AFC Telford United vs Blyth Spartans match preview

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Competition: England Vanarama National League North
Date: Sat 18.January
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: New Bucks Head (6300 seats)

With their 7 point advantage in the league table, AFC Telford United fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against Blyth Spartans.

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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AFC Telford United form and stats

Overall Vanarama National League North stats at home this season for AFC Telford United are 4-3-6 (wins-draw-losses).

J. McQuilkin was the last player to score a league goal for AFC Telford United and it's becoming a more and more distant memory as AFC Telford United haven't scored in 266 minutes.

AFC Telford United lost their last game at York City (placed 2nd) after a 0-2 scoreline. Ahead of that match, AFC Telford United lost 0-1 at home to Brackley Town.

AFC Telford United have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at New Bucks Head with 20 goals in 13 league matches. AFC Telford United have conceded 22 from these games.

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Blyth Spartans form and stats

Blyth Spartans have only collected 11 points from their away games in the Vanarama National League North, after 3-2-8 (13 played).

Blyth Spartans won their last game, 2-1 versus Curzon Ashton played at home. Preceding that game, the 1-3 loss visiting Altrincham's place.

The visitors have scored 11 goals from 13 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. The Blyth Spartans manager has some worries about the defense as 28 goals have been conceded in these travels.

Head 2 Head

The two sides played each other earlier this season: Blyth Spartans - AFC Telford United 3-1. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): AFC Telford United 2 wins, 2 draws and Blyth Spartans 6 victories. As for goals, 5 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 5 games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Blyth SpartansC. Roberts
C. Roberts
11 goals
AFC Telford UnitedA. Williams
A. Williams
7 goals
Blyth SpartansR. Dale
R. Dale
6 goals

AFC Telford United missing players

Blyth Spartans missing players

Total First Half Second Half
AFC Telford United Blyth Spartans
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
25 13 3 Played P 4 13 26
8 4 2 Won W 1 3 6
6 3 0 Drew D 0 2 5
11 6 1 Lost L 3 8 15
33 20 7 Scored S 4 11 27
38 22 6 Conceded C 9 28 58
92% 92% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 92% 96%
76% 85% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 77% 85%
52% 62% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 75% 54% 62%
40% 54% 67% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 31% 38%
16% 15% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 25% 23% 27%
60% 62% 67% BTTS BTTS 50% 31% 46%
24% 23% 33% Clean Sheets C S 0% 23% 15%
24% 23% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 54% 42%
 
4.7 4.8 3.3 Corners For (avg) C F 3 3.2 4.6
6.2 5.3 5.3 Corners Against (avg) C A 9.2 7.5 6.5
1.6 1.8 1.3 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 0.5 0.5 0.7
1 0 0 Red Cards R C 0 1 1
 
262 135 40 Total Shots T S 25 72 191
101 54 14 Shots on Target S O 8 28 82
33% 37% 50% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 36% 32%
Key stats in Vanarama National League North this season:
  • AFC Telford United have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Blyth Spartans have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • Blyth Spartans have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Blyth Spartans have won significantly less corners away then at home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 King's Lynn Town 24 16 6 2 55 31 13 10 3 0 33 13 11 6 3 2 22 18 24 54
2 York City 26 15 8 3 40 16 13 7 4 2 17 8 13 8 4 1 23 8 24 53
3 Chester 24 12 8 4 45 24 12 7 3 2 26 10 12 5 5 2 19 14 21 44
4 Brackley Town 23 12 7 4 45 14 12 7 5 0 27 5 11 5 2 4 18 9 31 43
5 Boston United 23 11 5 7 34 26 10 6 3 1 16 7 13 5 2 6 18 19 8 38
6 Altrincham 23 10 7 6 39 29 12 8 3 1 31 12 11 2 4 5 8 17 10 37
7 Spennymoor Town 25 10 7 8 42 34 12 8 1 3 28 16 13 2 6 5 14 18 8 37
8 Farsley Celtic 25 11 4 10 39 32 12 6 2 4 21 17 13 5 2 6 18 15 7 37
9 Southport 25 11 4 10 31 29 13 7 2 4 19 13 12 4 2 6 12 16 2 37
10 Guiseley 25 10 6 9 39 34 12 5 2 5 17 13 13 5 4 4 22 21 5 36
11 Darlington 24 11 3 10 30 34 13 8 2 3 19 11 11 3 1 7 11 23 -4 36
12 Gateshead 22 9 7 6 32 25 12 7 2 3 20 11 10 2 5 3 12 14 7 34
13 Alfreton Town 24 9 3 12 35 38 11 4 3 4 19 16 13 5 0 8 16 22 -3 30
14 AFC Telford United 25 8 6 11 33 38 13 4 3 6 20 22 12 4 3 5 13 16 -5 30
15 Leamington 24 8 5 11 36 41 12 5 3 4 18 13 12 3 2 7 18 28 -5 29
16 Hereford 26 7 8 11 28 41 13 4 7 2 15 13 13 3 1 9 13 28 -13 29
17 Kettering Town 24 7 7 10 33 38 11 4 3 4 18 18 13 3 4 6 15 20 -5 28
18 Kidderminster Harriers 25 7 5 13 32 37 13 3 2 8 16 21 12 4 3 5 16 16 -5 26
19 Gloucester City 23 7 5 11 31 43 11 5 3 3 18 14 12 2 2 8 13 29 -12 26
20 Curzon Ashton 26 6 6 14 25 38 13 5 2 6 15 15 13 1 4 8 10 23 -13 24
21 Blyth Spartans 26 6 5 15 27 58 13 3 3 7 16 30 13 3 2 8 11 28 -31 23
22 Bradford Park Avenue 26 3 4 19 17 68 13 2 2 9 11 30 13 1 2 10 6 38 -51 13

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 King's Lynn Town 24 16 6 2 55 31 13 10 3 0 33 13 11 6 3 2 22 18 24 54
2 York City 26 15 8 3 40 16 13 7 4 2 17 8 13 8 4 1 23 8 24 53
3 Chester 24 12 8 4 45 24 12 7 3 2 26 10 12 5 5 2 19 14 21 44
4 Brackley Town 23 12 7 4 45 14 12 7 5 0 27 5 11 5 2 4 18 9 31 43
5 Boston United 23 11 5 7 34 26 10 6 3 1 16 7 13 5 2 6 18 19 8 38
6 Altrincham 23 10 7 6 39 29 12 8 3 1 31 12 11 2 4 5 8 17 10 37
7 Spennymoor Town 25 10 7 8 42 34 12 8 1 3 28 16 13 2 6 5 14 18 8 37
8 Farsley Celtic 25 11 4 10 39 32 12 6 2 4 21 17 13 5 2 6 18 15 7 37
9 Southport 25 11 4 10 31 29 13 7 2 4 19 13 12 4 2 6 12 16 2 37
10 Guiseley 25 10 6 9 39 34 12 5 2 5 17 13 13 5 4 4 22 21 5 36
11 Darlington 24 11 3 10 30 34 13 8 2 3 19 11 11 3 1 7 11 23 -4 36
12 Gateshead 22 9 7 6 32 25 12 7 2 3 20 11 10 2 5 3 12 14 7 34
13 Alfreton Town 24 9 3 12 35 38 11 4 3 4 19 16 13 5 0 8 16 22 -3 30
14 AFC Telford United 25 8 6 11 33 38 13 4 3 6 20 22 12 4 3 5 13 16 -5 30
15 Leamington 24 8 5 11 36 41 12 5 3 4 18 13 12 3 2 7 18 28 -5 29
16 Hereford 26 7 8 11 28 41 13 4 7 2 15 13 13 3 1 9 13 28 -13 29
17 Kettering Town 24 7 7 10 33 38 11 4 3 4 18 18 13 3 4 6 15 20 -5 28
18 Kidderminster Harriers 25 7 5 13 32 37 13 3 2 8 16 21 12 4 3 5 16 16 -5 26
19 Gloucester City 23 7 5 11 31 43 11 5 3 3 18 14 12 2 2 8 13 29 -12 26
20 Curzon Ashton 26 6 6 14 25 38 13 5 2 6 15 15 13 1 4 8 10 23 -13 24
21 Blyth Spartans 26 6 5 15 27 58 13 3 3 7 16 30 13 3 2 8 11 28 -31 23
22 Bradford Park Avenue 26 3 4 19 17 68 13 2 2 9 11 30 13 1 2 10 6 38 -51 13

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The National League North, formerly known as Conference North, is the sixth highest division in English football. It contains teams located in Northern England, Norfolk, the English Midlands and North Wales. The league table has 22 teams playing two fixtures against each other (home and away).