Player of the matchIsaac Abankwah JuniorMAR · 95′ played · 15 duels won · 7 interceptions · 3 key passes
8.2- Possession
- 49%51%
- Shots · on target in brackets
- 15 (8)3 (2)
- Corners
- 51
- Table · 15 v 17 pts
- 16th → 13th6th → 8th
Enterprise National League NorthMatchday 11The Marine Travel ArenaRef L. Smith
This meeting
Events
MAR 1–0 SPA · 1–3 yellow- Full time 1–0
- Harry Hubyfor Arjan Singh
- Josh WardleYellow card
- Abduramane SaniYellow card
- Dan JarvisYellow card
- Ben Darby1–0Goal · right foot · assist Finlay Sinclair-Smith
- Abduramane Sanifor Ben Fowkes
- Zaid Bettekafor Rohan Vaughan
- Alfie Bendlefor Sam Straughan-Brown
- Half-time 0–0
- George Kattahfor George Newell
- Oliver RoseYellow card
Team stats
17 figures- 49%Possession51%
- 15Shots3
- 8Shots on target2
- 5Corners1
- 19Fouls8
- 1Yellow cards3
All 17 stats
- Attack
- 119Attacks138
- 79Dangerous attacks54
- 2Offsides1
- 53%Shot accuracy67%
- 7Shots off target1
- Defence
- 97Ball safe122
- 2Saves6
- Discipline
- 10Free kicks21
- Other
- 189Possession lost206
- 2Substitutions3
- 27Throw-ins30
Form
last 10 matches of each side, all competitions, before kick-off- 0-2L18 Aug
- 4-1W22 Aug
- 2-0W29 Aug
- 1-2L31 Aug
- 0-1L5 Sep
- 1-2L8 Sep
- 2-1W12 Sep
- 3-2W19 Sep
- 2-1W26 Sep
- 2-0W3 Oct
6-0-4goals 17:121.80pts/game
Bar: goals scored.
Score: own goals first.Pts/game: green ≥ 2.0 · blue ≥ 1.5 · amber ≥ 1.0 · red below
- 3-1W29 Aug
- 1-1D31 Aug
- 2-0W5 Sep
- 3-1W8 Sep
- 2-1W12 Sep
- 3-1W15 Sep
- 2-0W19 Sep
- 1-2L26 Sep
- 1-1D3 Oct
- 4-0W6 Oct
7-2-1goals 22:82.30pts/game
- H
Warrington Town2–0 - A
Merthyr Town2–1 - H
Radcliffe Borough3–2 - H
Darlington2–1 - A
South Shields1–2
latest 5
Season comparison
as the teams came into the match- Goal markets & scoring rates · 15 games each
- 2.47Goals per game (both sides)2.53
- 73%Over 1.580%
- 47%Over 2.547%
- 13%Over 3.533%
- 53%Both teams scored53%
- 20%Clean sheets33%
- 27%Failed to score20%
- Marine at home v Spalding United away
- 8Played7
- 5Won3
- 0Drawn2
- 3Lost2
- 11-8Goals (for-against)11-7
- 1.88Points per game1.57
- 38%Over 2.543%
- 25%Clean sheets14%
- 1st half vs 2nd half scoring · 15 v 14 games
- 8-91st-half goals (for-against)8-6
- 13-72nd-half goals (for-against)15-5
- 62%Goals after half-time65%
- 73%Goal before half-time57%
- 4-7-4Half-time W-D-L3-8-3
What stands out
- 13thfrom 16th
Marine moved from 16th to 13th in the Enterprise National League North table with this result.12 → 15 points after 11 matches; order by points, goal difference, goals scored.
- 8thfrom 6th
Spalding United moved from 6th to 8th in the Enterprise National League North table with this result.17 → 17 points after 11 matches; order by points, goal difference, goals scored.
Lineups
Starting XIs · ratings at full time- 16.8Jack McIntyre95′
- 28.2Isaac Abankwah Junior95′
- 67.4Declan Drysdale95′
- 217.2Josh WardleYC 95′
- 36.5Jack Doyle95′
- 227.5Ben DarbyG 95′
- 46.6Leigh Whelan95′
- 266.6Arjan Singh↓88′
- 77.6Finlay Sinclair-SmithA 95′
- 96.4George Newell↓39′
- 177.7Charlie Jolley95′
- 17.0Peter Crook95′
- 36.4Michael Kelly95′
- 186.3Ashton Fox95′
- 57.1Connor Johnson95′
- 126.6Oliver RoseYC 95′
- 236.2Shane Byrne95′
- 266.4Sam Straughan-Brown↓56′
- 206.3Ben Fowkes↓56′
- 166.4Dan JarvisYC 95′
- 156.4Dan Barton95′
- 216.3Rohan Vaughan↓56′
- 19George KattahFW · ↑39′6.4
- 20Harry HubyMF · ↑88′
- 5James ButlerDF
- 14Tom LawlessFW
- 18Sonny HiltonMF
- 23Connor TimminsGK
- 30James PotterFW
SubstitutesCoaches: Bobby Grant · Jimmy DeanG goal · A assist · YC yellow · RC red · ↑ on · ↓ off
- 6Alfie BendleMF · ↑56′6.5
- 10Abduramane SaniFW · YC ↑56′6.6
- 14Zaid BettekaMF · ↑56′6.3
- 9Bartosz CybulskiFW
- 13Dan WilksGK
- 33Bradley GrantDF
- 99James StevensonMF
Top ratings
XI avg 7.13 v 6.50- IJIsaac Abankwah JuniorMAR8.2
- CJCharlie JolleyMAR7.7
Finlay Sinclair-SmithMAR7.6- BDBen DarbyMAR7.5
Declan DrysdaleMAR7.4
Expected vs happened
as of kick-off31%Model · draw 29%40%
- Projected goals
- 1.05 – 1.23total 2.28 · from goals per game before kick-off
- Most likely scores
- 1–1 13.2%0–1 12.6%1–0 10.7%
| Outcome | Model | Happened |
|---|---|---|
| Marine win | 31% | Yes |
| Draw | 29% | No |
| Spalding United win | 40% | No |
| Over 1.5 goals | 67% | No |
| Over 2.5 goals | 40% | No |
| Over 3.5 goals | 20% | No |
| Both teams to score | 46% | No |
| Marine clean sheet | 29% | Yes |
| Spalding United clean sheet | 35% | No |
Referee
L. Smith- Cards / match
- 3.08this match 4 (+0.92)
- Yellows / match
- 2.92this match 4
- Reds / match
- 0.16
- Penalties / match
- 0.2016% of matches
- Fouls / match
- 23.1this match 27
1.68Home 1.68 vs Away 1.24 yellows/match · +0.44 home · 2–2 red1.24
48%Results in 25 recent matches · draw 20%32%
home winsaway wins- With Marine
- 1-1-0 in 2 · 3 yellows/game
Match info
- Competition
- Enterprise National League North
- Season
- 2026/2027 · Matchday 11 of 46
- Kick-off
- Venue
- The Marine Travel Arena, Crosby
- Capacity
- 3,185 · grass
- Weather
- 12 °C · few clouds · humidity 73%
- Referee
- L. Smith
- MAR coach
- Bobby Grant
- SPA coach
- Jimmy Dean
Match summary
Marine beat Spalding United 1-0 in the Enterprise National League North (England), Regular Season.
Before kickoff, Marine sat 16th on 12 points, while Spalding United were 6th on 17 points.
Ben Darby (66') scored for Marine.
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Player leaders
this matchShots
- Finlay Sinclair-SmithMAR4 (1)
- Ben DarbyMAR4 (2)
- Arjan SinghMAR3 (1)
Passes
- Oliver RoseSPA34/50
- Isaac Abankwah JuniorMAR33/47
- Ashton FoxSPA31/40
Key passes
- Isaac Abankwah JuniorMAR3
- Charlie JolleyMAR2
- Finlay Sinclair-SmithMAR1
Duels won
- Josh WardleMAR19/28
- Leigh WhelanMAR19/33
- Isaac Abankwah JuniorMAR15/25
Dribbles
- Charlie JolleyMAR6/7
- Finlay Sinclair-SmithMAR6/6
- Isaac Abankwah JuniorMAR3/3
Tackles
- Declan DrysdaleMAR2
- Finlay Sinclair-SmithMAR1
- Oliver RoseSPA1
Clearances
- Connor JohnsonSPA15
- Oliver RoseSPA10
- Michael KellySPA9
Saves
- Peter CrookSPA5
- Jack McIntyreMAR2
Table after full time
Enterprise National League North 2026/2027| # | Team | P | W-D-L | Goals | GD | Pts | Before |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 7-3-1 | 17:9 | +8 | 24 | 2nd ▲1 | |
| 6 | 11 | 6-1-4 | 21:15 | +6 | 19 | 8th ▲2 | |
| 7 | 11 | 5-3-3 | 16:19 | -3 | 18 | 5th ▼2 | |
| 8 | 11 | 5-2-4 | 14:9 | +5 | 17 | 6th ▼2 | |
| 9 | 11 | 5-2-4 | 18:18 | 0 | 17 | 12th ▲3 | |
| 10 | 11 | 5-1-5 | 18:19 | -1 | 16 | 9th ▼1 | |
| 11 | 11 | 5-1-5 | 14:15 | -1 | 16 | 10th ▼1 | |
| 12 | 11 | 4-3-4 | 18:17 | +1 | 15 | 15th ▲3 | |
| 13 | 11 | 5-0-6 | 13:12 | +1 | 15 | 16th ▲3 | |
| 14 | 11 | 4-3-4 | 11:12 | -1 | 15 | 17th ▲3 | |
| 15 | 11 | 5-0-6 | 12:17 | -5 | 15 | 18th ▲3 | |
| 24 | 11 | 1-4-6 | 12:23 | -11 | 7 | 23rd ▼1 |
- Marine
- 16th → 13th12 → 15 pts
- Spalding United
- 6th → 8th17 → 17 pts
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0–1
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