Bradford Park Avenue v Chorley preview: Visitors can prove cut above

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Competition: England Vanarama National League North
Competition: Sat 09.April
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Horsfall Stadium

Battling Bradford Park Avenue are keen to pull off a surprise victory when they play top team Chorley in the upcoming league fixture. It’s 15th vs 5th and the home supporters will have modest expectations.

Insights:
  • Bradford Park Avenue have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Chorley have the most points from losing position (18) in Vanarama National League North

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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Bradford Park Avenue form and stats

Bradford Park Avenue have played 17 Vanarama National League North games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 7-3-7 (wins-draws-losses).

Nothing to worry about in defence for Bradford, as their goalkeeper George Sykes-Kenworthy has completely shut out the opponents for 271 minutes in the Vanarama National League North.

Bradford Park Avenue enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Spennymoor Town's place. The match ended 2-0 with Fielding and Knight scoring.

The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 0-0 versus Kidderminster Harriers.

A decent goal production from Bradford Park Avenue in their home games so far, with 26 goals from 17 league matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 3 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 27 goals have been conceded.

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Chorley form and stats

5-7-5 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Chorley in their Vanarama National League North matches away.

Chorley had fun at their own home (Horsfall Stadium) last time out, beating Boston United 2-1. Ustabaşı (2) scored.

That result followed a home victory 2-0 versus Guiseley.

A quick return to home after this game, as Chorley are hosting York City in the Vanarama National League North only three days away.

Chorley have conceded 20 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

The squads have met each other before in this season, with the match result Chorley - Bradford 1-1 logged in the official records. Numbers for the former ten meetings featuring these two contenders are: two wins for Bradford Park Avenue, four draws and four wins for Chorley. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: six games.

Top Goalscorers

ChorleyC. Hall
C. Hall
10 goals
Bradford Park AvenueB. Dockerty
B. Dockerty
9 goals
ChorleyB. Ustabaşı
B. Ustabaşı
6 goals

Bradford Park Avenue missing players

Chorley missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Bradford Park Avenue Chorley
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
35 17 5 Played P 6 17 34
11 7 0 Won W 2 5 16
8 3 1 Drew D 2 7 10
16 7 4 Lost L 2 5 8
43 26 4 Scored S 8 17 55
56 27 13 Conceded C 9 20 39
91% 94% 80% Over 0.5 O 0.5 83% 82% 91%
77% 82% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 83% 65% 74%
57% 65% 60% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 47% 53%
26% 29% 40% Over 3.5 O 3.5 17% 12% 24%
20% 29% 40% Over 4.5 O 4.5 17% 6% 15%
54% 65% 40% BTTS BTTS 50% 47% 56%
23% 24% 20% Clean Sheets C S 33% 35% 26%
31% 18% 60% Failed to Score F T 33% 35% 26%
 
3.9 4.3 2 Corners for (avg) C F 4 3.9 4.6
5.6 5.4 4.6 Corners against (avg) C A 4.8 3.9 4
1.3 1.4 1.6 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.5 1.6 1.6
3 1 0 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
7.3 8.3 6.8 Shots (avg) S ( 12 12.2 12.9
3.3 4 2.6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.7 4.5 5
37% 38% 31% Goal Efficiency G E 29% 22% 32%
 
12.4 11.7 11 Shots against (avg) S A 10.8 10.1 9
5.3 4.8 6 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.3 3.9 3.6
Key stats in Vanarama National League North this season:
  • Bradford Park Avenue have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Chorley have the most points from losing position (18) in Vanarama National League North

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Brackley Town 35 23 9 3 48 19 17 14 2 1 22 7 18 9 7 2 26 12 29 78
2 Gateshead 35 24 5 6 77 37 17 14 1 2 40 12 18 10 4 4 37 25 40 77
3 Fylde 35 20 6 9 58 32 17 11 2 4 30 16 18 9 4 5 28 16 26 66
4 Kidderminster Harriers 35 18 8 9 59 30 17 11 2 4 40 12 18 7 6 5 19 18 29 62
5 Chorley 34 16 10 8 55 39 17 11 3 3 38 19 17 5 7 5 17 20 16 58
6 York City 33 15 6 12 48 41 18 9 3 6 28 18 15 6 3 6 20 23 7 51
7 Southport 34 13 11 10 51 41 17 8 7 2 32 17 17 5 4 8 19 24 10 50
8 Darlington 35 14 8 13 54 48 18 9 3 6 28 19 17 5 5 7 26 29 6 50
9 Kettering Town 34 14 8 12 49 43 17 7 6 4 27 18 17 7 2 8 22 25 6 50
10 Boston United 35 14 7 14 51 51 18 9 4 5 35 23 17 5 3 9 16 28 0 49
11 Hereford 35 13 9 13 43 42 18 8 4 6 22 19 17 5 5 7 21 23 1 48
12 Spennymoor Town 35 13 8 14 47 48 17 6 6 5 25 21 18 7 2 9 22 27 -1 47
13 Curzon Ashton 34 11 11 12 42 49 17 6 6 5 21 20 17 5 5 7 21 29 -7 44
14 Alfreton Town 34 12 8 14 45 53 16 4 7 5 21 23 18 8 1 9 24 30 -8 44
15 Bradford Park Avenue 35 11 8 16 43 56 17 7 3 7 26 27 18 4 5 9 17 29 -13 41
16 Leamington 35 10 10 15 33 41 18 9 4 5 22 18 17 1 6 10 11 23 -8 40
17 Chester 34 10 8 16 59 61 17 7 5 5 36 24 17 3 3 11 23 37 -2 38
18 Gloucester City 35 8 12 15 37 53 17 4 7 6 20 20 18 4 5 9 17 33 -16 36
19 AFC Telford United 36 7 12 17 43 58 18 7 4 7 27 21 18 0 8 10 16 37 -15 33
20 Farsley Celtic 35 8 8 19 32 69 17 6 5 6 20 29 18 2 3 13 12 40 -37 32
21 Blyth Spartans 35 9 4 22 32 67 18 6 2 10 19 28 17 3 2 12 13 39 -35 31
22 Guiseley 34 7 6 21 24 52 18 5 5 8 15 25 16 2 1 13 9 27 -28 27

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 Brackley Town 35 23 9 3 48 19 17 14 2 1 22 7 18 9 7 2 26 12 29 78
2 Gateshead 35 24 5 6 77 37 17 14 1 2 40 12 18 10 4 4 37 25 40 77
3 Fylde 35 20 6 9 58 32 17 11 2 4 30 16 18 9 4 5 28 16 26 66
4 Kidderminster Harriers 35 18 8 9 59 30 17 11 2 4 40 12 18 7 6 5 19 18 29 62
5 Chorley 34 16 10 8 55 39 17 11 3 3 38 19 17 5 7 5 17 20 16 58
6 York City 33 15 6 12 48 41 18 9 3 6 28 18 15 6 3 6 20 23 7 51
7 Southport 34 13 11 10 51 41 17 8 7 2 32 17 17 5 4 8 19 24 10 50
8 Darlington 35 14 8 13 54 48 18 9 3 6 28 19 17 5 5 7 26 29 6 50
9 Kettering Town 34 14 8 12 49 43 17 7 6 4 27 18 17 7 2 8 22 25 6 50
10 Boston United 35 14 7 14 51 51 18 9 4 5 35 23 17 5 3 9 16 28 0 49
11 Hereford 35 13 9 13 43 42 18 8 4 6 22 19 17 5 5 7 21 23 1 48
12 Spennymoor Town 35 13 8 14 47 48 17 6 6 5 25 21 18 7 2 9 22 27 -1 47
13 Curzon Ashton 34 11 11 12 42 49 17 6 6 5 21 20 17 5 5 7 21 29 -7 44
14 Alfreton Town 34 12 8 14 45 53 16 4 7 5 21 23 18 8 1 9 24 30 -8 44
15 Bradford Park Avenue 35 11 8 16 43 56 17 7 3 7 26 27 18 4 5 9 17 29 -13 41
16 Leamington 35 10 10 15 33 41 18 9 4 5 22 18 17 1 6 10 11 23 -8 40
17 Chester 34 10 8 16 59 61 17 7 5 5 36 24 17 3 3 11 23 37 -2 38
18 Gloucester City 35 8 12 15 37 53 17 4 7 6 20 20 18 4 5 9 17 33 -16 36
19 AFC Telford United 36 7 12 17 43 58 18 7 4 7 27 21 18 0 8 10 16 37 -15 33
20 Farsley Celtic 35 8 8 19 32 69 17 6 5 6 20 29 18 2 3 13 12 40 -37 32
21 Blyth Spartans 35 9 4 22 32 67 18 6 2 10 19 28 17 3 2 12 13 39 -35 31
22 Guiseley 34 7 6 21 24 52 18 5 5 8 15 25 16 2 1 13 9 27 -28 27

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