Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Buxton & Merthyr Town face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the FA Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Buxton form and stats
Buxton was eliminated in the 2nd round last season in the FA Cup.Buxton enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Southport's place. The match ended 4-1 with Girolamo, Kirby, Gilchrist and Osborne scoring.
Ahead of that match, Buxton won a home game hosting Darlington (2-1).Buxton are traveling soon after this match as the Vanarama National League North match at Gloucester City awaits in three days.
Buxton have prepared for this season with two friendly games versus mixed opposition. Results from training matches should always be treated with caution, but the takeaways from these two matches are 1 victories, 1 draws and 0 losses. In these games, Buxton have scored {3 goals} and conceded 2 times.
Merthyr Town form and stats
Merthyr Town's mission in FA Cup last season failed in the 1st round qualifying replays.Merthyr's previous game was their home loss versus Metropolitan Police FC (1-2).
The game before that, in the Non League Premier: Southern South, was lost at home, a 1-3 defeat against Dorchester Town.Merthyr Town have another fixture away from home in just three days, a Non League Premier: Southern South fixture versus Hanwell Town. A back-breaking itinerary for them!
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  J. Gilchrist 4 goals |  C. Kirby 3 goals |  D. De Girolamo 2 goals |
Buxton missing players
Merthyr Town missing players
| Buxton | Merthyr Town | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 11 | 7 | Won | W | 6 | 11 | ||
| 9 | 6 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | ||
| 5 | 1 | Lost | L | 4 | 11 | ||
| 35 | 19 | Scored | S | 16 | 43 | ||
| 25 | 11 | Conceded | C | 19 | 44 | ||
| 92% | 86% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 91% | 96% | ||
| 72% | 64% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 73% | 84% | ||
| 48% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 64% | 72% | ||
| 16% | 14% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 36% | 44% | ||
| 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 27% | 24% | ||
| 48% | 57% | BTTS | BTTS | 55% | 64% | ||
| 36% | 43% | Clean Sheets | C S | 36% | 24% | ||
| 24% | 14% | Failed to Score | F T | 18% | 16% | ||
| 4.4 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.3 | 3 | ||
| 4.9 | 4.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.8 | 4.8 | ||
| 1.2 | 1.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.2 | 0.9 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 8.9 | 9.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10 | 6.9 | ||
| 4 | 4.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.7 | 3.2 | ||
| 32% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 45% | ||
| 8.9 | 8.6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13 | 9.8 | ||
| 3.9 | 3.9 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 3.7 | ||
