Evenly matched teams: Kettering Town vs Scarborough Athletic match preview

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Competition: England Vanarama National League North
Competition: Sat 01.April
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Latimer Park

A short look at the Vanarama National League North standings indicate an upper hand to Scarborough Athletic when they visit Kettering Town. But; let's play the match before we elect a winner!

Insights:
  • Scarborough Athletic have the most conceded goals in the second half (38) in Vanarama National League North

These are full days for the team playing at home, as they were in action only four days ago in the Vanarama National League North. This match was also played here at Latimer Park. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Scarborough Athletic have had more rest.

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Kettering Town form and stats

Kettering Town have played 20 Vanarama National League North games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 8-9-3 (wins-draws-losses). Kettering Town are splitting points both home and away, currently holding an interesting streak of four drawn games in a row.

Times are rough for the home team, having gone 270 minutes without scoring a league goal. Cooper was the last player to find the net. Nothing to worry about in defence for Kettering, as their goalkeeper William Lakin has completely shut out the opponents for 272 minutes in the Vanarama National League North.

The home regulars saw a 0-0 draw versus Peterborough Sports last time out and are looking for a win here. The score 0-0 has happened to the home team three league matches in a row!

Preceding that game was the home draw versus Darlington that ended 0-0.

It should be considered that a look at the 13 latest league games shows that 12 of them qualified as a both teams to score: NO result (only one or none of the teams scored).

The Kettering Town fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 21 in 20 matches. From these home matches, Kettering Town have conceded only 16 goals.

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Scarborough Athletic form and stats

Playing away, Scarborough Athletic have won 7 games, drawn 6 and suffered 6 defeats in the Vanarama National League North this season.

This match can not go any worse than the last one, the home loss versus Southport with 0-1 on the scoreboard.

Preceding that game, the 2-2 draw paying a visit to Chester.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Scarborough Athletic playing away and similar expectations, we found 11 relevant matches. Results were 5 Scarborough Athletic wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats.

The visitors will be packing their bags again in only three days as another away game awaits: The Vanarama National League North trip to Peterborough Sports.

The visiting Scarborough have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 27 goals from 19 games. 28 goals have been conceded by Scarborough Athletic in these games.

Head 2 Head

Kettering Town and Scarborough Athletic have faced off already this season: Scarborough Athletic - Kettering Town 5-0.

Top Goalscorers

Scarborough AthleticM. Coulson
M. Coulson
14 goals
Scarborough AthleticK. Weledji
K. Weledji
7 goals
Scarborough AthleticD. Tear
D. Tear
7 goals

Kettering Town missing players

Scarborough Athletic missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Kettering Town Scarborough Athletic
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
40 20 6 Played P 6 19 39
10 8 2 Won W 2 7 16
15 9 3 Drew D 3 6 11
15 3 1 Lost L 1 6 12
34 21 6 Scored S 10 27 65
50 16 6 Conceded C 8 28 60
80% 65% 67% Over 0.5 O 0.5 83% 95% 95%
60% 45% 33% Over 1.5 O 1.5 83% 84% 82%
35% 30% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 47% 59%
20% 20% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 37% 44%
10% 15% 17% Over 4.5 O 4.5 17% 21% 28%
32% 30% 33% BTTS BTTS 83% 58% 62%
35% 60% 67% Clean Sheets C S 17% 21% 23%
52% 45% 33% Failed to Score F T 17% 26% 21%
 
3.7 3.3 1.7 Corners for (avg) C F 5 4.6 4.7
5.2 4.8 3.8 Corners against (avg) C A 3.7 4.9 5
1.4 1.5 2.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.5 1.8 1.7
2 1 0 Red cards R C 1 2 3
 
8.3 9.3 8 Shots (avg) S ( 12.3 9.5 11.6
3.1 3.5 2.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5.5 4.4 5.3
27% 30% 35% Goal Efficiency G E 30% 33% 31%
 
12.2 10.4 11.3 Shots against (avg) S A 9.7 10.7 12.6
4.7 3.3 3.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.5 4.7 5.3
Key stats in Vanarama National League North this season:
  • Scarborough Athletic have the most conceded goals in the second half (38) 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 Fylde 39 24 8 7 66 39 20 13 3 4 41 24 19 11 5 3 25 15 27 80
2 King's Lynn Town 40 21 12 7 69 39 20 14 3 3 39 17 20 7 9 4 30 22 30 75
3 Chester 40 18 16 6 61 37 20 8 7 5 28 19 20 10 9 1 33 18 24 70
4 Brackley Town 39 17 13 9 48 34 20 12 6 2 33 14 19 5 7 7 15 20 14 64
5 Darlington 39 17 11 11 67 52 19 9 6 4 32 23 20 8 5 7 35 29 15 62
6 Chorley 40 15 14 11 54 41 20 10 7 3 29 15 20 5 7 8 25 26 13 59
7 Scarborough Athletic 39 16 11 12 65 60 20 9 5 6 38 32 19 7 6 6 27 28 5 59
8 Alfreton Town 38 14 15 9 46 35 20 10 6 4 32 18 18 4 9 5 14 17 11 57
9 Gloucester City 40 16 9 15 63 61 20 10 4 6 39 27 20 6 5 9 24 34 2 57
10 Buxton 40 14 13 13 48 47 20 7 7 6 23 23 20 7 6 7 25 24 1 55
11 Curzon Ashton 38 15 8 15 50 47 19 9 3 7 30 23 19 6 5 8 20 24 3 53
12 Peterborough Sports 39 14 11 14 48 48 19 9 5 5 29 20 20 5 6 9 19 28 0 53
13 Spennymoor Town 39 13 14 12 55 59 20 8 8 4 28 24 19 5 6 8 27 35 -4 53
14 Kidderminster Harriers 40 13 12 15 36 41 20 4 7 9 16 21 20 9 5 6 20 20 -5 51
15 Southport 38 13 11 14 43 44 18 7 7 4 23 19 20 6 4 10 20 25 -1 50
16 Hereford 40 14 7 19 42 46 20 7 5 8 23 20 20 7 2 11 19 26 -4 49
17 Boston United 40 13 9 18 57 60 20 8 4 8 31 29 20 5 5 10 26 31 -3 48
18 Banbury United 38 12 10 16 48 54 19 6 7 6 24 22 19 6 3 10 24 32 -6 46
19 Kettering Town 40 10 15 15 34 50 20 8 9 3 21 16 20 2 6 12 13 34 -16 45
20 Farsley Celtic 39 10 13 16 44 62 19 6 8 5 23 23 20 4 5 11 21 39 -18 43
21 Leamington 40 8 18 14 35 47 20 7 6 7 20 19 20 1 12 7 15 28 -12 42
22 Blyth Spartans 40 10 11 19 40 59 20 4 8 8 19 26 20 6 3 11 21 33 -19 41
23 Bradford Park Avenue 39 8 10 21 35 61 19 6 4 9 18 23 20 2 6 12 17 38 -26 34
24 AFC Telford United 40 5 13 22 31 62 20 3 7 10 19 30 20 2 6 12 12 32 -31 28

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 Fylde 39 24 8 7 66 39 20 13 3 4 41 24 19 11 5 3 25 15 27 80
2 King's Lynn Town 40 21 12 7 69 39 20 14 3 3 39 17 20 7 9 4 30 22 30 75
3 Chester 40 18 16 6 61 37 20 8 7 5 28 19 20 10 9 1 33 18 24 70
4 Brackley Town 39 17 13 9 48 34 20 12 6 2 33 14 19 5 7 7 15 20 14 64
5 Darlington 39 17 11 11 67 52 19 9 6 4 32 23 20 8 5 7 35 29 15 62
6 Chorley 40 15 14 11 54 41 20 10 7 3 29 15 20 5 7 8 25 26 13 59
7 Scarborough Athletic 39 16 11 12 65 60 20 9 5 6 38 32 19 7 6 6 27 28 5 59
8 Alfreton Town 38 14 15 9 46 35 20 10 6 4 32 18 18 4 9 5 14 17 11 57
9 Gloucester City 40 16 9 15 63 61 20 10 4 6 39 27 20 6 5 9 24 34 2 57
10 Buxton 40 14 13 13 48 47 20 7 7 6 23 23 20 7 6 7 25 24 1 55
11 Curzon Ashton 38 15 8 15 50 47 19 9 3 7 30 23 19 6 5 8 20 24 3 53
12 Peterborough Sports 39 14 11 14 48 48 19 9 5 5 29 20 20 5 6 9 19 28 0 53
13 Spennymoor Town 39 13 14 12 55 59 20 8 8 4 28 24 19 5 6 8 27 35 -4 53
14 Kidderminster Harriers 40 13 12 15 36 41 20 4 7 9 16 21 20 9 5 6 20 20 -5 51
15 Southport 38 13 11 14 43 44 18 7 7 4 23 19 20 6 4 10 20 25 -1 50
16 Hereford 40 14 7 19 42 46 20 7 5 8 23 20 20 7 2 11 19 26 -4 49
17 Boston United 40 13 9 18 57 60 20 8 4 8 31 29 20 5 5 10 26 31 -3 48
18 Banbury United 38 12 10 16 48 54 19 6 7 6 24 22 19 6 3 10 24 32 -6 46
19 Kettering Town 40 10 15 15 34 50 20 8 9 3 21 16 20 2 6 12 13 34 -16 45
20 Farsley Celtic 39 10 13 16 44 62 19 6 8 5 23 23 20 4 5 11 21 39 -18 43
21 Leamington 40 8 18 14 35 47 20 7 6 7 20 19 20 1 12 7 15 28 -12 42
22 Blyth Spartans 40 10 11 19 40 59 20 4 8 8 19 26 20 6 3 11 21 33 -19 41
23 Bradford Park Avenue 39 8 10 21 35 61 19 6 4 9 18 23 20 2 6 12 17 38 -26 34
24 AFC Telford United 40 5 13 22 31 62 20 3 7 10 19 30 20 2 6 12 12 32 -31 28

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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).