Here's every single thing you should learn, and a little bit more, ahead of the Stalybridge Celtic - Stafford Rangers match!
- Stalybridge Celtic is in the worst form (0-2-4)
- Stafford Rangers have the fewest scored goals (12) away in Non League Premier: Northern
These are hectic days for the home side, as they were in action only four days ago in the Non League Premier: Northern. This match was also played here at Bower Fold. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Stafford Rangers have had more rest.
Stalybridge Celtic form and stats
Stalybridge Celtic's struggle is real here at Bower Fold with only 14 points collected from 15 Non League Premier: Northern games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 4-2-9. With Stalybridge having lost three times in a row here, the pressure is increasing on the manager Haworth.
The Stalybridge Celtic club members got no joy from their last match, also played here at Bower Fold: A 2-3 defeat against Matlock Town (placed 6th).
Preceding that game was the away draw at United of Manchester that finished 1-1.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 13 games. Stalybridge Celtic has won 6 of these, drawn 2 and lost 5.
There will be little rest for Stalybridge Celtic after this match as they are travelling to Congleton Town FC for a Cheshire Senior Cup game in only three days.
Stalybridge are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 16 goals in 15 games. On the other hand, Stalybridge Celtic have conceded 21 goals.
Stafford Rangers form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Stafford Rangers so far with only 12 points returning home. The records show 3-3-9 (win-draw-lose). It's all red in the travel logs of Stafford, having lost six matches in a row as the visiting team.
Stafford Rangers won their last game, 2-1 versus Lancaster City played at home. Those three points felt good as this side had gone three league games without victory.
A 1-1 draw was the result before that, hosting Ashton United.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 17 similar matches played by Stafford Rangers in our archives, and the results are: 6 wins for Stafford, 7 draws and 4 defeats.
A quick return to home after this game, as Stafford Rangers are hosting Leek Town in the Staffordshire Senior Cup only three days away.
The visitors have scored 12 goals from 15 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Stafford have conceded 24 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
These sides played each other previously this match year: Stafford Rangers - Stalybridge Celtic 0-3. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Stalybridge Celtic four wins, two draws and Stafford Rangers four victories. As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five games had two or less.
Stalybridge Celtic missing players
Stafford Rangers missing players
| Stalybridge Celtic | Stafford Rangers | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 32 | 15 | 5 | Played | P | 5 | 15 | 32 |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 3 | 11 |
| 8 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 15 | 9 | 3 | Lost | L | 3 | 9 | 14 |
| 34 | 16 | 4 | Scored | S | 8 | 12 | 38 |
| 40 | 21 | 5 | Conceded | C | 9 | 24 | 45 |
| 94% | 87% | 80% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 93% | 97% |
| 69% | 60% | 60% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 73% | 81% |
| 41% | 53% | 40% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 47% | 47% |
| 16% | 20% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 20% | 16% |
| 9% | 20% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 7% | 9% |
| 47% | 47% | 40% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 53% | 56% |
| 31% | 33% | 40% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 13% | 22% |
| 28% | 33% | 40% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 40% | 25% |
| 3.9 | 4.7 | 5.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2 | 3.2 | 3.7 |
| 5 | 5.2 | 6.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 9 | 5.4 | 4.4 |
| 1.4 | 1.4 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 1.1 | 0.8 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7.8 | 10.1 | 11.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8 | 6.9 | 8 |
| 3 | 3.6 | 3.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6 | 2.9 | 3.1 |
| 32% | 30% | 24% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 17% | 15% | 31% |
| 10.3 | 11.4 | 11.4 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8 | 10.4 | 8.9 |
| 4.1 | 4.5 | 4.4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 4.7 | 3.6 |
- Stafford Rangers have the fewest scored goals (12) away in Non League Premier: Northern
- 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 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 | 30 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 54 | 26 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 37 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 28 | 64 |
| 2 | Hyde United | 32 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 53 | 30 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 13 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 28 | 17 | 23 | 57 |
| 3 | Radcliffe Borough | 30 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 46 | 36 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 28 | 19 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 17 | 10 | 52 |
| 4 | Warrington Town | 31 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 45 | 30 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 14 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 22 | 16 | 15 | 51 |
| 5 | Marine | 30 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 44 | 27 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 17 | 49 |
| 6 | Matlock Town | 31 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 43 | 38 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 26 | 14 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 17 | 24 | 5 | 49 |
| 7 | Bamber Bridge | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 45 | 49 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 28 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 33 | -4 | 49 |
| 8 | Gainsborough Trinity | 31 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 57 | 32 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 26 | 17 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 31 | 15 | 25 | 48 |
| 9 | Guiseley | 32 | 14 | 6 | 12 | 45 | 39 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 23 | 20 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 19 | 6 | 48 |
| 10 | United of Manchester | 31 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 49 | 35 | 17 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 30 | 23 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 19 | 12 | 14 | 44 |
| 11 | Rylands | 32 | 12 | 6 | 14 | 48 | 43 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 28 | 26 | 5 | 42 |
| 12 | Whitby Town | 31 | 12 | 6 | 13 | 33 | 39 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 23 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 16 | -6 | 42 |
| 13 | Stafford Rangers | 32 | 11 | 7 | 14 | 38 | 45 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 26 | 21 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 24 | -7 | 40 |
| 14 | Ashton United | 31 | 11 | 7 | 13 | 38 | 43 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 24 | -5 | 37 |
| 15 | Lancaster City | 30 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 30 | 36 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 22 | -6 | 36 |
| 16 | Atherton Collieries | 30 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 28 | 36 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 21 | -8 | 36 |
| 17 | Stalybridge Celtic | 32 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 34 | 40 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 21 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 19 | -6 | 35 |
| 18 | Morpeth Town | 30 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 40 | 44 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 23 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 26 | -4 | 34 |
| 19 | Nantwich Town | 32 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 30 | 43 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 20 | -13 | 32 |
| 20 | Marske United | 27 | 9 | 2 | 16 | 38 | 57 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 23 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 23 | 34 | -19 | 29 |
| 21 | Liversedge | 28 | 7 | 3 | 18 | 29 | 63 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 34 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 29 | -34 | 24 |
| 22 | Belper Town | 31 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 33 | 69 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 35 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 18 | 34 | -36 | 22 |
