Vanarama National League North prediction and preview: Farsley Celtic modest favorites to beat AFC Telford United

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Competition: England Vanarama National League North
Date: Sat 25.January
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: The Citadel (3900 seats)

There's been ups and downs for these two teams so far this season, occupying positions near the middle of the Vanarama National League North table so far. Here's the Farsley Celtic - AFC Telford United latest:

This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!

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Farsley Celtic form and stats

Overall Vanarama National League North stats at home this season for Farsley Celtic are 6-2-4 (wins-draw-losses). With three straight defeats the pressure is piling up on Farsley Celtic to get some points in this home game.

Times are rough for the home team, having gone 270 minutes without scoring a league goal. W. Hayhurst was the last player to find the net.

Farsley Celtic lost their last game at Curzon Ashton (placed 19th) after a 0-4 scoreline. In the match before that, Farsley Celtic hosted Barnet and drew the Fa Trophy game 1-1.

Farsley Celtic were outplayed and humiliated in their previous game, as mentioned in the paragraph above. They will need to reinstall their confidence before this one.

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Farsley Celtic have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found six games) they have won 4 times, drawn 1 and lost 1.

The Farsley Celtic fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 21 goals in 12 league matches. Farsley Celtic's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 17 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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AFC Telford United form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their Vanarama National League North travels is 4 wins, 3 draws and 5 defeats.

AFC Telford United aren't clicking offensively as they have gone 266 league minutes without a goal. J. McQuilkin was the last player to find the net.

It might be tough going out on the road again for AFC Telford United, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 0-2 versus York City (placed 2nd). A 0-1 loss hosting Brackley Town before that.

AFC Telford United are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats. From a total of five matches.

AFC Telford United are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 13 away goals from 12 games (in the league). AFC Telford United have conceded 16 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

AFC Telford United - Farsley Celtic 0-2 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last six matches): Farsley Celtic 3 wins, 0 draws and AFC Telford United 3 victories. As for goals, 1 match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 5 games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Farsley CelticW. Hayhurst
W. Hayhurst
9 goals
Farsley CelticJ. Spencer
J. Spencer
7 goals
AFC Telford UnitedA. Williams
A. Williams
7 goals

Farsley Celtic missing players

AFC Telford United missing players

Farsley Celtic AFC Telford United
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
26 12 3 Played P 1 12 25
11 6 2 Won W 1 4 8
4 2 0 Drew D 0 3 6
11 4 1 Lost L 0 5 11
39 21 3 Scored S 1 13 33
36 17 4 Conceded C 0 16 38
96% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 92% 92%
85% 83% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 67% 76%
58% 67% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 42% 52%
27% 33% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 25% 40%
15% 25% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 17% 16%
46% 67% 33% BTTS BTTS 0% 58% 60%
27% 17% 33% Clean Sheets C S 100% 25% 24%
31% 17% 33% Failed to Score F T 0% 25% 24%
 
4.4 3.6 4.3 Corners For (avg) C F 5 4.6 4.7
5 4.4 4.7 Corners Against (avg) C A 7 7.2 6.2
1.4 1.6 2 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 1 1.4 1.6
0 0 0 Red Cards R C 0 1 1
 
254 134 34 Total Shots T S 7 127 262
106 55 14 Shots on Target S O 3 47 101
36% 36% 21% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 28% 33%
Key stats in Vanarama National League North this season:
  • Farsley Celtic have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Farsley Celtic have won significantly less corners at home than away.
  • Farsley Celtic haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 25 17 6 2 56 31 14 11 3 0 34 13 11 6 3 2 22 18 25 57
2 York City 27 15 8 4 40 17 13 7 4 2 17 8 14 8 4 2 23 9 23 53
3 Brackley Town 25 13 7 5 47 16 12 7 5 0 27 5 13 6 2 5 20 11 31 46
4 Chester 25 12 9 4 45 24 12 7 3 2 26 10 13 5 6 2 19 14 21 45
5 Boston United 25 13 5 7 38 27 11 7 3 1 17 7 14 6 2 6 21 20 11 44
6 Darlington 26 13 3 10 35 35 14 9 2 3 22 11 12 4 1 7 13 24 0 42
7 Guiseley 27 11 6 10 42 37 14 6 2 6 20 16 13 5 4 4 22 21 5 39
8 Gateshead 24 10 8 6 34 25 13 8 2 3 22 11 11 2 6 3 12 14 9 38
9 Spennymoor Town 26 10 8 8 43 35 12 8 1 3 28 16 14 2 7 5 15 19 8 38
10 Altrincham 24 10 7 7 39 31 12 8 3 1 31 12 12 2 4 6 8 19 8 37
11 Farsley Celtic 26 11 4 11 39 36 12 6 2 4 21 17 14 5 2 7 18 19 3 37
12 Southport 26 11 4 11 32 32 14 7 2 5 20 16 12 4 2 6 12 16 0 37
13 Leamington 26 8 7 11 36 41 14 5 5 4 18 13 12 3 2 7 18 28 -5 31
14 AFC Telford United 25 8 6 11 33 38 13 4 3 6 20 22 12 4 3 5 13 16 -5 30
15 Alfreton Town 25 9 3 13 35 41 11 4 3 4 19 16 14 5 0 9 16 25 -6 30
16 Hereford 26 7 8 11 28 41 13 4 7 2 15 13 13 3 1 9 13 28 -13 29
17 Kettering Town 24 7 7 10 33 38 11 4 3 4 18 18 13 3 4 6 15 20 -5 28
18 Kidderminster Harriers 26 7 6 13 33 38 14 3 3 8 17 22 12 4 3 5 16 16 -5 27
19 Curzon Ashton 27 7 6 14 29 38 14 6 2 6 19 15 13 1 4 8 10 23 -9 27
20 Gloucester City 24 7 5 12 32 45 11 5 3 3 18 14 13 2 2 9 14 31 -13 26
21 Blyth Spartans 26 6 5 15 27 58 13 3 3 7 16 30 13 3 2 8 11 28 -31 23
22 Bradford Park Avenue 27 3 4 20 18 70 14 2 2 10 12 32 13 1 2 10 6 38 -52 13

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).