Home team Substitutions 3

Away team Substitutions 2

Home team Offsides 1

Away team Offsides 3

Home team Goals 2

Away team Goals 1

Home team Shots on target 6

Away team Shots on target 5

Home team Shots off target 4

Away team Shots off target 7

Home team Corner kicks 4

Away team Corner kicks 3

Home team Fouls committed 12

Away team Fouls committed 9

Home team Goalkeeper saves 4

Away team Goalkeeper saves 4

In the Northern Premier Division match held on December 5, 2023, between Whitby Town and Matlock Town, Whitby Town emerged victorious with a scoreline of 2-1. The data and statistics obtained from the match highlight several influential factors that contributed to the final result.

Comparatively speaking, the offensive aspect of Whitby Town outperformed that of Matlock Town. Whitby Town had 6 shots out of 10 on target, suggesting an impressive conversion rate of 60%, which is undoubtedly an influential factor in securing their victory. Matlock Town, on the other hand, managed only 5 on target shots out of 12, thus indicating a less efficient attacking sector.

Discipline played a vital role in the game, with neither team receiving a red or yellow card. However, the Home team (Whitby Town) committed more fouls (12) compared to the Away team (Matlock Town) who had 9 fouls. The higher foul rate of Whitby Town didn't result in cards, but it did create more opportunities for Matlock Town - unfortunately, which they failed to capitalize on.

In terms of defending, both teams had an equal number of saves (4 each) indicating a balanced defensive state on each side. Even so, Whitby Town defended more effectively by restricting Matlock Town to only 5 shots on the target out of 12, while they managed to get 6 out of 10 on target.

With corner kicks and offsides also in the mix, Whitby Town marginally edged past Matlock Town. Whitby managed 4 corners in contrast to Matlock's 3, which revealed a slightly more aggressive stance from the home team. Offsides were minimal on Whitby's side (1), as opposed to Matlock's 3, indicating better shape maintenance and discipline from Whitby's attackers.

Conclusively, the match data points towards a much more efficient offensive and defensive performance from Whitby Town as they showed better finishing standards, and kept an overall better shape and discipline on the field, reducing offside calls and putting their set pieces into better use, which ultimately led to their victory in this match-up.

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