Non League Premier: Northern: Stalybridge Celtic expected to overpower Belper Town

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Competition: England Non League Premier: Northern
Competition: Sat 04.March
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Bower Fold (6500 seats)

This fixture features two contenders residing in the lower section of the Non League Premier: Northern, Stalybridge Celtic holding 18th place and Belper Town in 22nd. A decent chance for one of the participants to upgrade their situation.

Insights:
  • Stalybridge Celtic is in the worst form (0-2-4)
  • Belper Town have the most conceded goals (70) in Non League Premier: Northern

There have been limited time to rest for the home side, as they played a Cheshire Senior Cup match only four days earlier. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Congleton Town FC.

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Stalybridge Celtic form and stats

Stalybridge Celtic's results here at Bower Fold in the Non League Premier: Northern have been very modest with 4 victories, 2 draws and 10 defeats. The home stadium (Bower Fold) is supposed to be a fortress, but for Stalybridge it's been a house of straw as the last four games here have all been lost. Can they turn things around?

The followers are hoping that Stalybridge Celtic will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 0-1 away defeat in the Cheshire Senior Cup fixture against Congleton Town FC.

Ahead of that match, Stalybridge Celtic lost 0-2 at home to Stafford Rangers.

Stalybridge Celtic's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 23 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Belper Town form and stats

There's been little loot from Belper Town's travels as they have only collected 12 points from 16 away games in the Non League Premier: Northern. Belper Town only have 3 wins to counter their 10 defeats and 3 draws.

Belper's previous game was their home loss versus South Shields (0-1).

A 2-2 draw at Gainsborough Trinity's stadium before that.

As mentioned above, the odds for this match puts the home team as favourites. Perhaps this eases the pressure on the away team, who are capable of producing an upset here on a good day. Looking at earlier matches with similar odds and Belper Town playing away, we found 4 games. Results were 1 away win, 1 draw and 2 home wins.

Betting fact: Both sides have scored in 8 of this club's latest 10 league matches.

Belper Town have another match away in just three nights, a Non League Premier: Northern fixture against Ashton United. A hard schedule for the visiting team!

Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Belper have scored 18 goals in 16 league games away. Belper Town have conceded 34 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

Stalybridge Celtic and Belper Town have faced each other before this season: Belper Town - Stalybridge Celtic 2-0. As for the last two games between these two teams, there's zero Stalybridge victories, one draw and one Belper Town win. Over/under statistics; one of these games ended with three goals or more, one match with two goals or less.

Stalybridge Celtic missing players

Belper Town missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Stalybridge Celtic Belper Town
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
33 16 4 Played P 5 16 32
9 4 1 Won W 2 3 5
8 2 0 Drew D 1 3 7
16 10 3 Lost L 2 10 20
34 16 7 Scored S 7 18 33
42 23 10 Conceded C 6 34 70
94% 88% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
70% 62% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 94% 94%
39% 50% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 40% 62% 62%
15% 19% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 40% 44% 44%
9% 19% 50% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 12% 16%
45% 44% 75% BTTS BTTS 60% 69% 69%
30% 31% 0% Clean Sheets C S 20% 6% 6%
30% 38% 25% Failed to Score F T 20% 25% 25%
 
3.9 4.7 5.5 Corners for (avg) C F 5 4 3.7
5.1 5.4 3.5 Corners against (avg) C A 3 4.2 4.2
1.4 1.4 1.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.5 1.3 1.1
4 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
7.9 10.2 13 Shots (avg) S ( 11 5.3 6.6
2.9 3.5 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.5 2.3 2.9
32% 29% 35% Goal Efficiency G E 44% 48% 37%
 
10.4 11.5 11.2 Shots against (avg) S A 10 9.9 10.3
4 4.4 5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3 4.1 4.4
Key stats in Non League Premier: Northern this season:
  • Belper Town have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Belper Town have the most conceded goals (70) in Non League Premier: Northern
  • Belper Town have the most conceded goals in the first half (31) in Non League Premier: Northern
  • Belper Town have the most dropped points from leading position (20) in Non League Premier: Northern
  • Belper Town have the the worst goal difference (-16) away in Non League Premier: Northern
  • Belper Town have the the worst goal difference (-37) in Non League Premier: Northern
  • Belper Town haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Stalybridge Celtic have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Stalybridge Celtic have the fewest scored goals in the first half (10) in Non League Premier: Northern
  • 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 31 20 7 4 55 26 17 12 4 1 37 15 14 8 3 3 18 11 29 67
2 Hyde United 33 16 10 7 54 31 17 9 3 5 25 13 16 7 7 2 29 18 23 58
3 Warrington Town 33 14 13 6 49 33 17 8 6 3 25 16 16 6 7 3 24 17 16 55
4 Radcliffe Borough 32 15 10 7 49 39 16 8 4 4 28 21 16 7 6 3 21 18 10 55
5 Bamber Bridge 32 16 7 9 49 50 15 9 5 1 30 16 17 7 2 8 19 34 -1 55
6 Gainsborough Trinity 32 13 12 7 60 34 15 4 8 3 26 17 17 9 4 4 34 17 26 51
7 Matlock Town 32 14 8 10 44 39 16 7 7 2 27 15 16 7 1 8 17 24 5 50
8 Marine 31 13 10 8 44 28 16 8 4 4 26 15 15 5 6 4 18 13 16 49
9 Guiseley 33 14 6 13 46 42 17 8 2 7 24 23 16 6 4 6 22 19 4 48
10 United of Manchester 32 13 9 10 49 35 17 6 8 3 30 23 15 7 1 7 19 12 14 45
11 Rylands 33 12 7 14 48 43 17 7 3 7 20 17 16 5 4 7 28 26 5 43
12 Stafford Rangers 33 12 7 14 40 45 17 8 4 5 26 21 16 4 3 9 14 24 -5 43
13 Whitby Town 33 12 7 14 35 43 16 6 2 8 16 23 17 6 5 6 19 20 -8 43
14 Lancaster City 32 10 12 10 34 36 17 6 7 4 17 14 15 4 5 6 17 22 -2 42
15 Atherton Collieries 32 9 12 11 30 38 15 4 6 5 15 15 17 5 6 6 15 23 -8 39
16 Morpeth Town 31 11 4 16 42 45 16 8 1 7 25 19 15 3 3 9 17 26 -3 37
17 Ashton United 32 11 7 14 40 46 15 5 3 7 18 22 17 6 4 7 22 24 -6 37
18 Stalybridge Celtic 33 9 8 16 34 42 16 4 2 10 16 23 17 5 6 6 18 19 -8 35
19 Nantwich Town 33 8 8 17 31 45 16 3 3 10 13 23 17 5 5 7 18 22 -14 32
20 Marske United 29 9 2 18 39 61 12 3 1 8 16 25 17 6 1 10 23 36 -22 29
21 Liversedge 30 8 3 19 31 65 16 3 1 12 13 36 14 5 2 7 18 29 -34 27
22 Belper Town 32 5 7 20 33 70 16 2 4 10 15 36 16 3 3 10 18 34 -37 22

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 31 20 7 4 55 26 17 12 4 1 37 15 14 8 3 3 18 11 29 67
2 Hyde United 33 16 10 7 54 31 17 9 3 5 25 13 16 7 7 2 29 18 23 58
3 Warrington Town 33 14 13 6 49 33 17 8 6 3 25 16 16 6 7 3 24 17 16 55
4 Radcliffe Borough 32 15 10 7 49 39 16 8 4 4 28 21 16 7 6 3 21 18 10 55
5 Bamber Bridge 32 16 7 9 49 50 15 9 5 1 30 16 17 7 2 8 19 34 -1 55
6 Gainsborough Trinity 32 13 12 7 60 34 15 4 8 3 26 17 17 9 4 4 34 17 26 51
7 Matlock Town 32 14 8 10 44 39 16 7 7 2 27 15 16 7 1 8 17 24 5 50
8 Marine 31 13 10 8 44 28 16 8 4 4 26 15 15 5 6 4 18 13 16 49
9 Guiseley 33 14 6 13 46 42 17 8 2 7 24 23 16 6 4 6 22 19 4 48
10 United of Manchester 32 13 9 10 49 35 17 6 8 3 30 23 15 7 1 7 19 12 14 45
11 Rylands 33 12 7 14 48 43 17 7 3 7 20 17 16 5 4 7 28 26 5 43
12 Stafford Rangers 33 12 7 14 40 45 17 8 4 5 26 21 16 4 3 9 14 24 -5 43
13 Whitby Town 33 12 7 14 35 43 16 6 2 8 16 23 17 6 5 6 19 20 -8 43
14 Lancaster City 32 10 12 10 34 36 17 6 7 4 17 14 15 4 5 6 17 22 -2 42
15 Atherton Collieries 32 9 12 11 30 38 15 4 6 5 15 15 17 5 6 6 15 23 -8 39
16 Morpeth Town 31 11 4 16 42 45 16 8 1 7 25 19 15 3 3 9 17 26 -3 37
17 Ashton United 32 11 7 14 40 46 15 5 3 7 18 22 17 6 4 7 22 24 -6 37
18 Stalybridge Celtic 33 9 8 16 34 42 16 4 2 10 16 23 17 5 6 6 18 19 -8 35
19 Nantwich Town 33 8 8 17 31 45 16 3 3 10 13 23 17 5 5 7 18 22 -14 32
20 Marske United 29 9 2 18 39 61 12 3 1 8 16 25 17 6 1 10 23 36 -22 29
21 Liversedge 30 8 3 19 31 65 16 3 1 12 13 36 14 5 2 7 18 29 -34 27
22 Belper Town 32 5 7 20 33 70 16 2 4 10 15 36 16 3 3 10 18 34 -37 22

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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.