Soccer match preview: South Shields confident before travelling to Marske United

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Competition: England Non League Premier: Northern
Competition: Sat 04.March
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: GER Stadium (2500 seats)

This campaign has been hard for Marske United so far, while South Shields have enjoyed many victories. Will the visiting team claim victory again at GER Stadium?

Insights:
  • Marske United have the fewest matches under the total-line (8) in Non League Premier: Northern
  • South Shields have the fewest conceded goals (26) in Non League Premier: Northern

Marske United have less rest than South Shields in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Non League Premier: Northern game only four days ago. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Lancaster City.

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Marske United form and stats

Marske United's struggle is real here at GER Stadium with only 10 points collected from 12 Non League Premier: Northern games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 3-1-8. Marske are slowly digging their own grave here at GER Stadium with the depressing streak of not having won a home league game in eight attempts.

In their previous game, the manager Jarrett led his Marske United to a defeat away at Lancaster City. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at GER Stadium.

Preceding that match was a defeat to Warrington Town (1-2).

Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Morpeth Town are coming to town in three days.

Marske United has scored 16 league goals at home this season, in 12 matches. Goals are flowing in at the wrong end for Marske United with 25 goals conceded in these matches. When Marske hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like Liversedge, Atherton Collieries, Nantwich Town, Morpeth Town, Stalybridge Celtic, Belper Town and Ashton United), the matches have ended over 2.5 goals 3 of 4 times.

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South Shields form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team, who have the fewest conceded goals (26) in Non League Premier: Northern, on their Non League Premier: Northern travels is 8 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats.

Two trips in a row for South Shields, whose manager Phillips could celebrate last time after the win against Belper Town.

A draw for Shields before that, at their own venue hosting Matlock Town (1-1).

The schedule is very tough for South Shields now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Non League Premier: Northern game at Matlock Town is waiting in only three days.

South Shields are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 18 away goals from 14 games (in the league). South Shields are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 11 times in 14 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

These sides faced each other earlier this season: South Shields - Marske 4-2. As for the last four games between these two teams, there's two Marske United victories, zero draws and two South Shields wins. Over/under statistics; four of these games ended with three goals or more, zero matches with two goals or less.

Marske United missing players

South Shields missing players

Marske United South Shields
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
29 12 4 Played P 6 14 31
9 3 0 Won W 5 8 20
2 1 0 Drew D 1 3 7
18 8 4 Lost L 0 3 4
39 16 2 Scored S 7 18 55
61 25 9 Conceded C 1 11 26
97% 92% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 97%
86% 92% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 33% 57% 68%
69% 75% 75% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 29% 39%
41% 42% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 14% 23%
31% 33% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 7% 19%
62% 67% 50% BTTS BTTS 17% 43% 48%
7% 8% 0% Clean Sheets C S 83% 50% 45%
34% 33% 50% Failed to Score F T 0% 7% 10%
 
2.8 2.6 1.7 Corners for (avg) C F 4.8 4.8 4.5
5.5 3.6 4 Corners against (avg) C A 3 2.7 2.3
1.2 0.8 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.2 1.3 1
2 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
6 5 3 Shots (avg) S ( 7 7.4 8.1
3 2 1 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.2 3.3 4
43% 50% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 38% 39% 49%
 
10.1 7.6 10 Shots against (avg) S A 5 6.3 5.6
4.5 3.2 4.7 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 1.4 2.6 2.4
Key stats in Non League Premier: Northern this season:
  • Marske United have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Marske United have the fewest matches under the total-line (8) in Non League Premier: Northern
  • South Shields have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • South Shields have the fewest conceded goals (11) away in Non League Premier: Northern
  • South Shields have the fewest conceded goals (26) in Non League Premier: Northern
  • South Shields have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (8) in Non League Premier: Northern
  • South Shields have the most clean sheets (13) in Non League Premier: Northern
  • South Shields have the most scored goals in the first half (26) in Non League Premier: Northern
  • South Shields have the the best goal difference (+29) in Non League Premier: Northern
  • South Shields haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • South Shields is in the best form (4-2-0) in Non League Premier: Northern

  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 31 20 7 4 55 26 17 12 4 1 37 15 14 8 3 3 18 11 29 67
2 Hyde United 33 16 10 7 54 31 17 9 3 5 25 13 16 7 7 2 29 18 23 58
3 Warrington Town 33 14 13 6 49 33 17 8 6 3 25 16 16 6 7 3 24 17 16 55
4 Radcliffe Borough 32 15 10 7 49 39 16 8 4 4 28 21 16 7 6 3 21 18 10 55
5 Bamber Bridge 32 16 7 9 49 50 15 9 5 1 30 16 17 7 2 8 19 34 -1 55
6 Gainsborough Trinity 32 13 12 7 60 34 15 4 8 3 26 17 17 9 4 4 34 17 26 51
7 Matlock Town 32 14 8 10 44 39 16 7 7 2 27 15 16 7 1 8 17 24 5 50
8 Marine 31 13 10 8 44 28 16 8 4 4 26 15 15 5 6 4 18 13 16 49
9 Guiseley 33 14 6 13 46 42 17 8 2 7 24 23 16 6 4 6 22 19 4 48
10 United of Manchester 32 13 9 10 49 35 17 6 8 3 30 23 15 7 1 7 19 12 14 45
11 Rylands 33 12 7 14 48 43 17 7 3 7 20 17 16 5 4 7 28 26 5 43
12 Stafford Rangers 33 12 7 14 40 45 17 8 4 5 26 21 16 4 3 9 14 24 -5 43
13 Whitby Town 33 12 7 14 35 43 16 6 2 8 16 23 17 6 5 6 19 20 -8 43
14 Lancaster City 32 10 12 10 34 36 17 6 7 4 17 14 15 4 5 6 17 22 -2 42
15 Atherton Collieries 32 9 12 11 30 38 15 4 6 5 15 15 17 5 6 6 15 23 -8 39
16 Morpeth Town 31 11 4 16 42 45 16 8 1 7 25 19 15 3 3 9 17 26 -3 37
17 Ashton United 32 11 7 14 40 46 15 5 3 7 18 22 17 6 4 7 22 24 -6 37
18 Stalybridge Celtic 33 9 8 16 34 42 16 4 2 10 16 23 17 5 6 6 18 19 -8 35
19 Nantwich Town 33 8 8 17 31 45 16 3 3 10 13 23 17 5 5 7 18 22 -14 32
20 Marske United 29 9 2 18 39 61 12 3 1 8 16 25 17 6 1 10 23 36 -22 29
21 Liversedge 30 8 3 19 31 65 16 3 1 12 13 36 14 5 2 7 18 29 -34 27
22 Belper Town 32 5 7 20 33 70 16 2 4 10 15 36 16 3 3 10 18 34 -37 22

Read more about Non League Premier: Northern

The Northern Premier League holds three divisions; the Premier Division, Division One East and Division One West. The Premier Division is at the seventh highest division level in England, while Division One East/West are at eight level. The league covers Northern England and the northern/central Midlands areas.