Soccer match preview: Kettering Town confident before travelling to Curzon Ashton

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Competition: England Vanarama National League North
Competition: Sat 07.May
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Tameside Stadium (4000 seats)

Both these participants are sailing pretty smoothly so far, Kettering Town enjoying a 9 point lead on Curzon Ashton in the standings. Game on!

Insights:
  • Curzon Ashton have the most matches over the total-line (23) in Vanarama National League North
  • Kettering Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

Curzon Ashton can neither be promoted or relegated from Vanarama National League North. Kettering Town are still fighting for the big positions at the top of the table.

This looks to be an exciting game with lots of action and bustle as both teams are well renewed since they last saw competitive action. Let's get started!

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Curzon Ashton form and stats

The Vanarama National League North stats at home this season for Curzon Ashton are 7-6-7 (wins-draws-losses). With three straight defeats the pressure is piling up on Curzon Ashton to get some points in this home game.

Curzon faced defeat in their previous match, away at Blyth Spartans (0-1).

Preceding that match was the home game against Leamington that was lost 1-2.

Curzon Ashton are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 23 goals in 20 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. On the other hand, Curzon Ashton have conceded 26 goals.

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Kettering Town form and stats

7 wins, 5 draws and 8 losses. That’s the product of Kettering Town playing as the away team in the Vanarama National League North this season. One point away has become something of a habit for Kettering who have played out draws in their last three away games.

230 minutes! That's how long the Kettering Town goalkeeper Jackson Smith and his defense have shut out their league opponents.

Kettering Town go into this game after a win, the home game against Alfreton Town that ended 1-0.

Preceding that game, the 0-0 draw paying a visit to Fylde.

Kettering have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 20 league away games 23 goals have been scored. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. 26 goals have been conceded by Kettering Town in these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

These opponents have battled before this season: Kettering Town - Curzon Ashton 3-0. Head-to-head data (for the previous four meetings): Curzon won one game, two matches ended with a tie and Kettering Town managed one win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: two / two The matches between these clubs sometimes lean towards being ill-tempered, having seen 2 red cards from the last four encounters.

Top Goalscorers

Curzon AshtonA. Curran
A. Curran
11 goals
Curzon AshtonT. Peers
T. Peers
8 goals

Curzon Ashton missing players

Kettering Town missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Curzon Ashton Kettering Town
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
41 20 6 Played P 6 20 41
13 7 2 Won W 2 7 16
12 6 3 Drew D 1 5 12
16 7 1 Lost L 3 8 13
50 23 4 Scored S 5 23 53
62 26 3 Conceded C 8 26 47
83% 80% 67% Over 0.5 O 0.5 83% 85% 90%
73% 70% 33% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 70% 73%
63% 60% 17% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 55% 49%
27% 15% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 17% 30% 27%
15% 10% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 17% 5% 5%
49% 55% 33% BTTS BTTS 33% 45% 51%
32% 30% 50% Clean Sheets C S 50% 40% 37%
37% 35% 50% Failed to Score F T 33% 30% 22%
 
4.7 5 4.7 Corners for (avg) C F 5.5 5.4 5.6
6.5 6.7 7 Corners against (avg) C A 5 4.8 4.4
1.7 1.4 1.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.2 1.9 1.8
7 5 0 Red cards R C 3 3 5
 
8.5 9 7.5 Shots (avg) S ( 5.3 7.8 10.3
4 3.9 3.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.3 3 4
31% 29% 21% Goal Efficiency G E 36% 39% 32%
 
11.8 11.2 12.2 Shots against (avg) S A 9.5 9.4 8.3
4.8 4.5 5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.7 4.1 3.4
Key stats in Vanarama National League North this season:
  • Curzon Ashton have the most matches over the total-line (23) in Vanarama National League North
  • 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 Gateshead 41 28 7 6 97 46 20 17 1 2 51 18 21 11 6 4 46 28 51 91
2 Brackley Town 41 25 11 5 53 23 20 15 2 3 23 9 21 10 9 2 30 14 30 86
3 Fylde 41 23 8 10 67 37 20 13 3 4 35 18 21 10 5 6 32 19 30 77
4 Kidderminster Harriers 41 20 11 10 71 35 20 13 3 4 49 12 21 7 8 6 22 23 36 71
5 Chorley 41 17 14 10 62 47 21 12 5 4 44 25 20 5 9 6 18 22 15 65
6 York City 41 19 8 14 57 49 21 11 4 6 32 20 20 8 4 8 25 29 8 65
7 Kettering Town 41 16 12 13 53 47 21 9 7 5 30 21 20 7 5 8 23 26 6 60
8 Boston United 41 17 9 15 61 57 21 10 5 6 39 28 20 7 4 9 22 29 4 60
9 Alfreton Town 41 16 10 15 56 58 20 6 9 5 28 25 21 10 1 10 28 33 -2 58
10 Spennymoor Town 41 16 9 16 53 51 20 9 6 5 30 21 21 7 3 11 23 30 2 57
11 Hereford 41 15 10 16 50 50 21 10 5 6 28 23 20 5 5 10 22 27 0 55
12 Southport 41 13 15 13 55 55 21 8 11 2 35 20 20 5 4 11 20 35 0 54
13 Darlington 41 14 11 16 57 57 21 9 4 8 29 24 20 5 7 8 28 33 0 53
14 Curzon Ashton 41 13 12 16 50 62 20 7 6 7 23 26 21 6 6 9 27 36 -12 51
15 Leamington 41 12 12 17 39 46 21 10 5 6 25 20 20 2 7 11 14 26 -7 48
16 Chester 41 12 10 19 70 71 21 9 6 6 43 27 20 3 4 13 27 44 -1 46
17 Gloucester City 41 10 15 16 45 58 20 6 8 6 26 22 21 4 7 10 19 36 -13 45
18 Bradford Park Avenue 41 11 11 19 46 65 20 7 6 7 26 27 21 4 5 12 20 38 -19 44
19 Blyth Spartans 41 12 6 23 39 74 21 8 3 10 23 30 20 4 3 13 16 44 -35 42
20 Farsley Celtic 41 9 10 22 37 76 20 7 6 7 23 32 21 2 4 15 14 44 -39 37
21 AFC Telford United 41 7 15 19 47 64 20 7 6 7 30 24 21 0 9 12 17 40 -17 36
22 Guiseley 41 9 8 24 30 67 21 6 6 9 18 33 20 3 2 15 12 34 -37 35

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 Gateshead 41 28 7 6 97 46 20 17 1 2 51 18 21 11 6 4 46 28 51 91
2 Brackley Town 41 25 11 5 53 23 20 15 2 3 23 9 21 10 9 2 30 14 30 86
3 Fylde 41 23 8 10 67 37 20 13 3 4 35 18 21 10 5 6 32 19 30 77
4 Kidderminster Harriers 41 20 11 10 71 35 20 13 3 4 49 12 21 7 8 6 22 23 36 71
5 Chorley 41 17 14 10 62 47 21 12 5 4 44 25 20 5 9 6 18 22 15 65
6 York City 41 19 8 14 57 49 21 11 4 6 32 20 20 8 4 8 25 29 8 65
7 Kettering Town 41 16 12 13 53 47 21 9 7 5 30 21 20 7 5 8 23 26 6 60
8 Boston United 41 17 9 15 61 57 21 10 5 6 39 28 20 7 4 9 22 29 4 60
9 Alfreton Town 41 16 10 15 56 58 20 6 9 5 28 25 21 10 1 10 28 33 -2 58
10 Spennymoor Town 41 16 9 16 53 51 20 9 6 5 30 21 21 7 3 11 23 30 2 57
11 Hereford 41 15 10 16 50 50 21 10 5 6 28 23 20 5 5 10 22 27 0 55
12 Southport 41 13 15 13 55 55 21 8 11 2 35 20 20 5 4 11 20 35 0 54
13 Darlington 41 14 11 16 57 57 21 9 4 8 29 24 20 5 7 8 28 33 0 53
14 Curzon Ashton 41 13 12 16 50 62 20 7 6 7 23 26 21 6 6 9 27 36 -12 51
15 Leamington 41 12 12 17 39 46 21 10 5 6 25 20 20 2 7 11 14 26 -7 48
16 Chester 41 12 10 19 70 71 21 9 6 6 43 27 20 3 4 13 27 44 -1 46
17 Gloucester City 41 10 15 16 45 58 20 6 8 6 26 22 21 4 7 10 19 36 -13 45
18 Bradford Park Avenue 41 11 11 19 46 65 20 7 6 7 26 27 21 4 5 12 20 38 -19 44
19 Blyth Spartans 41 12 6 23 39 74 21 8 3 10 23 30 20 4 3 13 16 44 -35 42
20 Farsley Celtic 41 9 10 22 37 76 20 7 6 7 23 32 21 2 4 15 14 44 -39 37
21 AFC Telford United 41 7 15 19 47 64 20 7 6 7 30 24 21 0 9 12 17 40 -17 36
22 Guiseley 41 9 8 24 30 67 21 6 6 9 18 33 20 3 2 15 12 34 -37 35

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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).