National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Dunston or Spennymoor Town 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 Dunston and Spennymoor Town.
Dunston form and stats
A good away victory last time out for Dunston, who won 2-0 against Sheffield.
A Non League Div One: Northern East defeat was the result before that one, 1-2 away at Pontefract Collieries.Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Non League Div One: Northern East game versus Stockton Town in only four days. This game is also played here at UTS Stadium.
Spennymoor Town form and stats
This match can not go any worse than the previous one, the home loss versus Kidderminster Harriers with 1-2 on the scoreboard. Blackett has scored at least one goal for the away side four matches in a row. The smartness!
A draw for Spennymoor Town before that, at their own venue hosting King's Lynn Town (2-2).After this away game Spennymoor return home for a Vanarama National League North game against Scarborough Athletic. That game is only four sleeps after this.
Head 2 Head
Previous two meetings involving these contenders: Dunston won zero, Spennymoor Town were winners in two and we saw zero draws. two games with over 2,5 goals, zero matches with two goals or less.
Top Goalscorers
  G. Taylor 12 goals | R. Ramshaw 5 goals | R. Kendall 4 goals |
Dunston missing players
Spennymoor Town missing players
| Dunston | Spennymoor Town | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 10 | 25 | ||
| 13 | 6 | Won | W | 3 | 12 | ||
| 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 3 | 4 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Lost | L | 4 | 9 | ||
| 47 | 22 | Scored | S | 21 | 48 | ||
| 27 | 15 | Conceded | C | 15 | 36 | ||
| 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 80% | 91% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 88% | ||
| 52% | 64% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 70% | 76% | ||
| 36% | 55% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 40% | 40% | ||
| 16% | 18% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 20% | ||
| 60% | 64% | BTTS | BTTS | 80% | 68% | ||
| 28% | 18% | Clean Sheets | C S | 10% | 16% | ||
| 20% | 18% | Failed to Score | F T | 10% | 16% | ||
| 6 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.9 | 5.1 | ||
| 4.2 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.4 | 5.3 | ||
| 2.3 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.9 | 2.3 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | ||
| 8.2 | 7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.1 | 10.3 | ||
| 3.8 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 4 | ||
| 22% | 20% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 36% | 38% | ||
| 9.5 | 9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11 | 9.6 | ||
| 4.2 | 5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.7 | 4 | ||
