Croft Park: Blyth Spartans vs Banbury United Vanarama National League North pre-match guide

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Competition: England Vanarama National League North
Competition: Sat 08.October
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Croft Park (4450 seats)

Blyth Spartans will pray that their home comfort is enough to get all three points from this demanding dispute, versus high-powered Banbury United.

Insights:
  • Blyth Spartans have the fewest scored goals in the first half (0) in Vanarama National League North
  • Banbury United have the most points from losing position (9) in Vanarama National League North

This looks to be an appealing game with lots of action and bustle as both squads are well rested since they last played a game. Let's go!

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Blyth Spartans form and stats

Blyth Spartans have collected 4 points from their Vanarama National League North home games so far after 1-1-2.

Times are rough for the home team, having gone 180 minutes without scoring a league goal. McNall was the last player to find the net.

Spartans are returning here after visiting Chorley in a FA Cup game and winning with a 1-0 scoreline.

A Vanarama National League North defeat was the result before that one, 0-1 away at Darlington.

Blyth Spartans has scored {4 goals-1} so far and conceded {4 goals-2} from 4 home games. These are numbers from the league only.

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Banbury United form and stats

2 wins, 0 draws and 2 losses. That’s the product of Banbury United playing as the away team in the Vanarama National League North this season.

The followers enjoyed Banbury United's previous fixture versus Berkhamsted, a FA Cup win (2-0) played at home.

A 1-1 draw was the result before that, hosting Gloucester City in the Vanarama National League North.

Sports betting statistic: Both sides have scored goal(s) in 8 of this club's latest 10 league games.

The travelling fans enjoy Banbury United's attacking play in away games, having scored 6 goals in 4 league matches away. As for defending, Banbury rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 6 goals from these away matches.

Head 2 Head

Top Goalscorers

Blyth SpartansL. McNall
L. McNall
4 goals
Banbury UnitedG. Rasulo
G. Rasulo
3 goals
Banbury UnitedJ. Stevens
J. Stevens
3 goals

Blyth Spartans missing players

Banbury United missing players

Blyth Spartans Banbury United
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
10 4 2 Played P 0 4 10
2 1 0 Won W 0 2 6
2 1 0 Drew D 0 0 2
6 2 2 Lost L 0 2 2
7 4 1 Scored S 0 6 18
16 4 3 Conceded C 0 6 11
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 90%
80% 75% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 75% 80%
40% 25% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 75% 70%
10% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 25% 40%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 25% 10%
40% 50% 50% BTTS BTTS 0% 75% 80%
10% 25% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 10%
50% 25% 50% Failed to Score F T 0% 25% 20%
 
4.4 5 5 Corners for (avg) C F 0 4.2 5.5
2.9 1.3 1.5 Corners against (avg) C A 0 5.2 4.3
1.4 0.3 0.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 1.8 2.2
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
9.4 10 8 Shots (avg) S ( 0 11.5 11.8
3.4 4.7 3.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 4.2 5.1
19% 21% 14% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 35% 35%
 
10.2 8.7 10 Shots against (avg) S A 0 11 8.8
4.6 3 4.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 3.8 3.8
Key stats in Vanarama National League North this season:
  • Banbury United have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Banbury United have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Banbury United have scored more than double the goals of Blyth Spartans.
  • Banbury United have the most points from losing position (9) in Vanarama National League North
  • Banbury United have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Banbury United haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Blyth Spartans have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Blyth Spartans have the fewest scored goals in the first half (0) in Vanarama National League North
  • Blyth Spartans have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
  • Blyth Spartans haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  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 10 6 3 1 19 10 4 3 1 0 8 4 6 3 2 1 11 6 9 21
2 Banbury United 10 6 2 2 18 11 6 4 2 0 12 5 4 2 0 2 6 6 7 20
3 Darlington 10 6 2 2 16 9 6 5 0 1 11 5 4 1 2 1 5 4 7 20
4 Fylde 10 6 2 2 15 11 6 4 1 1 11 7 4 2 1 1 4 4 4 20
5 Kidderminster Harriers 10 5 3 2 13 6 5 2 2 1 7 3 5 3 1 1 6 3 7 18
6 Leamington 11 4 5 2 11 6 6 4 1 1 9 3 5 0 4 1 2 3 5 17
7 Scarborough Athletic 10 5 2 3 16 14 4 2 2 0 7 5 6 3 0 3 9 9 2 17
8 Brackley Town 10 5 1 4 9 9 4 3 0 1 6 4 6 2 1 3 3 5 0 16
9 Curzon Ashton 10 4 3 3 12 8 5 2 1 2 6 5 5 2 2 1 6 3 4 15
10 Chorley 10 3 5 2 15 9 6 1 5 0 7 4 4 2 0 2 8 5 6 14
11 Alfreton Town 10 3 5 2 15 11 6 2 3 1 10 7 4 1 2 1 5 4 4 14
12 Peterborough Sports 10 4 2 4 18 16 5 3 1 1 12 7 5 1 1 3 6 9 2 14
13 Chester 10 3 4 3 14 13 5 2 1 2 6 5 5 1 3 1 8 8 1 13
14 Spennymoor Town 10 2 7 1 12 13 4 0 4 0 2 2 6 2 3 1 10 11 -1 13
15 Gloucester City 10 4 1 5 13 15 5 3 0 2 8 5 5 1 1 3 5 10 -2 13
16 Southport 10 4 1 5 12 16 5 3 1 1 6 4 5 1 0 4 6 12 -4 13
17 Hereford 10 3 3 4 13 13 5 2 2 1 9 6 5 1 1 3 4 7 0 12
18 Boston United 10 3 3 4 15 17 4 1 1 2 8 10 6 2 2 2 7 7 -2 12
19 Kettering Town 10 2 3 5 9 14 5 2 1 2 5 7 5 0 2 3 4 7 -5 9
20 Buxton 10 1 6 3 8 13 6 1 4 1 6 6 4 0 2 2 2 7 -5 9
21 Blyth Spartans 10 2 2 6 7 16 4 1 1 2 4 4 6 1 1 4 3 12 -9 8
22 Farsley Celtic 10 1 4 5 10 17 6 0 3 3 6 11 4 1 1 2 4 6 -7 7
23 AFC Telford United 11 1 4 6 7 19 5 1 1 3 3 8 6 0 3 3 4 11 -12 7
24 Bradford Park Avenue 10 0 3 7 6 17 4 0 0 4 1 6 6 0 3 3 5 11 -11 3

Read more about Vanarama National League North

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).