Blyth Spartans vs Chester: Soccer match betting guide

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Competition: England Vanarama National League North
Competition: Sat 12.March
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Croft Park (4450 seats)

Important face-off in the "wrong" end of the Vanarama National League North, with both Blyth Spartans and Chester undergoing more anxiety than pleasure. This fixture is a typical "six-pointer" with the team playing at home placed 19th and the away side in 18th place.

Insights:
  • Blyth Spartans have the fewest scored goals in the second half (14) in Vanarama National League North
  • Chester have the fewest clean sheets (3) in Vanarama National League North

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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Blyth Spartans form and stats

Blyth Spartans have collected 20 points from their Vanarama National League North home games so far after 6-2-7. When Blyth Spartans hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like AFC Telford United, Guiseley, Farsley Celtic, Alfreton Town, Blyth Spartans, Bradford Park Avenue and Gloucester City), they have won 4 of 4 matches! Game days at Croft Park have recently become somewhat of a nightmare for Blyth Spartans as they have lost three home games in a row. It hurts.

Spartans haven't scored a league goal since they found the net 197 minutes ago. McNall scored that one.

The followers are hoping that Blyth Spartans will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 0-1 away loss in the match against Darlington (placed 11th).

Preceding that match was a defeat to Fylde (0-2).

The manager Mitchell will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Guiseley in only three days.

The Blyth Spartans fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 16 in 15 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. 18 goals have been conceded. Spartans has at home met teams with this table position (low), four times. It has ended with less than 2.5 goals 4 of 4 times.

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Chester form and stats

Chester have only collected 5 points from their away games in the Vanarama National League North, after 1-2-11 (14 played). It's looking increasingly bleak for Chester who now has to deal with a five game losing streak. Southport was the last time a defeat was avoided.

Chester failed to get anything from their last game, a home match vs Chorley (placed 5th) that ended with defeat 1-2.

Preceding that game, the 0-3 loss visiting Leamington's place.

The visiting Chester have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 15 goals from 14 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. The Chester manager Watson has some worries about the defense as 33 goals have been conceded in these travels. When Chester is visiting a side on the bottom half, 2 of 3 matches have ended with three or more goals. These are matches against Chester, AFC Telford United, Guiseley, Farsley Celtic, Alfreton Town, Bradford Park Avenue and Gloucester City.

Head 2 Head

It's not the first time these sides face each other this campaign, as the results database show this recent match: Chester - Spartans 5-1. H2H stats regardless of arena (last five matches): Blyth Spartans one win, one draw and Chester three victories. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one game had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Blyth SpartansJ. O'Donnell
J. O'Donnell
11 goals
ChesterD. Stephenson
D. Stephenson
5 goals
Blyth SpartansR. Dale
R. Dale
4 goals

Blyth Spartans missing players

Chester missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Blyth Spartans Chester
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
29 15 4 Played P 3 14 30
8 6 4 Won W 1 1 7
3 2 0 Drew D 1 2 7
18 7 0 Lost L 1 11 16
26 16 7 Scored S 5 15 47
53 18 0 Conceded C 4 33 57
97% 93% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 93% 97%
79% 80% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 71% 83%
52% 40% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 71% 70%
28% 13% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 67% 57% 53%
14% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 29% 30%
38% 33% 0% BTTS BTTS 67% 57% 63%
21% 33% 100% Clean Sheets C S 0% 7% 10%
45% 40% 0% Failed to Score F T 33% 43% 30%
 
3.9 4.1 3.8 Corners for (avg) C F 6.7 5 5.5
5.7 5.1 4.5 Corners against (avg) C A 5 6.6 6.2
1.1 1.2 1.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 1.6 1.5
4 1 0 Red cards R C 0 2 4
 
8.7 8.8 8.8 Shots (avg) S ( 14 11.5 10.5
3.2 2.9 3.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5.7 4.5 4.6
28% 37% 50% Goal Efficiency G E 29% 24% 34%
 
12.5 10.7 9.8 Shots against (avg) S A 10.7 12.9 10.7
5.1 4.1 2.8 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5.3 6.2 4.6
Key stats in Vanarama National League North this season:
  • Blyth Spartans have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Blyth Spartans have the fewest scored goals in the second half (14) in Vanarama National League North
  • Chester have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Chester have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Chester have the fewest clean sheets (3) in Vanarama National League North
  • Chester have the fewest matches under the total-line (4) in Vanarama National League North

  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 30 21 4 5 67 33 15 13 0 2 36 12 15 8 4 3 31 21 34 67
2 Brackley Town 29 19 7 3 42 17 13 10 2 1 17 6 16 9 5 2 25 11 25 64
3 Kidderminster Harriers 28 17 5 6 53 26 13 10 1 2 34 9 15 7 4 4 19 17 27 56
4 Fylde 29 16 5 8 49 29 14 9 1 4 23 14 15 7 4 4 26 15 20 53
5 Chorley 28 13 9 6 47 33 13 8 3 2 32 16 15 5 6 4 15 17 14 48
6 Southport 29 13 9 7 45 32 15 8 6 1 29 13 14 5 3 6 16 19 13 48
7 York City 28 14 4 10 44 35 15 8 2 5 27 17 13 6 2 5 17 18 9 46
8 Hereford 30 12 6 12 36 37 16 8 3 5 20 16 14 4 3 7 16 21 -1 42
9 Boston United 28 12 5 11 44 43 16 9 3 4 33 20 12 3 2 7 11 23 1 41
10 Kettering Town 28 11 7 10 42 35 14 5 5 4 22 16 14 6 2 6 20 19 7 40
11 Darlington 31 11 7 13 49 46 16 7 3 6 25 18 15 4 4 7 24 28 3 40
12 Curzon Ashton 27 10 9 8 38 33 14 6 5 3 20 15 13 4 4 5 18 18 5 39
13 Spennymoor Town 28 11 6 11 41 41 12 5 4 3 22 16 16 6 2 8 19 25 0 39
14 Leamington 30 9 9 12 32 38 15 8 3 4 21 17 15 1 6 8 11 21 -6 36
15 Alfreton Town 27 10 5 12 39 45 13 4 4 5 18 20 14 6 1 7 21 25 -6 35
16 Bradford Park Avenue 29 9 6 14 35 50 14 7 2 5 23 22 15 2 4 9 12 28 -15 33
17 Gloucester City 30 6 11 13 28 43 14 3 6 5 14 13 16 3 5 8 14 30 -15 29
18 Chester 30 7 7 16 47 57 16 6 5 5 32 24 14 1 2 11 15 33 -10 28
19 Blyth Spartans 29 8 3 18 26 53 15 6 2 7 16 18 14 2 1 11 10 35 -27 27
20 AFC Telford United 30 5 9 16 36 53 16 5 4 7 23 20 14 0 5 9 13 33 -17 24
21 Guiseley 27 6 5 16 21 44 14 4 4 6 12 21 13 2 1 10 9 23 -23 23
22 Farsley Celtic 29 5 6 18 26 64 14 4 4 6 17 28 15 1 2 12 9 36 -38 21

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 30 21 4 5 67 33 15 13 0 2 36 12 15 8 4 3 31 21 34 67
2 Brackley Town 29 19 7 3 42 17 13 10 2 1 17 6 16 9 5 2 25 11 25 64
3 Kidderminster Harriers 28 17 5 6 53 26 13 10 1 2 34 9 15 7 4 4 19 17 27 56
4 Fylde 29 16 5 8 49 29 14 9 1 4 23 14 15 7 4 4 26 15 20 53
5 Chorley 28 13 9 6 47 33 13 8 3 2 32 16 15 5 6 4 15 17 14 48
6 Southport 29 13 9 7 45 32 15 8 6 1 29 13 14 5 3 6 16 19 13 48
7 York City 28 14 4 10 44 35 15 8 2 5 27 17 13 6 2 5 17 18 9 46
8 Hereford 30 12 6 12 36 37 16 8 3 5 20 16 14 4 3 7 16 21 -1 42
9 Boston United 28 12 5 11 44 43 16 9 3 4 33 20 12 3 2 7 11 23 1 41
10 Kettering Town 28 11 7 10 42 35 14 5 5 4 22 16 14 6 2 6 20 19 7 40
11 Darlington 31 11 7 13 49 46 16 7 3 6 25 18 15 4 4 7 24 28 3 40
12 Curzon Ashton 27 10 9 8 38 33 14 6 5 3 20 15 13 4 4 5 18 18 5 39
13 Spennymoor Town 28 11 6 11 41 41 12 5 4 3 22 16 16 6 2 8 19 25 0 39
14 Leamington 30 9 9 12 32 38 15 8 3 4 21 17 15 1 6 8 11 21 -6 36
15 Alfreton Town 27 10 5 12 39 45 13 4 4 5 18 20 14 6 1 7 21 25 -6 35
16 Bradford Park Avenue 29 9 6 14 35 50 14 7 2 5 23 22 15 2 4 9 12 28 -15 33
17 Gloucester City 30 6 11 13 28 43 14 3 6 5 14 13 16 3 5 8 14 30 -15 29
18 Chester 30 7 7 16 47 57 16 6 5 5 32 24 14 1 2 11 15 33 -10 28
19 Blyth Spartans 29 8 3 18 26 53 15 6 2 7 16 18 14 2 1 11 10 35 -27 27
20 AFC Telford United 30 5 9 16 36 53 16 5 4 7 23 20 14 0 5 9 13 33 -17 24
21 Guiseley 27 6 5 16 21 44 14 4 4 6 12 21 13 2 1 10 9 23 -23 23
22 Farsley Celtic 29 5 6 18 26 64 14 4 4 6 17 28 15 1 2 12 9 36 -38 21

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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).