National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Chelmsford City or Witham Town that keep their silverware dream alive.
It's no vacation for neither Chelmsford nor Witham 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.
Chelmsford City form and stats
The Chelmsford City supporters got no joy from their last match, also played here at Melbourne Cricket Ground: A 0-2 defeat against Bath City.
A 1-1 draw away in the Vanarama National League South before that, with Hungerford Town the opponent.Chelmsford 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 1 victories, 0 draws and 0 losses. In these games, Chelmsford City have scored {3 goals} and conceded 0 times.
Witham Town form and stats
Witham Town are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 2-2 draw at Basildon United.
Before that, the win at home hosting East Thurrock United in the Essex Senior Cup (3-1).
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  S. Jackson 7 goals |  T. Blackwell 6 goals | H. Lodovica 4 goals |
Chelmsford City missing players
Witham Town missing players
| Chelmsford City | Witham Town | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 11 | 7 | Won | W | 1 | 6 | ||
| 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | ||
| 9 | 5 | Lost | L | 9 | 16 | ||
| 33 | 19 | Scored | S | 13 | 28 | ||
| 26 | 11 | Conceded | C | 31 | 53 | ||
| 96% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 72% | 62% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 91% | 80% | ||
| 40% | 38% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 73% | 64% | ||
| 16% | 15% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 55% | 40% | ||
| 8% | 15% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 27% | 16% | ||
| 44% | 31% | BTTS | BTTS | 55% | 44% | ||
| 24% | 31% | Clean Sheets | C S | 9% | 20% | ||
| 36% | 46% | Failed to Score | F T | 36% | 40% | ||
| 4.8 | 5.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 2.7 | ||
| 5.6 | 4.9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 4.3 | ||
| 1.8 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1.7 | ||
| 4 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 10.3 | 10.9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8 | 6.3 | ||
| 3.9 | 4.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1 | 1 | ||
| 29% | 28% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | ||
| 11.7 | 9.6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13 | 10.7 | ||
| 5 | 3.6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6 | 5.3 | ||
