It's only the second fixture in the Vanarama National League North for these contenders. And fresh bodies and minds here at The Jakemans Stadium as Boston United greet South Shields. Don't miss this preview!
This should be an exciting game with lots of action and excitement as both participants are well revitalized since they last saw competitive action. Get ready!
Boston United form and stats
Last season, Boston United's league stats were 15 wins, 11 draws and 20 losses, producing 15th spot in the Vanarama National League North. Over these 46 matches they scored {68 goals} and let in 66. Performing at home in the previous season Boston United produced 10-4-9 (win-draw-lost) with {39 goals} and 31 conceded.
The Boston United manager Culverhouse and his crew return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Buxton (placed 15th).
Previous to that game, a home match hosting AFC Telford United in a game that was won 4-1.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 Boston have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 9 matches with the results: Won 2, drawn 2 and lost 5.
Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Tamworth are coming to town in three days.
South Shields form and stats
Let's have a look at how South Shields performed last season in the Non League Premier: Northern: They landed a 1st position in the league table after playing out 25 victories, 10 draws and 7 defeats. In total they scored 71 and conceded {39 goals} in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 11 - drew 5 and lost 5 with 28/19 goals scored/conceded.
South Shields go into this game after a win, the home game against Alfreton Town that ended 3-1.
A 0-3 defeat away at Stafford Rangers before that.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 6 similar matches played by South Shields in our archives, and the results are: 4 wins for South Shields, 2 draws and 0 defeats.
Shields have another match away in just three sleeps, a Vanarama National League North fixture vs Farsley Celtic. A gruelling programme for the guests!
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
![]() J. Abbey 2 goals | ![]() K. Mooney 1 goals | ![]() A. Martin 1 goals |
Boston United missing players
South Shields missing players
| Boston United | South Shields | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 6 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 9 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| 11 | 0 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Boston United | Last season | South Shields | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 46 | 23 | Played | P | 21 | 42 | ||
| 15 | 10 | Won | W | 11 | 25 | ||
| 11 | 4 | Drew | D | 5 | 10 | ||
| 20 | 9 | Lost | L | 5 | 7 | ||
| 68 | 39 | Scored | S | 28 | 71 | ||
| 66 | 31 | Conceded | C | 19 | 39 | ||
| 93% | 96% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 95% | 93% | ||
| 74% | 70% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 57% | 67% | ||
| 54% | 61% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 38% | 45% | ||
| 37% | 39% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 19% | 24% | ||
| 24% | 22% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 10% | 19% | ||
| 57% | 48% | BTTS | BTTS | 38% | 48% | ||
| 26% | 35% | Clean Sheets | C S | 52% | 45% | ||
| 24% | 22% | Failed to Score | F T | 14% | 14% | ||
| 4 | 4.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.8 | 3.8 | ||
| 5 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.4 | 2.1 | ||
| 1.8 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.4 | 1.1 | ||
| 5 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 9.5 | 10.1 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.3 | 7.5 | ||
| 4.1 | 4.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 3.5 | ||
| 36% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 42% | 51% | ||
| 10.6 | 9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 5.8 | 5.4 | ||
| 4.4 | 3.9 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.7 | 2.6 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Warrington Town | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 2 | Spennymoor Town | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 3 | Blyth Spartans | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | Curzon Ashton | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | South Shields | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | Bishop's Stortford | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | Farsley Celtic | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | Scunthorpe United | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | Peterborough Sports | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | King's Lynn Town | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Hereford | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Chorley | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Brackley Town | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Boston United | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Buxton | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | Tamworth | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| 17 | Scarborough Athletic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 18 | Gloucester City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 0 |
| 19 | Darlington | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| 20 | Alfreton Town | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 0 |
| 21 | Chester | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| 22 | Rushall Olympic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| 23 | Banbury United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| 24 | Southport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 |
| Last season | 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 | 46 | 29 | 8 | 9 | 80 | 44 | 23 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 49 | 27 | 23 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 31 | 17 | 36 | 95 |
| 2 | King's Lynn Town | 46 | 27 | 12 | 7 | 84 | 43 | 23 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 48 | 20 | 23 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 36 | 23 | 41 | 93 |
| 3 | Chester | 46 | 22 | 18 | 6 | 72 | 41 | 23 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 34 | 21 | 23 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 38 | 20 | 31 | 84 |
| 4 | Brackley Town | 46 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 57 | 47 | 23 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 38 | 17 | 23 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 19 | 30 | 10 | 69 |
| 5 | Alfreton Town | 46 | 17 | 18 | 11 | 54 | 44 | 23 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 35 | 20 | 23 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 19 | 24 | 10 | 69 |
| 6 | Kidderminster Harriers | 46 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 49 | 42 | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 21 | 7 | 69 |
| 7 | Gloucester City | 46 | 19 | 11 | 16 | 75 | 68 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 45 | 32 | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 30 | 36 | 7 | 68 |
| 8 | Scarborough Athletic | 46 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 74 | 69 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 41 | 37 | 23 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 33 | 32 | 5 | 68 |
| 9 | Spennymoor Town | 46 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 68 | 67 | 23 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 36 | 28 | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 32 | 39 | 1 | 68 |
| 10 | Darlington | 46 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 72 | 64 | 23 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 36 | 32 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 36 | 32 | 8 | 67 |
| 11 | Buxton | 46 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 55 | 54 | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 29 | 25 | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 26 | 29 | 1 | 67 |
| 12 | Chorley | 46 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 62 | 50 | 23 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 32 | 19 | 23 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 30 | 31 | 12 | 66 |
| 13 | Curzon Ashton | 46 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 58 | 55 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 33 | 27 | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 25 | 28 | 3 | 65 |
| 14 | Peterborough Sports | 46 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 50 | 55 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 30 | 26 | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 29 | -5 | 57 |
| 15 | Boston United | 46 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 68 | 66 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 39 | 31 | 23 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 29 | 35 | 2 | 56 |
| 16 | Hereford | 46 | 15 | 10 | 21 | 47 | 56 | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 13 | 21 | 33 | -9 | 55 |
| 17 | Banbury United | 46 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 55 | 62 | 23 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 30 | 38 | -7 | 54 |
| 18 | Southport | 46 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 50 | 62 | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 27 | 30 | 23 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 23 | 32 | -12 | 50 |
| 19 | Blyth Spartans | 46 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 49 | 62 | 23 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 26 | 28 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 23 | 34 | -13 | 50 |
| 20 | Farsley Celtic | 46 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 51 | 75 | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 27 | 28 | 23 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 24 | 47 | -24 | 50 |
| 21 | Kettering Town | 46 | 11 | 16 | 19 | 41 | 63 | 23 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 25 | 18 | 23 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 16 | 45 | -22 | 49 |
| 22 | Leamington | 46 | 10 | 18 | 18 | 41 | 60 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 25 | 22 | 23 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 38 | -19 | 48 |
| 23 | Bradford Park Avenue | 46 | 11 | 13 | 22 | 43 | 65 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 19 | 40 | -22 | 46 |
| 24 | AFC Telford United | 46 | 6 | 14 | 26 | 35 | 76 | 23 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 36 | 23 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 15 | 40 | -41 | 32 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | South Shields | 42 | 25 | 10 | 7 | 71 | 39 | 21 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 43 | 20 | 21 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 28 | 19 | 32 | 85 |
| 2 | Warrington Town | 42 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 70 | 39 | 21 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 35 | 18 | 21 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 35 | 21 | 31 | 77 |
| 3 | Bamber Bridge | 42 | 22 | 7 | 13 | 62 | 63 | 21 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 40 | 22 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 22 | 41 | -1 | 73 |
| 4 | Gainsborough Trinity | 42 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 74 | 41 | 21 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 35 | 21 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 39 | 20 | 33 | 69 |
| 5 | Matlock Town | 42 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 56 | 49 | 21 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 33 | 18 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 23 | 31 | 7 | 68 |
| 6 | Hyde United | 42 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 64 | 42 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 30 | 16 | 21 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 34 | 26 | 22 | 66 |
| 7 | Radcliffe Borough | 42 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 55 | 49 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 30 | 28 | 21 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 25 | 21 | 6 | 66 |
| 8 | United of Manchester | 42 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 68 | 48 | 21 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 39 | 30 | 21 | 11 | 1 | 9 | 29 | 18 | 20 | 63 |
| 9 | Marine | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 56 | 45 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 31 | 24 | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 25 | 21 | 11 | 61 |
| 10 | Rylands | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 64 | 55 | 21 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 28 | 20 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 36 | 35 | 9 | 60 |
| 11 | Lancaster City | 42 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 51 | 51 | 21 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 24 | 19 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 27 | 32 | 0 | 58 |
| 12 | Stafford Rangers | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 52 | 53 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 32 | 23 | 21 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 30 | -1 | 57 |
| 13 | Guiseley | 42 | 16 | 7 | 19 | 54 | 54 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 26 | 26 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 55 |
| 14 | Ashton United | 42 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 58 | 64 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 29 | 34 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 29 | 30 | -6 | 53 |
| 15 | Whitby Town | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 45 | 54 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 22 | 30 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 23 | 24 | -9 | 52 |
| 16 | Marske United | 42 | 15 | 5 | 22 | 57 | 79 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 30 | 40 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 27 | 39 | -22 | 50 |
| 17 | Morpeth Town | 42 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 55 | 63 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 32 | 30 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 23 | 33 | -8 | 49 |
| 18 | Atherton Collieries | 42 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 38 | 57 | 21 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 20 | 25 | 21 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 32 | -19 | 47 |
| 19 | Nantwich Town | 42 | 12 | 10 | 20 | 44 | 55 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 28 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 26 | 27 | -11 | 46 |
| 20 | Stalybridge Celtic | 42 | 10 | 12 | 20 | 50 | 64 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 27 | 36 | 21 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 23 | 28 | -14 | 42 |
| 21 | Liversedge | 42 | 11 | 7 | 24 | 48 | 86 | 21 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 44 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 30 | 42 | -38 | 40 |
| 22 | Belper Town | 42 | 7 | 9 | 26 | 44 | 86 | 21 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 42 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 24 | 44 | -42 | 30 |