followed a home victory 4-1 versus Radcliffe Borough.

Gainsborough Trinity has another fixture away, a Non League Premier: Northern game, against Bamber Bridge in just four days. A tough schedule for the visitors!

Gainsborough Trinity has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 27 goals from 15 games. In the opposite end, Gainsborough Trinity have conceded 25 goals in their away games.

Head 2 Head

Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: five wins for Stafford Rangers, four draws and one win for Gainsborough Trinity. Over 2,5 goals: five times; under 2,5 goals: five games.

Stafford Rangers missing players

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Stafford Rangers Gainsborough Trinity
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
32 16 5 Played P 6 15 31
4 3 1 Won W 3 5 11
10 7 2 Drew D 1 4 8
18 6 2 Lost L 2 6 12
27 12 4 Scored S 15 27 51
51 18 7 Conceded C 10 25 48
91% 81% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 90%
78% 62% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 87% 77%
50% 31% 20% Over 2.5 O 2.5 83% 67% 61%
19% 12% 20% Over 3.5 O 3.5 67% 47% 48%
3% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 20% 26%
56% 44% 60% BTTS BTTS 83% 73% 65%
19% 31% 20% Clean Sheets C S 17% 13% 23%
34% 44% 20% Failed to Score F T 0% 13% 23%
 
3 3.2 3 Corners for (avg) C F 3 3.5 5.2
4.1 2.7 3.7 Corners against (avg) C A 3.4 4.6 3.8
1.2 0.4 0.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.4 1.9 1.6
4 2 1 Red cards R C 1 2 3
 
157 69 18 Total Shots T S 37 93 238
54 24 9 Shots on Target S O 19 48 106
30% 25% 22% Goal Efficiency G E 53% 40% 41%
Key stats in Non League Premier: Northern this season:
  • Gainsborough Trinity have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Gainsborough Trinity have scored at least twice as many goals away as Stafford Rangers have scored home.
  • Gainsborough Trinity have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Gainsborough Trinity haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Stafford Rangers has the fewest scored goals (12) at home
  • Stafford Rangers has the fewest scored goals (27)
  • Stafford Rangers has the fewest scored goals in the first half (9)
  • Stafford Rangers has the fewest scored goals in the second half (16)

  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 32 19 6 7 61 35 17 10 3 4 36 18 15 9 3 3 25 17 26 63
2 United of Manchester 31 16 9 6 70 46 15 8 3 4 40 26 16 8 6 2 30 20 24 57
3 Basford United 31 16 7 8 49 38 17 10 3 4 30 21 14 6 4 4 19 17 11 55
4 Nantwich Town 30 15 7 8 55 38 13 9 1 3 28 16 17 6 6 5 27 22 17 52
5 Lancaster City 33 15 7 11 57 45 16 7 5 4 23 17 17 8 2 7 34 28 12 52
6 Warrington Town 31 13 13 5 54 42 16 8 5 3 28 19 15 5 8 2 26 23 12 52
7 Whitby Town 29 14 6 9 51 39 15 6 5 4 22 19 14 8 1 5 29 20 12 48
8 Scarborough Athletic 34 13 8 13 43 47 17 8 8 1 27 12 17 5 0 12 16 35 -4 47
9 Morpeth Town 26 13 6 7 46 36 11 7 3 1 23 13 15 6 3 6 23 23 10 45
10 Hyde United 32 12 7 13 54 53 17 7 4 6 35 26 15 5 3 7 19 27 1 43
11 Bamber Bridge 33 13 4 16 55 62 17 10 3 4 37 23 16 3 1 12 18 39 -7 43
12 Stalybridge Celtic 33 12 6 15 42 50 16 5 2 9 25 31 17 7 4 6 17 19 -8 42
13 Gainsborough Trinity 31 11 8 12 51 48 16 6 4 6 24 23 15 5 4 6 27 25 3 41
14 Witton Albion 30 10 8 12 39 42 15 8 2 5 25 20 15 2 6 7 14 22 -3 38
15 Mickleover Sports 28 11 5 12 41 49 13 6 1 6 17 21 15 5 4 6 24 28 -8 38
16 Radcliffe Borough 31 11 4 16 32 48 15 7 4 4 18 16 16 4 0 12 14 32 -16 37
17 Buxton 32 8 11 13 56 52 16 4 5 7 35 24 16 4 6 6 21 28 4 35
18 Ashton United 28 9 7 12 37 44 14 5 3 6 16 21 14 4 4 6 21 23 -7 33
19 Matlock Town 28 8 5 15 36 45 15 4 4 7 20 21 13 4 1 8 16 24 -9 29
20 Grantham Town 31 7 8 16 37 70 16 7 2 7 22 30 15 0 6 9 15 40 -33 29
21 Atherton Collieries 26 8 4 14 36 49 13 6 1 6 25 26 13 2 3 8 11 23 -13 28
22 Stafford Rangers 32 4 10 18 27 51 16 3 7 6 12 18 16 1 3 12 15 33 -24 22

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.