It's square one in Vanarama National League North - the first match of the season. Read our full guide and see how Rushall Olympic and Farsley Celtic did in their pre-season friendlies!
Rushall Olympic form and stats
It's the first season at a new level for Rushall Olympic as they were promoted from Non League Premier: Southern last season. Happy days that were secured through 22 wins, 7 draws and 13 losses from 42 games. The team scored 42 goals at home last season and conceded 31. It will be interesting to see how they perform at this level.
With the first game of the season soon underway, it's time to look at the results from the Rushall Olympic friendly games in pre-season: Rushall Olympic played two friendlies, won 1, drew 1 and lost 0. If you are really into statistics you might appreciate knowing that Rushall Olympic scored {2 goals} and conceded 1 in these two games.
Farsley Celtic form and stats
Let's have a look at how Farsley Celtic performed last season in the Vanarama National League North: They landed a 20th position in the league table after playing out 12 victories, 14 draws and 20 defeats. In total they scored 51 and conceded {75 goals} in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 4 - drew 6 and lost 13 with 24/47 goals scored/conceded.
It's a day of discovery for Farsley Celtic as they finally learn what impact all the hours of pre-season training, along with the changes in personnel, have had on their performance in an official game. It's never easy knowing what to expect based on friendly games, of which Farsley have played four with the results W0-D2-L2 (win-draw-lost). In these games Farsley Celtic has scored {3 goals} and conceded 8 times.
Head 2 Head
Previous two meetings involving these squads: Rushall Olympic won zero, Farsley Celtic were winners in one and we saw one draw. zero games with over 2,5 goals, two matches with less than 2,5 goals.
Rushall Olympic missing players
Farsley Celtic missing players
| Rushall Olympic | Farsley Celtic | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushall Olympic | Last season | Farsley Celtic | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 42 | 21 | Played | P | 23 | 46 | ||
| 22 | 12 | Won | W | 4 | 12 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Drew | D | 6 | 14 | ||
| 13 | 7 | Lost | L | 13 | 20 | ||
| 71 | 42 | Scored | S | 24 | 51 | ||
| 52 | 31 | Conceded | C | 47 | 75 | ||
| 93% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 96% | 91% | ||
| 81% | 86% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 83% | 80% | ||
| 55% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 57% | 50% | ||
| 36% | 48% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 39% | 30% | ||
| 14% | 19% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 13% | 9% | ||
| 52% | 57% | BTTS | BTTS | 52% | 52% | ||
| 36% | 29% | Clean Sheets | C S | 13% | 20% | ||
| 19% | 14% | Failed to Score | F T | 39% | 37% | ||
| 3.9 | 4.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 4 | ||
| 3.2 | 3.9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.6 | 5.3 | ||
| 1.3 | 1.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.1 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 5 | ||
| 7.9 | 8.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.1 | 10.4 | ||
| 3.5 | 3.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.9 | 4.1 | ||
| 48% | 52% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 27% | 27% | ||
| 5.3 | 5.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.2 | 10.8 | ||
| 2.3 | 2.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.4 | 4.6 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Alfreton Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Banbury United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Bishop's Stortford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Blyth Spartans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Boston United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Brackley Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Buxton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Chester | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Chorley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Curzon Ashton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Darlington | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Farsley Celtic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Gloucester City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Hereford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | King's Lynn Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Peterborough Sports | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Rushall Olympic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Scarborough Athletic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Scunthorpe United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Southport | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | South Shields | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Spennymoor Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Tamworth | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Warrington Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Tamworth | 42 | 27 | 8 | 7 | 93 | 40 | 21 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 49 | 21 | 21 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 44 | 19 | 53 | 89 |
| 2 | Coalville Town | 42 | 27 | 8 | 7 | 92 | 42 | 21 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 44 | 23 | 21 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 48 | 19 | 50 | 89 |
| 3 | Leiston | 42 | 24 | 13 | 5 | 84 | 47 | 21 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 45 | 18 | 21 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 39 | 29 | 37 | 85 |
| 4 | Nuneaton Town | 42 | 23 | 10 | 9 | 67 | 45 | 21 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 37 | 14 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 30 | 31 | 22 | 79 |
| 5 | Rushall Olympic | 42 | 22 | 7 | 13 | 71 | 52 | 21 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 42 | 31 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 29 | 21 | 19 | 73 |
| 6 | Mickleover Sports | 42 | 22 | 6 | 14 | 82 | 66 | 21 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 42 | 26 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 40 | 40 | 16 | 72 |
| 7 | Ilkeston Town | 42 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 79 | 66 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 44 | 33 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 35 | 33 | 13 | 61 |
| 8 | Barwell | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 69 | 63 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 36 | 30 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 33 | 33 | 6 | 61 |
| 9 | Redditch United | 42 | 18 | 7 | 17 | 57 | 59 | 21 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 35 | 32 | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 27 | -2 | 61 |
| 10 | Stourbridge | 42 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 69 | 56 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 31 | 26 | 21 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 38 | 30 | 13 | 59 |
| 11 | Alvechurch | 42 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 63 | 65 | 21 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 39 | 31 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 24 | 34 | -2 | 59 |
| 12 | Hitchin Town | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 52 | 60 | 21 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 27 | 20 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 25 | 40 | -8 | 59 |
| 13 | Royston Town | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 63 | 73 | 21 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 38 | 26 | 21 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 25 | 47 | -10 | 55 |
| 14 | Stratford Town | 42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 58 | 70 | 21 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 32 | 30 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 26 | 40 | -12 | 52 |
| 15 | Basford United | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 49 | 62 | 21 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 25 | 29 | 21 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 24 | 33 | -13 | 52 |
| 16 | St Ives Town | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 64 | 72 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 36 | 30 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 28 | 42 | -8 | 50 |
| 17 | Needham Market | 42 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 46 | 54 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 31 | 23 | 21 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 31 | -8 | 48 |
| 18 | Bromsgrove Sporting | 42 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 58 | 78 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 31 | 35 | 21 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 27 | 43 | -20 | 48 |
| 19 | Kings Langley | 42 | 10 | 9 | 23 | 45 | 69 | 21 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 23 | 33 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 22 | 36 | -24 | 39 |
| 20 | Hednesford Town | 42 | 7 | 10 | 25 | 45 | 76 | 21 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 29 | 29 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 47 | -31 | 31 |
| 21 | AFC Rushden & Diamonds | 42 | 8 | 7 | 27 | 40 | 87 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 22 | 37 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 50 | -47 | 31 |
| 22 | Bedford Town | 42 | 8 | 6 | 28 | 49 | 93 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 29 | 51 | 21 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 42 | -44 | 30 |
| Last season | 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 | 46 | 29 | 8 | 9 | 80 | 44 | 23 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 49 | 27 | 23 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 31 | 17 | 36 | 95 |
| 2 | King's Lynn Town | 46 | 27 | 12 | 7 | 84 | 43 | 23 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 48 | 20 | 23 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 36 | 23 | 41 | 93 |
| 3 | Chester | 46 | 22 | 18 | 6 | 72 | 41 | 23 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 34 | 21 | 23 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 38 | 20 | 31 | 84 |
| 4 | Brackley Town | 46 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 57 | 47 | 23 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 38 | 17 | 23 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 19 | 30 | 10 | 69 |
| 5 | Alfreton Town | 46 | 17 | 18 | 11 | 54 | 44 | 23 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 35 | 20 | 23 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 19 | 24 | 10 | 69 |
| 6 | Kidderminster Harriers | 46 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 49 | 42 | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 21 | 7 | 69 |
| 7 | Gloucester City | 46 | 19 | 11 | 16 | 75 | 68 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 45 | 32 | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 30 | 36 | 7 | 68 |
| 8 | Scarborough Athletic | 46 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 74 | 69 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 41 | 37 | 23 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 33 | 32 | 5 | 68 |
| 9 | Spennymoor Town | 46 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 68 | 67 | 23 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 36 | 28 | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 32 | 39 | 1 | 68 |
| 10 | Darlington | 46 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 72 | 64 | 23 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 36 | 32 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 36 | 32 | 8 | 67 |
| 11 | Buxton | 46 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 55 | 54 | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 29 | 25 | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 26 | 29 | 1 | 67 |
| 12 | Chorley | 46 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 62 | 50 | 23 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 32 | 19 | 23 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 30 | 31 | 12 | 66 |
| 13 | Curzon Ashton | 46 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 58 | 55 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 33 | 27 | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 25 | 28 | 3 | 65 |
| 14 | Peterborough Sports | 46 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 50 | 55 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 30 | 26 | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 29 | -5 | 57 |
| 15 | Boston United | 46 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 68 | 66 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 39 | 31 | 23 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 29 | 35 | 2 | 56 |
| 16 | Hereford | 46 | 15 | 10 | 21 | 47 | 56 | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 13 | 21 | 33 | -9 | 55 |
| 17 | Banbury United | 46 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 55 | 62 | 23 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 30 | 38 | -7 | 54 |
| 18 | Southport | 46 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 50 | 62 | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 27 | 30 | 23 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 23 | 32 | -12 | 50 |
| 19 | Blyth Spartans | 46 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 49 | 62 | 23 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 26 | 28 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 23 | 34 | -13 | 50 |
| 20 | Farsley Celtic | 46 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 51 | 75 | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 27 | 28 | 23 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 24 | 47 | -24 | 50 |
| 21 | Kettering Town | 46 | 11 | 16 | 19 | 41 | 63 | 23 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 25 | 18 | 23 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 16 | 45 | -22 | 49 |
| 22 | Leamington | 46 | 10 | 18 | 18 | 41 | 60 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 25 | 22 | 23 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 38 | -19 | 48 |
| 23 | Bradford Park Avenue | 46 | 11 | 13 | 22 | 43 | 65 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 19 | 40 | -22 | 46 |
| 24 | AFC Telford United | 46 | 6 | 14 | 26 | 35 | 76 | 23 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 36 | 23 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 15 | 40 | -41 | 32 |