Betting preview: Ashton United vs Blyth Spartans should be interesting

Competition: England Vanarama National League North
Date: Sat 23.March
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Hurst Cross

It's an important duel in the bottom section of the league table, with both teams experiencing more worry than joy. This match is a classic “six-pointer” with the home team placed 21st and the visitors in 15th place.

Ashton United and Blyth Spartans should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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Ashton United form and stats

With 3 wins, 4 draws and 10 defeats from their home games, Ashton United are certainly not brimming with confidence. With three straight defeats the pressure is piling up on Ashton United to get some points in this home game. With Ashton United having lost three times in a row here, the pressure is increasing on the manager J. Banim.

Ashton United's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 0-2 versus Bradford Park Avenue (placed 5th). A defeat was the result before that one, 0-2 away at Alfreton Town.

The Vanarama National League North match against Stockport County is next on the list for Ashton United, coming up only three days after this. It is played on a neutral arena.

The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Ashton United here at Hurst Cross, with less than one goal per game on average (13 from 17 games). Goals are flowing in at the wrong end for Ashton United with 35 goals conceded in these matches.

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Blyth Spartans form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their travels is 5 wins, 5 draws and 6 defeats.

Blyth Spartans has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Altrincham for a Vanarama National League North game that ended a draw (1-1). The game before that, was lost at home, a 1-3 defeat against Brackley Town.

Blyth Spartans find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 21 goals from 16 away fixtures. Blyth Spartans have conceded 28 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

The two sides played each other earlier this season: Blyth Spartans - Ashton United 2-0. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: 2 - 5 - 3 (Ashton United wins - draws - Blyth Spartans wins).

Top Goalscorers

D. Maguire
15 goals
S. Reid
11 goals
M. Chadwick
7 goals

Ashton United missing players

Blyth Spartans missing players

Ashton United Blyth Spartans
Total Home Statistic Away Total
34 17 Played 17 33
94% 88% Over 0.5 100% 100%
79% 71% Over 1.5 88% 91%
56% 47% Over 2.5 71% 64%
38% 29% Over 3.5 41% 42%
29% 24% Over 4.5 29% 18%
47% 41% Both teams to score 71% 70%
21% 24% Clean Sheet 12% 9%
38% 47% Failed To Score 18% 21%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 Chorley 35 21 7 7 71 32 17 12 2 3 36 12 18 9 5 4 35 20 39 70
2 Stockport County 34 19 9 6 60 30 17 10 5 2 33 16 17 9 4 4 27 14 30 66
3 Spennymoor Town 34 17 9 8 63 37 16 8 5 3 31 19 18 9 4 5 32 18 26 60
4 Bradford Park Avenue 34 17 9 8 63 46 17 8 5 4 26 21 17 9 4 4 37 25 17 60
5 Brackley Town 33 16 9 8 59 36 17 10 5 2 36 18 16 6 4 6 23 18 23 57
6 Altrincham 34 16 8 10 65 47 17 7 5 5 30 19 17 9 3 5 35 28 18 56
7 AFC Telford United 34 15 9 10 55 48 17 10 4 3 28 18 17 5 5 7 27 30 7 54
8 Kidderminster Harriers 35 15 8 12 58 51 18 9 3 6 35 29 17 6 5 6 23 22 7 53
9 Chester 34 13 10 11 49 50 17 10 5 2 35 17 17 3 5 9 14 33 -1 49
10 Boston United 35 14 6 15 52 49 18 6 3 9 23 27 17 8 3 6 29 22 3 48
11 Alfreton Town 34 13 7 14 45 49 17 5 5 7 23 26 17 8 2 7 22 23 -4 46
12 York City 34 13 6 15 43 51 17 8 3 6 26 22 17 5 3 9 17 29 -8 45
13 Curzon Ashton 33 12 9 12 37 48 16 4 4 8 14 28 17 8 5 4 23 20 -11 45
14 Southport 35 11 11 13 49 48 17 5 6 6 26 25 18 6 5 7 23 23 1 44
15 Blyth Spartans 33 12 8 13 53 57 17 7 3 7 32 29 16 5 5 6 21 28 -4 44
16 Leamington 35 9 13 13 46 53 18 5 7 6 23 24 17 4 6 7 23 29 -7 40
17 Hereford 33 9 12 12 39 48 16 6 4 6 22 24 17 3 8 6 17 24 -9 39
18 Darlington 34 8 13 13 48 56 17 5 5 7 21 19 17 3 8 6 27 37 -8 37
19 Guiseley 33 6 15 12 38 49 17 3 8 6 21 27 16 3 7 6 17 22 -11 33
20 United of Manchester 34 7 9 18 41 64 17 1 6 10 21 36 17 6 3 8 20 28 -23 30
21 Ashton United 34 8 6 20 36 73 17 3 4 10 13 35 17 5 2 10 23 38 -37 30
22 Nuneaton Town 34 3 7 24 30 78 17 1 3 13 13 41 17 2 4 11 17 37 -48 16

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