Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Bishop Auckland & Billingham Town face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Durham County Challenge Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
The hosts Bishop Auckland saw competitive action as recent as three days ago, playing in the Counties Leagues: Northern League One. Thankfully the previous game, versus Thornaby, was also a home game here at Heritage Park. The away team is better rested.
Bishop Auckland form and stats
The Auckland fans enjoyed the previous fixture, watching their team host Thornaby and win 2-0.
A strong away win before that one, visiting Guisborough Town and winning 4-2.There will be little rest for Bishop Auckland after this match as they are travelling to Sunderland RCA for a Counties Leagues: Northern League One game in only four days.
Bishop Auckland have prepared for this season with one friendly games versus mixed opposition. Results from training matches should always be treated with caution, but the takeaways from these one matches are 0 victories, 0 draws and 1 losses. In these games, Bishop Auckland have scored {0 goals} and conceded 5 times.
Billingham Town form and stats
Billingham play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 0-2 to Northallerton Town.
The game before that, in the Counties Leagues: Northern League One, was lost at home, a 1-3 defeat against Crook Town AFC.Head 2 Head
Stats for the previous two meetings involving these two squads are: zero wins for Bishop Auckland, one draw and one win for Billingham Town. Over 2,5 goals: zero times; under 2,5 goals: two games.
Bishop Auckland missing players
Billingham Town missing players
| Bishop Auckland | Billingham Town | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 15 | 7 | Won | W | 2 | 3 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 8 | ||
| 7 | 5 | Lost | L | 9 | 14 | ||
| 52 | 25 | Scored | S | 14 | 28 | ||
| 28 | 14 | Conceded | C | 27 | 47 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | ||
| 68% | 62% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 92% | 84% | ||
| 48% | 46% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 46% | 52% | ||
| 40% | 38% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 31% | 36% | ||
| 32% | 31% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 15% | 16% | ||
| 36% | 31% | BTTS | BTTS | 46% | 60% | ||
| 44% | 38% | Clean Sheets | C S | 8% | 12% | ||
| 24% | 31% | Failed to Score | F T | 46% | 36% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | ||
