Evenly matched teams: Leamington vs Alfreton Town match preview

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Competition: England Vanarama National League North
Competition: Sat 23.April
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: The Phillips 66 Community Stadium (2300 seats)

Leamington are believing in their home fans to support them in this game hosting Alfreton Town. Who will win at The Phillips 66 Community Stadium?

Insights:
  • Leamington is in the worst form (0-2-4)
  • Alfreton Town is in the best form (4-2-0) in Vanarama National League North

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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Leamington form and stats

Leamington have collected 32 points from their Vanarama National League North home games so far after 9-5-5.

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

1-1 away at Southport before that.

This is expected to be a close game, with Leamington perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Leamington as a small favourite), we find eleven games. Leamington has won two of these, drawn four and lost five.

Leamington has scored 22 league goals at home this season, in 19 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. Leamington have only conceded 18 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Alfreton Town form and stats

As the visiting team in Vanarama National League North matches, Alfreton Town have produced an overall stat of 9-1-9 so far. Having won their last three away games Alfreton Town has no reason to fear anyone.

Alfreton Town had fun at their own home (The Phillips 66 Community Stadium) last time out, beating York City 3-0. Smith (2) and Rhead scored.

Ahead of that match was the victory versus Chorley at their stadium, the result 2-1.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Alfreton Town playing away and similar expectations, we found 14 relevant matches. Results were eight Alfreton wins, three draws and three defeats.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Curzon Ashton in just three days.

Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Alfreton Town have scored 26 goals in 19 league games away. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Alfreton Town have conceded 31 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

The contenders have faced each other already this season, with the match result Alfreton Town - Leamington 1-0 logged in the official records. Data for the last nine meetings between these two teams are: three wins for Leamington, zero draws and six wins for Alfreton Town. Over 2,5 goals: six times; under 2,5 goals: three games.

Top Goalscorers

Alfreton TownB. Hobson
B. Hobson
11 goals
Alfreton TownM. Rhead
M. Rhead
10 goals
LeamingtonD. Turner
D. Turner
9 goals

Leamington missing players

Alfreton Town missing players

Leamington Alfreton Town
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
38 19 6 Played P 7 19 37
10 9 2 Won W 2 9 14
12 5 2 Drew D 1 1 9
16 5 2 Lost L 4 9 14
34 22 5 Scored S 10 26 50
43 18 6 Conceded C 15 31 54
92% 89% 83% Over 0.5 O 0.5 86% 95% 89%
68% 68% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 86% 79% 70%
34% 42% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 71% 63% 54%
8% 11% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 57% 32% 35%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 57% 32% 27%
42% 32% 33% BTTS BTTS 43% 47% 49%
26% 42% 33% Clean Sheets C S 29% 21% 24%
39% 37% 50% Failed to Score F T 43% 37% 38%
 
4.6 4.8 5.2 Corners for (avg) C F 3.3 3.8 4.1
5.4 5.1 4.3 Corners against (avg) C A 5 5.1 4.6
1.2 1.3 1.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.4 2.3 2
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
8.4 9.3 10.2 Shots (avg) S ( 10.9 9.3 9.9
3.1 3.6 2.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.6 4.1 4.3
29% 32% 29% Goal Efficiency G E 40% 34% 31%
 
10.2 9.7 10.3 Shots against (avg) S A 10.6 9.9 9.4
4.7 4.6 4.7 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.6 4.7 4.5
Key stats in Vanarama National League North this season:
  • Alfreton Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Alfreton Town is in the best form (4-2-0) in Vanarama National League North
  • Leamington have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Leamington 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 Gateshead 38 27 5 6 91 42 19 16 1 2 48 17 19 11 4 4 43 25 49 86
2 Brackley Town 38 24 10 4 49 20 19 15 2 2 23 8 19 9 8 2 26 12 29 82
3 Fylde 38 22 7 9 63 34 19 13 2 4 35 18 19 9 5 5 28 16 29 73
4 Kidderminster Harriers 38 19 10 9 67 32 19 12 3 4 46 12 19 7 7 5 21 20 35 67
5 Chorley 38 16 12 10 58 44 19 11 4 4 41 23 19 5 8 6 17 21 14 60
6 Boston United 38 17 7 14 58 52 19 10 4 5 37 24 19 7 3 9 21 28 6 58
7 Kettering Town 38 15 10 13 51 46 19 8 6 5 28 20 19 7 4 8 23 26 5 55
8 York City 37 16 7 14 51 47 19 10 3 6 29 18 18 6 4 8 22 29 4 55
9 Spennymoor Town 38 15 8 15 51 49 19 8 6 5 29 21 19 7 2 10 22 28 2 53
10 Southport 38 13 13 12 52 50 19 8 9 2 33 18 19 5 4 10 19 32 2 52
11 Darlington 38 14 9 15 56 54 19 9 3 7 28 21 19 5 6 8 28 33 2 51
12 Hereford 38 14 9 15 45 45 19 9 4 6 23 19 19 5 5 9 22 26 0 51
13 Alfreton Town 37 14 9 14 50 54 18 5 8 5 24 23 19 9 1 9 26 31 -4 51
14 Curzon Ashton 37 13 11 13 45 53 19 7 6 6 22 24 18 6 5 7 23 29 -8 50
15 Bradford Park Avenue 38 11 10 17 44 58 19 7 5 7 26 27 19 4 5 10 18 31 -14 43
16 Leamington 38 10 12 16 34 43 19 9 5 5 22 18 19 1 7 11 12 25 -9 42
17 Gloucester City 38 10 12 16 42 55 19 6 7 6 25 21 19 4 5 10 17 34 -13 42
18 Chester 37 10 9 18 65 70 18 7 6 5 38 26 19 3 3 13 27 44 -5 39
19 Farsley Celtic 38 9 9 20 36 72 19 7 6 6 23 30 19 2 3 14 13 42 -36 36
20 Blyth Spartans 38 10 5 23 36 73 19 7 2 10 21 29 19 3 3 13 15 44 -37 35
21 AFC Telford United 38 7 13 18 45 61 19 7 5 7 29 23 19 0 8 11 16 38 -16 34
22 Guiseley 38 8 7 23 27 62 19 5 5 9 15 31 19 3 2 14 12 31 -35 31

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).