Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Blyth Spartans & Morpeth Town face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Fa Trophy. All the pre-match information is available here!
Spartans have less rest than Morpeth Town in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Vanarama National League North game only three days ago. That game was an away game at Brackley Town, so at least Spartans are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
Blyth Spartans form and stats
Spartans was eliminated in the 1st round last season in the Fa Trophy.With 0 Vanarama National League North wins, 2 draws and 4 defeats from their home games, Blyth Spartans are certainly not brimming with confidence. Spartans are slowly digging their own grave here at Croft Park with the depressing streak of not having won a home league game in nine attempts. The last victory here came in the Curzon Ashton match. Regardless of arena the trend is looking very unhealthy for Spartans with their five defeats in a row. Not since the Farsley Celtic game, 35 days ago, have they avoided a loss.
Spartans lost their last game at Brackley Town after a 1-2 scoreline. Ahead of that match, Blyth Spartans lost 0-1 at home to Boston United.
Spartans have scored 2 goals here in 6 league matches, a depressing statistic. Spartans have conceded 12 goals in these home games, a significant number.
Morpeth Town form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated Runcorn Linnets and Whitby Town in order to reach 2nd Round of Fa Trophy. Morpeth was sent out of Fa Trophy in the 2nd round qualifying last season.Playing away, Morpeth Town have won 1 game, drawn 2 and suffered 2 defeats in the Non League Premier: Northern this season. With two straight losses from their last two away games, Morpeth are hoping that it's time for some travel points again.
Morpeth Town are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 2-2 draw at Runcorn Linnets (after extra-time, 2-3 on penalties). Prior to that match, a home win 2-1 against Bamber Bridge in the Non League Premier: Northern.
After this away game Morpeth return home for a Non League Premier: Northern game against Gainsborough Trinity. That game is only four sleeps after this.
Morpeth are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 6 away goals from 5 games (in the league). As for defending, Morpeth rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 8 goals from these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  K. Thackray 1 goals |
Blyth Spartans missing players
Morpeth Town missing players
| Blyth Spartans | Morpeth Town | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 16 | 25 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Won | W | 5 | 10 | ||
| 3 | 3 | Drew | D | 4 | 6 | ||
| 18 | 7 | Lost | L | 7 | 9 | ||
| 24 | 7 | Scored | S | 25 | 42 | ||
| 58 | 23 | Conceded | C | 24 | 41 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 94% | 96% | ||
| 84% | 82% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 81% | 88% | ||
| 68% | 64% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 69% | 72% | ||
| 28% | 9% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 38% | 44% | ||
| 20% | 9% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 19% | 24% | ||
| 48% | 36% | BTTS | BTTS | 69% | 80% | ||
| 8% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 19% | 12% | ||
| 44% | 64% | Failed to Score | F T | 19% | 12% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.3 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.3 | ||
| 3 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 3 | ||
| 6.4 | 6.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.8 | 7.7 | ||
| 1.9 | 1.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.1 | 3.7 | ||
| 51% | 39% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 39% | 46% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Gloucester City | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 27 |
| 2 | Kidderminster Harriers | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 23 |
| 3 | Fylde | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 21 |
| 4 | York City | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 18 |
| 5 | Chester | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 18 |
| 6 | AFC Telford United | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 18 |
| 7 | Gateshead | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 17 |
| 8 | Leamington | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 17 |
| 9 | Brackley Town | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 17 |
| 10 | Farsley Celtic | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -1 | 17 |
| 11 | Spennymoor Town | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 16 |
| 12 | Boston United | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 15 |
| 13 | Southport | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | -3 | 15 |
| 14 | Chorley | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | -2 | 13 |
| 15 | Bradford Park Avenue | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 12 | -3 | 13 |
| 16 | Hereford | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 12 |
| 17 | Kettering Town | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -2 | 12 |
| 18 | Curzon Ashton | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -11 | 12 |
| 19 | Guiseley | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -2 | 11 |
| 20 | Alfreton Town | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 14 | -10 | 11 |
| 21 | Darlington | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| 22 | Blyth Spartans | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 28 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 16 | -20 | 5 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Mickleover Sports | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 19 |
| 2 | Basford United | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 19 |
| 3 | Buxton | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 17 |
| 4 | Warrington Town | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 16 |
| 5 | Witton Albion | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 15 |
| 6 | South Shields | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 15 |
| 7 | Whitby Town | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 1 | 14 |
| 8 | Matlock Town | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 13 |
| 9 | Atherton Collieries | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 13 |
| 10 | Gainsborough Trinity | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 12 |
| 11 | Scarborough Athletic | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | -1 | 11 |
| 12 | Lancaster City | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 10 |
| 13 | United of Manchester | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 |
| 14 | Radcliffe Borough | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -5 | 10 |
| 15 | Nantwich Town | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 9 |
| 16 | Morpeth Town | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -1 | 9 |
| 17 | Hyde United | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 6 |
| 18 | Stalybridge Celtic | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -10 | 6 |
| 19 | Ashton United | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -8 | 5 |
| 20 | Bamber Bridge | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 11 | -11 | 4 |
| 21 | Grantham Town | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -9 | 3 |
| 22 | Stafford Rangers | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | -12 | 1 |