Open game expected at New Bucks Head Ground: AFC Telford United vs Blyth Spartans preview

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Competition: England Vanarama National League North
Competition: Sat 25.February
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: New Bucks Head Ground (6300 seats)

Keep working on their own playing style or make adjustments according to the opposition? Both AFC Telford United and Blyth Spartans should try something else than what they have done so far. Read more!

Insights:
  • AFC Telford United have the fewest scored goals (23) in Vanarama National League North
  • Blyth Spartans have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

AFC Telford United have less rest than Blyth Spartans in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Vanarama National League North game only four days ago. Thankfully the previous game, versus Leamington, was also a home game here at New Bucks Head Ground. The away team is better rested.

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AFC Telford United form and stats

AFC Telford United's struggle is real here at New Bucks Head Ground with only 13 points collected from 17 Vanarama National League North games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 2-7-8. Telford are slowly digging their own grave here at New Bucks Head Ground with the depressing streak of not having won a home league game in seven attempts.

AFC Telford United drew their last game, also a home match. Leamington (placed 19th) was the opponent, 1-1 the score.

Prior to that, an away loss at Alfreton Town.

Trouble hitting the net? In this club's last 14 league games, 11 have seen less than three goals (under 2.5).

AFC Telford United aren't scoring a lot here at New Bucks Head Ground in the league, with only {13 goals} from 17 games. AFC Telford United have conceded 26 from these games. Telford has at home met teams with this table position (low), five times. It has ended with less than 2.5 goals 4 of 5 times.

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Blyth Spartans form and stats

Blyth Spartans have only collected 14 points from their away games in the Vanarama National League North, after 4-2-10 (16 played). Blyth Spartans has recorded two wins in a row in their away matches and hold legitimate hopes of a third one.

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. Spartans goalkeeper Alex Mitchell is eager to challenge this, with his 190 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.

It's the second away game in a row for Blyth Spartans, but there's smiles all around after the 1-0 victory versus Bradford Park Avenue (placed 21st) last time out. World class coaching! That was the thoughts of manager Fenton when Chiabi scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 46th minute.

A home win before that, celebrating 1-0 vs Kettering Town.

Blyth Spartans have another match away from home in just four days, a Northumberland Senior Cup fixture versus North Shields. A grim calendar for the visitors!

The attacking power of Blyth Spartans when travelling is not overwhelming with 15 goals scored from 16 league matches away. Spartans struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 30 goals conceded from these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 3 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

Blyth Spartans have managed a streak of 4 consecutive matches without losing (2-2-0) when playing AFC Telford United.

Blyth Spartans - Telford 3-0 was the output when these two contenders last met, earlier this season.

Top Goalscorers

AFC Telford UnitedB. Daniels
B. Daniels
6 goals
Blyth SpartansN. Deverdics
N. Deverdics
4 goals
Blyth SpartansL. McNall
L. McNall
4 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 low Away Total
34 17 5 Played P 5 16 33
3 2 0 Won W 3 4 8
11 7 4 Drew D 0 2 9
20 8 1 Lost L 2 10 16
23 13 5 Scored S 6 15 33
57 26 6 Conceded C 8 30 50
94% 94% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 97%
74% 76% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 60% 75% 73%
44% 41% 20% Over 2.5 O 2.5 60% 56% 48%
18% 12% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 31% 24%
6% 6% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 12% 6%
50% 65% 100% BTTS BTTS 40% 44% 48%
12% 12% 0% Clean Sheets C S 40% 19% 24%
44% 29% 0% Failed to Score F T 20% 38% 30%
 
4.4 4.9 6 Corners for (avg) C F 5.6 4.2 4.6
4.9 4.5 3.4 Corners against (avg) C A 2.6 4.2 4.6
1.8 1.5 0.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.4 1.8 1.4
6 3 0 Red cards R C 0 2 3
 
9.5 10 10.2 Shots (avg) S ( 9.2 9.5 9.5
3.4 3.7 3.6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.8 2.8 3.3
19% 21% 28% Goal Efficiency G E 43% 33% 30%
 
11.8 11.6 9.8 Shots against (avg) S A 8.8 12.2 10.6
4.7 3.8 3.2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.8 5.8 4.8
Key stats in Vanarama National League North this season:
  • AFC Telford United have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • AFC Telford United have the fewest clean sheets (2) at home in Vanarama National League North
  • AFC Telford United have the fewest clean sheets (4) in Vanarama National League North
  • AFC Telford United have the fewest points (13) at home in Vanarama National League North
  • AFC Telford United have the fewest scored goals (13) at home in Vanarama National League North
  • AFC Telford United have the fewest scored goals (23) in Vanarama National League North
  • AFC Telford United have the most conceded goals (57) in Vanarama National League North
  • AFC Telford United have the the worst goal difference (-13) at home in Vanarama National League North
  • AFC Telford United have the the worst goal difference (-34) in Vanarama National League North
  • AFC Telford United is in the worst form (0-2-4)
  • Blyth Spartans have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Blyth Spartans haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 King's Lynn Town 31 18 8 5 55 28 15 12 2 1 31 11 16 6 6 4 24 17 27 62
2 Fylde 30 19 5 6 51 28 15 10 2 3 30 15 15 9 3 3 21 13 23 62
3 Brackley Town 32 16 10 6 42 25 16 11 4 1 29 10 16 5 6 5 13 15 17 58
4 Darlington 32 16 7 9 59 44 17 8 5 4 29 23 15 8 2 5 30 21 15 55
5 Scarborough Athletic 33 15 9 9 57 50 17 8 5 4 34 27 16 7 4 5 23 23 7 54
6 Chester 32 13 14 5 47 30 16 6 6 4 20 14 16 7 8 1 27 16 17 53
7 Chorley 33 13 12 8 42 29 16 8 6 2 22 10 17 5 6 6 20 19 13 51
8 Kidderminster Harriers 34 13 7 14 34 37 17 4 4 9 15 20 17 9 3 5 19 17 -3 46
9 Alfreton Town 31 11 12 8 38 30 16 8 5 3 25 13 15 3 7 5 13 17 8 45
10 Gloucester City 33 12 8 13 52 55 17 8 3 6 34 26 16 4 5 7 18 29 -3 44
11 Curzon Ashton 31 12 7 12 41 37 16 7 3 6 25 20 15 5 4 6 16 17 4 43
12 Banbury United 29 12 6 11 40 38 13 6 3 4 18 13 16 6 3 7 22 25 2 42
13 Hereford 33 12 6 15 39 38 16 6 4 6 21 17 17 6 2 9 18 21 1 42
14 Spennymoor Town 31 10 12 9 44 45 16 6 6 4 21 19 15 4 6 5 23 26 -1 42
15 Southport 31 11 8 12 39 40 13 6 4 3 20 16 18 5 4 9 19 24 -1 41
16 Peterborough Sports 31 11 7 13 38 42 16 7 5 4 24 18 15 4 2 9 14 24 -4 40
17 Buxton 33 10 10 13 32 39 17 5 6 6 17 20 16 5 4 7 15 19 -7 40
18 Kettering Town 32 8 11 13 29 44 15 6 6 3 16 13 17 2 5 10 13 31 -15 35
19 Leamington 31 6 15 10 25 32 17 6 5 6 16 16 14 0 10 4 9 16 -7 33
20 Boston United 32 9 6 17 45 54 17 7 3 7 29 27 15 2 3 10 16 27 -9 33
21 Bradford Park Avenue 33 8 9 16 33 49 16 6 3 7 16 17 17 2 6 9 17 32 -16 33
22 Farsley Celtic 31 8 9 14 34 51 15 5 5 5 18 20 16 3 4 9 16 31 -17 33
23 Blyth Spartans 33 8 9 16 33 50 17 4 7 6 18 20 16 4 2 10 15 30 -17 33
24 AFC Telford United 34 3 11 20 23 57 17 2 7 8 13 26 17 1 4 12 10 31 -34 20

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 31 18 8 5 55 28 15 12 2 1 31 11 16 6 6 4 24 17 27 62
2 Fylde 30 19 5 6 51 28 15 10 2 3 30 15 15 9 3 3 21 13 23 62
3 Brackley Town 32 16 10 6 42 25 16 11 4 1 29 10 16 5 6 5 13 15 17 58
4 Darlington 32 16 7 9 59 44 17 8 5 4 29 23 15 8 2 5 30 21 15 55
5 Scarborough Athletic 33 15 9 9 57 50 17 8 5 4 34 27 16 7 4 5 23 23 7 54
6 Chester 32 13 14 5 47 30 16 6 6 4 20 14 16 7 8 1 27 16 17 53
7 Chorley 33 13 12 8 42 29 16 8 6 2 22 10 17 5 6 6 20 19 13 51
8 Kidderminster Harriers 34 13 7 14 34 37 17 4 4 9 15 20 17 9 3 5 19 17 -3 46
9 Alfreton Town 31 11 12 8 38 30 16 8 5 3 25 13 15 3 7 5 13 17 8 45
10 Gloucester City 33 12 8 13 52 55 17 8 3 6 34 26 16 4 5 7 18 29 -3 44
11 Curzon Ashton 31 12 7 12 41 37 16 7 3 6 25 20 15 5 4 6 16 17 4 43
12 Banbury United 29 12 6 11 40 38 13 6 3 4 18 13 16 6 3 7 22 25 2 42
13 Hereford 33 12 6 15 39 38 16 6 4 6 21 17 17 6 2 9 18 21 1 42
14 Spennymoor Town 31 10 12 9 44 45 16 6 6 4 21 19 15 4 6 5 23 26 -1 42
15 Southport 31 11 8 12 39 40 13 6 4 3 20 16 18 5 4 9 19 24 -1 41
16 Peterborough Sports 31 11 7 13 38 42 16 7 5 4 24 18 15 4 2 9 14 24 -4 40
17 Buxton 33 10 10 13 32 39 17 5 6 6 17 20 16 5 4 7 15 19 -7 40
18 Kettering Town 32 8 11 13 29 44 15 6 6 3 16 13 17 2 5 10 13 31 -15 35
19 Leamington 31 6 15 10 25 32 17 6 5 6 16 16 14 0 10 4 9 16 -7 33
20 Boston United 32 9 6 17 45 54 17 7 3 7 29 27 15 2 3 10 16 27 -9 33
21 Bradford Park Avenue 33 8 9 16 33 49 16 6 3 7 16 17 17 2 6 9 17 32 -16 33
22 Farsley Celtic 31 8 9 14 34 51 15 5 5 5 18 20 16 3 4 9 16 31 -17 33
23 Blyth Spartans 33 8 9 16 33 50 17 4 7 6 18 20 16 4 2 10 15 30 -17 33
24 AFC Telford United 34 3 11 20 23 57 17 2 7 8 13 26 17 1 4 12 10 31 -34 20

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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).