Darlington 2 - 0 Chorley
24.08.2016 - 14:45
Stadium: Blackwell Meadows
Finished
Clean Sheet
| # | Team | MP | Clean Sheet | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Halifax Town |
45 | 16 | 36% |
| 2 |
Ebbsfleet United |
45 | 19 | 42% |
| 3 |
Maidenhead United |
42 | 20 | 48% |
| 4 |
Fylde |
42 | 7 | 17% |
| 5 |
Kidderminster Harriers |
44 | 18 | 41% |
| 6 |
Altrincham |
42 | 5 | 12% |
| 7 |
Welling United |
42 | 8 | 19% |
| 8 |
Alfreton Town |
42 | 7 | 17% |
| 9 |
Dartford |
44 | 16 | 36% |
| 10 |
AFC Telford United |
42 | 13 | 31% |
| 11 |
Nuneaton Town |
42 | 2 | 5% |
| 12 |
Tamworth |
42 | 8 | 19% |
| 13 |
Truro City |
42 | 6 | 14% |
| 14 |
Gosport Borough |
42 | 6 | 14% |
| 15 |
Bath City |
42 | 11 | 26% |
| 16 |
Curzon Ashton |
42 | 11 | 26% |
| 17 |
Chorley |
45 | 19 | 42% |
| 18 |
St Albans City |
42 | 12 | 29% |
| 19 |
Eastbourne Borough |
42 | 10 | 24% |
| 20 |
Concord Rangers |
42 | 5 | 12% |
| 21 |
Brackley Town |
42 | 13 | 31% |
| 22 |
Harrogate Town |
42 | 9 | 21% |
| 23 |
Gainsborough Trinity |
41 | 3 | 7% |
| 24 |
Boston United |
42 | 10 | 24% |
| 25 |
Chelmsford City |
45 | 15 | 33% |
| 26 |
Hemel Hempstead Town |
42 | 7 | 17% |
| 27 |
Whitehawk |
42 | 12 | 29% |
| 28 |
Weston-super-Mare |
42 | 10 | 24% |
| 29 |
Margate |
42 | 4 | 10% |
| 30 |
Bradford Park Avenue |
42 | 5 | 12% |
| 31 |
Poole Town |
42 | 17 | 40% |
| 32 |
Bishop's Stortford |
42 | 6 | 14% |
| 33 |
United of Manchester |
41 | 10 | 24% |
| 34 |
Hungerford Town |
42 | 14 | 33% |
| 35 |
Gloucester City |
42 | 12 | 29% |
| 36 |
East Thurrock United |
41 | 6 | 15% |
| 37 |
Oxford City |
42 | 10 | 24% |
| 38 |
Worcester City |
42 | 10 | 24% |
| 39 |
Salford City |
44 | 17 | 39% |
| 40 |
Darlington |
42 | 7 | 17% |
| 41 |
Stockport County |
42 | 15 | 36% |
| 42 |
Wealdstone |
41 | 12 | 29% |
| 43 |
Stalybridge Celtic |
42 | 7 | 17% |
| 44 |
Hampton & Richmond |
44 | 8 | 18% |
The number of clean sheets, or matches a team has without conceding a single goal, in a competition is a strong indicator of how well their defence is playing. The more times a team can completely keep their opponents from scoring, the more likely it is the team’s actual ability rather than just random chance.
We keep track of all the clean sheet information here, and these are the stats for Darlington vs Chorley:
- Darlington has played 42 matches and kept opponents from scoring a single goal in 7 of them. In other words, they have kept a clean sheet in 17% of their matches.
- In 21 home matches in the National League North and South, Darlington has had 5 matches without conceding a goal. Chorley has played 42 matches and has shut out opponents on 19 occasions. That means they have held clean sheets in 42% of their matches.
- In 23 home matches played in the National League North and South, Chorley has had 11 matches without conceding a single goal. And away from home, they have a 48% clean sheet rate as the visiting side.
If both clubs have a high rate of keeping clean sheets, then there’s a decent chance of seeing a low-scoring battle between two strong defensive clubs. But for matches between clubs with low rates of clean sheets, then it’s fair to expect a goal or two.