National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Clitheroe or Bury AFC that keep their silverware dream alive.
The visiting Bury AFC played their last game only four days ago, a Counties Leagues: North West Counties League match. That game, against Kendal Town, was also an away game. It's a tiring schedule for Bury AFC.
Clitheroe form and stats
Action has already taken place for Clitheroe in FA Cup as they have defeated TBC, Spennymoor Town and Heaton Stannington to reach the 3rd Round Qualifying. Clitheroe participated in FA Cup the last season, where they reached the 1st round qualifying.Clitheroe are returning here after guesting Ramsbottom United in a Fa Trophy fixture and winning with a 4-1 scoreline.
Before that match, a home victory against Spennymoor Town in the FA Cup.
With the first game of the season soon underway, it's time to look at the results from the Clitheroe friendly games in pre-season: Clitheroe played three friendlies, won 2, drew 1 and lost 0. If you are really into statistics you might appreciate knowing that Clitheroe scored 8 goals and conceded 3 in these three games.
Bury AFC form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated Hallam, Widnes, North Shields and Lancaster City in order to reach 3rd round qualifying of FA Cup.It's the second away game in a row for Bury, but there's smiles all around after the 2-0 victory versus Kendal Town last time out.
A 0-1 defeat away at AFC Liverpool before that.It's a day of discovery for Bury AFC as they finally learn what impact all the hours of pre-season training, along with the changes in personnel, have had on their performance in an official game. It's never easy knowing what to expect based on friendly games, of which Bury AFC have played two with the results W0-D0-L2 (win-draw-lost). In these games Bury AFC has scored 3 goals and conceded 7 times.
Head 2 Head
Clitheroe missing players
Bury AFC missing players
| Clitheroe | Bury AFC | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 13 | 22 | ||
| 18 | 11 | Won | W | 3 | 11 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 3 | 3 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 7 | 8 | ||
| 52 | 34 | Scored | S | 19 | 38 | ||
| 20 | 11 | Conceded | C | 25 | 33 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 95% | ||
| 84% | 93% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 77% | 77% | ||
| 48% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 38% | 45% | ||
| 32% | 43% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 38% | 32% | ||
| 20% | 21% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 31% | 23% | ||
| 44% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 54% | 50% | ||
| 48% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 15% | 27% | ||
| 12% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 38% | 27% | ||
| 4.7 | 5.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 4.5 | ||
| 3.3 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 5 | ||
| 2.3 | 0.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 14 | 12 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 15 | ||
| 6.3 | 6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 7 | ||
| 32% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 50% | ||
| 8.7 | 7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 8 | ||
| 3 | 3.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 5 | ||
