National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Sittingbourne or Hythe Town that keep their silverware dream alive.
It's no vacation for neither Sittingbourne nor Hythe Town 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.
Sittingbourne form and stats
This is not the first game this season in the Alan Turvey Trophy for Sittingbourne, as the manager led his troops to eliminate Sevenoaks Town, and reach the 2nd Round. Last season their Alan Turvey Trophy adventure ended in the 3rd round.It's back home for Sittingbourne, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Merstham away with the result 1-0.
Ahead of that fixture, a home win against Ashford Town (Middlesex) in the Fa Trophy.
There will be little rest for Sittingbourne after this match as they are travelling to Sheppey United for a Fa Trophy game in only four days.
Sittingbourne have prepared for this season with two friendly games versus mixed opposition. Results from training matches should always be treated with caution, but the takeaways from these two matches are 0 victories, 1 draws and 1 losses. In these games, Sittingbourne have scored {3 goals} and conceded 5 times.
Hythe Town form and stats
Hythe Town was sent out of Alan Turvey Trophy in the 1st round last season.There might be some fixture complaints from Hythe as they are again playing away from home after losing on the road in their previous match, 0-5 against Chichester City. Hythe Town lost the plot completely in their previous game, as mentioned above. They need to recover quickly from that 0-5 beating and focus on this one.
Earlier, the Fa Trophy win away at Burgess Hill Town.
The visitors will be packing their bags again in only four days as another away game awaits: The Fa Trophy trip to Chertsey Town.
Head 2 Head
Last ten meetings featuring these teams: Sittingbourne won four, Hythe Town were winners in six and we saw zero draws. six games with more than 2,5 goals, four matches with two goals or less.
Sittingbourne missing players
Hythe Town missing players
| Sittingbourne | Hythe Town | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 15 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 12 | 8 | Won | W | 7 | 16 | ||
| 8 | 5 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Lost | L | 4 | 5 | ||
| 45 | 32 | Scored | S | 22 | 42 | ||
| 27 | 16 | Conceded | C | 16 | 20 | ||
| 92% | 87% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 92% | ||
| 80% | 87% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 69% | 60% | ||
| 60% | 73% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 54% | 44% | ||
| 40% | 47% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 46% | 36% | ||
| 12% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 31% | 16% | ||
| 56% | 60% | BTTS | BTTS | 54% | 36% | ||
| 36% | 40% | Clean Sheets | C S | 23% | 48% | ||
| 16% | 13% | Failed to Score | F T | 31% | 24% | ||
| 0.2 | 0.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0.3 | 0.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0.8 | 0.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0.5 | 0.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | ||
| 375% | 800% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | ||
| 1 | 0.9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0.4 | 0.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | ||
