Evenly matched teams: Gloucester City vs Spennymoor Town match preview

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Competition: England Vanarama National League North
Competition: Sat 25.February
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: New Meadow Park

This is the real thing, this is Vanarama National League North and this is Gloucester City - Spennymoor Town. Get our full guide!

Insights:
  • Gloucester City have the most conceded goals in the second half (34) in Vanarama National League North
  • Spennymoor Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

There haven't been much to rest for the hosting team, as they had a Vanarama National League North fixture only four days earlier. Thankfully the previous game, versus Chester, was also a home game here at New Meadow Park. The away team is better rested.

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Gloucester City form and stats

When playing at home in the Vanarama National League North, Gloucester City have managed 8 wins, 3 draws and suffered 6 defeats from 17 games.

The spoils were shared in Gloucester City's previous game, also at home. Visiting Chester (placed 6th) travelled back with a draw after a 1-1 scoreline.

A 1-1 draw away before that, with King's Lynn Town the opponent.

This is expected to be a close game, with Gloucester perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Gloucester City as a small favourite), we find 15 games. Gloucester City has won 4 of these, drawn 7 and lost 4.

Take note: 9 of the most recent 11 league games from this club have had at least one goal from each team.

There will be little rest for Gloucester City after this match as they are travelling to Peterborough Sports for a Vanarama National League North game in only three days.

Gloucester have conceded 26 from these games.

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Spennymoor Town form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their Vanarama National League North travels is 4 wins, 6 draws and 5 defeats.

Spennymoor Town's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Scarborough Athletic that finished 2-2.

Before that, the Durham County Challenge Cup win away at Dunston. As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 9 similar matches played by Spennymoor Town in our archives, and the results are: 0 wins for Spennymoor Town, 4 draws and 5 defeats.

Goal-happy betting people should observe that 10 of this team's 12 most recent league fixtures have ended with at least three goals.

The travelling fans enjoy Spennymoor's attacking play in away games, having scored 23 goals in 15 league matches away. Spennymoor Town struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 26 goals conceded from these games.

Head 2 Head

The two duelists also encountered each other earlier on this match year: Spennymoor Town - Gloucester 3-0. As for the last six games between these two teams, there's one Gloucester City victory, two draws and three Spennymoor Town wins. Over/under statistics; four of these games ended with three goals or more, two matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Spennymoor TownG. Taylor
G. Taylor
12 goals
Gloucester CityD. McHale
D. McHale
11 goals
Gloucester CityK. Phillips
K. Phillips
8 goals

Gloucester City missing players

Spennymoor Town missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Gloucester City Spennymoor Town
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
33 17 4 Played P 2 15 31
12 8 3 Won W 0 4 10
8 3 0 Drew D 2 6 12
13 6 1 Lost L 0 5 9
52 34 8 Scored S 4 23 44
55 26 6 Conceded C 4 26 45
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 94%
88% 88% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 87% 77%
61% 65% 75% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 67% 61%
36% 41% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 47% 35%
18% 29% 25% Over 4.5 O 4.5 50% 20% 16%
64% 65% 50% BTTS BTTS 100% 80% 68%
15% 18% 25% Clean Sheets C S 0% 13% 19%
21% 18% 25% Failed to Score F T 0% 7% 19%
 
4.6 5.4 3.8 Corners for (avg) C F 9 5.8 5.5
4.7 4.3 4 Corners against (avg) C A 3.5 5.8 5
2.3 1.9 2.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.5 2 2.2
3 2 0 Red cards R C 0 1 4
 
8.9 11.9 9.8 Shots (avg) S ( 7.5 10.4 11
4.7 6.1 5.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 4.3 4.2
34% 33% 38% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 35% 34%
 
11.3 11.3 11.5 Shots against (avg) S A 8 10.8 9.5
4.6 4.3 4.2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5 4.7 3.9
Key stats in Vanarama National League North this season:
  • Gloucester City have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Gloucester City have the most conceded goals in the second half (34) in Vanarama National League North
  • Gloucester City haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Spennymoor Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Spennymoor Town haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

  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 31 18 8 5 55 28 15 12 2 1 31 11 16 6 6 4 24 17 27 62
2 Fylde 30 19 5 6 51 28 15 10 2 3 30 15 15 9 3 3 21 13 23 62
3 Brackley Town 32 16 10 6 42 25 16 11 4 1 29 10 16 5 6 5 13 15 17 58
4 Darlington 32 16 7 9 59 44 17 8 5 4 29 23 15 8 2 5 30 21 15 55
5 Scarborough Athletic 33 15 9 9 57 50 17 8 5 4 34 27 16 7 4 5 23 23 7 54
6 Chester 32 13 14 5 47 30 16 6 6 4 20 14 16 7 8 1 27 16 17 53
7 Chorley 33 13 12 8 42 29 16 8 6 2 22 10 17 5 6 6 20 19 13 51
8 Kidderminster Harriers 34 13 7 14 34 37 17 4 4 9 15 20 17 9 3 5 19 17 -3 46
9 Alfreton Town 31 11 12 8 38 30 16 8 5 3 25 13 15 3 7 5 13 17 8 45
10 Gloucester City 33 12 8 13 52 55 17 8 3 6 34 26 16 4 5 7 18 29 -3 44
11 Curzon Ashton 31 12 7 12 41 37 16 7 3 6 25 20 15 5 4 6 16 17 4 43
12 Banbury United 29 12 6 11 40 38 13 6 3 4 18 13 16 6 3 7 22 25 2 42
13 Hereford 33 12 6 15 39 38 16 6 4 6 21 17 17 6 2 9 18 21 1 42
14 Spennymoor Town 31 10 12 9 44 45 16 6 6 4 21 19 15 4 6 5 23 26 -1 42
15 Southport 31 11 8 12 39 40 13 6 4 3 20 16 18 5 4 9 19 24 -1 41
16 Peterborough Sports 31 11 7 13 38 42 16 7 5 4 24 18 15 4 2 9 14 24 -4 40
17 Buxton 33 10 10 13 32 39 17 5 6 6 17 20 16 5 4 7 15 19 -7 40
18 Kettering Town 32 8 11 13 29 44 15 6 6 3 16 13 17 2 5 10 13 31 -15 35
19 Leamington 31 6 15 10 25 32 17 6 5 6 16 16 14 0 10 4 9 16 -7 33
20 Boston United 32 9 6 17 45 54 17 7 3 7 29 27 15 2 3 10 16 27 -9 33
21 Bradford Park Avenue 33 8 9 16 33 49 16 6 3 7 16 17 17 2 6 9 17 32 -16 33
22 Farsley Celtic 31 8 9 14 34 51 15 5 5 5 18 20 16 3 4 9 16 31 -17 33
23 Blyth Spartans 33 8 9 16 33 50 17 4 7 6 18 20 16 4 2 10 15 30 -17 33
24 AFC Telford United 34 3 11 20 23 57 17 2 7 8 13 26 17 1 4 12 10 31 -34 20

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 31 18 8 5 55 28 15 12 2 1 31 11 16 6 6 4 24 17 27 62
2 Fylde 30 19 5 6 51 28 15 10 2 3 30 15 15 9 3 3 21 13 23 62
3 Brackley Town 32 16 10 6 42 25 16 11 4 1 29 10 16 5 6 5 13 15 17 58
4 Darlington 32 16 7 9 59 44 17 8 5 4 29 23 15 8 2 5 30 21 15 55
5 Scarborough Athletic 33 15 9 9 57 50 17 8 5 4 34 27 16 7 4 5 23 23 7 54
6 Chester 32 13 14 5 47 30 16 6 6 4 20 14 16 7 8 1 27 16 17 53
7 Chorley 33 13 12 8 42 29 16 8 6 2 22 10 17 5 6 6 20 19 13 51
8 Kidderminster Harriers 34 13 7 14 34 37 17 4 4 9 15 20 17 9 3 5 19 17 -3 46
9 Alfreton Town 31 11 12 8 38 30 16 8 5 3 25 13 15 3 7 5 13 17 8 45
10 Gloucester City 33 12 8 13 52 55 17 8 3 6 34 26 16 4 5 7 18 29 -3 44
11 Curzon Ashton 31 12 7 12 41 37 16 7 3 6 25 20 15 5 4 6 16 17 4 43
12 Banbury United 29 12 6 11 40 38 13 6 3 4 18 13 16 6 3 7 22 25 2 42
13 Hereford 33 12 6 15 39 38 16 6 4 6 21 17 17 6 2 9 18 21 1 42
14 Spennymoor Town 31 10 12 9 44 45 16 6 6 4 21 19 15 4 6 5 23 26 -1 42
15 Southport 31 11 8 12 39 40 13 6 4 3 20 16 18 5 4 9 19 24 -1 41
16 Peterborough Sports 31 11 7 13 38 42 16 7 5 4 24 18 15 4 2 9 14 24 -4 40
17 Buxton 33 10 10 13 32 39 17 5 6 6 17 20 16 5 4 7 15 19 -7 40
18 Kettering Town 32 8 11 13 29 44 15 6 6 3 16 13 17 2 5 10 13 31 -15 35
19 Leamington 31 6 15 10 25 32 17 6 5 6 16 16 14 0 10 4 9 16 -7 33
20 Boston United 32 9 6 17 45 54 17 7 3 7 29 27 15 2 3 10 16 27 -9 33
21 Bradford Park Avenue 33 8 9 16 33 49 16 6 3 7 16 17 17 2 6 9 17 32 -16 33
22 Farsley Celtic 31 8 9 14 34 51 15 5 5 5 18 20 16 3 4 9 16 31 -17 33
23 Blyth Spartans 33 8 9 16 33 50 17 4 7 6 18 20 16 4 2 10 15 30 -17 33
24 AFC Telford United 34 3 11 20 23 57 17 2 7 8 13 26 17 1 4 12 10 31 -34 20

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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).