Blyth Spartans are opening their away dressing room to Buxton for yet another very important fixture following their 1-0 result vs 11th-placed Southport.
- Buxton is in the worst form (0-1-5)
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.
Blyth Spartans form and stats
3-6-4 (win-draw-lost) are the Vanarama National League North numbers at home for Blyth Spartans so far this season.
A nice win for Blyth Spartans last time playing, versus Southport. That was also a home game and the match ended 1-0. Just what the doctor ordered, as that was the first league win after failing to win seven games in a row.
Preceding that game was the away draw at Gloucester City that finished 2-2.The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Spartans have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 7 matches with the results: Won 4, drawn 1 and lost 2.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Blyth Spartans as they are travelling to their away game against Kidderminster Harriers in the Vanarama National League North. That match is three days after this one.
Blyth Spartans are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 15 goals in 13 games. On the other hand, Spartans have conceded 14 goals. Blyth Spartans has at home met teams with this table position (low), three times. It has ended with less than 2.5 goals 2 of 3 times.
Buxton form and stats
Buxton have only collected 11 points from their away games in the Vanarama National League North, after 3-2-7 (12 played). With the Buxton losing streak of four defeats in a row, regardless of arena, optimism is low and sinking.
Two away games in a row for Buxton, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 1-2 versus Farsley Celtic.
Preceding that, the 0-1 home loss versus Hereford.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 10 similar matches played by Buxton in our archives, and the results are: 2 wins for Buxton, 3 draws and 5 defeats.
The visitors have scored 10 goals from 12 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Buxton struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 18 goals conceded from these games. When Buxton is visiting a side on the bottom half, 3 of 4 matches have ended with three or more goals. These are matches against Buxton, AFC Telford United, Curzon Ashton, Farsley Celtic, Kettering Town, Bradford Park Avenue and Boston United.
Head 2 Head
Spartans have avoided defeat in the last 7 games (5-2-0) versus Buxton.Buxton - Blyth Spartans 1-2 was the story when these two teams previously did battle, also in this season.
Top Goalscorers
  N. Deverdics 4 goals | L. McNall 4 goals | I. Walker 4 goals |
Blyth Spartans missing players
Buxton missing players
| Blyth Spartans | Buxton | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 26 | 13 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 12 | 27 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 8 | 6 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 13 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 3 | 7 | 13 |
| 27 | 15 | 4 | Scored | S | 3 | 10 | 25 |
| 41 | 14 | 2 | Conceded | C | 8 | 18 | 38 |
| 96% | 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 93% |
| 77% | 69% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 75% | 70% |
| 50% | 38% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 42% | 44% |
| 27% | 23% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 8% | 19% |
| 8% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | 7% |
| 50% | 54% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 42% | 44% |
| 19% | 31% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 17% | 22% |
| 35% | 23% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 42% | 41% |
| 4.4 | 4.5 | 3.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 3.9 | 3.8 |
| 4.4 | 4.6 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.2 | 6.6 | 5.3 |
| 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.3 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10.5 | 10.8 | 11.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5.8 | 8.1 | 8.8 |
| 3.4 | 4 | 2.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.6 | 3.9 |
| 30% | 29% | 60% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 23% | 25% |
| 11.1 | 10.2 | 10 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.2 | 11.5 | 10.4 |
| 5.2 | 4.3 | 2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 4.7 | 4.5 |
- Buxton haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Buxton is in the worst form (0-1-5)
| 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 | 24 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 41 | 23 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 18 | 51 |
| 2 | King's Lynn Town | 23 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 43 | 22 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 21 | 48 |
| 3 | Darlington | 26 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 50 | 35 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 19 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 28 | 16 | 15 | 47 |
| 4 | Brackley Town | 25 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 31 | 19 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 47 |
| 5 | Scarborough Athletic | 27 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 49 | 44 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 31 | 25 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 19 | 5 | 45 |
| 6 | Chester | 26 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 41 | 25 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 24 | 14 | 16 | 44 |
| 7 | Chorley | 26 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 36 | 25 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 39 |
| 8 | Gloucester City | 28 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 42 | 44 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 28 | 24 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 20 | -2 | 39 |
| 9 | Kidderminster Harriers | 27 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 26 | 28 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 14 | -2 | 37 |
| 10 | Banbury United | 25 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 35 | 32 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 23 | 3 | 36 |
| 11 | Southport | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 36 | 35 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 19 | 1 | 36 |
| 12 | Peterborough Sports | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 34 | 34 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 20 | 0 | 36 |
| 13 | Hereford | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 32 | 30 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 18 | 2 | 35 |
| 14 | Alfreton Town | 24 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 30 | 24 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 34 |
| 15 | Spennymoor Town | 25 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 34 | 35 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 22 | -1 | 34 |
| 16 | Leamington | 25 | 5 | 14 | 6 | 21 | 22 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 12 | -1 | 29 |
| 17 | Bradford Park Avenue | 27 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 27 | 36 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 21 | -9 | 29 |
| 18 | Curzon Ashton | 25 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 24 | 28 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 13 | -4 | 28 |
| 19 | Boston United | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 36 | 44 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 23 | 24 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 20 | -8 | 26 |
| 20 | Buxton | 27 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 25 | 38 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 18 | -13 | 26 |
| 21 | Kettering Town | 25 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 23 | 39 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 28 | -16 | 26 |
| 22 | Farsley Celtic | 25 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 28 | 44 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 20 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 24 | -16 | 24 |
| 23 | Blyth Spartans | 26 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 27 | 41 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 27 | -14 | 23 |
| 24 | AFC Telford United | 26 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 19 | 43 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 23 | -24 | 17 |
