Match Preview: Grantham Town v Consett (Saturday, 2pm)

Grantham Town host Consett on Saturday at the South Kesteven Stadium in the Northern Premier League Division One East.

In their last league match, on Monday, Grantham lost to Carlton Town 2-1 away.

Consett drew, 2-2 at home against Stockton Town.

Grantham are 19th in the table after 33 games, of which they have won five and drawn 10, earning 25 points.

Consett are 11 places ahead of Town in eighth, with 14 wins and five draws putting them on 47 points.

With 42 goals in 33 games so far this season, the hosts are scoring at below the league average rate with 1.3 goals per game. And they are conceding more than average, letting in 70 goals at a rate of 2.1 per game.

The away team, meanwhile, are above average scorers, with 1.7 goals per game, compared to a league average of 1.5. They have conceded 1.5 goals per game.

Grantham are in disappointing form in the Northern Premier League Division One East, with one win and two draws from their last six games.

And also with a win and two draws over that period, Consett’s form is identical – they have both taken five points from 18.

In the last three years, Grantham and Consett have played each other on three occasions. They won one each, and they drew once.

Their last meeting was on November 11, when Consett won 3-2 at home.

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Grantham Town v Consett
Northern Premier League Division One – East | South Kesteven Stadium
Saturday, 6 April 2024 @ 3.00pm

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