National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Morpeth Town or Southport that keep their silverware dream alive.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Morpeth Town form and stats
This is not the first game this season in the FA Cup for Morpeth Town, as the manager Lynch led his troops to eliminate Radcliffe Borough, and reach the 2nd Round Qualifying. Last season their FA Cup adventure ended in the 1st round qualifying replays.A nice win for Morpeth last time playing, versus Gainsborough Trinity. That was also a home game and the match ended 2-0.
Before that game, a home win hosting Radcliffe Borough in the FA Cup.
Southport form and stats
Last season their FA Cup adventure ended in the 2nd round qualifying.Two trips in a row for Southport, whose manager Watson could celebrate last time after the win against King's Lynn Town. Carver certainly enjoyed Southport's last game versus King's Lynn Town, appearing multiple times in the match report with three goals and the 4-1 victory.
A home win before that, celebrating 3-1 vs Scarborough Athletic.It's a day of discovery for Southport 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 Southport have played four with the results W1-D1-L2 (win-draw-lost). In these games Southport has scored {3 goals} and conceded 7 times.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  M. Carver 5 goals | N. Watson 2 goals | J. Doyle 1 goals |
Morpeth Town missing players
Southport missing players
| Morpeth Town | Southport | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 15 | Played | P | 10 | 25 | ||
| 11 | 9 | Won | W | 3 | 6 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | ||
| 9 | 3 | Lost | L | 6 | 16 | ||
| 44 | 34 | Scored | S | 12 | 31 | ||
| 38 | 21 | Conceded | C | 20 | 47 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 90% | 92% | ||
| 88% | 93% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 70% | 76% | ||
| 64% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 60% | 60% | ||
| 36% | 47% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 44% | ||
| 28% | 40% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 40% | 20% | ||
| 52% | 47% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 52% | ||
| 24% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 30% | 24% | ||
| 28% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 20% | 32% | ||
| 1 | 0.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.3 | 4 | ||
| 1.7 | 0.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.3 | 4.1 | ||
| 0.7 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.6 | 1.9 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2.1 | 0.9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8 | 6.6 | ||
| 1 | 0.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.4 | 2.5 | ||
| 178% | 775% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 35% | 49% | ||
| 2.9 | 0.6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.2 | 10 | ||
| 1 | 0.1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.5 | 4.7 | ||
