South Shields favourites for feisty fight facing Ashton United

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Competition: England Non League Premier: Northern
Date: Tue 20.August
Match begins: 18:45 (UTC)
Venue: Mariners Park (3500 seats)

It's game two of the Non League Premier: Northern season and everything to play for. Read our full preview!

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for South Shields and Ashton United.

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South Shields form and stats

The South Shields supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Ashton United in Non League Premier: Northern and win 1-0. In the preceding match a 1-0 victory visiting Radcliffe Borough.

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how South Shields have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found two games) they have won 1 time, drawn 0 and lost 1.

Last season, South Shields's league statistics were 28 wins, 6 draws and 8 losses, resulting in a 2nd position in the Non League Premier: Northern. Over these 42 matches they scored 92 goals and conceded 46. Playing at home last season South Shields managed 17-3-1 (win-draw-lost) with 63 goals and 21 conceded.

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Ashton United form and stats

Ashton United has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.

Ashton United play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 0-1 to South Shields. Ahead of that game was the 2-2 draw at home against Atherton Collieries.

Ashton United are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 0 wins, 0 draws and 1 defeat. From a total of one match.

Let's have a look at how Ashton United performed last season in the Vanarama National League North: They landed a 20th position in the league table after playing out 9 victories, 8 draws and 25 defeats. In total they scored 43 and conceded 86 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 5 - drew 3 and lost 13 with 26/44 goals scored/conceded.

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Top Goalscorers

South Shields missing players

Ashton United missing players

South Shields Ashton United
Total Home Home vs mid Statistic Away vs top Away Total
2 1 0 Played 0 1 2
2 1 0 Won 0 0 0
0 0 0 Drew 0 0 1
0 0 0 Lost 0 1 1
2 1 0 Scored 0 0 2
0 0 0 Conceded 0 1 3
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 0% 100% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 1.5 0% 0% 50%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 0% 0% 50%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 0% 0% 50%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% BTTS 0% 0% 50%
100% 100% 0% Clean Sheets 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Failed To Score 0% 100% 50%
 
0 0 0 Corners For (avg) 0 0 6
0 0 0 Corners Against (avg) 0 0 0
0 0 0 Yellow Cards (avg) 0 0 0.5
0 0 0 Red Cards 0 0 1
South Shields Last season Ashton United
Total Home Home vs low Statistic Away vs top Away Total
44 23 0 Played 0 21 42
29 18 0 Won 0 5 9
6 3 0 Drew 0 3 8
9 2 0 Lost 0 13 25
97 68 0 Scored 0 26 43
50 25 0 Conceded 0 44 86
98% 100% 0% Over 0.5 0% 100% 95%
84% 91% 0% Over 1.5 0% 86% 81%
66% 78% 0% Over 2.5 0% 62% 57%
41% 57% 0% Over 3.5 0% 38% 31%
30% 48% 0% Over 4.5 0% 29% 24%
55% 65% 0% BTTS 0% 57% 48%
39% 35% 0% Clean Sheets 0% 14% 19%
9% 0% 0% Failed To Score 0% 29% 38%
 
6.2 6.6 0 Corners For (avg) 0 5 4.5
2.9 3.4 0 Corners Against (avg) 0 5.8 5.8
1.2 1.2 0 Yellow Cards (avg) 0 1.7 1.8
4 1 0 Red Cards 0 2 3
Key stats last season:
  • Ashton United have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Ashton United haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • South Shields have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • South Shields have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • South Shields have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • South Shields have scored more than double the goals of Ashton United.
  • South Shields have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
  • South Shields haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.

South Shields
All Non League Div One: Northern North Fa Trophy Club Friendlies Non League Premier: Northern FA Cup
All Home Away
04-05-19 No South Shields 1 - 2 Warrington Town
11-07-19 CF South Shields 0 - 2 Sunderland
10-08-19 CF Ossett United 0 - 5 South Shields
17-08-19 No Radcliffe Borough 0 - 1 South Shields
20-08-19 No South Shields 18:45 Ashton United
24-08-19 No South Shields 14:00 Hyde United
26-08-19 No Scarborough Athletic 14:00 South Shields
31-08-19 No South Shields 14:00 Bamber Bridge
03-09-19 No Morpeth Town 18:45 South Shields
10-09-19 No South Shields 18:45 Lancaster City
Ashton United
All Fa Trophy Club Friendlies Vanarama National League North Non League Premier: Northern FA Cup Non League Premier: Isthmian
All Home Away
22-04-19 Va Boston United 2 - 1 Ashton United
27-04-19 Va Ashton United 1 - 1 Altrincham
20-07-19 CF Ashton United 4 - 2 Droylsden
17-08-19 No Ashton United 2 - 2 Atherton Collieries
20-08-19 No South Shields 18:45 Ashton United
24-08-19 No Bamber Bridge 14:00 Ashton United
26-08-19 No Ashton United 14:00 Stalybridge Celtic
31-08-19 No Ashton United 14:00 Matlock Town
03-09-19 No Radcliffe Borough 18:45 Ashton United
10-09-19 No Ashton United 18:45 Morpeth Town

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 Matlock Town 2 2 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 6
2 Morpeth Town 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 2 3
3 Grantham Town 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
4 Lancaster City 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
5 Nantwich Town 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
6 Mickleover Sports 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
7 South Shields 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
8 Basford United 2 1 0 1 3 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 3 2 0 3
9 Ashton United 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
10 Atherton Collieries 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1
11 Buxton 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
12 Scarborough Athletic 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
13 Whitby Town 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
14 Witton Albion 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
15 Hyde United 1 0 0 1 2 3 1 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
16 United of Manchester 1 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 3 -1 0
17 Gainsborough Trinity 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0
18 Stafford Rangers 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0
19 Bamber Bridge 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
20 Radcliffe Borough 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
21 Stalybridge Celtic 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
22 Warrington Town 1 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 Farsley Celtic 42 30 6 6 92 40 21 14 5 2 43 20 21 16 1 4 49 20 52 96
2 South Shields 42 28 6 8 92 46 21 17 3 1 63 21 21 11 3 7 29 25 46 90
3 Warrington Town 42 27 9 6 78 33 21 13 5 3 35 15 21 14 4 3 43 18 45 90
4 Nantwich Town 41 20 12 9 74 60 20 10 6 4 34 24 21 10 6 5 40 36 14 72
5 Gainsborough Trinity 42 21 8 13 58 41 21 10 4 7 31 27 21 11 4 6 27 14 17 71
6 Basford United 42 20 7 15 88 70 21 14 2 5 56 36 21 6 5 10 32 34 18 67
7 Scarborough Athletic 42 20 7 15 76 58 21 10 4 7 40 28 21 10 3 8 36 30 18 67
8 Buxton 41 18 13 10 62 47 21 11 4 6 33 26 20 7 9 4 29 21 15 67
9 Witton Albion 42 18 10 14 50 41 21 8 7 6 24 22 21 10 3 8 26 19 9 64
10 Hyde United 41 16 8 17 61 53 21 10 2 9 34 26 20 6 6 8 27 27 8 56
11 Whitby Town 42 17 4 21 55 60 21 10 1 10 30 22 21 7 3 11 25 38 -5 55
12 Lancaster City 42 13 14 15 44 62 21 6 8 7 19 28 21 7 6 8 25 34 -18 53
13 Hednesford Town 41 14 9 18 53 64 20 8 4 8 24 22 21 6 5 10 29 42 -11 51
14 Stafford Rangers 41 12 14 15 64 71 20 6 9 5 31 28 21 6 5 10 33 43 -7 50
15 Matlock Town 42 14 8 20 64 81 21 8 5 8 33 33 21 6 3 12 31 48 -17 50
16 Bamber Bridge 41 11 12 18 65 68 21 8 5 8 42 38 20 3 7 10 23 30 -3 45
17 Stalybridge Celtic 41 12 9 20 48 63 20 7 6 7 26 27 21 5 3 13 22 36 -15 45
18 Marine 42 11 11 20 42 55 21 4 6 11 21 32 21 7 5 9 21 23 -13 44
19 Mickleover Sports 41 11 11 19 40 63 21 6 6 9 20 29 20 5 5 10 20 34 -23 44
20 Grantham Town 42 12 7 23 42 76 21 8 2 11 20 33 21 4 5 12 22 43 -34 43
21 Workington 41 9 5 27 40 73 20 4 2 14 20 38 21 5 3 13 20 35 -33 32
22 North Ferriby United 33 2 4 27 28 91 17 1 1 15 14 48 16 1 3 12 14 43 -63 10
23 Scarborough 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 3 -2 0
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 Stockport County 42 24 10 8 77 36 21 13 5 3 39 18 21 11 5 5 38 18 41 82
2 Chorley 42 24 9 9 83 41 21 15 3 3 45 15 21 9 6 6 38 26 42 81
3 Brackley Town 42 22 11 9 72 40 21 14 5 2 44 19 21 8 6 7 28 21 32 77
4 Spennymoor Town 42 22 10 10 78 48 21 11 6 4 38 25 21 11 4 6 40 23 30 76
5 Altrincham 42 20 11 11 85 56 21 9 6 6 39 26 21 11 5 5 46 30 29 71
6 Blyth Spartans 42 20 9 13 74 62 21 11 3 7 43 31 21 9 6 6 31 31 12 69
7 Bradford Park Avenue 42 18 11 13 71 61 21 9 6 6 30 27 21 9 5 7 41 34 10 65
8 AFC Telford United 42 17 14 11 64 55 21 11 7 3 33 21 21 6 7 8 31 34 9 65
9 Chester 42 16 14 12 60 62 21 10 8 3 37 25 21 6 6 9 23 37 -2 62
10 Kidderminster Harriers 42 17 9 16 68 62 21 10 3 8 40 33 21 7 6 8 28 29 6 60
11 Boston United 42 17 7 18 62 60 21 8 3 10 29 31 21 9 4 8 33 29 2 58
12 York City 42 16 10 16 58 63 21 10 4 7 32 27 21 6 6 9 26 36 -5 58
13 Leamington 42 13 15 14 57 60 21 8 7 6 30 25 21 5 8 8 27 35 -3 54
14 Southport 42 13 14 15 58 55 21 6 9 6 31 29 21 7 5 9 27 26 3 53
15 Alfreton Town 42 13 12 17 53 67 21 5 7 9 28 39 21 8 5 8 25 28 -14 51
16 Darlington 42 12 14 16 56 62 21 7 6 8 25 21 21 5 8 8 31 41 -6 50
17 Hereford 42 11 16 15 47 58 21 7 6 8 26 31 21 4 10 7 21 27 -11 49
18 Curzon Ashton 42 13 10 19 44 71 21 5 5 11 19 41 21 8 5 8 25 30 -27 49
19 Guiseley 42 9 17 16 46 60 21 5 10 6 25 29 21 4 7 10 21 31 -14 44
20 Ashton United 42 9 8 25 43 86 21 4 5 12 17 42 21 5 3 13 26 44 -43 35
21 United of Manchester 42 8 10 24 49 82 21 1 7 13 25 46 21 7 3 11 24 36 -33 34
22 Nuneaton Town 42 4 7 31 38 96 21 1 3 17 16 51 21 3 4 14 22 45 -58 19

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