Lancaster City have travelled here for an action-packed duel versus the home side Stalybridge Celtic. Read up on the fixture with this in-depth Non League Premier: Northern preview!
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Stalybridge Celtic form and stats
The home fans saw their team lose the first Non League Premier: Northern game of the season here at Bower Fold. Last season these fans witnessed 9 wins, 3 draws and 9 losses from Stalybridge Celtic's 21 home games.
Johnson was the last player to score a league goal for Stalybridge and it's becoming a more and more distant memory as Stalybridge Celtic haven't scored in 266 minutes.
The Stalybridge Celtic supporters got no joy from their last match, also played here at Bower Fold: A 0-1 defeat against Warrington Town (placed 2nd).
Prior to that was the away defeat visiting South Shields (0-2).This is expected to be a close game, with Stalybridge Celtic perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Stalybridge as a small favourite), we find 16 games. Stalybridge Celtic has won 4 of these, drawn 3 and lost 9.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Stalybridge Celtic as they are travelling to their away game against Matlock Town in the Non League Premier: Northern. That match is three days after this one.
Early season league goal statistics from Stalybridge Celtic's 1 home game: 0 goals, 1 conceded.
Lancaster City form and stats
The visitors settled for one point in their first Non League Premier: Northern away game of the season. During their previous season 21 away games resulted in 7 wins, 2 draws and 12 defeats.
Lancaster has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Marine for a 0-0 draw.
A 1-1 draw was the result before that, hosting Nantwich Town.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Lancaster City playing away and similar expectations, we found 17 relevant matches. Results were 5 Lancaster City wins, 4 draws and 8 defeats.
After this away game Lancaster City return home for a Non League Premier: Northern game against Radcliffe Borough. That game is only three sleeps after this.
Lancaster City have the goal stats of 0-0 (for/against) from 1 business trip in the league at this early stage of the season.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the previous ten meetings between these two squads are: four wins for Stalybridge, two draws and four wins for Lancaster City. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: six games.
Stalybridge Celtic missing players
Lancaster City missing players
| Stalybridge Celtic | Lancaster City | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 100% | 50% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 100% | 50% |
| 2.5 | 4 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7.5 | 5 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 5 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.5 | 3 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 12 | 8 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 6 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stalybridge Celtic | Last season | Lancaster City | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 42 | 21 | Played | P | 21 | 42 | ||
| 15 | 9 | Won | W | 7 | 17 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | ||
| 20 | 9 | Lost | L | 12 | 20 | ||
| 51 | 29 | Scored | S | 27 | 44 | ||
| 59 | 29 | Conceded | C | 35 | 51 | ||
| 98% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 95% | 93% | ||
| 79% | 76% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 71% | 57% | ||
| 48% | 48% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 57% | 36% | ||
| 21% | 24% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 19% | ||
| 10% | 14% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 14% | 10% | ||
| 43% | 43% | BTTS | BTTS | 48% | 31% | ||
| 29% | 29% | Clean Sheets | C S | 24% | 36% | ||
| 31% | 29% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 40% | ||
| 4.2 | 4.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.6 | 2.7 | ||
| 4 | 4.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.2 | 2.6 | ||
| 1 | 1.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.1 | 0.9 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 9 | 9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.6 | 5.2 | ||
| 3.4 | 3.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.9 | 2 | ||
| 35% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 55% | 58% | ||
| 9.2 | 8.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 6.2 | 4 | ||
| 4.1 | 3.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.1 | 2 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Stafford Rangers | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 2 | Warrington Town | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | Gainsborough Trinity | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | Marine | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | Marske United | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | South Shields | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 7 | Ashton United | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | Radcliffe Borough | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 9 | United of Manchester | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 10 | Atherton Collieries | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 11 | Liversedge | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 12 | Matlock Town | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 13 | Guiseley | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | -1 | 3 |
| 14 | Nantwich Town | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 15 | Hyde United | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 16 | Lancaster City | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 17 | Bamber Bridge | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 1 |
| 18 | Rylands | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -3 | 1 |
| 19 | Whitby Town | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 |
| 20 | Stalybridge Celtic | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 0 |
| 21 | Morpeth Town | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 0 |
| 22 | Belper Town | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -5 | 0 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Buxton | 42 | 23 | 12 | 7 | 80 | 38 | 21 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 48 | 17 | 21 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 32 | 21 | 42 | 81 |
| 2 | South Shields | 42 | 23 | 9 | 10 | 71 | 40 | 21 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 47 | 21 | 21 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 24 | 19 | 31 | 78 |
| 3 | Scarborough Athletic | 42 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 61 | 48 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 35 | 23 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 25 | 13 | 74 |
| 4 | Matlock Town | 42 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 59 | 36 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 31 | 15 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 28 | 21 | 23 | 72 |
| 5 | Warrington Town | 42 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 67 | 47 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 36 | 24 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 31 | 23 | 20 | 71 |
| 6 | Bamber Bridge | 42 | 21 | 6 | 15 | 67 | 59 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 35 | 30 | 21 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 32 | 29 | 8 | 69 |
| 7 | Whitby Town | 42 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 57 | 50 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 27 | 20 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 30 | 30 | 7 | 66 |
| 8 | Stafford Rangers | 42 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 55 | 39 | 21 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 26 | 18 | 21 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 29 | 21 | 16 | 61 |
| 9 | United of Manchester | 42 | 18 | 7 | 17 | 66 | 57 | 21 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 38 | 24 | 21 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 28 | 33 | 9 | 61 |
| 10 | Morpeth Town | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 67 | 59 | 21 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 35 | 21 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 32 | 38 | 8 | 61 |
| 11 | Lancaster City | 42 | 17 | 5 | 20 | 44 | 51 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 16 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 27 | 35 | -7 | 56 |
| 12 | Mickleover Sports | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 54 | 65 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 34 | 30 | 21 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 20 | 35 | -11 | 55 |
| 13 | Nantwich Town | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 46 | 52 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 24 | 27 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 22 | 25 | -6 | 52 |
| 14 | Stalybridge Celtic | 42 | 15 | 7 | 20 | 51 | 59 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 29 | 29 | 21 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 22 | 30 | -8 | 52 |
| 15 | Ashton United | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 50 | 59 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 22 | 21 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 24 | 37 | -9 | 51 |
| 16 | Radcliffe Borough | 42 | 15 | 6 | 21 | 56 | 73 | 21 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 34 | 35 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 22 | 38 | -17 | 51 |
| 17 | Gainsborough Trinity | 42 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 40 | 52 | 21 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 26 | 17 | 21 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 35 | -12 | 50 |
| 18 | Hyde United | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 52 | 65 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 29 | 34 | 21 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 23 | 31 | -13 | 50 |
| 19 | Atherton Collieries | 42 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 34 | 45 | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 25 | -11 | 48 |
| 20 | Basford United | 42 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 32 | 49 | 21 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 15 | 30 | -17 | 45 |
| 21 | Witton Albion | 42 | 12 | 7 | 23 | 48 | 78 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 27 | 37 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 21 | 41 | -30 | 43 |
| 22 | Grantham Town | 42 | 8 | 10 | 24 | 45 | 81 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 23 | 39 | 21 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 22 | 42 | -36 | 34 |