National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's AFC Wimbledon or Crawley Town that keep their silverware dream alive.
The hosts AFC Wimbledon saw competitive action as recent as three days ago, playing in the FA Cup. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Barrow.
AFC Wimbledon form and stats
Wimbledon have not come this way in the FA Cup without some hard work on the way, more precisely defeating Barrow. Last season, Wimbledon's FA Cup journey ended in the 1st round replays.AFC Wimbledon have collected 5 points from their League One home games so far after 1-2-2.
An away draw last time out for Wimbledon, facing Barrow (after extra-time, 2-4 on penalties) in a game that ended 0-0. Prior to that, an away loss at Gillingham in the League One.
This is expected to be a close game, with Wimbledon perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with AFC Wimbledon as a small favourite), we find 14 games. AFC Wimbledon has won five of these, drawn seven and lost two.
Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Peterborough United are coming to town in two days.
The Wimbledon fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 8 goals in 5 league matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 9 goals have been conceded.
Crawley Town form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated Torquay United in order to reach 2nd Round of FA Cup. Last season their FA Cup adventure ended in the 2nd round.The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Crawley Town so far with only 5 points returning home. The records show 1-2-4 (win-draw-lose).
Crawley might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Grimsby Town proved too strong as Crawley Town slumped to a 1-2 defeat in front of their own fans at The People's Pension Stadium. A 0-3 loss hosting Carlisle United before that.
So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Crawley Town playing away and similar expectations, we found 13 relevant matches. Results were three Crawley wins, three draws and seven defeats.
The schedule is very tough for Crawley Town now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A League Two game at Colchester United is waiting in only two days.
The attacking power of Crawley when travelling is not overwhelming with 6 goals scored from 7 league matches away. Crawley's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 11 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: four wins for AFC Wimbledon, two draws and four wins for Crawley Town. Over 2,5 goals: seven times; under 2,5 goals: three games.Top Goalscorers
  J. Pigott 6 goals |   T. Nichols 4 goals |  R. Longman 3 goals |
AFC Wimbledon missing players
Crawley Town missing players
| AFC Wimbledon | Crawley Town | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 9 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Won | W | 1 | 8 | ||
| 10 | 4 | Drew | D | 4 | 6 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Lost | L | 7 | 11 | ||
| 28 | 12 | Scored | S | 9 | 31 | ||
| 31 | 10 | Conceded | C | 18 | 30 | ||
| 88% | 78% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 92% | ||
| 64% | 56% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 83% | 84% | ||
| 44% | 44% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 48% | ||
| 20% | 22% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 8% | 16% | ||
| 8% | 11% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 4% | ||
| 44% | 44% | BTTS | BTTS | 58% | 48% | ||
| 36% | 44% | Clean Sheets | C S | 8% | 32% | ||
| 32% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 42% | 28% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1 | 0.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.4 | 1.2 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | ||
| 10.5 | 11.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.4 | 10.2 | ||
| 3.7 | 3.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.1 | 3.9 | ||
| 30% | 34% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 20% | 33% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Hull City | 13 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 14 | 30 |
| 2 | Peterborough United | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 28 |
| 3 | Lincoln City | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 26 |
| 4 | Portsmouth | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 12 | 25 |
| 5 | Ipswich Town | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 25 |
| 6 | Charlton Athletic | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 23 |
| 7 | Fleetwood Town | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 24 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 22 |
| 8 | Sunderland | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 22 |
| 9 | Accrington Stanley | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 22 |
| 10 | Doncaster Rovers | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 21 |
| 11 | Plymouth Argyle | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 21 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 14 | -1 | 19 |
| 12 | AFC Wimbledon | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
| 13 | Gillingham | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -4 | 17 |
| 14 | Crewe Alexandra | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 9 | -1 | 16 |
| 15 | Blackpool | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | -4 | 16 |
| 16 | Northampton Town | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 13 | -9 | 15 |
| 17 | Milton Keynes Dons | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -3 | 14 |
| 18 | Oxford United | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 14 | -7 | 13 |
| 19 | Swindon Town | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 14 | -8 | 13 |
| 20 | Rochdale | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 11 | -8 | 13 |
| 21 | Bristol Rovers | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -9 | 13 |
| 22 | Burton Albion | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 28 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14 | -10 | 10 |
| 23 | Shrewsbury Town | 13 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | -8 | 9 |
| 24 | Wigan Athletic | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 10 | -11 | 8 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Newport County | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 29 |
| 2 | Cheltenham Town | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 26 |
| 3 | Cambridge United | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 26 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 5 | 16 | 25 |
| 4 | Forest Green Rovers | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 25 |
| 5 | Exeter City | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 26 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 24 |
| 6 | Carlisle United | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 23 |
| 7 | Salford City | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 22 |
| 8 | Leyton Orient | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 21 |
| 9 | Tranmere Rovers | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 21 |
| 10 | Colchester United | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 20 |
| 11 | Port Vale | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 19 |
| 12 | Harrogate Town | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 19 |
| 13 | Bolton Wanderers | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 12 | -4 | 19 |
| 14 | Morecambe | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 14 | -8 | 19 |
| 15 | Crawley Town | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 18 |
| 16 | Walsall | 14 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 11 | -3 | 17 |
| 17 | Oldham Athletic | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 27 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 14 | -6 | 17 |
| 18 | Grimsby Town | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -7 | 15 |
| 19 | Barrow | 14 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 20 | 22 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | -2 | 13 |
| 20 | Bradford City | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -4 | 13 |
| 21 | Stevenage | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -5 | 11 |
| 22 | Mansfield Town | 14 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7 | -6 | 11 |
| 23 | Scunthorpe United | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 7 | -11 | 11 |
| 24 | Southend United | 13 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 26 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 11 | -20 | 5 |