Three points for the home side is expected from this game if the league standings is a guide to future results. The South Shields regulars are positive that the mismatch between 2nd and Witton Albion's 21st position in the table will show on the grass.
- South Shields have the fewest conceded goals (20) in Non League Premier: Northern
- Witton Albion have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
It's no vacation for neither South Shields nor Witton Albion as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
South Shields form and stats
26 points is a decent return from 13 Non League Premier: Northern games here at Mariners Park for South Shields. The data says 8 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses. Two home wins in a row for South Shields bring valid hopes of a third.
A strong away win for South Shields against Warrington Town the last match. Shields shared the glory with Warrington Town in their last match, an away game that ended all square 2-1. In their previous game, the manager Picton led his South Shields to a defeat away at Warrington Town. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Mariners Park.
Ahead of that match, South Shields won a home game hosting Radcliffe Borough (2-0). Preceding that game was the home draw versus Radcliffe Borough that ended 2-0. Ahead of that match, South Shields lost 2-0 at home to Radcliffe Borough.The match schedule is unforgiving for South Shields as they have a new game in only four days, a Non League Premier: Northern match thankfully also at home. Matlock Town are visiting.
The South Shields fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 23 goals in 13 league matches. From these home matches, Shields have conceded only 11 goals.
Witton Albion form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Witton Albion so far with only 10 points returning home. The records show 2-4-4 (win-draw-lose).
Two trips in a row for Witton Albion, whose coach Macauley could celebrate last time after the win against Mickleover Sports. It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Mickleover Sports (placed 19th) in their previous outing. The match ended in a draw 1-2. Two away games in a row for Witton Albion, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 1-2 versus Mickleover Sports.
Prior to that match, a home win 0-1 against Matlock Town. Preceding that match was the 0-1 draw at home vs Matlock Town. The game before that, was lost at home, a 0-1 defeat against Matlock Town.A quick return to home after this game, as Witton Albion are hosting Scarborough Athletic in the Non League Premier: Northern only four days away.
Witton have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 10 league away games 12 goals have been scored. For Witton Albion, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net. Witton Albion has visited these top teams three times, and 2 of 3 has ended with 2 goals or more!
Head 2 Head
The participants have faced each other before in this season, with the final score Witton Albion - South Shields 0-1 written in the official records. As for the last six games between these two teams, there's four Shields victories, zero draws and two Witton Albion wins. Over/under statistics; three of these games ended with three goals or more, three matches with two goals or less.South Shields missing players
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| South Shields | Witton Albion | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 24 | 13 | 5 | Played | P | 3 | 10 | 23 |
| 15 | 8 | 3 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 12 |
| 41 | 23 | 12 | Scored | S | 3 | 12 | 28 |
| 20 | 11 | 5 | Conceded | C | 12 | 23 | 47 |
| 96% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 75% | 77% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 90% | 74% |
| 50% | 46% | 80% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 60% | 52% |
| 25% | 23% | 40% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 40% | 43% |
| 8% | 15% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 67% | 20% | 35% |
| 50% | 54% | 80% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 70% | 61% |
| 38% | 31% | 20% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 10% | 17% |
| 17% | 15% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 20% | 22% |
| 3.8 | 3.3 | 1.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 1.2 | 2.6 |
| 2.1 | 2.2 | 0.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 1.5 | 3.9 |
| 1.3 | 1.1 | 0.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0.2 | 0.6 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8.1 | 5.9 | 3.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 3.5 | 6.9 |
| 3.9 | 2.7 | 1.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 1.5 | 2.8 |
| 48% | 71% | 133% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 50% | 42% |
| 5.4 | 4.4 | 1 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 5.2 | 10.2 |
| 2.1 | 1.8 | 0.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 2 | 4.6 |
- South Shields have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- South Shields have the fewest conceded goals (20) in Non League Premier: Northern
- South Shields have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (8) in Non League Premier: Northern
- South Shields haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Witton Albion have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Witton Albion have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Witton Albion haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 | 26 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 48 | 23 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 28 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 11 | 25 | 56 |
| 2 | South Shields | 24 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 41 | 20 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 21 | 50 |
| 3 | Bamber Bridge | 27 | 15 | 3 | 9 | 48 | 36 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 24 | 21 | 12 | 48 |
| 4 | Scarborough Athletic | 28 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 36 | 35 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 16 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 1 | 47 |
| 5 | Buxton | 26 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 51 | 29 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 34 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 22 | 46 |
| 6 | Warrington Town | 26 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 44 | 30 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 44 |
| 7 | Whitby Town | 26 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 33 | 31 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 2 | 43 |
| 8 | United of Manchester | 26 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 42 | 34 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 26 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 21 | 8 | 40 |
| 9 | Stafford Rangers | 26 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 32 | 25 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 37 |
| 10 | Atherton Collieries | 26 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 23 | 26 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 16 | -3 | 37 |
| 11 | Morpeth Town | 24 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 39 | 34 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 22 | 5 | 36 |
| 12 | Basford United | 28 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 26 | 31 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 19 | -5 | 36 |
| 13 | Lancaster City | 26 | 11 | 2 | 13 | 33 | 34 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 22 | 24 | -1 | 35 |
| 14 | Radcliffe Borough | 27 | 10 | 5 | 12 | 37 | 42 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 22 | 20 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 22 | -5 | 35 |
| 15 | Stalybridge Celtic | 25 | 9 | 3 | 13 | 34 | 35 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 19 | -1 | 30 |
| 16 | Gainsborough Trinity | 27 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 22 | 35 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 27 | -13 | 30 |
| 17 | Hyde United | 27 | 8 | 4 | 15 | 32 | 45 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 20 | 22 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 23 | -13 | 28 |
| 18 | Ashton United | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 30 | 30 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 19 | 0 | 27 |
| 19 | Mickleover Sports | 27 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 29 | 46 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 19 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 27 | -17 | 27 |
| 20 | Nantwich Town | 24 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 21 | 32 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 15 | -11 | 23 |
| 21 | Witton Albion | 23 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 28 | 47 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 23 | -19 | 23 |
| 22 | Grantham Town | 26 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 24 | 53 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 27 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 26 | -29 | 17 |
