National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's AFC Sudbury or St Albans City that keep their silverware dream alive.
It's no vacation for neither AFC Sudbury nor St Albans City 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.
AFC Sudbury form and stats
AFC Sudbury was eliminated in the 1st round last season in the FA Cup.The Sudbury coach Andrews and his team return home after a 1-1 draw away versus St Albans City in the FA Cup.
In the match before, 3-3 away to Ashford United (Fa Trophy).
AFC Sudbury 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, AFC Sudbury have scored 2 goals and conceded 1 time.
St Albans City form and stats
Last season their FA Cup adventure ended in the 2nd round.Albans delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against AFC Sudbury in their previous match; a FA Cup fixture.
The game before that, in the Vanarama National League South, was lost at home, a 0-1 defeat against Worthing.The schedule is very tough for St Albans City now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Vanarama National League South game at Farnborough is waiting in only four days.
Just as the home team, St Albans City have been through a few friendly games in the intense training period that just finished. The results from these training matches are 1 St Albans City win, 0 draws and 1 loss.
Head 2 Head
The contenders have met each other already this season, with the result St Albans City - Sudbury 1-1 written in the official records.
Top Goalscorers
  S. Jeffers 2 goals | D. Stanley 1 goals | K. Wiltshire 1 goals |
AFC Sudbury missing players
St Albans City missing players
| AFC Sudbury | St Albans City | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 14 | 7 | Won | W | 3 | 6 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Drew | D | 2 | 6 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 6 | 13 | ||
| 43 | 18 | Scored | S | 13 | 23 | ||
| 24 | 8 | Conceded | C | 17 | 34 | ||
| 88% | 82% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 91% | 88% | ||
| 68% | 64% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 82% | 64% | ||
| 48% | 36% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 64% | 44% | ||
| 28% | 18% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 27% | 20% | ||
| 20% | 18% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 9% | 12% | ||
| 52% | 45% | BTTS | BTTS | 73% | 52% | ||
| 44% | 55% | Clean Sheets | C S | 18% | 20% | ||
| 16% | 18% | Failed to Score | F T | 18% | 40% | ||
| 1 | 1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.7 | 4.5 | ||
| 8 | 8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.3 | 5.1 | ||
| 4 | 4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.6 | 1.6 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 7 | 7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.6 | 9 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 3.8 | ||
| 50% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 32% | 23% | ||
| 11 | 11 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11 | 10.3 | ||
| 4 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.8 | 4.3 | ||
