National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Scunthorpe United or Brackley Town that keep their silverware dream alive.
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.
Scunthorpe United form and stats
Last season their FA Cup adventure ended in the 4th round qualifying.Scunthorpe's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 1-2 versus Buxton.
Ahead of that match, Scunthorpe United won a home game hosting South Shields (3-1).With the first game of the season soon underway, it's time to look at the results from the Scunthorpe friendly games in pre-season: Scunthorpe United played four friendlies, won 1, drew 3 and lost 0. If you are really into statistics you might appreciate knowing that Scunthorpe United scored {5 goals} and conceded 4 in these four games.
Brackley Town form and stats
Last season their FA Cup adventure ended in the 2nd round qualifying.There might be some fixture complaints from Brackley Town as they are again playing away from home after losing on the road in their previous game, 1-2 against Scarborough Athletic.
Before that, Brackley Town travelled to King's Lynn Town and returned home with a draw after the Vanarama National League North game finished 2-2.Brackley Town are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 1 win, 2 draws and 3 defeats. From a total of 6 matches.
A new game in only three days for Brackley, the Northamptonshire Senior Cup home match versus Peterborough United CC. Busy days.
Brackley Town played three friendlies in their break from official games, resulting in 0 victories, 2 draws and 1 defeat. In these three matches Brackley Town scored 3 and conceded {4 goals}.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  D. Whitehall 6 goals |  D. Newton 6 goals | A. Beestin 2 goals |
Scunthorpe United missing players
Brackley Town missing players
| Scunthorpe United | Brackley Town | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 8 | 6 | Won | W | 2 | 6 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Drew | D | 6 | 12 | ||
| 11 | 5 | Lost | L | 4 | 7 | ||
| 35 | 23 | Scored | S | 14 | 31 | ||
| 34 | 15 | Conceded | C | 17 | 31 | ||
| 92% | 93% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 92% | ||
| 80% | 79% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 83% | 84% | ||
| 60% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 58% | 52% | ||
| 36% | 36% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 20% | ||
| 8% | 14% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | ||
| 56% | 57% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 64% | ||
| 20% | 21% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 28% | ||
| 32% | 29% | Failed to Score | F T | 17% | 16% | ||
| 4 | 4.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.7 | 5.6 | ||
| 3.6 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.1 | 3.4 | ||
| 1.8 | 1.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 1.7 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 9.4 | 10.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.3 | 10.6 | ||
| 4 | 4.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 4.3 | ||
| 35% | 34% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 27% | 29% | ||
| 8 | 6.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.2 | 9.2 | ||
| 3.4 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 4 | ||
