It's only the second fixture in the Counties Leagues: Northern League One for these teams. And there's points to play for here at Sam Smith's Park as Newcastle Benfield FC receive West Auckland Town. Read this preview!
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Newcastle Benfield FC and West Auckland Town.
Newcastle Benfield FC form and stats
The season before, Newcastle Benfield FC's league results were 14 wins, 11 draws and 13 losses, ending with 10th spot in the Counties Leagues: Northern League One. During these 38 matches they scored {67 goals} and conceded 57. Playing at their own stadium in the last season Newcastle Benfield FC managed 6-7-6 (win-draw-lost) with {32 goals} and 31 conceded.
A good away victory last time out for Newcastle, who won 7-1 against Sunderland RCA (placed 20th). As mentioned above, Newcastle Benfield FC "killed" Sunderland RCA in their previous game. They need to reset completely for this one and beware of complacency.
In the preceding match a 2-1 victory visiting Crook Town AFC.Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Shildon AFC are coming to town in four days.
West Auckland Town form and stats
Let's have a look at how West Auckland Town performed last season in the Counties Leagues: Northern League One: They landed a 11th position in the league table after playing out 12 victories, 11 draws and 15 defeats. In total they scored 65 and conceded {65 goals} in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 3 - drew 7 and lost 9 with 22/36 goals scored/conceded.
Auckland had fun at their own home (Sam Smith's Park) last time out, beating Guisborough Town 2-0.
It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Pickering Town CFC wasn't a success with a 1-2 loss.A quick return to home after this game, as West Auckland Town are hosting Northallerton Town in the FA Cup only four days away.
Head 2 Head
Head to head totals (for the former five meetings): Newcastle Benfield FC won three games, one match ended with a draw and West Auckland Town managed one win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: three / two.
Newcastle Benfield FC missing players
West Auckland Town missing players
| Newcastle Benfield FC | West Auckland Town | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Newcastle Benfield FC | Last season | West Auckland Town | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 38 | 19 | Played | P | 19 | 38 | ||
| 14 | 6 | Won | W | 3 | 12 | ||
| 11 | 7 | Drew | D | 7 | 11 | ||
| 13 | 6 | Lost | L | 9 | 15 | ||
| 67 | 32 | Scored | S | 22 | 65 | ||
| 57 | 31 | Conceded | C | 36 | 65 | ||
| 95% | 89% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 79% | 84% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 84% | 87% | ||
| 61% | 63% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 58% | 71% | ||
| 42% | 42% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 32% | 50% | ||
| 24% | 26% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 16% | 21% | ||
| 66% | 74% | BTTS | BTTS | 58% | 68% | ||
| 16% | 16% | Clean Sheets | C S | 16% | 16% | ||
| 24% | 21% | Failed to Score | F T | 26% | 16% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Newcastle Benfield FC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 3 |
| 2 | Birtley Town | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 3 | North Shields | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Shildon AFC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | Whickham | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | Whitley Bay FC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | West Auckland Town | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | Bishop Auckland | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Crook Town AFC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Tow Law Town | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Boro Rangers | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Northallerton Town | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Carlisle City | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | West Allotment Celtic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| 15 | Guisborough Town | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| 16 | Heaton Stannington | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| 17 | Penrith AFC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| 18 | Redcar Athletic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| 19 | Seaham Red Star | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 0 |
| 20 | Sunderland RCA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -6 | 0 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Newton Aycliffe | 38 | 27 | 4 | 7 | 102 | 48 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 68 | 17 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 34 | 31 | 54 | 85 |
| 2 | Ashington AFC | 38 | 25 | 5 | 8 | 79 | 35 | 19 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 51 | 14 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 28 | 21 | 44 | 80 |
| 3 | Bishop Auckland | 38 | 24 | 6 | 8 | 99 | 48 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 48 | 19 | 19 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 51 | 29 | 51 | 78 |
| 4 | Whitley Bay FC | 38 | 22 | 7 | 9 | 68 | 55 | 19 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 37 | 25 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 31 | 30 | 13 | 73 |
| 5 | West Allotment Celtic | 38 | 21 | 4 | 13 | 74 | 55 | 19 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 51 | 18 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 23 | 37 | 19 | 67 |
| 6 | Redcar Athletic | 38 | 18 | 7 | 13 | 83 | 70 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 48 | 39 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 35 | 31 | 13 | 61 |
| 7 | Whickham | 38 | 18 | 7 | 13 | 56 | 49 | 19 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 35 | 26 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 23 | 7 | 61 |
| 8 | Heaton Stannington | 38 | 18 | 5 | 15 | 81 | 62 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 43 | 29 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 38 | 33 | 19 | 59 |
| 9 | Guisborough Town | 38 | 16 | 9 | 13 | 69 | 54 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 34 | 30 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 35 | 24 | 15 | 57 |
| 10 | Newcastle Benfield FC | 38 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 67 | 57 | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 32 | 31 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 35 | 26 | 10 | 53 |
| 11 | West Auckland Town | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 65 | 65 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 43 | 29 | 19 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 36 | 0 | 47 |
| 12 | Tow Law Town | 38 | 14 | 4 | 20 | 59 | 84 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 29 | 39 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 30 | 45 | -25 | 46 |
| 13 | Crook Town AFC | 38 | 14 | 2 | 22 | 52 | 77 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 24 | 34 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 28 | 43 | -25 | 44 |
| 14 | Penrith AFC | 38 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 45 | 64 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 22 | 29 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 23 | 35 | -19 | 41 |
| 15 | Carlisle City | 38 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 57 | 68 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 30 | 38 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 27 | 30 | -11 | 37 |
| 16 | Seaham Red Star | 38 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 46 | 61 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 28 | 23 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 18 | 38 | -15 | 36 |
| 17 | Pickering Town CFC | 38 | 11 | 3 | 24 | 45 | 94 | 19 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 23 | 33 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 22 | 61 | -49 | 36 |
| 18 | Northallerton Town | 38 | 10 | 8 | 20 | 53 | 73 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 23 | 40 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 30 | 33 | -20 | 35 |
| 19 | Sunderland RCA | 38 | 11 | 5 | 22 | 43 | 94 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 33 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 23 | 61 | -51 | 35 |
| 20 | Thornaby | 38 | 9 | 7 | 22 | 42 | 72 | 19 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 32 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 24 | 40 | -30 | 31 |