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Competition: England Non League Premier: Northern
Competition: Sat 15.February
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: South Kesteven Stadium (7500 seats)

Struggling Grantham Town will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying South Shields in the upcoming league round. It’s 21st vs 1st and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.

Grantham Town and South Shields 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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Grantham Town form and stats

The story so far in the Non League Premier: Northern for Grantham Town, who have the most conceded goals (62) in Non League Premier: Northern, at their home stadium (South Kesteven Stadium) is 6 wins, 2 draws and 6 defeats. Regardless of arena the trend is looking very unhealthy for Grantham Town with their five defeats in a row. Not since the Stafford Rangers game, 42 days ago, have they avoided a loss. The Grantham Town manager might feel some added pressure to get something from this game after two straight home defeats.

No payout for Grantham Town in their previous match, an away game at Bamber Bridge that ended in defeat 1-2. Before that game, the home loss against Buxton with the scoreline 1-3.

There will be little rest for Grantham Town after this match as they are travelling to Warrington Town for a Non League Premier: Northern game in only three days.

The Grantham Town fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 19 in 14 matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 27 goals have been conceded.

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South Shields form and stats

Playing away, South Shields have won 7 games, drawn 3 and suffered 3 defeats in the Non League Premier: Northern this season. Visiting South Shields has seen their last two away games both end with a tied score and one point each.

South Shields failed to get anything from their last game, a Non League Premier: Northern home match vs Nantwich Town (placed 5th) that ended with defeat 1-4. Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Morpeth Town that ended 1-1.

South Shields find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 18 goals from 13 away fixtures in the league. As opposed to that, South Shields have seen the ball go into their own net 15 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: South Shields - Grantham Town 1-1. H2H stats regardless of arena (last three matches): Grantham Town one win, one draw and South Shields one victory. As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one game had two or less.

Grantham Town missing players

South Shields missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Grantham Town South Shields
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
27 14 4 Played P 5 13 29
6 6 3 Won W 5 7 17
7 2 0 Drew D 0 3 5
14 6 1 Lost L 0 3 7
31 19 6 Scored S 9 18 53
62 27 6 Conceded C 3 15 32
96% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 92% 97%
89% 86% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 85% 86%
70% 71% 75% Over 2.5 O 2.5 60% 62% 62%
52% 50% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 15% 21%
22% 14% 25% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 14%
56% 50% 50% BTTS BTTS 60% 62% 59%
19% 29% 25% Clean Sheets C S 40% 31% 31%
30% 21% 25% Failed to Score F T 0% 15% 14%
 
3.6 3.3 3 Corners for (avg) C F 7.2 4.7 4.1
5.2 4.5 2.5 Corners against (avg) C A 3.8 4.4 4.3
1.4 1.3 1.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 1 0.8
2 2 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
162 74 8 Total Shots T S 52 77 165
60 32 5 Shots on Target S O 24 39 79
30% 31% 40% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 36% 41%
Key stats in Non League Premier: Northern this season:
  • Grantham Town has the most conceded goals (62)
  • Grantham Town has the most conceded goals in the second half (32)
  • Grantham Town has the the worst goal difference (-31)
  • Grantham Town has the the worst goal difference (-8) at home
  • Grantham Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Grantham Town haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • South Shields has the fewest conceded goals (15) away
  • South Shields has the fewest conceded goals (32)
  • South Shields has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (9)

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 South Shields 29 17 5 7 53 32 16 10 2 4 35 17 13 7 3 3 18 15 21 56
2 Lancaster City 30 16 6 8 55 36 14 8 4 2 23 13 16 8 2 6 32 23 19 54
3 Basford United 28 15 7 6 47 33 14 9 3 2 28 16 14 6 4 4 19 17 14 52
4 United of Manchester 26 13 8 5 59 38 13 7 2 4 34 21 13 6 6 1 25 17 21 47
5 Nantwich Town 26 14 5 7 51 35 12 9 1 2 28 15 14 5 4 5 23 20 16 47
6 Warrington Town 26 11 10 5 42 34 14 7 4 3 23 16 12 4 6 2 19 18 8 43
7 Scarborough Athletic 30 11 8 11 35 42 15 6 8 1 19 11 15 5 0 10 16 31 -7 41
8 Bamber Bridge 31 12 4 15 52 57 16 9 3 4 34 23 15 3 1 11 18 34 -5 40
9 Stalybridge Celtic 30 11 6 13 39 45 15 5 2 8 25 29 15 6 4 5 14 16 -6 39
10 Morpeth Town 23 11 5 7 40 33 10 6 3 1 20 11 13 5 2 6 20 22 7 38
11 Witton Albion 29 10 8 11 37 39 15 8 2 5 25 20 14 2 6 6 12 19 -2 38
12 Whitby Town 24 11 4 9 41 34 12 5 3 4 18 16 12 6 1 5 23 18 7 37
13 Hyde United 30 10 7 13 46 50 15 5 4 6 27 23 15 5 3 7 19 27 -4 37
14 Mickleover Sports 26 11 4 11 40 44 12 6 1 5 17 17 14 5 3 6 23 27 -4 37
15 Radcliffe Borough 28 11 3 14 28 39 14 7 3 4 16 14 14 4 0 10 12 25 -11 36
16 Gainsborough Trinity 27 9 8 10 44 40 13 5 4 4 18 15 14 4 4 6 26 25 4 35
17 Buxton 29 6 10 13 48 50 15 3 5 7 30 23 14 3 5 6 18 27 -2 28
18 Matlock Town 25 8 4 13 34 39 13 4 3 6 19 18 12 4 1 7 15 21 -5 28
19 Ashton United 25 8 5 12 33 42 12 4 2 6 13 20 13 4 3 6 20 22 -9 28
20 Atherton Collieries 24 7 4 13 33 47 12 5 1 6 23 26 12 2 3 7 10 21 -14 25
21 Grantham Town 27 6 7 14 31 62 14 6 2 6 19 27 13 0 5 8 12 35 -31 25
22 Stafford Rangers 27 3 10 14 22 39 14 2 7 5 10 15 13 1 3 9 12 24 -17 19

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 South Shields 29 17 5 7 53 32 16 10 2 4 35 17 13 7 3 3 18 15 21 56
2 Lancaster City 30 16 6 8 55 36 14 8 4 2 23 13 16 8 2 6 32 23 19 54
3 Basford United 28 15 7 6 47 33 14 9 3 2 28 16 14 6 4 4 19 17 14 52
4 United of Manchester 26 13 8 5 59 38 13 7 2 4 34 21 13 6 6 1 25 17 21 47
5 Nantwich Town 26 14 5 7 51 35 12 9 1 2 28 15 14 5 4 5 23 20 16 47
6 Warrington Town 26 11 10 5 42 34 14 7 4 3 23 16 12 4 6 2 19 18 8 43
7 Scarborough Athletic 30 11 8 11 35 42 15 6 8 1 19 11 15 5 0 10 16 31 -7 41
8 Bamber Bridge 31 12 4 15 52 57 16 9 3 4 34 23 15 3 1 11 18 34 -5 40
9 Stalybridge Celtic 30 11 6 13 39 45 15 5 2 8 25 29 15 6 4 5 14 16 -6 39
10 Morpeth Town 23 11 5 7 40 33 10 6 3 1 20 11 13 5 2 6 20 22 7 38
11 Witton Albion 29 10 8 11 37 39 15 8 2 5 25 20 14 2 6 6 12 19 -2 38
12 Whitby Town 24 11 4 9 41 34 12 5 3 4 18 16 12 6 1 5 23 18 7 37
13 Hyde United 30 10 7 13 46 50 15 5 4 6 27 23 15 5 3 7 19 27 -4 37
14 Mickleover Sports 26 11 4 11 40 44 12 6 1 5 17 17 14 5 3 6 23 27 -4 37
15 Radcliffe Borough 28 11 3 14 28 39 14 7 3 4 16 14 14 4 0 10 12 25 -11 36
16 Gainsborough Trinity 27 9 8 10 44 40 13 5 4 4 18 15 14 4 4 6 26 25 4 35
17 Buxton 29 6 10 13 48 50 15 3 5 7 30 23 14 3 5 6 18 27 -2 28
18 Matlock Town 25 8 4 13 34 39 13 4 3 6 19 18 12 4 1 7 15 21 -5 28
19 Ashton United 25 8 5 12 33 42 12 4 2 6 13 20 13 4 3 6 20 22 -9 28
20 Atherton Collieries 24 7 4 13 33 47 12 5 1 6 23 26 12 2 3 7 10 21 -14 25
21 Grantham Town 27 6 7 14 31 62 14 6 2 6 19 27 13 0 5 8 12 35 -31 25
22 Stafford Rangers 27 3 10 14 22 39 14 2 7 5 10 15 13 1 3 9 12 24 -17 19

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