Possible nail-biting contest in Blyth Spartans - Curzon Ashton game

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Competition: England Vanarama National League North
Date: Sat 11.January
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Croft Park (4450 seats)

An important duel in the bottom section of the league table, with both teams experiencing more worry than joy. This match is a classic “six-pointer” with the home team placed 21st and the visitors in 20th place.

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's results here at Croft Park in the Vanarama National League North have been very modest with 2 victories, 3 draws and 7 defeats.

In their previous game, led his Blyth Spartans to a defeat in the Vanarama National League North match away at Altrincham. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Croft Park. In the preceding match a 1-0 victory visiting Kidderminster Harriers.

Blyth Spartans has scored 14 league goals at home this season, in 12 matches. Blyth Spartans are struggling defensively, conceding on average more than two goals per home game (29 from 12 played).

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Curzon Ashton form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Curzon Ashton so far with only 7 points returning home. The records show 1-4-7 (win-draw-lose).

The attacking players of Curzon Ashton have been feeble for some time now, the team not scoring a league goal in the last 241 minutes.

Curzon Ashton has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Boston United for a Vanarama National League North game that ended a draw (0-0). Preceding that, the 0-2 home loss versus Alfreton Town.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Curzon Ashton as they have only managed to score 9 times from 12 away games in the league. Curzon Ashton have conceded 21 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

Curzon Ashton - Blyth Spartans 0-1 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. As for the last nine games between these two teams, there's 7 Blyth Spartans victories, 2 draws and 0 Curzon Ashton wins. 6 of these games ended with three goals or more, 3 matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Blyth SpartansC. Roberts
C. Roberts
11 goals
 S. Miller
S. Miller
8 goals
Blyth SpartansR. Dale
R. Dale
4 goals

Blyth Spartans missing players

Curzon Ashton missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Blyth Spartans Curzon Ashton
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
25 12 3 Played P 2 12 25
5 2 0 Won W 0 1 6
5 3 1 Drew D 2 4 6
15 7 2 Lost L 0 7 13
25 14 2 Scored S 3 9 24
57 29 4 Conceded C 3 21 36
96% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 83% 88%
84% 92% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 67% 64%
60% 67% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 58% 48%
40% 50% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 25% 28%
28% 33% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 17% 12%
44% 58% 67% BTTS BTTS 100% 50% 40%
16% 8% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 25% 28%
44% 33% 33% Failed to Score F T 0% 42% 44%
 
4.6 6 4.7 Corners For (avg) C F 4.5 4.4 4.7
6.8 5.9 5.3 Corners Against (avg) C A 6 5.2 4.8
0.8 1.1 0.7 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 3 2.6 2.1
1 0 0 Red Cards R C 0 1 1
 
183 111 27 Total Shots T S 25 87 205
78 50 14 Shots on Target S O 7 31 72
31% 28% 14% Goal Efficiency G E 43% 29% 33%
Key stats in Vanarama National League North this season:
  • Blyth Spartans has the fewest clean sheets (1) at home
  • Blyth Spartans have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Blyth Spartans have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Blyth Spartans have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Blyth Spartans haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Curzon Ashton have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Curzon Ashton have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 King's Lynn Town 24 16 6 2 55 31 13 10 3 0 33 13 11 6 3 2 22 18 24 54
2 York City 25 14 8 3 38 16 12 6 4 2 15 8 13 8 4 1 23 8 22 50
3 Chester 24 12 8 4 45 24 12 7 3 2 26 10 12 5 5 2 19 14 21 44
4 Brackley Town 23 12 7 4 45 14 12 7 5 0 27 5 11 5 2 4 18 9 31 43
5 Boston United 23 11 5 7 34 26 10 6 3 1 16 7 13 5 2 6 18 19 8 38
6 Spennymoor Town 24 10 7 7 41 32 11 8 1 2 27 14 13 2 6 5 14 18 9 37
7 Farsley Celtic 25 11 4 10 39 32 12 6 2 4 21 17 13 5 2 6 18 15 7 37
8 Southport 25 11 4 10 31 29 13 7 2 4 19 13 12 4 2 6 12 16 2 37
9 Altrincham 22 10 6 6 38 28 11 8 2 1 30 11 11 2 4 5 8 17 10 36
10 Darlington 24 11 3 10 30 34 13 8 2 3 19 11 11 3 1 7 11 23 -4 36
11 Guiseley 24 10 5 9 38 33 12 5 2 5 17 13 12 5 3 4 21 20 5 35
12 Gateshead 22 9 7 6 32 25 12 7 2 3 20 11 10 2 5 3 12 14 7 34
13 Alfreton Town 24 9 3 12 35 38 11 4 3 4 19 16 13 5 0 8 16 22 -3 30
14 AFC Telford United 24 8 6 10 33 36 13 4 3 6 20 22 11 4 3 4 13 14 -3 30
15 Leamington 24 8 5 11 36 41 12 5 3 4 18 13 12 3 2 7 18 28 -5 29
16 Hereford 25 7 7 11 27 40 12 4 6 2 14 12 13 3 1 9 13 28 -13 28
17 Kidderminster Harriers 25 7 5 13 32 37 13 3 2 8 16 21 12 4 3 5 16 16 -5 26
18 Gloucester City 23 7 5 11 31 43 11 5 3 3 18 14 12 2 2 8 13 29 -12 26
19 Kettering Town 23 6 7 10 31 37 11 4 3 4 18 18 12 2 4 6 13 19 -6 25
20 Curzon Ashton 25 6 6 13 24 36 13 5 2 6 15 15 12 1 4 7 9 21 -12 24
21 Blyth Spartans 25 5 5 15 25 57 12 2 3 7 14 29 13 3 2 8 11 28 -32 20
22 Bradford Park Avenue 25 3 3 19 16 67 13 2 2 9 11 30 12 1 1 10 5 37 -51 12

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 King's Lynn Town 24 16 6 2 55 31 13 10 3 0 33 13 11 6 3 2 22 18 24 54
2 York City 25 14 8 3 38 16 12 6 4 2 15 8 13 8 4 1 23 8 22 50
3 Chester 24 12 8 4 45 24 12 7 3 2 26 10 12 5 5 2 19 14 21 44
4 Brackley Town 23 12 7 4 45 14 12 7 5 0 27 5 11 5 2 4 18 9 31 43
5 Boston United 23 11 5 7 34 26 10 6 3 1 16 7 13 5 2 6 18 19 8 38
6 Spennymoor Town 24 10 7 7 41 32 11 8 1 2 27 14 13 2 6 5 14 18 9 37
7 Farsley Celtic 25 11 4 10 39 32 12 6 2 4 21 17 13 5 2 6 18 15 7 37
8 Southport 25 11 4 10 31 29 13 7 2 4 19 13 12 4 2 6 12 16 2 37
9 Altrincham 22 10 6 6 38 28 11 8 2 1 30 11 11 2 4 5 8 17 10 36
10 Darlington 24 11 3 10 30 34 13 8 2 3 19 11 11 3 1 7 11 23 -4 36
11 Guiseley 24 10 5 9 38 33 12 5 2 5 17 13 12 5 3 4 21 20 5 35
12 Gateshead 22 9 7 6 32 25 12 7 2 3 20 11 10 2 5 3 12 14 7 34
13 Alfreton Town 24 9 3 12 35 38 11 4 3 4 19 16 13 5 0 8 16 22 -3 30
14 AFC Telford United 24 8 6 10 33 36 13 4 3 6 20 22 11 4 3 4 13 14 -3 30
15 Leamington 24 8 5 11 36 41 12 5 3 4 18 13 12 3 2 7 18 28 -5 29
16 Hereford 25 7 7 11 27 40 12 4 6 2 14 12 13 3 1 9 13 28 -13 28
17 Kidderminster Harriers 25 7 5 13 32 37 13 3 2 8 16 21 12 4 3 5 16 16 -5 26
18 Gloucester City 23 7 5 11 31 43 11 5 3 3 18 14 12 2 2 8 13 29 -12 26
19 Kettering Town 23 6 7 10 31 37 11 4 3 4 18 18 12 2 4 6 13 19 -6 25
20 Curzon Ashton 25 6 6 13 24 36 13 5 2 6 15 15 12 1 4 7 9 21 -12 24
21 Blyth Spartans 25 5 5 15 25 57 12 2 3 7 14 29 13 3 2 8 11 28 -32 20
22 Bradford Park Avenue 25 3 3 19 16 67 13 2 2 9 11 30 12 1 1 10 5 37 -51 12

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