Can Blyth Spartans outperform Curzon Ashton in Croft Park clash?

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Competition: England Vanarama National League North
Competition: Mon 02.May
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Croft Park (4450 seats)

Curzon Ashton know they are in for a difficult excursion to Blyth Spartans and their Croft Park. This guide has all the knowledge you need ahead of the fixture.

Insights:
  • Blyth Spartans have the most conceded goals in the first half (37) in Vanarama National League North
  • Curzon Ashton have the most matches over the total-line (23) in Vanarama National League North

Blyth Spartans are staying put; they can neither be promoted or relegated this season and are fighting only for positions. Curzon is no longer fighting for a cause; they can neither go up or down this season.

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 collected 27 points from their Vanarama National League North home games so far after 8-3-10.

The Blyth Spartans goalkeeper is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 260 minutes without conceding a goal in the Vanarama National League North.

Blyth Spartans's last game was hosting Curzon Ashton (placed 14th) and winning 1-0.

In the preceding match a 1-0 victory visiting Brackley Town.

This is expected to be a close game, with Spartans perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Blyth Spartans as a small favourite), we find six games. Blyth Spartans has won four of these, drawn zero and lost two.

Blyth Spartans has scored 23 league goals at home this season, in 21 matches. Blyth Spartans have conceded 30 in these home matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Curzon Ashton form and stats

As the visiting team in Vanarama National League North matches, Curzon Ashton have produced an overall stat of 6-6-9 so far. It's a growing despair in Curzon as they have recorded three consecutive losses.

Two away games in a row for Curzon Ashton, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-1 versus Blyth Spartans.

A loss against Leamington was the result prior to that, in a home game.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found four similar matches played by Curzon Ashton in our archives, and the results are: zero wins for Curzon, one draw and three defeats.

The visiting Curzon Ashton have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 27 goals from 21 games. Curzon's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 36 goals from these trips.

Head 2 Head

The last head to head match ended Blyth Spartans - Curzon Ashton 1-0, played this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: eight - one - one (Blyth Spartans wins - draws - Curzon Ashton wins). As for goals, seven matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

SpartansJ. O'Donnell
J. O'Donnell
13 goals
Curzon AshtonA. Curran
A. Curran
11 goals
Curzon AshtonT. Peers
T. Peers
8 goals

Blyth Spartans missing players

Curzon Ashton missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Blyth Spartans Curzon Ashton
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
41 21 6 Played P 7 21 41
12 8 2 Won W 4 6 13
6 3 1 Drew D 1 6 12
23 10 3 Lost L 2 9 16
39 23 9 Scored S 14 27 50
74 30 10 Conceded C 9 36 62
98% 95% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 86% 83%
78% 81% 83% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 76% 73%
54% 48% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 86% 67% 63%
32% 24% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 29% 38% 27%
12% 5% 17% Over 4.5 O 4.5 14% 19% 15%
46% 48% 67% BTTS BTTS 57% 43% 49%
22% 29% 17% Clean Sheets C S 29% 33% 32%
34% 29% 17% Failed to Score F T 14% 38% 37%
 
4.3 4.8 5 Corners for (avg) C F 4.4 4.4 4.7
5.5 4.4 5.3 Corners against (avg) C A 8 6.4 6.5
1.2 1.3 0.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.9 2 1.7
4 1 0 Red cards R C 0 2 7
 
8.7 8.7 10.8 Shots (avg) S ( 8.4 8 8.5
3.2 3 4.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.3 4 4
30% 37% 32% Goal Efficiency G E 47% 32% 31%
 
11.9 10.1 12.8 Shots against (avg) S A 9.9 12.3 11.8
5 4.1 5.8 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.9 5 4.8
Key stats in Vanarama National League North this season:
  • Blyth Spartans have the most conceded goals in the first half (37) in Vanarama National League North
  • Curzon Ashton have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Curzon Ashton have the most matches over the total-line (23) 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 41 28 7 6 97 46 20 17 1 2 51 18 21 11 6 4 46 28 51 91
2 Brackley Town 41 25 11 5 53 23 20 15 2 3 23 9 21 10 9 2 30 14 30 86
3 Fylde 41 23 8 10 67 37 20 13 3 4 35 18 21 10 5 6 32 19 30 77
4 Kidderminster Harriers 41 20 11 10 71 35 20 13 3 4 49 12 21 7 8 6 22 23 36 71
5 Chorley 41 17 14 10 62 47 21 12 5 4 44 25 20 5 9 6 18 22 15 65
6 York City 41 19 8 14 57 49 21 11 4 6 32 20 20 8 4 8 25 29 8 65
7 Kettering Town 41 16 12 13 53 47 21 9 7 5 30 21 20 7 5 8 23 26 6 60
8 Boston United 41 17 9 15 61 57 21 10 5 6 39 28 20 7 4 9 22 29 4 60
9 Alfreton Town 41 16 10 15 56 58 20 6 9 5 28 25 21 10 1 10 28 33 -2 58
10 Spennymoor Town 41 16 9 16 53 51 20 9 6 5 30 21 21 7 3 11 23 30 2 57
11 Hereford 41 15 10 16 50 50 21 10 5 6 28 23 20 5 5 10 22 27 0 55
12 Southport 41 13 15 13 55 55 21 8 11 2 35 20 20 5 4 11 20 35 0 54
13 Darlington 41 14 11 16 57 57 21 9 4 8 29 24 20 5 7 8 28 33 0 53
14 Curzon Ashton 41 13 12 16 50 62 20 7 6 7 23 26 21 6 6 9 27 36 -12 51
15 Leamington 41 12 12 17 39 46 21 10 5 6 25 20 20 2 7 11 14 26 -7 48
16 Chester 41 12 10 19 70 71 21 9 6 6 43 27 20 3 4 13 27 44 -1 46
17 Gloucester City 41 10 15 16 45 58 20 6 8 6 26 22 21 4 7 10 19 36 -13 45
18 Bradford Park Avenue 41 11 11 19 46 65 20 7 6 7 26 27 21 4 5 12 20 38 -19 44
19 Blyth Spartans 41 12 6 23 39 74 21 8 3 10 23 30 20 4 3 13 16 44 -35 42
20 Farsley Celtic 41 9 10 22 37 76 20 7 6 7 23 32 21 2 4 15 14 44 -39 37
21 AFC Telford United 41 7 15 19 47 64 20 7 6 7 30 24 21 0 9 12 17 40 -17 36
22 Guiseley 41 9 8 24 30 67 21 6 6 9 18 33 20 3 2 15 12 34 -37 35

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 41 28 7 6 97 46 20 17 1 2 51 18 21 11 6 4 46 28 51 91
2 Brackley Town 41 25 11 5 53 23 20 15 2 3 23 9 21 10 9 2 30 14 30 86
3 Fylde 41 23 8 10 67 37 20 13 3 4 35 18 21 10 5 6 32 19 30 77
4 Kidderminster Harriers 41 20 11 10 71 35 20 13 3 4 49 12 21 7 8 6 22 23 36 71
5 Chorley 41 17 14 10 62 47 21 12 5 4 44 25 20 5 9 6 18 22 15 65
6 York City 41 19 8 14 57 49 21 11 4 6 32 20 20 8 4 8 25 29 8 65
7 Kettering Town 41 16 12 13 53 47 21 9 7 5 30 21 20 7 5 8 23 26 6 60
8 Boston United 41 17 9 15 61 57 21 10 5 6 39 28 20 7 4 9 22 29 4 60
9 Alfreton Town 41 16 10 15 56 58 20 6 9 5 28 25 21 10 1 10 28 33 -2 58
10 Spennymoor Town 41 16 9 16 53 51 20 9 6 5 30 21 21 7 3 11 23 30 2 57
11 Hereford 41 15 10 16 50 50 21 10 5 6 28 23 20 5 5 10 22 27 0 55
12 Southport 41 13 15 13 55 55 21 8 11 2 35 20 20 5 4 11 20 35 0 54
13 Darlington 41 14 11 16 57 57 21 9 4 8 29 24 20 5 7 8 28 33 0 53
14 Curzon Ashton 41 13 12 16 50 62 20 7 6 7 23 26 21 6 6 9 27 36 -12 51
15 Leamington 41 12 12 17 39 46 21 10 5 6 25 20 20 2 7 11 14 26 -7 48
16 Chester 41 12 10 19 70 71 21 9 6 6 43 27 20 3 4 13 27 44 -1 46
17 Gloucester City 41 10 15 16 45 58 20 6 8 6 26 22 21 4 7 10 19 36 -13 45
18 Bradford Park Avenue 41 11 11 19 46 65 20 7 6 7 26 27 21 4 5 12 20 38 -19 44
19 Blyth Spartans 41 12 6 23 39 74 21 8 3 10 23 30 20 4 3 13 16 44 -35 42
20 Farsley Celtic 41 9 10 22 37 76 20 7 6 7 23 32 21 2 4 15 14 44 -39 37
21 AFC Telford United 41 7 15 19 47 64 20 7 6 7 30 24 21 0 9 12 17 40 -17 36
22 Guiseley 41 9 8 24 30 67 21 6 6 9 18 33 20 3 2 15 12 34 -37 35

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