Non League Premier: Northern match prediction: Little separates Stalybridge Celtic and Whitby Town in quality

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Competition: England Non League Premier: Northern
Competition: Sat 19.February
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Bower Fold (6500 seats)

Non League Premier: Northern: The average league table spots illustrates the road Stalybridge Celtic and Whitby Town have taken so far. Both participants are eager to play; let's get this baby out!

Insights:
  • Stalybridge Celtic haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Whitby Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

Stalybridge Celtic have less rest than Whitby Town in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Non League Premier: Northern game only four days ago. This match was also played here at Bower Fold. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Whitby Town have had more rest.

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Stalybridge Celtic form and stats

6 victories, 3 draws and 6 defeats. That’s what Stalybridge Celtic have to build on here at Bower Fold in the Non League Premier: Northern.

Stalybridge Celtic's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 1-5 versus Nantwich Town (placed 20th).

In the game before, an away victory match versus Witton Albion with a 2-0 scoreline.

This is expected to be a close game, with Stalybridge perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Stalybridge Celtic as a small favourite), we find 15 games. Stalybridge Celtic has won three of these, drawn three and lost nine.

A decent goal production from Stalybridge Celtic in their home games so far, with 23 goals from 15 league matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. 22 goals have been conceded.

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Whitby Town form and stats

As the visiting team in Non League Premier: Northern matches, Whitby Town have produced an overall stat of 7-3-5 so far.

Whitby Town delivered a 2-2 draw playing at home against Matlock Town (placed 1st) in their previous fixture.

Preceding that game, the 1-2 loss visiting Scarborough Athletic's place.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 20 similar matches played by Whitby in our archives, and the results are: twelve wins for Whitby Town, two draws and six defeats.

Whitby Town are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 19 away goals from 15 games (in the league). As opposed to that, Whitby Town have seen the ball go into their own net 21 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

The former head-to-head game ended Whitby Town - Stalybridge 0-1, earlier this season. As for the last eight games between these two teams, there's five Stalybridge Celtic victories, zero draws and three Whitby Town wins. Over/under statistics; six of these games ended with three goals or more, two matches with two goals or less.

Stalybridge Celtic missing players

Whitby Town missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Stalybridge Celtic Whitby Town
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
30 15 3 Played P 4 15 31
11 6 3 Won W 2 7 14
5 3 0 Drew D 1 3 7
14 6 0 Lost L 1 5 10
41 23 5 Scored S 2 19 41
42 22 1 Conceded C 2 21 39
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 75% 87% 90%
83% 80% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 25% 67% 68%
47% 47% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 53% 52%
23% 33% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 27% 26%
13% 20% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 20% 13%
50% 53% 33% BTTS BTTS 0% 53% 45%
27% 27% 67% Clean Sheets C S 75% 27% 32%
23% 20% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 33% 32%
 
4.2 4.8 2 Corners for (avg) C F 0 3.2 1.4
4.2 4.4 1.3 Corners against (avg) C A 0 4.4 1.9
1.1 1.2 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0.9 0.4
1 1 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
8.2 8.5 4.7 Shots (avg) S ( 0 7.2 3.2
3.2 3.3 1.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 3.6 1.6
42% 46% 125% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 41% 97%
 
9.2 8.9 2.3 Shots against (avg) S A 0 10.2 4.6
4.1 3.4 0.7 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 3.9 1.7
Key stats in Non League Premier: Northern this season:
  • Stalybridge Celtic have created more than twice as many corners as Whitby Town.
  • Stalybridge Celtic haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Whitby Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Whitby Town have won significantly more corners away than at home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Matlock Town 29 18 4 7 50 26 15 9 2 4 28 13 14 9 2 3 22 13 24 58
2 South Shields 29 17 6 6 48 26 15 10 2 3 28 13 14 7 4 3 20 13 22 57
3 Buxton 30 16 8 6 59 33 15 9 4 2 37 16 15 7 4 4 22 17 26 56
4 Scarborough Athletic 32 16 7 9 43 39 16 8 4 4 25 18 16 8 3 5 18 21 4 55
5 Warrington Town 31 14 10 7 52 37 16 8 4 4 29 18 15 6 6 3 23 19 15 52
6 United of Manchester 32 15 4 13 52 43 16 10 1 5 32 18 16 5 3 8 20 25 9 49
7 Bamber Bridge 30 15 4 11 49 41 15 6 3 6 25 20 15 9 1 5 24 21 8 49
8 Whitby Town 31 14 7 10 41 39 16 7 4 5 22 18 15 7 3 5 19 21 2 49
9 Stafford Rangers 30 11 12 7 37 27 14 3 6 5 12 12 16 8 6 2 25 15 10 45
10 Morpeth Town 28 12 7 9 44 38 15 8 4 3 25 15 13 4 3 6 19 23 6 43
11 Lancaster City 31 13 3 15 37 39 15 7 2 6 14 14 16 6 1 9 23 25 -2 42
12 Stalybridge Celtic 30 11 5 14 41 42 15 6 3 6 23 22 15 5 2 8 18 20 -1 38
13 Radcliffe Borough 31 11 5 15 42 51 15 7 1 7 25 23 16 4 4 8 17 28 -9 38
14 Atherton Collieries 28 11 4 13 25 30 12 6 2 4 16 12 16 5 2 9 9 18 -5 37
15 Basford United 31 10 7 14 27 34 16 5 6 5 16 14 15 5 1 9 11 20 -7 37
16 Mickleover Sports 30 10 6 14 35 47 16 7 4 5 22 20 14 3 2 9 13 27 -12 36
17 Gainsborough Trinity 30 8 11 11 27 39 15 7 7 1 17 11 15 1 4 10 10 28 -12 35
18 Ashton United 29 8 9 12 37 38 14 6 4 4 19 12 15 2 5 8 18 26 -1 33
19 Hyde United 31 9 5 17 38 52 16 7 1 8 23 25 15 2 4 9 15 27 -14 32
20 Nantwich Town 30 8 6 16 32 42 14 2 3 9 13 23 16 6 3 7 19 19 -10 30
21 Witton Albion 28 7 6 15 32 56 15 4 2 9 18 28 13 3 4 6 14 28 -24 27
22 Grantham Town 31 5 8 18 33 62 15 1 3 11 15 32 16 4 5 7 18 30 -29 23

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 Matlock Town 29 18 4 7 50 26 15 9 2 4 28 13 14 9 2 3 22 13 24 58
2 South Shields 29 17 6 6 48 26 15 10 2 3 28 13 14 7 4 3 20 13 22 57
3 Buxton 30 16 8 6 59 33 15 9 4 2 37 16 15 7 4 4 22 17 26 56
4 Scarborough Athletic 32 16 7 9 43 39 16 8 4 4 25 18 16 8 3 5 18 21 4 55
5 Warrington Town 31 14 10 7 52 37 16 8 4 4 29 18 15 6 6 3 23 19 15 52
6 United of Manchester 32 15 4 13 52 43 16 10 1 5 32 18 16 5 3 8 20 25 9 49
7 Bamber Bridge 30 15 4 11 49 41 15 6 3 6 25 20 15 9 1 5 24 21 8 49
8 Whitby Town 31 14 7 10 41 39 16 7 4 5 22 18 15 7 3 5 19 21 2 49
9 Stafford Rangers 30 11 12 7 37 27 14 3 6 5 12 12 16 8 6 2 25 15 10 45
10 Morpeth Town 28 12 7 9 44 38 15 8 4 3 25 15 13 4 3 6 19 23 6 43
11 Lancaster City 31 13 3 15 37 39 15 7 2 6 14 14 16 6 1 9 23 25 -2 42
12 Stalybridge Celtic 30 11 5 14 41 42 15 6 3 6 23 22 15 5 2 8 18 20 -1 38
13 Radcliffe Borough 31 11 5 15 42 51 15 7 1 7 25 23 16 4 4 8 17 28 -9 38
14 Atherton Collieries 28 11 4 13 25 30 12 6 2 4 16 12 16 5 2 9 9 18 -5 37
15 Basford United 31 10 7 14 27 34 16 5 6 5 16 14 15 5 1 9 11 20 -7 37
16 Mickleover Sports 30 10 6 14 35 47 16 7 4 5 22 20 14 3 2 9 13 27 -12 36
17 Gainsborough Trinity 30 8 11 11 27 39 15 7 7 1 17 11 15 1 4 10 10 28 -12 35
18 Ashton United 29 8 9 12 37 38 14 6 4 4 19 12 15 2 5 8 18 26 -1 33
19 Hyde United 31 9 5 17 38 52 16 7 1 8 23 25 15 2 4 9 15 27 -14 32
20 Nantwich Town 30 8 6 16 32 42 14 2 3 9 13 23 16 6 3 7 19 19 -10 30
21 Witton Albion 28 7 6 15 32 56 15 4 2 9 18 28 13 3 4 6 14 28 -24 27
22 Grantham Town 31 5 8 18 33 62 15 1 3 11 15 32 16 4 5 7 18 30 -29 23

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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.