National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Romford or Takeley that keep their silverware dream alive.
It's no vacation for neither Romford nor Takeley 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.
Romford form and stats
Romford was eliminated in the 1st round qualifying last season in the FA Cup.The Romford fans enjoyed the previous fixture, watching their team host Takeley and win 2-1.
Preceding that match was the home Counties Leagues: Essex Senior League game against Redbridge that was lost 2-3.Romford have prepared for this season with one friendly games versus mixed opposition. Results from training matches should always be treated with caution, but the takeaways from these one matches are 1 victories, 0 draws and 0 losses. In these games, Romford have scored 2 goals and conceded 0 times.
Takeley form and stats
They also participated in FA Cup last season. This ended in the extra preliminary round.Takeley play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 1-2 to Romford.
Preceding that, the 1-2 home loss versus Woodford Town.The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Clapton in just two days.
Head 2 Head
Romford missing players
Takeley missing players
| Romford | Takeley | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Won | W | 4 | 11 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | ||
| 18 | 9 | Lost | L | 7 | 10 | ||
| 23 | 15 | Scored | S | 13 | 43 | ||
| 94 | 45 | Conceded | C | 21 | 40 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 84% | ||
| 80% | 85% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 58% | 76% | ||
| 56% | 62% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 17% | 40% | ||
| 48% | 62% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 16% | ||
| 52% | 62% | BTTS | BTTS | 58% | 60% | ||
| 4% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 24% | ||
| 44% | 38% | Failed to Score | F T | 17% | 16% | ||
| 1.5 | 2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 5 | 7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 4.5 | 3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.5 | 1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | ||
| 33% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | ||
| 11 | 16 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 6.5 | 9 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | ||
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