Vanarama National League North match prediction: Little separates Blyth Spartans and Bradford Park Avenue in quality

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Competition: England Vanarama National League North
Competition: Tue 22.March
Match begins: 19:45 (UTC)
Venue: Croft Park (4450 seats)

This is a vital duel in the cellar of the Vanarama National League North, with both Blyth Spartans and Bradford Park Avenue suffering more concern than happiness. This match is a classic "six-pointer" with the host team at 19th and the visitors in 17th spot.

Insights:
  • Blyth Spartans have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Bradford Park Avenue have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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Blyth Spartans form and stats

Blyth Spartans have played 16 Vanarama National League North games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 6-2-8 (wins-draws-losses). When Blyth Spartans hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like Chester, AFC Telford United, Guiseley, Farsley Celtic, Alfreton Town, Blyth Spartans and Gloucester City), they have won 4 of 5 matches! The home stadium (Croft Park) is supposed to be a fortress, but for Blyth Spartans it's been a house of straw as the last four games here have all been lost. Can they turn things around?

Happy days for Blyth Spartans in their previous game, a fixture away at Chorley (placed 5th) that ended with a 1-0 victory.

Heartbreak before that as Blyth Spartans lost 1-3 at Guiseley's place.

The match schedule is unforgiving for Spartans as they have a new game in only four days, a Vanarama National League North match thankfully also at home. Hereford are visiting.

Blyth Spartans has scored 17 league goals at home this season, in 16 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Blyth Spartans have conceded 21 in these home matches. Spartans 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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Bradford Park Avenue form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Bradford Park Avenue so far with only 10 points returning home. The records show 2-4-9 (win-draw-lose). Three might be a magic number, but there's been little wizardry in Bradford Park Avenue's last three away games as they have all been lost.

Bradford Park Avenue failed to get anything from their last game, a home match vs Gloucester City (placed 18th) that ended with defeat 1-2.

A 2-3 loss hosting Curzon Ashton before that.

There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Bradford manager Bower as the team has another away game coming up in only four days, this time against Gateshead.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Bradford Park Avenue as they have only managed to score 12 times from 15 away games in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As for defending, Bradford rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 28 goals from these away matches.

Head 2 Head

Blyth Spartans and Bradford Park Avenue have faced each other earlier this season: Bradford Park Avenue - Blyth Spartans 2-1. Head-to-head data (for the preceeding eight meetings): Blyth Spartans won two games, two matches ended with a draw and Bradford Park Avenue managed four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: five / three

Top Goalscorers

Blyth SpartansJ. O'Donnell
J. O'Donnell
11 goals
Bradford Park AvenueB. Dockerty
B. Dockerty
9 goals
Blyth SpartansR. Dale
R. Dale
6 goals

Blyth Spartans missing players

Bradford Park Avenue missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Blyth Spartans Bradford Park Avenue
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
32 16 5 Played P 5 15 31
9 6 4 Won W 0 2 9
3 2 0 Drew D 2 4 6
20 8 1 Lost L 3 9 16
29 17 8 Scored S 3 12 38
59 21 3 Conceded C 11 28 55
97% 94% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 80% 93% 97%
78% 81% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 60% 73% 81%
53% 44% 20% Over 2.5 O 2.5 60% 53% 61%
31% 19% 20% Over 3.5 O 3.5 40% 20% 26%
12% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 13% 23%
41% 38% 20% BTTS BTTS 40% 47% 58%
22% 31% 80% Clean Sheets C S 20% 13% 16%
41% 38% 0% Failed to Score F T 60% 47% 29%
 
4.2 4.4 4.8 Corners for (avg) C F 2.8 3.9 4.2
5.6 4.9 4 Corners against (avg) C A 5 6.1 5.7
1.2 1.2 1.4 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.4 1.2 1.3
4 1 0 Red cards R C 1 2 3
 
8.9 8.9 9.2 Shots (avg) S ( 6.8 6.4 7.5
3.4 3 3.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 2.7 3.4
27% 35% 42% Goal Efficiency G E 15% 29% 36%
 
12.6 10.4 9.2 Shots against (avg) S A 12.4 13.4 12.5
5.2 4 2.8 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 6.2 6.1 5.4
Key stats in Vanarama National League North this season:
  • Blyth Spartans have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Bradford Park Avenue have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored 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 Gateshead 32 23 4 5 73 36 15 13 0 2 36 12 17 10 4 3 37 24 37 73
2 Brackley Town 31 21 7 3 45 18 15 12 2 1 20 7 16 9 5 2 25 11 27 70
3 Fylde 32 18 6 8 54 30 16 10 2 4 27 15 16 8 4 4 27 15 24 60
4 Kidderminster Harriers 31 17 6 8 53 28 14 10 1 3 34 10 17 7 5 5 19 18 25 57
5 Chorley 30 14 9 7 49 35 15 9 3 3 34 18 15 5 6 4 15 17 14 51
6 Southport 31 13 10 8 49 37 16 8 7 1 32 16 15 5 3 7 17 21 12 49
7 York City 30 14 6 10 47 38 16 8 3 5 27 17 14 6 3 5 20 21 9 48
8 Boston United 31 13 6 12 47 46 17 9 3 5 34 22 14 4 3 7 13 24 1 45
9 Hereford 32 12 8 12 37 38 17 8 4 5 21 17 15 4 4 7 16 21 -1 44
10 Curzon Ashton 30 11 10 9 42 37 15 6 5 4 21 17 15 5 5 5 21 20 5 43
11 Spennymoor Town 31 12 7 12 43 44 14 6 5 3 24 17 17 6 2 9 19 27 -1 43
12 Darlington 32 11 8 13 50 47 16 7 3 6 25 18 16 4 5 7 25 29 3 41
13 Kettering Town 30 11 7 12 43 41 14 5 5 4 22 16 16 6 2 8 21 25 2 40
14 Leamington 32 10 10 12 33 38 17 9 4 4 22 17 15 1 6 8 11 21 -5 40
15 Alfreton Town 30 10 7 13 40 49 15 4 6 5 19 21 15 6 1 8 21 28 -9 37
16 Chester 32 9 7 16 54 58 17 7 5 5 36 24 15 2 2 11 18 34 -4 34
17 Bradford Park Avenue 31 9 6 16 38 55 16 7 2 7 26 27 15 2 4 9 12 28 -17 33
18 Gloucester City 32 7 11 14 32 48 15 3 6 6 16 17 17 4 5 8 16 31 -16 32
19 Blyth Spartans 32 9 3 20 29 59 16 6 2 8 17 21 16 3 1 12 12 38 -30 30
20 AFC Telford United 33 6 10 17 40 56 17 6 4 7 25 20 16 0 6 10 15 36 -16 28
21 Guiseley 30 7 5 18 24 47 16 5 4 7 15 23 14 2 1 11 9 24 -23 26
22 Farsley Celtic 31 6 7 18 28 65 14 4 4 6 17 28 17 2 3 12 11 37 -37 25

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 Gateshead 32 23 4 5 73 36 15 13 0 2 36 12 17 10 4 3 37 24 37 73
2 Brackley Town 31 21 7 3 45 18 15 12 2 1 20 7 16 9 5 2 25 11 27 70
3 Fylde 32 18 6 8 54 30 16 10 2 4 27 15 16 8 4 4 27 15 24 60
4 Kidderminster Harriers 31 17 6 8 53 28 14 10 1 3 34 10 17 7 5 5 19 18 25 57
5 Chorley 30 14 9 7 49 35 15 9 3 3 34 18 15 5 6 4 15 17 14 51
6 Southport 31 13 10 8 49 37 16 8 7 1 32 16 15 5 3 7 17 21 12 49
7 York City 30 14 6 10 47 38 16 8 3 5 27 17 14 6 3 5 20 21 9 48
8 Boston United 31 13 6 12 47 46 17 9 3 5 34 22 14 4 3 7 13 24 1 45
9 Hereford 32 12 8 12 37 38 17 8 4 5 21 17 15 4 4 7 16 21 -1 44
10 Curzon Ashton 30 11 10 9 42 37 15 6 5 4 21 17 15 5 5 5 21 20 5 43
11 Spennymoor Town 31 12 7 12 43 44 14 6 5 3 24 17 17 6 2 9 19 27 -1 43
12 Darlington 32 11 8 13 50 47 16 7 3 6 25 18 16 4 5 7 25 29 3 41
13 Kettering Town 30 11 7 12 43 41 14 5 5 4 22 16 16 6 2 8 21 25 2 40
14 Leamington 32 10 10 12 33 38 17 9 4 4 22 17 15 1 6 8 11 21 -5 40
15 Alfreton Town 30 10 7 13 40 49 15 4 6 5 19 21 15 6 1 8 21 28 -9 37
16 Chester 32 9 7 16 54 58 17 7 5 5 36 24 15 2 2 11 18 34 -4 34
17 Bradford Park Avenue 31 9 6 16 38 55 16 7 2 7 26 27 15 2 4 9 12 28 -17 33
18 Gloucester City 32 7 11 14 32 48 15 3 6 6 16 17 17 4 5 8 16 31 -16 32
19 Blyth Spartans 32 9 3 20 29 59 16 6 2 8 17 21 16 3 1 12 12 38 -30 30
20 AFC Telford United 33 6 10 17 40 56 17 6 4 7 25 20 16 0 6 10 15 36 -16 28
21 Guiseley 30 7 5 18 24 47 16 5 4 7 15 23 14 2 1 11 9 24 -23 26
22 Farsley Celtic 31 6 7 18 28 65 14 4 4 6 17 28 17 2 3 12 11 37 -37 25

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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).