Open game expected at Craik Park: Morpeth Town vs South Shields preview

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Competition: England Non League Premier: Northern
Competition: Tue 08.February
Match begins: 19:45 (UTC)
Venue: Craik Park (1500 seats)

Morpeth Town will want to employ their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The hosting team are currently 14 points behind South Shields.

Insights:
  • Morpeth Town have the fewest matches under the total-line (5) in Non League Premier: Northern
  • South Shields have the fewest conceded goals (23) in Non League Premier: Northern

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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Morpeth Town form and stats

Morpeth Town have collected 25 points from their Non League Premier: Northern home games so far after 7-4-3.

Morpeth's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 1-2 versus Nantwich Town (placed 20th).

A strong away win before that one, visiting Basford United and winning 2-1.

There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Morpeth Town as they are travelling to their away game against York City in the Fa Trophy. That match is four days after this one.

The Morpeth Town fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 24 goals in 14 league matches. Morpeth have conceded 15 in these home matches.

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South Shields form and stats

South Shields's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed South Shields collect 25 points from their 12 away matches in the Non League Premier: Northern. 7 victories and 4 draws have created these points (and only 1 defeat).

It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Buxton (placed 3rd) in their previous outing. The match ended in a draw 2-2.

A home win before that, celebrating 3-1 vs Witton Albion.

After this away game South Shields return home for a Non League Premier: Northern game against Atherton Collieries. That game is only four sleeps after this.

South Shields are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 20 times in 12 away games so far. Shields are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 11 times in 12 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

The latest registered history involving both these contenders is the South Shields - Morpeth Town 2-0 played earlier this season. Morpeth Town-South Shields H2H statistics last three meetings regardless of arena: Morpeth Town zero wins, South Shields one win, two draws. zero of these three matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Morpeth Town missing players

South Shields missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Morpeth Town South Shields
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
27 14 4 Played P 2 12 26
11 7 2 Won W 1 7 16
7 4 1 Drew D 1 4 6
9 3 1 Lost L 0 1 4
43 24 6 Scored S 5 20 46
38 15 3 Conceded C 1 11 23
96% 93% 75% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 92% 96%
96% 93% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 75% 77%
70% 64% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 58% 54%
33% 29% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 33% 31%
4% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 8%
67% 64% 25% BTTS BTTS 50% 50% 54%
22% 36% 75% Clean Sheets C S 50% 42% 35%
15% 7% 25% Failed to Score F T 0% 17% 15%
 
2.9 3.4 0 Corners for (avg) C F 3 4.9 4.1
3.7 2.9 0 Corners against (avg) C A 2 2.2 2.4
1.6 1.3 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 1.6 1.4
2 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
7.4 9.1 0 Shots (avg) S ( 17 10.1 7.9
4 5.3 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 12 5.1 3.9
37% 32% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 37% 50%
 
5.6 4.3 0 Shots against (avg) S A 6 6.2 5.6
2.6 2.6 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 2.4 2.3
Key stats in Non League Premier: Northern this season:
  • Morpeth Town have the fewest matches under the total-line (5) in Non League Premier: Northern
  • South Shields have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • South Shields have the fewest conceded goals (23) in Non League Premier: Northern
  • South Shields have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (9) in Non League Premier: Northern
  • South Shields have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded away.
  • South Shields have won significantly more corners away than at home.
  • 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 Matlock Town 27 18 2 7 48 24 14 9 1 4 28 13 13 9 1 3 20 11 24 56
2 South Shields 26 16 6 4 46 23 14 9 2 3 26 12 12 7 4 1 20 11 23 54
3 Buxton 28 14 8 6 55 32 14 8 4 2 36 16 14 6 4 4 19 16 23 50
4 Bamber Bridge 29 15 4 10 48 38 14 6 3 5 24 17 15 9 1 5 24 21 10 49
5 Scarborough Athletic 30 14 7 9 39 38 15 7 4 4 23 17 15 7 3 5 16 21 1 49
6 Whitby Town 29 14 6 9 38 35 15 7 3 5 20 16 14 7 3 4 18 19 3 48
7 Warrington Town 28 12 10 6 48 34 15 7 4 4 27 17 13 5 6 2 21 17 14 46
8 United of Manchester 29 14 4 11 49 39 14 9 1 4 31 17 15 5 3 7 18 22 10 46
9 Stafford Rangers 29 10 12 7 34 26 14 3 6 5 12 12 15 7 6 2 22 14 8 42
10 Lancaster City 29 13 3 13 37 36 14 7 2 5 14 12 15 6 1 8 23 24 1 42
11 Morpeth Town 27 11 7 9 43 38 14 7 4 3 24 15 13 4 3 6 19 23 5 40
12 Atherton Collieries 27 11 4 12 24 28 12 6 2 4 16 12 15 5 2 8 8 16 -4 37
13 Basford United 29 10 6 13 27 33 15 5 5 5 16 14 14 5 1 8 11 19 -6 36
14 Radcliffe Borough 29 10 5 14 38 45 14 6 1 7 22 21 15 4 4 7 16 24 -7 35
15 Stalybridge Celtic 27 10 4 13 37 36 13 6 2 5 21 16 14 4 2 8 16 20 1 34
16 Ashton United 26 8 8 10 34 33 13 6 4 3 19 11 13 2 4 7 15 22 1 32
17 Gainsborough Trinity 28 7 10 11 23 36 14 6 7 1 14 9 14 1 3 10 9 27 -13 31
18 Mickleover Sports 28 8 6 14 30 46 14 5 4 5 17 19 14 3 2 9 13 27 -16 30
19 Hyde United 29 8 5 16 34 48 15 6 1 8 21 24 14 2 4 8 13 24 -14 29
20 Nantwich Town 27 7 6 14 25 36 13 2 3 8 12 20 14 5 3 6 13 16 -11 27
21 Witton Albion 26 6 6 14 31 54 14 4 2 8 18 26 12 2 4 6 13 28 -23 24
22 Grantham Town 29 4 7 18 29 59 14 0 3 11 11 29 15 4 4 7 18 30 -30 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 Matlock Town 27 18 2 7 48 24 14 9 1 4 28 13 13 9 1 3 20 11 24 56
2 South Shields 26 16 6 4 46 23 14 9 2 3 26 12 12 7 4 1 20 11 23 54
3 Buxton 28 14 8 6 55 32 14 8 4 2 36 16 14 6 4 4 19 16 23 50
4 Bamber Bridge 29 15 4 10 48 38 14 6 3 5 24 17 15 9 1 5 24 21 10 49
5 Scarborough Athletic 30 14 7 9 39 38 15 7 4 4 23 17 15 7 3 5 16 21 1 49
6 Whitby Town 29 14 6 9 38 35 15 7 3 5 20 16 14 7 3 4 18 19 3 48
7 Warrington Town 28 12 10 6 48 34 15 7 4 4 27 17 13 5 6 2 21 17 14 46
8 United of Manchester 29 14 4 11 49 39 14 9 1 4 31 17 15 5 3 7 18 22 10 46
9 Stafford Rangers 29 10 12 7 34 26 14 3 6 5 12 12 15 7 6 2 22 14 8 42
10 Lancaster City 29 13 3 13 37 36 14 7 2 5 14 12 15 6 1 8 23 24 1 42
11 Morpeth Town 27 11 7 9 43 38 14 7 4 3 24 15 13 4 3 6 19 23 5 40
12 Atherton Collieries 27 11 4 12 24 28 12 6 2 4 16 12 15 5 2 8 8 16 -4 37
13 Basford United 29 10 6 13 27 33 15 5 5 5 16 14 14 5 1 8 11 19 -6 36
14 Radcliffe Borough 29 10 5 14 38 45 14 6 1 7 22 21 15 4 4 7 16 24 -7 35
15 Stalybridge Celtic 27 10 4 13 37 36 13 6 2 5 21 16 14 4 2 8 16 20 1 34
16 Ashton United 26 8 8 10 34 33 13 6 4 3 19 11 13 2 4 7 15 22 1 32
17 Gainsborough Trinity 28 7 10 11 23 36 14 6 7 1 14 9 14 1 3 10 9 27 -13 31
18 Mickleover Sports 28 8 6 14 30 46 14 5 4 5 17 19 14 3 2 9 13 27 -16 30
19 Hyde United 29 8 5 16 34 48 15 6 1 8 21 24 14 2 4 8 13 24 -14 29
20 Nantwich Town 27 7 6 14 25 36 13 2 3 8 12 20 14 5 3 6 13 16 -11 27
21 Witton Albion 26 6 6 14 31 54 14 4 2 8 18 26 12 2 4 6 13 28 -23 24
22 Grantham Town 29 4 7 18 29 59 14 0 3 11 11 29 15 4 4 7 18 30 -30 19

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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.