National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Bedford Town or Cambridge City 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.
Bedford Town form and stats
Bedford Town have not come this way in the Fa Trophy without some hard work on the way, more precisely defeating St Neots Town. Bedford participated in Fa Trophy the last season, where they reached the 1st round.A good away victory last time out for Bedford, who won 1-0 against FC Romania.
Previous to that game, a Fa Trophy home match hosting St Neots Town in a game that was won 1-0.Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Thame are coming to town in three days.
With the first game of the season soon underway, it's time to look at the results from the Bedford friendly games in pre-season: Bedford Town played six friendlies, won 0, drew 2 and lost 4. If you are really into statistics you might appreciate knowing that Bedford Town scored 4 goals and conceded 19 in these six games.
Cambridge City form and stats
Cambridge's mission in Fa Trophy last season failed in the 1st round qualifying.Cambridge City failed to get anything from their last game, a FA Cup home match vs East Thurrock United that ended with defeat 1-3.
Prior to that result Cambridge won their away game at Daventry Town in the FA Cup. The scoreline was 5-1.It's a day of discovery for Cambridge City 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 Cambridge have played two with the results W0-D0-L2 (win-draw-lost). In these games Cambridge City has scored 0 goals and conceded 8 times.
Head 2 Head
Head to head statistics (for the previous ten meetings): Bedford Town won one game, zero matches ended with a tie and Cambridge City managed nine wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: nine / oneBedford Town missing players
Cambridge City missing players
| Bedford Town | Cambridge City | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 16 | 25 | ||
| 13 | 6 | Won | W | 7 | 11 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | ||
| 7 | 5 | Lost | L | 7 | 11 | ||
| 40 | 22 | Scored | S | 25 | 40 | ||
| 35 | 26 | Conceded | C | 22 | 33 | ||
| 88% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 94% | 96% | ||
| 64% | 77% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 80% | ||
| 56% | 77% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 62% | 60% | ||
| 44% | 62% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 38% | 36% | ||
| 28% | 38% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 19% | 16% | ||
| 44% | 46% | BTTS | BTTS | 38% | 44% | ||
| 40% | 31% | Clean Sheets | C S | 38% | 36% | ||
| 28% | 31% | Failed to Score | F T | 31% | 24% | ||
| 3.3 | 1.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.1 | 4.2 | ||
| 4.9 | 5.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7.9 | 6.3 | ||
| 1.4 | 3.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.4 | 0.6 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 12.9 | 13 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.4 | 10.4 | ||
| 4.7 | 7.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.3 | 4.4 | ||
| 39% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 35% | 29% | ||