Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Worksop Town & Blyth Spartans face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the FA Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
It's no vacation for neither Worksop nor Blyth Spartans 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.
Worksop Town form and stats
Last season, Worksop Town's FA Cup journey ended in the 4th round qualifying.The Worksop Town boss Parry and his team return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Blyth Spartans in the FA Cup.
Before that, Worksop had a Non League Premier: Northern home game versus Matlock Town which ended with a victory 2-0.With the first game of the season soon underway, it's time to look at the results from the Worksop Town friendly games in pre-season: Worksop Town played one friendly, won 0, drew 0 and lost 1. If you are really into statistics you might appreciate knowing that Worksop Town scored {1 goals} and conceded 2 in these one game.
Blyth Spartans form and stats
Last season their FA Cup adventure ended in the 4th round qualifying replays.Blyth Spartans delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Worksop Town in their previous match; a FA Cup duel.
A loss against Alfreton Town was the result prior to that, in a Vanarama National League North home game.The schedule is very tough for Blyth Spartans now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Vanarama National League North game at Banbury United is waiting in only four days.
Just as the home team, Spartans have been through a few friendly games in the intense training period that just finished. The results from these training matches are 0 Blyth Spartans wins, 1 draw and 0 losses.
Head 2 Head
Blyth Spartans - Worksop Town 1-1 was the end result in these participants' last H2H game, played this season. Head-to-head totals (for the former seven meetings): Worksop Town won two games, three matches ended with a tie and Blyth Spartans got two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / three.
Top Goalscorers
  J. Hooper 3 goals | W. McGowan 3 goals | C. Main 3 goals |
Worksop Town missing players
Blyth Spartans missing players
| Worksop Town | Blyth Spartans | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 16 | 8 | Won | W | 4 | 9 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 3 | 8 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 6 | 8 | ||
| 65 | 33 | Scored | S | 12 | 34 | ||
| 26 | 6 | Conceded | C | 14 | 26 | ||
| 96% | 91% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 88% | ||
| 92% | 91% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 69% | 76% | ||
| 72% | 73% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 31% | 40% | ||
| 52% | 55% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 8% | 24% | ||
| 32% | 36% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | ||
| 56% | 45% | BTTS | BTTS | 31% | 40% | ||
| 40% | 55% | Clean Sheets | C S | 38% | 40% | ||
| 8% | 9% | Failed to Score | F T | 38% | 32% | ||
| 3.9 | 3.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.8 | 3.4 | ||
| 2.1 | 1.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.1 | 4.3 | ||
| 1.5 | 0.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 1.2 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 3 | ||
| 9.2 | 8.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.1 | 9.2 | ||
| 5 | 4.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 4.2 | ||
| 52% | 61% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 33% | ||
| 5 | 3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.8 | 10.2 | ||
| 2.9 | 1.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 4.1 | ||
