National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's East Grinstead Town or Leatherhead that keep their silverware dream alive.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for East Grinstead Town and Leatherhead.
East Grinstead Town form and stats
The Grinstead crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 1-3 to Ramsgate here at Estadio José Picasso Peratta.
In the game before, an away victory in the Non League Div One: Isthmian South East match versus Three Bridges with a 3-2 scoreline.The manager will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Whitehawk in only four days.
With the first game of the season soon underway, it's time to look at the results from the East Grinstead Town friendly games in pre-season: East Grinstead Town played one friendly, won 0, drew 0 and lost 1. If you are really into statistics you might appreciate knowing that East Grinstead Town scored {0 goals} and conceded 9 in these one game.
Leatherhead form and stats
Leatherhead failed to get anything from their last game, a home match vs Chipstead that ended with defeat 2-3.
A draw for Leatherhead before that, at their own venue hosting Basingstoke Town (0-0).Leatherhead have another game away from home in just four sleeps, a Non League Div One: Isthmian South Central fixture against Merstham. A difficult timetable for them!
It's a day of discovery for Leatherhead 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 Leatherhead have played two with the results W1-D0-L1 (win-draw-lost). In these games Leatherhead has scored {5 goals} and conceded 5 times.
Head 2 Head
East Grinstead Town missing players
Leatherhead missing players
| East Grinstead Town | Leatherhead | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 10 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 7 | Won | W | 3 | 8 | ||
| 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 3 | 5 | ||
| 11 | 5 | Lost | L | 4 | 12 | ||
| 30 | 16 | Scored | S | 13 | 29 | ||
| 49 | 27 | Conceded | C | 15 | 35 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | ||
| 72% | 69% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 72% | ||
| 60% | 62% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 60% | 52% | ||
| 52% | 54% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 30% | 28% | ||
| 20% | 15% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 10% | 12% | ||
| 52% | 38% | BTTS | BTTS | 80% | 52% | ||
| 20% | 31% | Clean Sheets | C S | 10% | 20% | ||
| 32% | 31% | Failed to Score | F T | 10% | 36% | ||
| 6 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 2.7 | ||
| 3.5 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 3.7 | ||
| 2.5 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.2 | 1.6 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 11 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6 | 5.6 | ||
| 4.5 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 2.7 | ||
| 22% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 46% | 32% | ||
| 9.5 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8 | 9 | ||
| 3.5 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 3.9 | ||
