National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Farsley Celtic or Scarborough Athletic that keep their silverware dream alive.
This has all the signs of an intriguing game with lots of action and excitement as both teams are well revitalized since they last played a game. Let's start!
Farsley Celtic form and stats
Last season their FA Cup adventure ended in the 2nd round qualifying replays.A strong away win for Farsley against Gloucester City the last match.
A Vanarama National League North defeat was the result before that one, 0-4 away at Blyth Spartans.The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Farsley Celtic have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 5 matches with the results: Won 2, drawn 2 and lost 1.
With the first game of the season soon underway, it's time to look at the results from the Farsley Celtic friendly games in pre-season: Farsley Celtic played four friendlies, won 0, drew 2 and lost 2. If you are really into statistics you might appreciate knowing that Farsley Celtic scored {3 goals} and conceded 8 in these four games.
Scarborough Athletic form and stats
Scarborough's mission in FA Cup last season failed in the 3rd round qualifying replays.The fans enjoyed Scarborough Athletic's previous fixture versus Brackley Town, a 2-1 win played at home.
Preceding that game, the 1-3 loss visiting Southport's place.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 10 similar matches played by Scarborough Athletic in our archives, and the results are: 6 wins for Scarborough Athletic, 3 draws and 1 defeat.
Scarborough Athletic played one friendly in their break from official games, resulting in 0 victories, 0 draws and 1 defeat. In these one match Scarborough Athletic scored 0 and conceded {1 goals}.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last eight meetings: five - one - two (Farsley wins - draws - Scarborough Athletic wins). As for goals, eight matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), zero had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  D. Stephenson 3 goals |  L. Maloney 3 goals | F. Mulhern 3 goals |
Farsley Celtic missing players
Scarborough Athletic missing players
| Farsley Celtic | Scarborough Athletic | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Won | W | 4 | 9 | ||
| 10 | 6 | Drew | D | 4 | 6 | ||
| 9 | 4 | Lost | L | 6 | 10 | ||
| 23 | 14 | Scored | S | 18 | 33 | ||
| 36 | 18 | Conceded | C | 21 | 33 | ||
| 92% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 93% | 96% | ||
| 80% | 85% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 64% | 60% | ||
| 40% | 46% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 48% | ||
| 24% | 23% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 43% | 32% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 29% | 24% | ||
| 52% | 69% | BTTS | BTTS | 64% | 52% | ||
| 20% | 8% | Clean Sheets | C S | 14% | 20% | ||
| 36% | 31% | Failed to Score | F T | 29% | 32% | ||
| 3.6 | 4.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.2 | 4.8 | ||
| 5 | 5.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.9 | 3.3 | ||
| 2 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.2 | 1.5 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 8.8 | 10 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9 | 12.8 | ||
| 3.1 | 3.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.6 | 5.1 | ||
| 30% | 28% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 35% | 26% | ||
| 11.6 | 11.9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.1 | 9.8 | ||
| 4.6 | 4.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.6 | 4.1 | ||
