The Whitby Town & South Shields head coaches Haslam and Picton are both fearful of and looking forward to this very important match in the higher regions of the Non League Premier: Northern table.
- Whitby Town have the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in Non League Premier: Northern
- South Shields have the fewest conceded goals (6) away in Non League Premier: Northern
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Whitby Town form and stats
Whitby Town have performed here at Turnbull Ground this season with 7 wins from 11 Non League Premier: Northern matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 1 game and lost 3. It’s been three wins in a row for Whitby Town here at Turnbull Ground, hoping to make this one the fourth consecutive victory.
Whitby's previous game was a Non League Premier: Northern match also played at home, ending 3-0 versus Grantham Town (placed 22nd). The home side are looking to build on that result.
Before that game, the 4-2 home victory against Mickleover Sports.The Whitby fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 17 goals in 11 league matches. Whitby are not conceding a lot of goals here at Turnbull Ground in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 8 from 11 matches.
South Shields form and stats
The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 6 wins, 2 draws and only 1 loss in the Non League Premier: Northern.
Home advantage was not enough for Shields in their previous game, as they lost their Non League Premier: Northern-match, hosting Hyde United, 1-2.
Prior to that match, a home win 3-1 against Gainsborough Trinity.Shields are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 14 times in 9 away games so far. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (6 so far). It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head statistics (for the previous three meetings): Whitby Town won one game, zero matches ended with a tie and South Shields got two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: two / oneWhitby Town missing players
South Shields missing players
| Whitby Town | South Shields | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 11 | 1 | Played | P | 3 | 9 | 20 |
| 12 | 7 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 6 | 12 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 29 | 17 | 3 | Scored | S | 3 | 14 | 34 |
| 21 | 8 | 0 | Conceded | C | 3 | 6 | 17 |
| 90% | 91% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 89% | 95% |
| 57% | 55% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 67% | 75% |
| 48% | 45% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 44% | 50% |
| 24% | 18% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 22% | 25% |
| 14% | 9% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 10% |
| 38% | 27% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 33% | 50% |
| 43% | 55% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 56% | 35% |
| 29% | 27% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 22% | 20% |
| 1.1 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.3 | 4.3 | 4 |
| 1.3 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3 | 1.9 | 2.2 |
| 0.3 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.6 | 1.4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.6 | 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9 | 10.9 | 8.6 |
| 1.3 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 5.4 | 4.1 |
| 121% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 34% | 47% |
| 3.7 | 0 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.3 | 6.6 | 5.7 |
| 1.4 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 2.4 | 2.2 |
- South Shields have created more than twice as many corners as Whitby Town.
- South Shields have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded away.
- South Shields have the fewest conceded goals (6) away in Non League Premier: Northern
- South Shields have the the best goal difference (+8) away in Non League Premier: Northern
- South Shields have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded away.
- Whitby Town have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Whitby Town have the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in Non League Premier: Northern
- Whitby Town have won significantly less corners at home than away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Buxton | 21 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 44 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 28 | 45 |
| 2 | Matlock Town | 21 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 40 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 9 | 21 | 43 |
| 3 | Bamber Bridge | 22 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 41 | 27 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 41 |
| 4 | South Shields | 20 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 34 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 17 | 40 |
| 5 | Whitby Town | 21 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 29 | 21 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 39 |
| 6 | Warrington Town | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 32 | 23 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 37 |
| 7 | Scarborough Athletic | 21 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 27 | 32 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 18 | -5 | 33 |
| 8 | United of Manchester | 22 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 33 | 27 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 6 | 32 |
| 9 | Stafford Rangers | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 24 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 30 |
| 10 | Basford United | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 24 | 26 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 15 | -2 | 30 |
| 11 | Atherton Collieries | 21 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 19 | 24 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 15 | -5 | 29 |
| 12 | Radcliffe Borough | 21 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 28 | 32 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 18 | -4 | 28 |
| 13 | Lancaster City | 21 | 9 | 1 | 11 | 27 | 31 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 21 | -4 | 28 |
| 14 | Stalybridge Celtic | 21 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 31 | 31 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 0 | 26 |
| 15 | Morpeth Town | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 29 | 30 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 20 | -1 | 25 |
| 16 | Hyde United | 21 | 8 | 1 | 12 | 26 | 34 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 21 | -8 | 25 |
| 17 | Ashton United | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 25 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 1 | 24 |
| 18 | Gainsborough Trinity | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 28 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 21 | -11 | 24 |
| 19 | Witton Albion | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 25 | 39 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 21 | -14 | 22 |
| 20 | Mickleover Sports | 24 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 23 | 43 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 26 | -20 | 21 |
| 21 | Nantwich Town | 20 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 26 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 12 | -9 | 19 |
| 22 | Grantham Town | 22 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 21 | 48 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 24 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 24 | -27 | 13 |