Stafford Rangers duels with Matlock Town battle

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Competition: England Non League Premier: Northern
Competition: Sat 14.January
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Marston Road (4150 seats)

Which side will go home victorious when Matlock Town go to play Stafford Rangers? In this pre-match guide you'll get all the relevant facts and numbers required to enjoy the game more.

Insights:
  • Stafford Rangers have the most dropped points from leading position (16) in Non League Premier: Northern
  • Matlock Town have the fewest dropped points from leading position (2) in Non League Premier: Northern

Stafford Rangers and Matlock Town should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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Stafford Rangers form and stats

6-3-4 (win-draw-lost) are the Non League Premier: Northern numbers at home for Stafford Rangers so far this season.

Stafford's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 3-4 versus Gainsborough Trinity (placed 3rd). A disaster for the home team in their last match (vs Gainsborough Trinity) as a comfortable lead 3-0 was completely ruined into a loss 3-4.

A defeat was the result before that one, 1-2 away at Belper Town.

Stafford Rangers have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Marston Road with 21 goals in 13 league matches. Stafford Rangers have conceded 17 in these home matches.

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Matlock Town form and stats

As the visiting team in Non League Premier: Northern matches, Matlock Town have produced an overall stat of 4-0-7 so far. The travelling fans think it's time that their travel expenses are covered with some points now, as Matlock have lost on their last two travels.

There were no winners in Matlock Town's previous match, the home game that ended 2-2 vs Morpeth Town (placed 18th).

It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Gainsborough Trinity wasn't a success with a 0-3 loss.

Goal-happy betting people should observe that 9 of this team's 10 most recent league rounds have ended with three goals or more.

A quick return to home after this game, as Matlock Town are hosting South Shields in the Non League Premier: Northern only three days away.

The visitors have scored 9 goals from 11 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Matlock's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 19 goals from these trips.

Head 2 Head

The duelists have battled before this season: Matlock Town - Stafford Rangers 3-1. Head-to-head statistics (for the last ten meetings): Stafford Rangers won four games, zero matches ended in a draw and Matlock Town have six wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / six.

Stafford Rangers missing players

Matlock Town missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Stafford Rangers Matlock Town
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
24 13 4 Played P 4 11 23
9 6 2 Won W 2 4 10
6 3 1 Drew D 0 0 5
9 4 1 Lost L 2 7 8
33 21 5 Scored S 3 9 34
33 17 4 Conceded C 3 19 32
96% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
83% 85% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 25% 64% 74%
54% 54% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 25% 55% 57%
17% 15% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 18% 35%
12% 15% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 9% 13%
67% 62% 75% BTTS BTTS 25% 45% 61%
25% 31% 25% Clean Sheets C S 50% 27% 26%
12% 8% 0% Failed to Score F T 25% 27% 13%
 
3.6 4.2 4.5 Corners for (avg) C F 6.7 5.4 4.9
5 4.2 5 Corners against (avg) C A 4 5.1 4.3
0.8 0.6 1.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.7 2 2
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
7.9 9 13 Shots (avg) S ( 10.7 10 11
3.1 3.2 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5.7 5.1 5.1
35% 44% 38% Goal Efficiency G E 12% 14% 29%
 
9 6.8 11 Shots against (avg) S A 10.3 10.4 8.9
3.1 2.2 3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3 4 3.3
Key stats in Non League Premier: Northern this season:
  • Matlock Town have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Matlock Town have the fewest dropped points from leading position (2) in Non League Premier: Northern
  • Matlock Town have the fewest scored goals (9) away in Non League Premier: Northern
  • Matlock Town haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Stafford Rangers have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Matlock Town have scored away.
  • Stafford Rangers have the most dropped points from leading position (16) in Non League Premier: Northern
  • Stafford Rangers haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.

  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 22 14 5 3 38 19 13 9 3 1 25 10 9 5 2 2 13 9 19 47
2 Hyde United 25 12 7 6 38 20 14 7 3 4 20 10 11 5 4 2 18 10 18 43
3 Gainsborough Trinity 23 11 9 3 47 20 11 3 6 2 17 11 12 8 3 1 30 9 27 42
4 Warrington Town 24 10 8 6 37 27 13 6 4 3 19 14 11 4 4 3 18 13 10 38
5 Bamber Bridge 24 11 5 8 37 43 11 7 3 1 25 14 13 4 2 7 12 29 -6 38
6 Rylands 25 10 6 9 45 36 13 6 2 5 18 14 12 4 4 4 27 22 9 36
7 United of Manchester 24 11 5 8 40 26 13 5 5 3 23 17 11 6 0 5 17 9 14 35
8 Marine 23 9 8 6 32 19 11 5 3 3 17 9 12 4 5 3 15 10 13 35
9 Radcliffe Borough 23 9 8 6 32 29 11 6 2 3 19 14 12 3 6 3 13 15 3 35
10 Matlock Town 23 10 5 8 34 32 12 6 5 1 25 13 11 4 0 7 9 19 2 35
11 Guiseley 24 10 4 10 33 33 12 6 1 5 16 17 12 4 3 5 17 16 0 34
12 Stafford Rangers 24 9 6 9 33 33 13 6 3 4 21 17 11 3 3 5 12 16 0 33
13 Ashton United 25 10 5 10 32 35 11 4 3 4 13 15 14 6 2 6 19 20 -3 32
14 Atherton Collieries 24 6 11 7 22 28 11 2 5 4 10 12 13 4 6 3 12 16 -6 29
15 Lancaster City 23 6 10 7 23 27 13 2 7 4 9 13 10 4 3 3 14 14 -4 28
16 Stalybridge Celtic 24 7 6 11 23 31 11 3 2 6 11 15 13 4 4 5 12 16 -8 27
17 Whitby Town 24 7 5 12 25 35 11 3 1 7 10 19 13 4 4 5 15 16 -10 26
18 Morpeth Town 23 7 4 12 32 36 11 5 1 5 18 15 12 2 3 7 14 21 -4 25
19 Nantwich Town 24 6 6 12 20 28 11 2 3 6 10 13 13 4 3 6 10 15 -8 24
20 Marske United 18 7 2 9 27 33 9 3 1 5 13 17 9 4 1 4 14 16 -6 23
21 Liversedge 21 5 2 14 18 47 11 1 0 10 6 28 10 4 2 4 12 19 -29 17
22 Belper Town 24 4 5 15 23 54 11 2 3 6 12 27 13 2 2 9 11 27 -31 17

Table
  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 22 14 5 3 38 19 13 9 3 1 25 10 9 5 2 2 13 9 19 47
2 Hyde United 25 12 7 6 38 20 14 7 3 4 20 10 11 5 4 2 18 10 18 43
3 Gainsborough Trinity 23 11 9 3 47 20 11 3 6 2 17 11 12 8 3 1 30 9 27 42
4 Warrington Town 24 10 8 6 37 27 13 6 4 3 19 14 11 4 4 3 18 13 10 38
5 Bamber Bridge 24 11 5 8 37 43 11 7 3 1 25 14 13 4 2 7 12 29 -6 38
6 Rylands 25 10 6 9 45 36 13 6 2 5 18 14 12 4 4 4 27 22 9 36
7 United of Manchester 24 11 5 8 40 26 13 5 5 3 23 17 11 6 0 5 17 9 14 35
8 Marine 23 9 8 6 32 19 11 5 3 3 17 9 12 4 5 3 15 10 13 35
9 Radcliffe Borough 23 9 8 6 32 29 11 6 2 3 19 14 12 3 6 3 13 15 3 35
10 Matlock Town 23 10 5 8 34 32 12 6 5 1 25 13 11 4 0 7 9 19 2 35
11 Guiseley 24 10 4 10 33 33 12 6 1 5 16 17 12 4 3 5 17 16 0 34
12 Stafford Rangers 24 9 6 9 33 33 13 6 3 4 21 17 11 3 3 5 12 16 0 33
13 Ashton United 25 10 5 10 32 35 11 4 3 4 13 15 14 6 2 6 19 20 -3 32
14 Atherton Collieries 24 6 11 7 22 28 11 2 5 4 10 12 13 4 6 3 12 16 -6 29
15 Lancaster City 23 6 10 7 23 27 13 2 7 4 9 13 10 4 3 3 14 14 -4 28
16 Stalybridge Celtic 24 7 6 11 23 31 11 3 2 6 11 15 13 4 4 5 12 16 -8 27
17 Whitby Town 24 7 5 12 25 35 11 3 1 7 10 19 13 4 4 5 15 16 -10 26
18 Morpeth Town 23 7 4 12 32 36 11 5 1 5 18 15 12 2 3 7 14 21 -4 25
19 Nantwich Town 24 6 6 12 20 28 11 2 3 6 10 13 13 4 3 6 10 15 -8 24
20 Marske United 18 7 2 9 27 33 9 3 1 5 13 17 9 4 1 4 14 16 -6 23
21 Liversedge 21 5 2 14 18 47 11 1 0 10 6 28 10 4 2 4 12 19 -29 17
22 Belper Town 24 4 5 15 23 54 11 2 3 6 12 27 13 2 2 9 11 27 -31 17

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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.