Stumbling Stalybridge Celtic need to pull off a surprise when they host hard-driving South Shields in the next league game. It’s 17th vs 1st and the home supporters will have so-so confidence.
- Stalybridge Celtic have the fewest scored goals in the first half (10) in Non League Premier: Northern
- South Shields have the fewest conceded goals (26) in Non League Premier: Northern
There has not been much time to rest for the guests, as they played a Non League Premier: Northern game only four days ago. That game was also an away game, at Matlock Town. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.
Stalybridge Celtic form and stats
The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the Non League Premier: Northern this season. Stalybridge Celtic have only managed 5 wins, 2 draws and 10 losses from their games here at Bower Fold. When Stalybridge Celtic hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like Marine, Warrington Town, Bamber Bridge, Gainsborough Trinity, Radcliffe Borough and Hyde United), they have won 2 of 5 matches!
Stalybridge Celtic's previous game was also played at home, ending 2-1 versus Belper Town (placed 22nd). The home side are looking to build on that result. Just what the doctor ordered, as that was the first three points in the league after going winless in seven consecutive matches.
Before that, a loss in the away fixture against Congleton Town FC in the Cheshire Senior Cup.
Stalybridge Celtic has scored 18 league goals at home this season, in 17 matches. Stalybridge's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 24 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
South Shields form and stats
The visitors are W9-D4-L3 on the road this term. That's in the Non League Premier: Northern. In general it has been a productive period now for South Shields as they haven't lost any of their last ten games.
Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. Shields goalkeeper is eager to challenge this, with his 323 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Matlock Town (placed 8th) in their previous outing. The match ended in a draw 0-0.
Ahead of that match was the victory versus Marske United at their stadium, the result 4-0.The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting United of Manchester in just three days.
South Shields have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 16 league away games 22 goals have been scored. It's not easy to score on South Shields as they have only conceded 11 goals from these away games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
The 4 most recent matches involving these two teams have all ended as South Shields victories. More of the same or streak broken?South Shields - Stalybridge 2-0 was the product when these teams formerly met, some time ago this season.
Stalybridge Celtic missing players
South Shields missing players
| Stalybridge Celtic | South Shields | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 34 | 17 | 5 | Played | P | 7 | 16 | 33 |
| 10 | 5 | 2 | Won | W | 6 | 9 | 21 |
| 8 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 16 | 10 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 36 | 18 | 4 | Scored | S | 11 | 22 | 59 |
| 43 | 24 | 3 | Conceded | C | 1 | 11 | 26 |
| 94% | 88% | 80% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 94% | 94% |
| 71% | 65% | 40% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 43% | 56% | 67% |
| 41% | 53% | 20% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 14% | 31% | 39% |
| 15% | 18% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 14% | 19% | 24% |
| 9% | 18% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 6% | 18% |
| 47% | 47% | 20% | BTTS | BTTS | 14% | 38% | 45% |
| 29% | 29% | 60% | Clean Sheets | C S | 86% | 56% | 48% |
| 29% | 35% | 40% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 12% | 12% |
| 4 | 4.7 | 4.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 4.3 | 4.2 |
| 5 | 5.2 | 5.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.2 |
| 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.2 | 1 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7.9 | 9.9 | 6.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5.8 | 7 | 7.8 |
| 3 | 3.6 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.7 | 3.1 | 3.8 |
| 32% | 30% | 27% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 62% | 45% | 52% |
| 10.3 | 11.4 | 9.6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 4.2 | 5.8 | 5.4 |
| 4 | 4.3 | 4.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 1.2 | 2.5 | 2.4 |
- 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 (15) in Non League Premier: Northern
- South Shields have the most clean sheets (9) away in Non League Premier: Northern
- South Shields have the most scored goals in the first half (28) in Non League Premier: Northern
- South Shields have the the best goal difference (+33) in Non League Premier: Northern
- Stalybridge Celtic have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Stalybridge Celtic have the fewest scored goals in the first half (10) 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 | 33 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 59 | 26 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 37 | 15 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 11 | 33 | 71 |
| 2 | Hyde United | 34 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 55 | 31 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 13 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 30 | 18 | 24 | 61 |
| 3 | Warrington Town | 34 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 50 | 33 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 26 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 24 | 17 | 17 | 58 |
| 4 | Radcliffe Borough | 33 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 49 | 39 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 21 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 21 | 18 | 10 | 56 |
| 5 | Bamber Bridge | 33 | 16 | 7 | 10 | 49 | 51 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 30 | 16 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 19 | 35 | -2 | 55 |
| 6 | Gainsborough Trinity | 33 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 61 | 34 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 26 | 17 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 17 | 27 | 54 |
| 7 | Marine | 32 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 45 | 28 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 15 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 17 | 52 |
| 8 | Matlock Town | 34 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 45 | 40 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 28 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 17 | 24 | 5 | 52 |
| 9 | Guiseley | 34 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 46 | 43 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 24 | 24 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 19 | 3 | 48 |
| 10 | United of Manchester | 33 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 51 | 38 | 18 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 32 | 26 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 19 | 12 | 13 | 45 |
| 11 | Lancaster City | 33 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 36 | 37 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 22 | -1 | 45 |
| 12 | Rylands | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 50 | 45 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 30 | 28 | 5 | 44 |
| 13 | Stafford Rangers | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 42 | 47 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 28 | 23 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 24 | -5 | 44 |
| 14 | Whitby Town | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 35 | 43 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 23 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 20 | -8 | 44 |
| 15 | Ashton United | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 44 | 48 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 23 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 25 | -4 | 41 |
| 16 | Atherton Collieries | 33 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 30 | 39 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 23 | -9 | 39 |
| 17 | Stalybridge Celtic | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 36 | 43 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 18 | 24 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 19 | -7 | 38 |
| 18 | Morpeth Town | 33 | 11 | 4 | 18 | 44 | 49 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 25 | 19 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 19 | 30 | -5 | 37 |
| 19 | Nantwich Town | 34 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 31 | 46 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 24 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 22 | -15 | 32 |
| 20 | Marske United | 31 | 10 | 2 | 19 | 41 | 66 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 18 | 30 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 23 | 36 | -25 | 32 |
| 21 | Liversedge | 31 | 9 | 3 | 19 | 34 | 67 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 36 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 31 | -33 | 30 |
| 22 | Belper Town | 34 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 35 | 75 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 36 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 20 | 39 | -40 | 22 |
