Perhaps a welcome break from league football as York City & Blyth Spartans face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Fa Trophy. All the pre-match information is available here!
Both teams have had plentiful rest since their last match. Let's look for an in-your-face game!
York City form and stats
York was eliminated in the 2nd round last season in the Fa Trophy.York City's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 1-2 versus Kettering Town.
Before that, York City played out a Vanarama National League North draw 0-0 when visiting Curzon Ashton.With the first game of the season soon underway, it's time to look at the results from the York City friendly games in pre-season: York played four friendlies, won 3, drew 1 and lost 0. If you are really into statistics you might appreciate knowing that York City scored 7 goals and conceded 4 in these four games.
Blyth Spartans form and stats
Blyth Spartans was sent out of Fa Trophy in the 1st round last season.Travelling has not been lucrative for the away team as they have returned home without a win in ten away games in a row.
Impressive finishing from S. Reid secured the home win 1-0 against Guiseley in their previous game.
A 0-2 defeat away at Hereford before that.Just as the home team, Blyth Spartans have been through a few friendly games in the intense training period that just finished. The results from these training matches are 1 Blyth Spartans win, 0 draws and 2 losses.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head numbers (for the preceeding eight meetings): York City won six games, zero matches ended with a draw and Blyth Spartans got two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: five / threeTop Goalscorers
  J. O'Donnell 5 goals |  C. Donaldson 4 goals | M. Beck 3 goals |
York City missing players
Blyth Spartans missing players
| York City | Blyth Spartans | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 16 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 12 | 8 | Won | W | 1 | 5 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 5 | ||
| 9 | 6 | Lost | L | 10 | 15 | ||
| 40 | 26 | Scored | S | 7 | 20 | ||
| 32 | 17 | Conceded | C | 32 | 46 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 80% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 92% | 80% | ||
| 64% | 56% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 48% | ||
| 36% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 24% | ||
| 8% | 6% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 8% | ||
| 60% | 56% | BTTS | BTTS | 42% | 40% | ||
| 24% | 31% | Clean Sheets | C S | 8% | 20% | ||
| 20% | 12% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 44% | ||
| 5.5 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.6 | 3.6 | ||
| 5.1 | 4.9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.8 | 5.6 | ||
| 0.8 | 0.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 3 | ||
| 11.7 | 11.9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.2 | 7.2 | ||
| 4.8 | 4.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 3 | ||
| 32% | 35% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 16% | 26% | ||
| 10.4 | 10 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14.6 | 13 | ||
| 3.9 | 3.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6.8 | 5.5 | ||