This looks to be another intriguing skirmish at Croft Park in the Vanarama National League North. Blyth Spartans is in 8th position and welcome Darlington in 22nd place. Read all about the fixture here!
- Blyth Spartans have the most points (7) at home in Vanarama National League North
- Darlington is in the worst form (0-0-3)
Blyth Spartans and Darlington should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Blyth Spartans form and stats
Blyth Spartans have collected seven points from their first three Vanarama National League North games here at Croft Park, a promising start.
A draw after 90 minutes last time out for Spartans, who played 0-0 against Brackley Town. That match was also played at this venue (Croft Park).
Preceding that game was the away draw at Farsley Celtic that finished 1-1.Blyth Spartans are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 4 goals in 3 games. Defensively Spartans have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (0 in 3 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Darlington form and stats
Darlington have played one away game so far, a loss. Last season their away games stats in the Vanarama National League North were 3 victories, 0 draws and 3 defeats from 6 fixtures. It's a growing despair in Darlington as they have recorded three consecutive losses.
Darlington failed to get anything from their last game, a Vanarama National League North home match vs Bradford Park Avenue (placed 16th) that ended with defeat 1-2.
Prior to that match, the Darlington manager A. Armstrong faced defeat when travelling to Curzon Ashton and losing 1-2.The schedule is very tough for Darlington now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Vanarama National League North game at Brackley Town is waiting in only three days.
As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Darlington has managed 1 goal and let in 2 from 1 match.
Head 2 Head
As for the last seven games between these two teams, there's one Spartans victory, one draw and five Darlington wins. Over/under statistics; four of these games ended with three goals or more, three matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  J. O'Donnell 2 goals | R. Dale 2 goals |  W. Hatfield 2 goals |
Blyth Spartans missing players
Darlington missing players
| Blyth Spartans | Darlington | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 5 | 3 | 2 | Played | P | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | 4 | 4 | Scored | S | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 80% | 67% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 80% | 67% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 20% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 20% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 60% | 100% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 40% | 33% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 4.4 | 5 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 6 | 5.3 |
| 3.6 | 3.7 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 4 | 3.7 |
| 1.2 | 1 | 0.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 7.7 | 9.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 9 | 11.7 |
| 3.2 | 3 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 6 | 5.3 |
| 31% | 44% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 17% | 25% |
- Blyth Spartans have the most clean sheets (3) at home in Vanarama National League North
- Blyth Spartans have the most points (7) at home in Vanarama National League North
- Darlington is in the worst form (0-0-3)
| Blyth Spartans | Last season | Darlington | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 14 | 7 | Played | P | 6 | 11 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Won | W | 3 | 4 | ||
| 3 | 3 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | ||
| 10 | 4 | Lost | L | 3 | 6 | ||
| 10 | 4 | Scored | S | 9 | 17 | ||
| 36 | 14 | Conceded | C | 5 | 11 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 91% | ||
| 93% | 86% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 64% | ||
| 71% | 57% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 45% | ||
| 29% | 14% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 17% | 27% | ||
| 14% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 18% | ||
| 43% | 43% | BTTS | BTTS | 17% | 27% | ||
| 7% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 36% | ||
| 50% | 57% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 45% | ||
| 4.1 | 4.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 4.7 | ||
| 7.4 | 7.1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.3 | 3.5 | ||
| 1.1 | 0.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 1.2 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 6 | 5.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.7 | 11.6 | ||
| 1.6 | 1.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 4.8 | ||
| 43% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 32% | ||
| 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 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 13 |
| 2 | Brackley Town | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 13 |
| 3 | Kidderminster Harriers | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 |
| 4 | Curzon Ashton | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 10 |
| 5 | Spennymoor Town | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 9 |
| 6 | Gateshead | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
| 7 | Kettering Town | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| 8 | Blyth Spartans | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
| 9 | Chorley | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| 10 | Boston United | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 11 | Farsley Celtic | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 6 |
| 12 | York City | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 6 |
| 13 | Guiseley | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 5 |
| 14 | Chester | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -4 | 5 |
| 15 | AFC Telford United | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 16 | Bradford Park Avenue | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| 17 | Gloucester City | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 13 | -8 | 4 |
| 18 | Southport | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 3 |
| 19 | Leamington | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 3 |
| 20 | Alfreton Town | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -4 | 3 |
| 21 | Hereford | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -6 | 2 |
| 22 | Darlington | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 0 |