Grantham Town v Ashington AFC
Northern Premier League – Division One East | South Kesteven Stadium
Saturday, 4 November 2023 @ 3.00pm
Grantham Town host Ashington AFC on Saturday at the South Kesteven Stadium in the Northern Premier League Division One East.
In their last league match, on October 21, Grantham lost to Bridlington Town 3-2 at home.
Ashington won, 2-1 at home against Pontefract Collieries on October 28.
Grantham are 16th in the table after 11 games, of which they have won three and drawn three, earning 12 points.
Ashington are four places ahead of Town in 12th, with four wins and one draw putting them on 13 points.
With 16 goals in 11 games so far this season, Grantham Town are scoring at below the league average rate with 1.5 goals per game. And they are conceding more than average, letting in 22 goals at a rate of 2.0 per game.
Ashington AFC are also below average scorers, with 1.5 goals per game, compared to a league average of 1.6. They have conceded 1.7 goals per game.
The home side are in mixed form in the Northern Premier League Division One East, with two wins and two draws from their last six games.
With three wins and three losses over that period, the visitors' form is slightly better – they have taken nine points from 18, compared to Grantham's eight.