Non League Premier: Northern match prediction and preview for Stafford Rangers vs Lancaster City clash

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Competition: England Non League Premier: Northern
Date: Sat 21.December
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)

Struggling Stafford Rangers will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Lancaster City in the upcoming league round. It’s 21st vs 1st and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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Stafford Rangers form and stats

With 1 Non League Premier: Northern win, 4 draws and 3 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 2-0 versus Radcliffe Borough (placed 5th). The home side are looking to build on that result. Ahead of that match, Stafford Rangers lost 1-3 at home to Hyde United.

The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Stafford Rangers here in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (6 from 8 games). On the other hand, Stafford Rangers have conceded 8 goals.

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Lancaster City form and stats

Playing away, Lancaster City, who have the most scored goals (22) away in Non League Premier: Northern, have won 5 games, drawn 2 and suffered 4 defeats in the Non League Premier: Northern this season.

Lancaster City delivered a 0-0 draw playing at home against Stalybridge Celtic (placed 6th) in their previous match; a Non League Premier: Northern game. A 1-1 draw at Buxton's stadium before that.

Lancaster City have scored more than twice on average per away game (in the league), an impressive attacking display. They have 22 goals from 11 away matches. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Lancaster City have conceded 20 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

The two sides played each other earlier this season: Lancaster City - Stafford Rangers 2-1. Numbers for the last seven meetings between these two teams are: 1 win for Stafford Rangers, 5 draws and 1 win for Lancaster City. Over 2,5 goals: 3 times; under 2,5 goals: 4 games.

Stafford Rangers missing players

Lancaster City missing players

Stafford Rangers Lancaster City
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
17 8 4 Played P 2 11 21
2 1 1 Won W 1 5 11
6 4 2 Drew D 1 2 6
9 3 1 Lost L 0 4 4
14 6 4 Scored S 5 22 36
24 8 3 Conceded C 3 20 26
88% 75% 75% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 90%
76% 62% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 82% 62%
41% 25% 25% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 73% 57%
18% 12% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 73% 48%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 50% 45% 29%
53% 50% 50% BTTS BTTS 100% 82% 57%
24% 38% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 18% 43%
35% 38% 25% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 10%
 
3.4 2.8 5 Corners For (avg) C F 7 3.7 3.2
3.9 1.8 4 Corners Against (avg) C A 4.5 4.3 4.5
1.4 0.2 0.5 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 1 1.4 1.3
0 0 0 Red Cards R C 1 3 3
 
74 31 21 Total Shots T S 21 95 110
20 7 6 Shots on Target S O 9 39 43
35% 43% 17% Goal Efficiency G E 56% 54% 58%
Key stats in Non League Premier: Northern this season:
  • Lancaster City has the most scored goals (22) away
  • Lancaster City have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Lancaster City have scored in all their away matches so far.
  • Lancaster City have scored more than double the goals of Stafford Rangers.
  • Lancaster City haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Stafford Rangers has the fewest scored goals (14)
  • Stafford Rangers has the fewest scored goals in the first half (6)
  • Stafford Rangers has the fewest scored goals in the second half (7)
  • Stafford Rangers have won significantly less 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 Lancaster City 21 11 6 4 36 26 10 6 4 0 14 6 11 5 2 4 22 20 10 39
2 South Shields 18 11 3 4 28 15 10 6 2 2 18 6 8 5 1 2 10 9 13 36
3 Basford United 19 10 5 4 36 25 8 6 1 1 21 11 11 4 4 3 15 14 11 35
4 Warrington Town 18 9 6 3 31 20 10 5 2 3 18 13 8 4 4 0 13 7 11 33
5 Radcliffe Borough 17 10 2 5 22 13 9 6 2 1 14 4 8 4 0 4 8 9 9 32
6 Stalybridge Celtic 20 10 2 8 29 27 9 5 0 4 19 17 11 5 2 4 10 10 2 32
7 Witton Albion 19 8 6 5 25 20 10 7 1 2 18 10 9 1 5 3 7 10 5 30
8 United of Manchester 18 8 5 5 37 27 10 5 1 4 24 16 8 3 4 1 13 11 10 29
9 Nantwich Town 17 8 3 6 32 27 9 6 1 2 19 12 8 2 2 4 13 15 5 27
10 Hyde United 21 7 6 8 34 33 10 4 4 2 22 13 11 3 2 6 12 20 1 27
11 Scarborough Athletic 21 7 6 8 25 30 10 3 6 1 11 7 11 4 0 7 14 23 -5 27
12 Morpeth Town 14 7 4 3 22 18 6 4 2 0 11 5 8 3 2 3 11 13 4 25
13 Mickleover Sports 19 7 3 9 24 30 9 4 1 4 10 12 10 3 2 5 14 18 -6 24
14 Bamber Bridge 22 7 3 12 33 41 11 6 2 3 24 15 11 1 1 9 9 26 -8 24
15 Whitby Town 16 6 3 7 24 23 8 3 2 3 10 10 8 3 1 4 14 13 1 21
16 Matlock Town 17 6 3 8 21 23 9 3 2 4 12 12 8 3 1 4 9 11 -2 21
17 Grantham Town 18 5 6 7 25 38 10 5 2 3 15 16 8 0 4 4 10 22 -13 21
18 Atherton Collieries 16 5 3 8 23 31 8 3 1 4 16 17 8 2 2 4 7 14 -8 18
19 Ashton United 16 4 3 9 20 31 7 1 2 4 6 14 9 3 1 5 14 17 -11 14
20 Buxton 19 2 7 10 25 35 10 2 3 5 17 13 9 0 4 5 8 22 -10 13
21 Stafford Rangers 17 2 6 9 14 24 8 1 4 3 6 8 9 1 2 6 8 16 -10 12
22 Gainsborough Trinity 17 2 5 10 21 30 9 2 3 4 12 13 8 0 2 6 9 17 -9 11

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.