This match has been long awaited by regulars of both participants, as it's the premier Counties Leagues: Northern League One fixture of the season. Both Sunderland RCA and West Allotment Celtic are aiming for a positive start to their league adventure.
It's no vacation for neither Sunderland nor West Allotment Celtic as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Sunderland RCA form and stats
Last season, Sunderland RCA's league stats were 17 wins, 6 draws and 15 losses, results that produced 9th place in the Counties Leagues: Northern League One. Over these 38 matches they scored 55 goals and let in 54. Appearing as the home team in the last season Sunderland RCA produced 10-2-7 (win-draw-lost) with 29 goals and 26 conceded.
Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Hebburn Town are coming to town in four days.
West Allotment Celtic form and stats
Let's have a look at how West Allotment Celtic performed last season in the Counties Leagues: Northern League One: They landed a 11th position in the league table after playing out 14 victories, 10 draws and 14 defeats. In total they scored 67 and conceded 80 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 8 - drew 5 and lost 6 with 33/39 goals scored/conceded.
The schedule is very tough for West Allotment Celtic now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A FA Cup game at Penrith AFC is waiting in only four days.
Head 2 Head
Previous two meetings between these teams: Sunderland won one, West Allotment Celtic were winners in one and we saw zero draws. zero games with over 2,5 goals, two matches with under 2,5 goals.
Sunderland RCA missing players
West Allotment Celtic missing players
| Sunderland RCA | West Allotment Celtic | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 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 |
| Sunderland RCA | Last season | West Allotment Celtic | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 38 | 19 | Played | P | 19 | 38 | ||
| 17 | 10 | Won | W | 8 | 14 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Drew | D | 5 | 10 | ||
| 15 | 7 | Lost | L | 6 | 14 | ||
| 55 | 29 | Scored | S | 33 | 67 | ||
| 54 | 26 | Conceded | C | 39 | 80 | ||
| 97% | 95% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 95% | 97% | ||
| 82% | 74% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 89% | 92% | ||
| 45% | 47% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 68% | 71% | ||
| 29% | 32% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 53% | 50% | ||
| 21% | 21% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 37% | 37% | ||
| 47% | 42% | BTTS | BTTS | 68% | 76% | ||
| 32% | 42% | Clean Sheets | C S | 16% | 13% | ||
| 24% | 21% | Failed to Score | F T | 21% | 13% | ||
| 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 | Ashington AFC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Bishop Auckland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Carlisle City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Crook Town AFC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Guisborough Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Heaton Stannington | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Newcastle Benfield FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Newton Aycliffe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Northallerton Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Penrith AFC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Pickering Town CFC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Redcar Athletic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Seaham Red Star | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Sunderland RCA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Thornaby | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Tow Law Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | West Allotment Celtic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | West Auckland Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Whickham | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Whitley Bay FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 | North Shields | 38 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 88 | 30 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 46 | 15 | 19 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 42 | 15 | 58 | 84 |
| 2 | Consett AFC | 38 | 23 | 6 | 9 | 83 | 45 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 42 | 20 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 41 | 25 | 38 | 75 |
| 3 | Thornaby | 38 | 20 | 8 | 10 | 79 | 49 | 19 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 46 | 23 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 33 | 26 | 30 | 68 |
| 4 | Newton Aycliffe | 38 | 21 | 4 | 13 | 72 | 47 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 32 | 28 | 19 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 40 | 19 | 25 | 67 |
| 5 | Sunderland Ryhope CW | 38 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 72 | 48 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 29 | 31 | 19 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 43 | 17 | 24 | 65 |
| 6 | West Auckland Town | 38 | 19 | 6 | 13 | 78 | 50 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 44 | 28 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 34 | 22 | 28 | 63 |
| 7 | Whickham | 38 | 18 | 7 | 13 | 62 | 46 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 21 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 26 | 25 | 16 | 61 |
| 8 | Ashington AFC | 38 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 90 | 77 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 45 | 31 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 45 | 46 | 13 | 58 |
| 9 | Sunderland RCA | 38 | 17 | 6 | 15 | 55 | 54 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 29 | 26 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 26 | 28 | 1 | 57 |
| 10 | Seaham Red Star | 38 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 55 | 55 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 28 | 24 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 27 | 31 | 0 | 54 |
| 11 | West Allotment Celtic | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 67 | 80 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 34 | 41 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 33 | 39 | -13 | 52 |
| 12 | Newcastle Benfield FC | 38 | 15 | 6 | 17 | 65 | 75 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 33 | 34 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 32 | 41 | -10 | 51 |
| 13 | Guisborough Town | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 52 | 54 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 26 | 27 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 26 | 27 | -2 | 48 |
| 14 | Redcar Athletic | 38 | 15 | 2 | 21 | 56 | 83 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 21 | 36 | 19 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 35 | 47 | -27 | 47 |
| 15 | Crook Town AFC | 38 | 13 | 7 | 18 | 52 | 70 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 24 | 35 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 28 | 35 | -18 | 46 |
| 16 | Northallerton Town | 38 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 52 | 69 | 19 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 26 | 37 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 26 | 32 | -17 | 39 |
| 17 | Whitley Bay FC | 38 | 11 | 6 | 21 | 51 | 87 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 31 | 39 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 20 | 48 | -36 | 39 |
| 18 | Bishop Auckland | 38 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 41 | 70 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 19 | 43 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 27 | -29 | 35 |
| 19 | Penrith AFC | 38 | 10 | 5 | 23 | 47 | 89 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 26 | 47 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 21 | 42 | -42 | 35 |
| 20 | Billingham Town | 38 | 5 | 10 | 23 | 40 | 79 | 19 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 34 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 20 | 45 | -39 | 25 |