Only a win will satisfy the Warrington Town supporters in this Cantilever Park clash with Matlock Town, having a healthy lead on the opposition in the Non League Premier: Northern table.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Warrington Town form and stats
Warrington Town have collected 25 points from their Non League Premier: Northern home games so far after 7-4-3. Two home wins in a row for Warrington Town bring valid hopes of a third.
Warrington Town lost their last game at Lancaster City (placed 2nd) after a 1-2 scoreline. Ahead of that match, Warrington Town won a home game hosting Whitby Town (2-1).
The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from Warrington Town's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played five games, won three matches, drawn zero and lost two.
The Warrington Town fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 23 goals in 14 league matches. Warrington Town have conceded 16 in these home matches.
Matlock Town form and stats
The visitors are W4-D1-L7 on the road this term. That's in the Non League Premier: Northern. Three might be a magic number, but there's been little wizardry in Matlock Town's last three away games as they have all been lost.
Matlock Town won their last game, 4-0 versus Radcliffe Borough played at home. Preceding that match was the 1-1 draw at home vs Hyde United.
As mentioned above, Matlock Town was the only team on the pitch versus Radcliffe Borough in their previous game, winning 4-0. This could be a tougher task.
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 Matlock Town playing away, we found one game. Results were one away win, zero draws and zero home wins.
Matlock Town have scored 15 goals on their travels this season, from 12 away games in the league. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Matlock Town have conceded 21 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Matlock Town - Warrington Town 1-2 entered in the official records. Numbers for the last eight meetings between these two teams are: six wins for Warrington Town, one draw and one win for Matlock Town. Over 2,5 goals: three times; under 2,5 goals: five games.Warrington Town missing players
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| Warrington Town | Matlock Town | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 26 | 14 | 3 | Played | P | 5 | 12 | 25 |
| 11 | 7 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 10 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 4 | 7 | 13 |
| 42 | 23 | 5 | Scored | S | 6 | 15 | 34 |
| 34 | 16 | 3 | Conceded | C | 14 | 21 | 39 |
| 96% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 81% | 79% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 60% | 67% | 72% |
| 58% | 57% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 60% | 58% | 60% |
| 38% | 36% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 60% | 25% | 28% |
| 12% | 7% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 40% | 17% | 12% |
| 77% | 79% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 58% | 64% |
| 15% | 14% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 20% | 25% | 20% |
| 12% | 7% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 20% | 17% | 16% |
| 4.9 | 5.2 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.3 | 3.6 | 4.4 |
| 3.4 | 3.9 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.3 | 4.1 | 3.2 |
| 1.9 | 2.3 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.3 | 0.7 | 1.2 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 183 | 125 | 15 | Total Shots | T S | 20 | 62 | 162 |
| 83 | 58 | 5 | Shots on Target | S O | 10 | 21 | 65 |
| 39% | 31% | 20% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 48% | 38% |
- Matlock Town have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Matlock Town haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Warrington Town haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 | South Shields | 28 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 52 | 28 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 34 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 24 | 56 |
| 2 | Lancaster City | 29 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 52 | 36 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 13 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 29 | 23 | 16 | 51 |
| 3 | Basford United | 27 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 46 | 32 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 51 |
| 4 | United of Manchester | 25 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 58 | 37 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 34 | 21 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 24 | 16 | 21 | 46 |
| 5 | Nantwich Town | 25 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 47 | 34 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 13 | 44 |
| 6 | Warrington Town | 26 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 42 | 34 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 19 | 18 | 8 | 43 |
| 7 | Witton Albion | 28 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 36 | 36 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 20 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 0 | 38 |
| 8 | Stalybridge Celtic | 29 | 11 | 5 | 13 | 38 | 44 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 25 | 29 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 15 | -6 | 38 |
| 9 | Scarborough Athletic | 29 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 34 | 42 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 15 | 31 | -8 | 38 |
| 10 | Mickleover Sports | 25 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 39 | 41 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 27 | -2 | 37 |
| 11 | Hyde United | 29 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 46 | 49 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 27 | 22 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 27 | -3 | 37 |
| 12 | Bamber Bridge | 30 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 50 | 56 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 32 | 22 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 18 | 34 | -6 | 37 |
| 13 | Radcliffe Borough | 27 | 11 | 3 | 13 | 28 | 36 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 12 | 25 | -8 | 36 |
| 14 | Morpeth Town | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 35 | 32 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 3 | 35 |
| 15 | Whitby Town | 23 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 38 | 33 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 17 | 5 | 34 |
| 16 | Gainsborough Trinity | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 41 | 37 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 22 | 4 | 34 |
| 17 | Matlock Town | 25 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 34 | 39 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 21 | -5 | 28 |
| 18 | Buxton | 28 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 45 | 47 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 27 | 20 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 27 | -2 | 27 |
| 19 | Atherton Collieries | 23 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 32 | 42 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 22 | 21 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 21 | -10 | 25 |
| 20 | Ashton United | 24 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 30 | 41 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 22 | -11 | 25 |
| 21 | Grantham Town | 26 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 30 | 60 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 27 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 33 | -30 | 25 |
| 22 | Stafford Rangers | 26 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 21 | 38 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 24 | -17 | 18 |