Stalybridge Celtic manager Haworth looking for three points in Atherton Collieries showdown

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Competition: England Non League Premier: Northern
Competition: Sat 22.April
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Bower Fold (6500 seats)

Non League Premier: Northern: We're looking at an engrossing and vital duel featuring Stalybridge Celtic and Atherton Collieries at Bower Fold. They both need to win this!

Insights:
  • Stalybridge Celtic is in the worst form (0-2-4)
  • Atherton Collieries have the fewest scored goals (35) in Non League Premier: Northern

For Stalybridge relegation is already certain this season. Only divine intervention and/or time travel can save them and neither look likely. Atherton Collieries are fighting to avoid relegation and will work hard for points.

Stalybridge Celtic have less rest than Atherton Collieries in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Non League Premier: Northern game only four days ago. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Marske United.

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Stalybridge Celtic form and stats

The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the Non League Premier: Northern this season. Stalybridge Celtic have only managed 5 wins, 4 draws and 11 losses from their games here at Bower Fold.

Stalybridge faced defeat in their previous match, away at Marske United (2-4). A goal frenzy last time out for Stalybridge Celtic, with a total of 6 goals in the match against Marske United. Fun stuff to watch!

Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Rylands (0-1).

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Stalybridge Celtic handle that role? We have found 7 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 2 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats.

Sports bettors should know that 9 of the latest 11 league matches from these players have seen goals scored by both teams.

Stalybridge Celtic has scored 24 league goals at home this season, in 20 matches. Stalybridge have conceded 33 from these games.

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Atherton Collieries form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team, who have the fewest scored goals (35) in Non League Premier: Northern, on their Non League Premier: Northern travels is 5 wins, 6 draws and 9 defeats. Three might be a magic number, but there's been little wizardry in Atherton Collieries's last three away games as they have all been lost.

Atherton Collieries failed to get anything from their last game, a home match vs Whitby Town (placed 14th) that ended with defeat 1-3.

Prior to that match, a home win 2-1 against Guiseley.

Atherton Collieries are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 6 wins, 4 draws and 7 defeats. From a total of 17 matches.

Highlight this: 11 of the latest 14 league matches featuring this team have seen only one (or no) team scoring (Both Teams to Score NO in sports betting terms).

There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Collieries manager Cooke as the team has another away game coming up in only four days, this time against Southport.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Atherton Collieries as they have only managed to score 15 times from 20 away games in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. 29 goals have been conceded by Atherton Collieries in these games. When Atherton Collieries is visiting a side on the bottom half, 4 of 6 matches have ended with three or more goals. These are matches against Liversedge, Atherton Collieries, Nantwich Town, Morpeth Town, Belper Town, Marske United and Ashton United.

Head 2 Head

Stalybridge have put together a streak of 4 consecutive games without defeat (2-2-0) when playing Atherton Collieries.

Atherton Collieries - Stalybridge Celtic 1-1 was the scoreline in these contenders' previous H2H match, played this season.

Stalybridge Celtic missing players

Atherton Collieries missing players

Stalybridge Celtic Atherton Collieries
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
41 20 6 Played P 6 20 41
10 5 2 Won W 2 5 11
11 4 0 Drew D 0 6 13
20 11 4 Lost L 4 9 17
47 24 10 Scored S 5 15 35
61 33 15 Conceded C 12 29 54
95% 90% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 85% 93%
73% 70% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 83% 70% 76%
46% 60% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 45% 34%
24% 30% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 17% 15% 12%
17% 25% 50% Over 4.5 O 4.5 17% 5% 2%
54% 55% 83% BTTS BTTS 33% 35% 41%
24% 25% 0% Clean Sheets C S 17% 25% 24%
27% 30% 17% Failed to Score F T 50% 55% 41%
 
3.6 4.5 5 Corners for (avg) C F 3.5 3.1 3.4
4.8 4.9 3.2 Corners against (avg) C A 3.2 3.9 4.2
1.4 1.5 1.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.8 2.2 1.7
7 4 2 Red cards R C 1 1 3
 
7.8 10.3 10.7 Shots (avg) S ( 5 6 5.5
3.1 4 4.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2 3 2.6
35% 30% 37% Goal Efficiency G E 25% 26% 35%
 
10.3 11.8 11.5 Shots against (avg) S A 7.5 6.6 7.4
4.2 4.7 4.8 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.2 2.8 2.8
Key stats in Non League Premier: Northern this season:
  • Atherton Collieries have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Atherton Collieries have the fewest matches over the total-line (14) in Non League Premier: Northern
  • Atherton Collieries have the fewest scored goals (15) away in Non League Premier: Northern
  • Atherton Collieries have the fewest scored goals (35) in Non League Premier: Northern
  • Atherton Collieries have the fewest scored goals in the second half (18) in Non League Premier: Northern
  • Atherton Collieries have the most matches under the total-line (27) in Non League Premier: Northern
  • Stalybridge Celtic have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Stalybridge Celtic have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Stalybridge Celtic is in the worst form (0-2-4)

  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 41 25 10 6 71 36 21 14 5 2 43 20 20 11 5 4 28 16 35 85
2 Warrington Town 41 20 14 7 67 38 20 11 6 3 32 17 21 9 8 4 35 21 29 74
3 Bamber Bridge 41 22 7 12 61 61 20 14 5 1 39 20 21 8 2 11 22 41 0 73
4 Gainsborough Trinity 41 18 15 8 73 39 20 7 9 4 34 19 21 11 6 4 39 20 34 69
5 Hyde United 41 18 12 11 63 39 21 10 4 7 30 16 20 8 8 4 33 23 24 66
6 Radcliffe Borough 41 17 15 9 54 47 21 9 6 6 30 28 20 8 9 3 24 19 7 66
7 Matlock Town 41 18 11 12 55 49 21 10 9 2 33 18 20 8 2 10 22 31 6 65
8 Marine 41 17 10 14 56 44 20 9 4 7 31 23 21 8 6 7 25 21 12 61
9 United of Manchester 41 18 9 14 66 47 21 8 8 5 39 30 20 10 1 9 27 17 19 60
10 Rylands 41 17 8 16 61 52 21 11 3 7 28 20 20 6 5 9 33 32 9 59
11 Guiseley 41 16 7 18 53 52 21 9 3 9 26 26 20 7 4 9 27 26 1 55
12 Lancaster City 41 14 13 14 49 50 20 8 7 5 22 18 21 6 6 9 27 32 -1 55
13 Stafford Rangers 41 14 12 15 49 53 20 9 6 5 29 23 21 5 6 10 20 30 -4 54
14 Whitby Town 41 14 9 18 43 52 20 7 3 10 20 28 21 7 6 8 23 24 -9 51
15 Ashton United 41 15 8 18 56 63 21 8 3 10 29 34 20 7 5 8 27 29 -7 50
16 Morpeth Town 41 14 6 21 52 60 20 9 2 9 29 27 21 5 4 12 23 33 -8 48
17 Marske United 41 14 5 22 56 79 21 7 3 11 30 40 20 7 2 11 26 39 -23 47
18 Atherton Collieries 41 11 13 17 35 54 21 6 7 8 20 25 20 5 6 9 15 29 -19 46
19 Nantwich Town 41 11 10 20 42 54 20 4 4 12 16 27 21 7 6 8 26 27 -12 43
20 Stalybridge Celtic 41 10 11 20 47 61 20 5 4 11 24 33 21 5 7 9 23 28 -14 41
21 Liversedge 41 11 7 23 48 85 20 3 4 13 18 43 21 8 3 10 30 42 -37 40
22 Belper Town 41 7 8 26 42 84 21 3 5 13 20 42 20 4 3 13 22 42 -42 29

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.