Vanarama National League North preview: Can Curzon Ashton edge out victory against Blyth Spartans?

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Competition: England Vanarama National League North
Competition: Tue 22.November
Match begins: 19:45 (UTC)
Venue: Tameside Stadium (4000 seats)

Curzon Ashton are keen to add to their goals scored at their own arena in this soon-to-be-played fixture versus Blyth Spartans.

Insights:
  • Curzon Ashton have the fewest conceded goals (14) in Vanarama National League North
  • Blyth Spartans have the fewest scored goals in the first half (3) in Vanarama National League North

It's no vacation for neither Curzon nor Blyth Spartans as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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Curzon Ashton form and stats

When playing at home in the Vanarama National League North, Curzon Ashton, who have the fewest conceded goals (14) in Vanarama National League North, have managed 2 wins, 2 draws and suffered 3 defeats from 7 games.

Curzon Ashton are anxiously hoping for a goal as it's been 193 minutes since the last one in league fixtures. (Scored by Peers).

Curzon are returning here after guesting Southport in a Fa Trophy fixture and winning with a 3-1 scoreline.

In the match before, 0-0 away to Cambridge United (FA Cup). The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Curzon Ashton have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 6 games) they have won 5 times, drawn 1 and lost 0.

Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as AFC Telford United are coming to town in four days.

Curzon's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 8 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Blyth Spartans form and stats

Blyth Spartans have only collected 4 points from their away games in the Vanarama National League North, after 1-1-6 (8 played). It's all red in the travel logs of Blyth Spartans, having lost five matches in a row as the visiting team.

The fans enjoyed Blyth Spartans's previous fixture versus Buxton, a Fa Trophy win (4-2) played at home.

A 0-3 defeat away at Boston United before that.

We have checked recent matches where Spartans have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 9 games were 1 victory, 1 draw and 7 defeats.

A new game in only four days for Blyth Spartans, the Vanarama National League North home match versus Brackley Town. Busy days.

The attacking power of Blyth Spartans when travelling is not overwhelming with 5 goals scored from 8 league matches away. For Spartans, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net. When Blyth Spartans is visiting a side on the bottom half, 2 of 2 matches have ended with three or more goals. These are matches against Spennymoor Town, Buxton, AFC Telford United, Farsley Celtic, Blyth Spartans, Kettering Town and Bradford Park Avenue.

Head 2 Head

Head-to-head statistics (for the last ten meetings): Curzon Ashton won one game, one match ended with a tie and Blyth Spartans got eight wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: seven / three.

Top Goalscorers

CurzonT. Peers
T. Peers
5 goals
Curzon AshtonJ. Hancock
J. Hancock
5 goals
Blyth SpartansL. McNall
L. McNall
4 goals

Curzon Ashton missing players

Blyth Spartans missing players

Curzon Ashton Blyth Spartans
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
16 7 1 Played P 2 8 17
5 2 1 Won W 1 1 3
5 2 0 Drew D 0 1 5
6 3 0 Lost L 1 6 9
15 7 1 Scored S 4 5 17
14 8 0 Conceded C 5 19 29
81% 86% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
56% 71% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 88% 82%
38% 43% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 62% 53%
6% 14% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 25% 24%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 50% 12% 6%
44% 57% 0% BTTS BTTS 100% 38% 47%
44% 43% 100% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 12%
31% 14% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 62% 41%
 
4.2 4.9 2 Corners for (avg) C F 5 4.4 4.8
4.9 5.1 5 Corners against (avg) C A 2.5 3.2 3.3
1.6 2 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.5 2.1 1.3
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
8.3 6.7 7 Shots (avg) S ( 11 9.8 10.6
3.4 2.3 2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.5 2.8 3.5
27% 44% 50% Goal Efficiency G E 44% 23% 29%
 
9.2 7.9 8 Shots against (avg) S A 7.5 11 10.2
4.1 4.6 4 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4 5.6 4.8
Key stats in Vanarama National League North this season:
  • Blyth Spartans have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Blyth Spartans have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Blyth Spartans have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Blyth Spartans have the fewest scored goals in the first half (3) in Vanarama National League North
  • Blyth Spartans haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Curzon Ashton have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Curzon Ashton have the fewest conceded goals (14) in Vanarama National League North
  • Curzon Ashton have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (3) 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 Brackley Town 19 11 4 4 25 15 10 8 1 1 16 5 9 3 3 3 9 10 10 37
2 King's Lynn Town 17 10 5 2 35 17 8 7 1 0 19 5 9 3 4 2 16 12 18 35
3 Scarborough Athletic 19 10 5 4 36 26 9 5 4 0 22 12 10 5 1 4 14 14 10 35
4 Darlington 19 10 4 5 31 22 10 6 2 2 18 11 9 4 2 3 13 11 9 34
5 Southport 19 9 3 7 30 27 10 5 3 2 16 12 9 4 0 5 14 15 3 30
6 Chester 18 7 7 4 29 20 10 4 3 3 13 8 8 3 4 1 16 12 9 28
7 Chorley 18 7 6 5 25 17 10 5 5 0 16 7 8 2 1 5 9 10 8 27
8 Fylde 15 8 3 4 21 17 7 5 1 1 12 7 8 3 2 3 9 10 4 27
9 Peterborough Sports 19 7 6 6 26 24 10 4 5 1 17 11 9 3 1 5 9 13 2 27
10 Banbury United 18 7 5 6 28 23 8 4 3 1 14 8 10 3 2 5 14 15 5 26
11 Gloucester City 19 8 2 9 29 30 10 6 0 4 20 13 9 2 2 5 9 17 -1 26
12 Alfreton Town 18 6 7 5 25 21 9 3 4 2 13 9 9 3 3 3 12 12 4 25
13 Leamington 19 5 10 4 19 15 9 5 2 2 13 7 10 0 8 2 6 8 4 25
14 Hereford 17 7 3 7 23 21 7 3 2 2 11 8 10 4 1 5 12 13 2 24
15 Kidderminster Harriers 18 7 3 8 19 21 9 3 2 4 9 9 9 4 1 4 10 12 -2 24
16 Boston United 18 6 4 8 26 28 10 4 1 5 18 19 8 2 3 3 8 9 -2 22
17 Spennymoor Town 19 4 9 6 21 26 9 2 4 3 7 8 10 2 5 3 14 18 -5 21
18 Buxton 17 5 6 6 16 22 9 2 4 3 8 12 8 3 2 3 8 10 -6 21
19 Curzon Ashton 16 5 5 6 15 14 7 2 2 3 7 8 9 3 3 3 8 6 1 20
20 Kettering Town 19 5 4 10 17 33 9 5 2 2 13 10 10 0 2 8 4 23 -16 19
21 Bradford Park Avenue 18 4 4 10 14 24 9 3 0 6 8 12 9 1 4 4 6 12 -10 16
22 Farsley Celtic 17 4 4 9 21 34 9 2 3 4 11 15 8 2 1 5 10 19 -13 16
23 Blyth Spartans 17 3 5 9 17 29 9 2 4 3 12 10 8 1 1 6 5 19 -12 14
24 AFC Telford United 17 1 4 12 11 33 8 1 1 6 5 15 9 0 3 6 6 18 -22 7

Read more about Vanarama National League North

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).
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