Soccer betting preview: Curzon Ashton welcomes Boston United in what could be a tight duel

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Competition: England Vanarama National League North
Competition: Sat 09.April
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Tameside Stadium (4000 seats)

Plenty of ups and downs for these two contenders so far, sitting in positions near the median of the Vanarama National League North table. Here's the Curzon Ashton - Boston United latest:

Insights:
  • Curzon Ashton is in the worst form (0-2-4)

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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Curzon Ashton form and stats

6 victories, 6 draws and 5 defeats. That’s what Curzon Ashton have to build on here at Tameside Stadium in the Vanarama National League North.

Stress levels are on the rise for Curzon Ashton's attacking players as they have now played 370 minutes without scoring in a league game. Peers was their last goal scorer.

The home club members saw a 0-0 draw versus Brackley Town last time out and are looking for a win here.

Preceding that match was a defeat to Spennymoor Town (0-3).

Curzon has scored 21 league goals at home this season, in 17 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. 20 goals have been conceded.

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Boston United form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their Vanarama National League North travels is 5 wins, 3 draws and 9 defeats. Boston United seem to be suffering from homesickness with two consecutive losses away. Third time lucky?

It might be tough going out on the road again for Boston, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 1-2 versus Chorley (placed 5th).

A draw for Boston United before that, at their own venue hosting Blyth Spartans (1-1).

The visitors have scored 16 goals from 17 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Boston United have conceded 28 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

The contenders have met each other before in this season, with the result Boston United - Curzon 2-1 logged in the official records. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's two Curzon Ashton victories, three draws and five Boston United wins. Over/under statistics; seven of these games ended with three goals or more, three matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Boston UnitedD. Elliott
D. Elliott
15 goals
Curzon AshtonA. Curran
A. Curran
10 goals
Boston UnitedF. Preston
F. Preston
7 goals

Curzon Ashton missing players

Boston United missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Curzon Ashton Boston United
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
34 17 4 Played P 5 17 35
11 6 2 Won W 1 5 14
11 6 0 Drew D 2 3 7
12 5 2 Lost L 2 9 14
42 21 6 Scored S 7 16 51
49 20 6 Conceded C 8 28 51
79% 76% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 94% 97%
74% 71% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 71% 86%
65% 59% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 60% 53% 63%
24% 12% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 29% 31%
15% 12% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 12% 14%
50% 59% 50% BTTS BTTS 100% 59% 69%
32% 29% 25% Clean Sheets C S 0% 24% 23%
38% 35% 25% Failed to Score F T 0% 24% 11%
 
4.8 5.2 3.8 Corners for (avg) C F 5 4.8 5.4
6.6 6.4 6.2 Corners against (avg) C A 5.2 4.9 4.6
1.8 1.5 1.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.6 1.6 1.6
5 3 1 Red cards R C 2 5 5
 
8.9 9.2 8.2 Shots (avg) S ( 10.4 8.6 10.6
4.1 4 3.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 3.1 4
30% 31% 46% Goal Efficiency G E 35% 31% 36%
 
12.4 11.3 8.2 Shots against (avg) S A 7.6 8.9 8.7
4.9 4.5 3.8 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.6 4 4.1
Key stats in Vanarama National League North this season:
  • Curzon Ashton is in the worst form (0-2-4)

  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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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).