The Impact Arena: Alfreton Town vs Gateshead Vanarama National League North preview

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Competition: England Vanarama National League North
Competition: Tue 11.February
Match begins: 19:45 (UTC)
Venue: The Impact Arena (3600 seats)

This could be an interesting match as Alfreton Town have their presumed home advantage while Gateshead are ahead 10 points in the Vanarama National League North table.

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.

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Alfreton Town form and stats

Overall Vanarama National League North stats at home this season for Alfreton Town are 6-3-4 (wins-draw-losses). The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at The Impact Arena.

Alfreton Town manager B. Heath and his team return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Farsley Celtic (placed 11th) in the Vanarama National League North. Before that, Alfreton Town had a home game versus Hereford which ended with a victory 2-0.

The match schedule is unforgiving for Alfreton Town as they have a new game in only four days, a Vanarama National League North match thankfully also at home. Chester are visiting.

Goals decide football matches and Alfreton Town are scoring many of them at home; 27 on target from 13 league matches. 17 goals have been conceded.

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Gateshead form and stats

3 wins, 6 draws and 3 losses. That’s the product of Gateshead playing as the away team in the Vanarama National League North this season.

It's the second away game in a row for Gateshead, but there's smiles all around after the 1-0 victory versus Curzon Ashton (placed 19th) in the Vanarama National League North last time out. That result followed a home victory 4-2 versus Leamington.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Kidderminster Harriers in just four days.

Gateshead have scored 13 goals on their travels this season, from 12 away games in the league. 14 goals have been conceded by Gateshead in these games.

Head 2 Head

This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Gateshead - Alfreton Town 3-1. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: three wins for Alfreton Town, two draws and five wins for Gateshead. Over 2,5 goals: six times; under 2,5 goals: four games.

Top Goalscorers

Alfreton TownA. Morgan-Smith
A. Morgan-Smith
16 goals
Alfreton TownB. Johnson
B. Johnson
7 goals
GatesheadJ. Preston
J. Preston
6 goals

Alfreton Town missing players

Gateshead missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Alfreton Town Gateshead
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
28 13 2 Played P 3 12 27
11 6 0 Won W 1 3 13
4 3 2 Drew D 2 6 8
13 4 0 Lost L 0 3 6
44 27 3 Scored S 4 13 41
43 17 3 Conceded C 2 14 27
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 67% 83% 89%
86% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 67% 74%
57% 54% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 42% 44%
32% 38% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 17% 22%
21% 23% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 8% 15%
50% 54% 100% BTTS BTTS 67% 58% 44%
25% 31% 0% Clean Sheets C S 33% 25% 44%
25% 15% 0% Failed to Score F T 33% 33% 22%
 
4.2 5.2 6 Corners for (avg) C F 3 3.8 5.4
5.4 4.7 5.5 Corners against (avg) C A 4.3 4.8 4.5
2.1 1.7 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.7 1.2 1
3 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
237 135 15 Total Shots T S 17 99 268
102 65 6 Shots on Target S O 10 37 110
41% 42% 50% Goal Efficiency G E 40% 32% 34%
Key stats in Vanarama National League North this season:
  • Alfreton Town have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Gateshead have scored away.
  • Alfreton Town have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Alfreton Town haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • All of Alfreton Town's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Gateshead have won significantly less corners away then 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 King's Lynn Town 27 18 6 3 59 33 15 11 3 1 34 15 12 7 3 2 25 18 26 60
2 York City 30 17 8 5 46 22 15 9 4 2 22 10 15 8 4 3 24 12 24 59
3 Boston United 28 16 5 7 44 28 13 9 3 1 22 8 15 7 2 6 22 20 16 53
4 Chester 29 14 9 6 52 31 14 9 3 2 31 11 15 5 6 4 21 20 21 51
5 Brackley Town 28 13 9 6 47 17 14 7 6 1 27 6 14 6 3 5 20 11 30 48
6 Altrincham 29 13 9 7 51 36 15 10 4 1 39 15 14 3 5 6 12 21 15 48
7 Gateshead 27 13 8 6 41 27 15 10 2 3 28 13 12 3 6 3 13 14 14 47
8 Spennymoor Town 29 12 9 8 47 36 14 9 2 3 30 16 15 3 7 5 17 20 11 45
9 Guiseley 30 12 7 11 46 39 15 6 2 7 21 18 15 6 5 4 25 21 7 43
10 Darlington 29 13 4 12 36 42 15 9 2 4 22 14 14 4 2 8 14 28 -6 43
11 Farsley Celtic 29 12 6 11 42 38 14 6 4 4 23 19 15 6 2 7 19 19 4 42
12 Southport 29 12 6 11 38 37 15 7 3 5 23 19 14 5 3 6 15 18 1 42
13 AFC Telford United 30 10 8 12 44 49 15 5 4 6 26 26 15 5 4 6 18 23 -5 38
14 Alfreton Town 28 11 4 13 44 43 13 6 3 4 27 17 15 5 1 9 17 26 1 37
15 Kidderminster Harriers 29 8 7 14 36 41 15 3 4 8 18 23 14 5 3 6 18 18 -5 31
16 Leamington 28 8 7 13 38 47 14 5 5 4 18 13 14 3 2 9 20 34 -9 31
17 Hereford 29 7 10 12 31 46 15 4 9 2 18 16 14 3 1 10 13 30 -15 31
18 Kettering Town 28 7 9 12 34 42 13 4 4 5 18 20 15 3 5 7 16 22 -8 30
19 Curzon Ashton 30 7 8 15 30 40 15 6 2 7 19 16 15 1 6 8 11 24 -10 29
20 Gloucester City 28 8 5 15 36 55 13 5 3 5 19 17 15 3 2 10 17 38 -19 29
21 Blyth Spartans 30 6 5 19 30 68 15 3 3 9 16 34 15 3 2 10 14 34 -38 23
22 Bradford Park Avenue 30 3 5 22 22 77 15 2 2 11 13 34 15 1 3 11 9 43 -55 14

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 King's Lynn Town 27 18 6 3 59 33 15 11 3 1 34 15 12 7 3 2 25 18 26 60
2 York City 30 17 8 5 46 22 15 9 4 2 22 10 15 8 4 3 24 12 24 59
3 Boston United 28 16 5 7 44 28 13 9 3 1 22 8 15 7 2 6 22 20 16 53
4 Chester 29 14 9 6 52 31 14 9 3 2 31 11 15 5 6 4 21 20 21 51
5 Brackley Town 28 13 9 6 47 17 14 7 6 1 27 6 14 6 3 5 20 11 30 48
6 Altrincham 29 13 9 7 51 36 15 10 4 1 39 15 14 3 5 6 12 21 15 48
7 Gateshead 27 13 8 6 41 27 15 10 2 3 28 13 12 3 6 3 13 14 14 47
8 Spennymoor Town 29 12 9 8 47 36 14 9 2 3 30 16 15 3 7 5 17 20 11 45
9 Guiseley 30 12 7 11 46 39 15 6 2 7 21 18 15 6 5 4 25 21 7 43
10 Darlington 29 13 4 12 36 42 15 9 2 4 22 14 14 4 2 8 14 28 -6 43
11 Farsley Celtic 29 12 6 11 42 38 14 6 4 4 23 19 15 6 2 7 19 19 4 42
12 Southport 29 12 6 11 38 37 15 7 3 5 23 19 14 5 3 6 15 18 1 42
13 AFC Telford United 30 10 8 12 44 49 15 5 4 6 26 26 15 5 4 6 18 23 -5 38
14 Alfreton Town 28 11 4 13 44 43 13 6 3 4 27 17 15 5 1 9 17 26 1 37
15 Kidderminster Harriers 29 8 7 14 36 41 15 3 4 8 18 23 14 5 3 6 18 18 -5 31
16 Leamington 28 8 7 13 38 47 14 5 5 4 18 13 14 3 2 9 20 34 -9 31
17 Hereford 29 7 10 12 31 46 15 4 9 2 18 16 14 3 1 10 13 30 -15 31
18 Kettering Town 28 7 9 12 34 42 13 4 4 5 18 20 15 3 5 7 16 22 -8 30
19 Curzon Ashton 30 7 8 15 30 40 15 6 2 7 19 16 15 1 6 8 11 24 -10 29
20 Gloucester City 28 8 5 15 36 55 13 5 3 5 19 17 15 3 2 10 17 38 -19 29
21 Blyth Spartans 30 6 5 19 30 68 15 3 3 9 16 34 15 3 2 10 14 34 -38 23
22 Bradford Park Avenue 30 3 5 22 22 77 15 2 2 11 13 34 15 1 3 11 9 43 -55 14

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The National League North, formerly known as Conference North, is the sixth highest division in English football. It contains teams located in Northern England, Norfolk, the English Midlands and North Wales. The league table has 22 teams playing two fixtures against each other (home and away).