Can Blyth Spartans defeat Boston United in Croft Park clash?

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Competition: England Vanarama National League North
Competition: Sat 23.October
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Croft Park (4450 seats)

Blyth Spartans are aiming to forget the league table ahead of this game vs Boston United. Here's everything you must know before the game!

Insights:
  • Boston United have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Blyth Spartans form and stats

When playing at home in the Vanarama National League North, Blyth Spartans have managed 2 wins, 2 draws and suffered 1 defeat from 5 games.

Blyth Spartans's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 0-2 versus Chorley (placed 5th).

Heartbreak before that as Blyth Spartans lost 0-1 at Guiseley's place.

There will be little rest for Blyth Spartans after this match as they are travelling to Bradford Park Avenue for a Vanarama National League North game in only two days.

Spartans has scored 6 league goals at home this season, in 5 matches. Spartans are not conceding a lot of goals here at Croft Park in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 4 from 5 matches.

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Boston United form and stats

1 win, 0 draws and 3 losses. That’s the product of Boston United playing as the away team in the Vanarama National League North this season. Boston United seem to be suffering from homesickness with two consecutive losses away. Third time lucky?

Boston's last game was the home draw against Stratford Town (1-1).

Prior to that match, a home win 4-1 against AFC Telford United in the Vanarama National League North.

The attacking power of Boston United when travelling is not overwhelming with 3 goals scored from 4 league matches away. Boston's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 7 goals from these trips.

Head 2 Head

Numbers for the former ten meetings between these two contenders are: three wins for Blyth Spartans, one draw and six wins for Boston United. Over 2,5 goals: five times; under 2,5 goals: five games.

Top Goalscorers

Boston UnitedD. Elliott
D. Elliott
5 goals
SpartansJ. O'Donnell
J. O'Donnell
4 goals
Boston UnitedF. Preston
F. Preston
3 goals

Blyth Spartans missing players

Boston United missing players

Blyth Spartans Boston United
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
8 5 1 Played P 1 4 8
2 2 0 Won W 1 1 4
3 2 1 Drew D 0 0 0
3 1 0 Lost L 0 3 4
8 6 2 Scored S 2 3 12
13 4 2 Conceded C 1 7 12
88% 80% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
88% 80% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 75% 88%
38% 20% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 50% 75%
25% 20% 100% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 25% 25%
12% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 12%
38% 20% 100% BTTS BTTS 100% 50% 75%
38% 60% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
38% 40% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 50% 25%
 
4.5 4.6 5 Corners for (avg) C F 5 4 4.5
3.4 3.2 3 Corners against (avg) C A 5 4.2 4.8
1.1 1 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 1.5 1.9
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
8.1 8 7 Shots (avg) S ( 18 8.2 11.1
3 2.8 3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 6 3.2 4.1
33% 43% 67% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 23% 36%
Key stats in Vanarama National League North this season:
  • Boston United have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Boston United have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
  • Boston United 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 Fylde 9 7 2 0 18 7 4 4 0 0 6 2 5 3 2 0 12 5 11 23
2 Brackley Town 9 7 1 1 12 5 3 2 0 1 4 4 6 5 1 0 8 1 7 22
3 Spennymoor Town 8 6 0 2 18 9 4 3 0 1 11 5 4 3 0 1 7 4 9 18
4 Gateshead 8 5 2 1 19 11 4 4 0 0 11 3 4 1 2 1 8 8 8 17
5 Chorley 8 5 1 2 19 7 5 3 1 1 16 4 3 2 0 1 3 3 12 16
6 Curzon Ashton 8 5 1 2 14 8 3 2 1 0 5 3 5 3 0 2 9 5 6 16
7 Alfreton Town 9 4 1 4 13 11 5 2 1 2 5 4 4 2 0 2 8 7 2 13
8 Kettering Town 8 3 3 2 9 7 5 1 3 1 4 4 3 2 0 1 5 3 2 12
9 York City 8 4 0 4 14 14 5 2 0 3 9 8 3 2 0 1 5 6 0 12
10 Boston United 8 4 0 4 12 12 4 3 0 1 9 5 4 1 0 3 3 7 0 12
11 Kidderminster Harriers 8 3 2 3 12 10 4 2 0 2 8 6 4 1 2 1 4 4 2 11
12 Darlington 9 3 1 5 15 14 5 2 0 3 8 7 4 1 1 2 7 7 1 10
13 Leamington 8 3 1 4 8 11 4 3 0 1 6 5 4 0 1 3 2 6 -3 10
14 Chester 8 2 3 3 13 16 4 2 1 1 9 7 4 0 2 2 4 9 -3 9
15 Blyth Spartans 8 2 3 3 8 13 5 2 2 1 6 4 3 0 1 2 2 9 -5 9
16 Farsley Celtic 9 2 3 4 9 19 4 1 2 1 5 6 5 1 1 3 4 13 -10 9
17 Guiseley 8 2 2 4 9 12 5 2 1 2 6 7 3 0 1 2 3 5 -3 8
18 AFC Telford United 9 2 1 6 7 15 4 2 1 1 5 2 5 0 0 5 2 13 -8 7
19 Bradford Park Avenue 8 1 3 4 6 10 3 0 1 2 2 5 5 1 2 2 4 5 -4 6
20 Hereford 8 1 3 4 4 10 4 0 1 3 2 8 4 1 2 1 2 2 -6 6
21 Gloucester City 9 1 2 6 8 21 4 1 1 2 5 4 5 0 1 4 3 17 -13 5
22 Southport 7 0 3 4 10 15 3 0 3 0 6 6 4 0 0 4 4 9 -5 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).