National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Farsley Celtic or Southport 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.
Farsley Celtic form and stats
Farsley Celtic have reached this Fa Trophy stage through battling and winning against Stalybridge Celtic. Farsley Celtic participated in Fa Trophy the last season, where they reached the 3rd round.The Farsley Celtic crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 3-4 to Gateshead here at Throstle Nest in a Vanarama National League North match. Did Farsley get overconfident in their match against Gateshead? We'll let you decide, but they did lose a 3-1 lead to end up with a 3-4 defeat. As you can tell by the result above, the goals flowed freely in the previous game and the stadium rocked. Could there be another goal fest today? Heartbreak for Farsley in their last match as Gateshead's Scott scored the winning goal deep into overtime.
Ahead of that match, Farsley won a home game hosting Stalybridge Celtic (1-0).Farsley Celtic have prepared for this season with three friendly games versus mixed opposition. Results from training matches should always be treated with caution, but the takeaways from these three matches are 1 victories, 2 draws and 0 losses. In these games, Farsley Celtic have scored 6 goals and conceded 2 times.
Southport form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated Darlington in order to reach 3rd round of Fa Trophy. They also participated in Fa Trophy last season. This ended in the 5th round.The visitors have performed well in their home games as well, building a total win streak of four games home and away. Southport hope to make it five in this match.
Two travels in a row for Southport, whose manager Watson could celebrate last time after the Vanarama National League North win against Blyth Spartans.
Ahead of that match was the victory versus Guiseley at their stadium, the result 2-0.The schedule is very tough for Southport now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Vanarama National League North game at Kettering Town is waiting in only three days.
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 five with the results W3-D0-L2 (win-draw-lost). In these games Southport has scored 6 goals and conceded 7 times.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last five matches): Farsley one win, zero draws and Southport four victories. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one game had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  M. Carver 12 goals |  J. Archer 5 goals |  J. Hanson 4 goals |
Farsley Celtic missing players
Southport missing players
| Farsley Celtic | Southport | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 10 | 25 | ||
| 7 | 5 | Won | W | 3 | 11 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Drew | D | 3 | 8 | ||
| 11 | 3 | Lost | L | 4 | 6 | ||
| 27 | 12 | Scored | S | 13 | 42 | ||
| 44 | 14 | Conceded | C | 14 | 32 | ||
| 92% | 83% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 90% | 92% | ||
| 72% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 84% | ||
| 52% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 60% | 56% | ||
| 36% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 30% | 36% | ||
| 16% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 10% | 24% | ||
| 36% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 70% | 64% | ||
| 36% | 58% | Clean Sheets | C S | 20% | 28% | ||
| 36% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 20% | 16% | ||
| 4.8 | 4.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.6 | 4.5 | ||
| 4 | 4.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.4 | 6.2 | ||
| 1.8 | 2.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 1.4 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 9.5 | 8.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.1 | 10.6 | ||
| 3.9 | 3.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.4 | 4.4 | ||
| 28% | 28% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 30% | 38% | ||
| 10.2 | 11.1 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.9 | 13.4 | ||
| 4.2 | 4.1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.2 | 4.7 | ||