Soccer match preview: Home supporters have high expectations when Stafford Rangers take on Witton Albion

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Competition: England Non League Premier: Northern
Competition: Tue 28.September
Match begins: 18:45 (UTC)
Venue: Marston Road (4150 seats)

Stafford Rangers have taken 10 of their 15 in total here at their own stadium. What will happen versus Witton Albion?

Insights:
  • Stafford Rangers haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Witton Albion have the most conceded goals (15) away in Non League Premier: Northern

It's no vacation for neither Stafford nor Witton Albion 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.

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Stafford Rangers form and stats

3-1-2 (win-draw-lost) are the Non League Premier: Northern numbers at home for Stafford Rangers so far this season.

The spoils were shared in Stafford Rangers's previous game, also at home. Visiting Atherton Collieries (placed 11th) travelled back with a draw after a 1-1 scoreline.

Ahead of that match, Stafford won a home game hosting Matlock Town (2-0).

Stafford are traveling soon after this match as the Non League Premier: Northern match at Stalybridge Celtic awaits in four days.

Stafford are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 8 goals in 6 games. Stafford Rangers have only conceded 4 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Witton Albion form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their Non League Premier: Northern travels is 1 win, 2 draws and 2 defeats.

The supporters enjoyed Witton's previous game versus Mickleover Sports (placed 15th), a Non League Premier: Northern 1-0 win played at home.

It was a FA Cup defeat before that one as the away game against Atherton Collieries wasn't a success with a 1-3 loss.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Grantham Town in just four days.

Witton have scored 5 goals on their travels this season, from 5 away games in the league. Witton Albion can't defend away. 15 goals have been scored by the opposition in 5 matches, an average of more than three per game. You might want to look at the total goal statistics, which can be found on the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Stafford Rangers two wins, five draws and Witton Albion three victories. As for goals, seven matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three games had two or less.

Stafford Rangers missing players

Witton Albion missing players

Stafford Rangers Witton Albion
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
10 6 2 Played P 1 5 9
4 3 2 Won W 0 1 2
3 1 0 Drew D 1 2 2
3 2 0 Lost L 0 2 5
12 8 5 Scored S 2 5 8
7 4 1 Conceded C 2 15 20
90% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
60% 67% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 67%
20% 17% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 60% 44%
20% 17% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 40% 33%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 20% 22%
40% 33% 50% BTTS BTTS 100% 60% 44%
30% 33% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 11%
40% 33% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 40% 44%
 
4.9 4.5 3.5 Corners for (avg) C F 0 2.5 2.8
5 2.5 2 Corners against (avg) C A 0 3 4.2
0.8 0.5 0.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0.5 0.8
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
7.4 5.5 5 Shots (avg) S ( 0 7 6.8
2.6 2.5 2.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 3 2.7
48% 60% 100% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 19%
Key stats in Non League Premier: Northern this season:
  • All of Witton Albion's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Stafford Rangers haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Witton Albion have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Witton Albion have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Witton Albion have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Witton Albion have the most conceded goals (15) away in Non League Premier: Northern
  • Witton Albion 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 South Shields 10 8 2 0 24 7 5 3 2 0 12 5 5 5 0 0 12 2 17 26
2 Matlock Town 10 8 0 2 25 9 5 5 0 0 18 3 5 3 0 2 7 6 16 24
3 Whitby Town 9 7 1 1 12 4 4 3 1 0 5 1 5 4 0 1 7 3 8 22
4 Buxton 9 5 4 0 18 7 4 3 1 0 10 3 5 2 3 0 8 4 11 19
5 Bamber Bridge 10 5 2 3 22 16 5 2 2 1 14 9 5 3 0 2 8 7 6 17
6 Warrington Town 10 5 2 3 13 11 5 3 1 1 7 4 5 2 1 2 6 7 2 17
7 Lancaster City 10 5 1 4 21 14 5 3 0 2 8 4 5 2 1 2 13 10 7 16
8 Basford United 10 4 4 2 11 9 5 2 3 0 6 3 5 2 1 2 5 6 2 16
9 Stafford Rangers 10 4 3 3 12 7 6 3 1 2 8 4 4 1 2 1 4 3 5 15
10 Scarborough Athletic 9 4 2 3 10 11 5 1 1 3 5 10 4 3 1 0 5 1 -1 14
11 Atherton Collieries 9 4 1 4 9 9 5 3 0 2 7 4 4 1 1 2 2 5 0 13
12 Hyde United 10 4 0 6 13 14 5 3 0 2 7 4 5 1 0 4 6 10 -1 12
13 Stalybridge Celtic 11 4 0 7 15 17 5 3 0 2 9 7 6 1 0 5 6 10 -2 12
14 United of Manchester 9 3 2 4 13 14 5 3 1 1 9 4 4 0 1 3 4 10 -1 11
15 Mickleover Sports 10 3 2 5 10 16 5 3 1 1 8 5 5 0 1 4 2 11 -6 11
16 Gainsborough Trinity 11 3 2 6 7 18 6 3 2 1 6 5 5 0 0 5 1 13 -11 11
17 Nantwich Town 10 3 1 6 7 12 5 1 0 4 3 7 5 2 1 2 4 5 -5 10
18 Radcliffe Borough 10 2 3 5 8 15 5 2 0 3 6 8 5 0 3 2 2 7 -7 9
19 Ashton United 10 1 5 4 11 14 5 1 3 1 6 6 5 0 2 3 5 8 -3 8
20 Witton Albion 9 2 2 5 8 20 4 1 0 3 3 5 5 1 2 2 5 15 -12 8
21 Grantham Town 10 1 3 6 10 25 5 0 2 3 5 14 5 1 1 3 5 11 -15 6
22 Morpeth Town 10 1 2 7 11 21 4 1 1 2 6 7 6 0 1 5 5 14 -10 5

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.