National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Chelmsford City or Braintree Town that keep their silverware dream alive.
It's no vacation for neither Chelmsford City nor Braintree Town 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.
Chelmsford City form and stats
Chelmsford City played out an unpredictable defeat 0-1 against Ebbsfleet United in their previous game, also a home game.
Previous to that game, a Vanarama National League South home match hosting Tonbridge Angels in a game that was won 1-0.Braintree Town form and stats
It's the second away game in a row for Braintree, but there's smiles all around after the 1-0 victory versus Farnborough last time out. World class coaching! That was the thoughts of manager Harrop when Matthews scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 69th minute.
Prior to that result Braintree Town won their away game at Welling United in the Vanarama National League South. The scoreline was 2-0.Head 2 Head
Chelmsford City have managed a streak of 10 consecutive games without losing (5-5-0) when playing Braintree Town.Top Goalscorers
  A. Blair 9 goals |   S. Jackson 7 goals | T. Blackwell 6 goals |
Chelmsford City missing players
Braintree Town missing players
| Chelmsford City | Braintree Town | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 11 | 8 | Won | W | 6 | 11 | ||
| 4 | 0 | Drew | D | 3 | 9 | ||
| 10 | 6 | Lost | L | 5 | 5 | ||
| 31 | 19 | Scored | S | 19 | 34 | ||
| 27 | 11 | Conceded | C | 18 | 28 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 86% | 84% | ||
| 72% | 57% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 64% | 64% | ||
| 40% | 29% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 44% | ||
| 16% | 14% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 36% | 32% | ||
| 4% | 7% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 21% | 20% | ||
| 36% | 21% | BTTS | BTTS | 43% | 52% | ||
| 28% | 36% | Clean Sheets | C S | 36% | 36% | ||
| 40% | 43% | Failed to Score | F T | 36% | 28% | ||
| 4.5 | 4.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 4.7 | ||
| 5.9 | 5.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.9 | 4.9 | ||
| 1.9 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2 | ||
| 5 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | ||
| 9.4 | 9.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.5 | 8.4 | ||
| 3.3 | 3.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 3.5 | ||
| 27% | 24% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 34% | ||
| 12.4 | 10.1 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7.8 | 8.3 | ||
| 5.4 | 4.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 3.4 | ||
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