Vanarama National League North match preview: Brackley Town versus Kettering Town

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Competition: England Vanarama National League North
Date: Wed 01.January
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: St. James Park

A home win is expected from this fixture if the league table is anything to judge by. The home fans are optimistic that the difference between 3rd and 20th place in the table will show on the pitch.

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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Brackley Town form and stats

Brackley Town, who have the the best goal difference (+30) in Vanarama National League North, have performed here at St. James Park this season with 7 wins from 11 Vanarama National League North matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 4 games and lost 0. It’s been three wins in a row for Brackley Town here at St. James Park, hoping to make this one the fourth consecutive victory.

The Brackley Town goalkeeper is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 341 minutes without conceding a goal in the Vanarama National League North.

The Brackley Town supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Kidderminster Harriers in Vanarama National League North and win 2-0. Previous to that game, a home match hosting Curzon Ashton in a game that was won 3-0.

There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Brackley Town as they are travelling to their away game against AFC Telford United in the Vanarama National League North. That match is three days after this one.

Goals decide football matches and Brackley Town are scoring many of them at home; 26 on target from 11 league matches. As for guarding their own goal, Brackley Town have only let in 4 goals at home.

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Kettering Town form and stats

Kettering Town have only collected 9 points from their away games in the Vanarama National League North, after 2-3-6 (11 played).

Kettering Town play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 1-2 to Boston United (placed 8th). Ahead of that match was the victory versus Alfreton Town at their stadium, the result 2-0.

A quick return to home after this game, as Kettering Town are hosting Farsley Celtic in the Vanarama National League North only three days away.

Kettering Town find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 12 goals from 11 away fixtures in the league. Kettering Town have conceded 18 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

Top Goalscorers

Brackley TownL. Ndlovu
L. Ndlovu
14 goals
Brackley TownJ. Armson
J. Armson
8 goals
Brackley TownT. Audel
T. Audel
5 goals

Brackley Town missing players

Kettering Town missing players

Brackley Town Kettering Town
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
21 11 5 Played P 3 11 21
11 7 5 Won W 0 2 5
6 4 0 Drew D 1 3 6
4 0 0 Lost L 2 6 10
43 26 17 Scored S 4 12 29
13 4 0 Conceded C 6 18 36
95% 91% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 91% 90%
76% 73% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 82% 86%
33% 36% 60% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 64% 62%
24% 18% 20% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 27% 29%
14% 18% 20% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 9% 14%
33% 36% 0% BTTS BTTS 100% 64% 62%
48% 64% 100% Clean Sheets C S 0% 18% 19%
24% 9% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 27% 29%
 
5.6 6.5 6.8 Corners For (avg) C F 4.7 4.9 5
3.5 3.5 4 Corners Against (avg) C A 5.7 4.4 4.2
1 0.8 0.8 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 2 2.2 1.9
0 0 0 Red Cards R C 0 0 3
 
263 147 86 Total Shots T S 32 105 228
113 65 36 Shots on Target S O 15 41 85
37% 40% 47% Goal Efficiency G E 27% 29% 34%
Key stats in Vanarama National League North this season:
  • Brackley Town has the fewest conceded goals (13)
  • Brackley Town has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (7)
  • Brackley Town has the fewest matches over the total-line (7)
  • Brackley Town has the most clean sheets (7) at home
  • Brackley Town has the most scored goals in the first half (23)
  • Brackley Town has the the best goal difference (+22) at home
  • Brackley Town has the the best goal difference (+30)
  • Brackley Town have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Brackley Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Brackley Town have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Brackley Town have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Kettering Town have scored away.
  • Kettering Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than 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 22 14 6 2 49 31 12 9 3 0 30 13 10 5 3 2 19 18 18 48
2 York City 23 12 8 3 34 15 11 5 4 2 13 7 12 7 4 1 21 8 19 44
3 Brackley Town 21 11 6 4 43 13 11 7 4 0 26 4 10 4 2 4 17 9 30 39
4 Chester 22 10 8 4 40 24 11 6 3 2 22 10 11 4 5 2 18 14 16 38
5 Farsley Celtic 23 11 4 8 39 30 11 6 2 3 21 16 12 5 2 5 18 14 9 37
6 Southport 23 11 4 8 31 23 12 7 2 3 19 11 11 4 2 5 12 12 8 37
7 Spennymoor Town 22 9 7 6 38 28 10 7 1 2 24 13 12 2 6 4 14 15 10 34
8 Boston United 20 10 4 6 32 22 8 6 2 0 16 4 12 4 2 6 16 18 10 34
9 Darlington 22 10 3 9 27 30 12 7 2 3 17 10 10 3 1 6 10 20 -3 33
10 Guiseley 22 9 5 8 37 32 11 5 2 4 17 12 11 4 3 4 20 20 5 32
11 Gateshead 20 8 6 6 27 22 11 6 2 3 18 11 9 2 4 3 9 11 5 30
12 AFC Telford United 22 8 5 9 32 34 12 4 3 5 20 21 10 4 2 4 12 13 -2 29
13 Leamington 22 8 5 9 35 38 11 5 3 3 18 12 11 3 2 6 17 26 -3 29
14 Altrincham 19 7 6 6 32 26 9 6 2 1 25 9 10 1 4 5 7 17 6 27
15 Kidderminster Harriers 23 7 5 11 31 34 12 3 2 7 16 20 11 4 3 4 15 14 -3 26
16 Alfreton Town 22 8 2 12 32 37 10 4 2 4 18 15 12 4 0 8 14 22 -5 26
17 Hereford 23 6 7 10 25 37 11 3 6 2 12 11 12 3 1 8 13 26 -12 25
18 Curzon Ashton 22 6 5 11 23 32 12 5 2 5 15 13 10 1 3 6 8 19 -9 23
19 Gloucester City 21 6 5 10 28 40 10 4 3 3 16 13 11 2 2 7 12 27 -12 23
20 Kettering Town 21 5 6 10 29 36 10 3 3 4 17 18 11 2 3 6 12 18 -7 21
21 Blyth Spartans 22 4 4 14 20 51 11 2 2 7 11 26 11 2 2 7 9 25 -31 16
22 Bradford Park Avenue 23 3 3 17 14 63 12 2 2 8 10 28 11 1 1 9 4 35 -49 12

Read more about Vanarama National League North

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).