Ashington AFC v Carlton Town
Northern Premier League – Division One East
Saturday, 11 November 2023 @ 3.00pm
Ashington AFC host Carlton Town on Saturday in the Northern Premier League Division One East.
In their last league match, on November 4, Ashington drew with Grantham Town 2-2 away.
Carlton won, 1-0 away at Bridlington Town on October 28.
Carlton are fourth in the table after 10 games, of which they have won seven and lost three, earning 21 points.
Ashington are nine places behind Town in 13th, with four wins and two draws putting them on 14 points.
With 18 goals in 12 games so far this season, the hosts are scoring at below the league average rate with 1.5 goals per game. And they are conceding more than average, letting in 21 goals at a rate of 1.8 per game.
The away team are also below average scorers, with 1.5 goals per game, compared to a league average of 1.6. They have conceded 1.1 goals per game.
Ashington are in mixed form in the Northern Premier League Division One East, with three wins and a draw from their last six games.
With four wins and two losses over that period, Carlton's form is slightly better – they have taken 12 points from 18, compared to Ashington's 10.