Croft Park: Blyth Spartans vs Gloucester City Vanarama National League North pre-match info

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Competition: England Vanarama National League North
Competition: Sat 15.January
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Croft Park (4450 seats)

Blyth Spartans - Gloucester City: Vanarama National League North basement teams desperate for points and greatness. Here are all the relevant statistics and news before the match!

Insights:
  • Blyth Spartans have the most conceded goals in the second half (24) in Vanarama National League North
  • Gloucester City have the most dropped points from leading position (17) in Vanarama National League North

Blyth Spartans and Gloucester City should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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Blyth Spartans form and stats

The total Vanarama National League North statistics at home this season for Blyth Spartans are 5-2-4 (wins-draws-losses). When Blyth Spartans hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like Chester, Hereford, Guiseley, AFC Telford United, Farsley Celtic, Blyth Spartans and Bradford Park Avenue), they have won 2 of 2 matches! Hopes of three in a row are alive for Spartans after consecutive victories at their own ground.

Spartans lost their last game at Curzon Ashton (placed 8th) after a 2-3 scoreline.

Ahead of that match, Blyth Spartans won a home game hosting Gateshead (2-1).

Spartans are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 13 goals in 11 games. Spartans have conceded 11 in these home matches. Spartans has at home met teams with this table position (low), two times. It has ended with less than 2.5 goals 2 of 2 times.

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Gloucester City form and stats

Gloucester City have only collected 6 points from their away games in the Vanarama National League North, after 1-3-6 (10 played).

Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. Gloucester goalkeeper Jake Cole is eager to challenge this, with his 308 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.

Gloucester's last game was the home draw against Boston United (0-0).

Prior to that result Gloucester City won their away game at Leamington. The scoreline was 1-0.

The visitors have scored 9 goals from 10 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. For Gloucester, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net. When Gloucester City is visiting a side on the bottom half, 2 of 2 matches have ended with three or more goals. These are matches against Chester, Hereford, Guiseley, AFC Telford United, Farsley Celtic, Bradford Park Avenue and Gloucester City.

Head 2 Head

As for the last eight games between these two teams, there's one Spartans victory, zero draws and seven Gloucester City wins. Over/under statistics; six of these games ended with three goals or more, two matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Blyth SpartansJ. O'Donnell
J. O'Donnell
9 goals
Gloucester CityO. Hulbert
O. Hulbert
7 goals
Gloucester CityM. McClure
M. McClure
4 goals

Blyth Spartans missing players

Gloucester City missing players

Blyth Spartans Gloucester City
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
20 11 2 Played P 2 10 20
5 5 2 Won W 0 1 4
3 2 0 Drew D 0 3 7
12 4 0 Lost L 2 6 9
19 13 3 Scored S 3 9 21
39 11 0 Conceded C 5 24 33
95% 91% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 85%
85% 73% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 70% 70%
55% 36% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 60% 50%
35% 18% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 40% 35%
15% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 50% 20% 10%
45% 36% 0% BTTS BTTS 100% 50% 40%
20% 36% 100% Clean Sheets C S 0% 10% 35%
40% 36% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 40% 40%
 
4.2 4.2 4 Corners for (avg) C F 5.5 3.5 4.7
5.7 5.1 4 Corners against (avg) C A 2.5 5.5 4.8
1.2 1.2 1.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 2.1 2.1
3 0 0 Red cards R C 0 2 3
 
8.6 8.8 8 Shots (avg) S ( 7.5 5.4 8.9
3.2 3.3 3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2 1.9 3.4
29% 36% 50% Goal Efficiency G E 75% 47% 31%
 
12.9 11 9 Shots against (avg) S A 8.5 12.3 10.7
5.2 4.1 3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5.5 5.5 4.5
Key stats in Vanarama National League North this season:
  • Blyth Spartans have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Blyth Spartans have the most conceded goals in the second half (24) in Vanarama National League North
  • Gloucester City have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Gloucester City have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Gloucester City have the most dropped points from leading position (17) in Vanarama National League North
  • Gloucester City have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Gloucester City haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Brackley Town 20 13 4 3 27 14 8 6 1 1 9 4 12 7 3 2 18 10 13 43
2 Chorley 20 11 6 3 36 18 10 7 2 1 27 10 10 4 4 2 9 8 18 39
3 Gateshead 18 12 2 4 36 22 8 7 0 1 17 5 10 5 2 3 19 17 14 38
4 Fylde 19 11 4 4 35 20 9 7 1 1 18 8 10 4 3 3 17 12 15 37
5 Kidderminster Harriers 16 9 4 3 35 16 7 5 0 2 20 7 9 4 4 1 15 9 19 31
6 Southport 18 8 6 4 33 20 10 6 4 0 24 9 8 2 2 4 9 11 13 30
7 Boston United 20 9 2 9 29 33 11 6 1 4 21 16 9 3 1 5 8 17 -4 29
8 Curzon Ashton 19 7 7 5 28 23 10 4 4 2 12 10 9 3 3 3 16 13 5 28
9 Spennymoor Town 21 8 4 9 31 34 10 5 2 3 21 15 11 3 2 6 10 19 -3 28
10 Darlington 21 7 6 8 38 31 11 4 3 4 19 15 10 3 3 4 19 16 7 27
11 Alfreton Town 19 8 3 8 31 28 9 3 3 3 15 13 10 5 0 5 16 15 3 27
12 York City 18 8 2 8 24 23 10 5 1 4 17 11 8 3 1 4 7 12 1 26
13 Kettering Town 17 7 4 6 28 23 9 3 3 3 14 11 8 4 1 3 14 12 5 25
14 Leamington 21 6 7 8 22 25 11 5 3 3 15 14 10 1 4 5 7 11 -3 25
15 Chester 21 6 6 9 34 36 11 5 4 2 23 16 10 1 2 7 11 20 -2 24
16 Hereford 18 6 5 7 18 20 9 4 2 3 11 10 9 2 3 4 7 10 -2 23
17 Gloucester City 20 4 7 9 21 33 10 3 4 3 12 9 10 1 3 6 9 24 -12 19
18 Bradford Park Avenue 18 4 6 8 18 31 8 3 2 3 9 12 10 1 4 5 9 19 -13 18
19 Blyth Spartans 20 5 3 12 19 39 11 5 2 4 13 11 9 0 1 8 6 28 -20 18
20 Guiseley 20 4 5 11 15 28 11 2 4 5 8 14 9 2 1 6 7 14 -13 17
21 Farsley Celtic 19 4 5 10 15 40 9 3 3 3 10 16 10 1 2 7 5 24 -25 17
22 AFC Telford United 19 2 6 11 19 35 9 2 3 4 10 11 10 0 3 7 9 24 -16 12

Read more about Vanarama National League North

The National League North, formerly known as Conference North, is the sixth highest division in English football. It contains teams located in Northern England, Norfolk, the English Midlands and North Wales. The league table has 22 teams playing two fixtures against each other (home and away).