National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Aveley or Barking that keep their silverware dream alive.
It's no vacation for neither Aveley nor Barking 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.
Aveley form and stats
Aveley was eliminated in the 3rd round qualifying last season in the FA Cup.Aveley drew their last game, also a home match. Hullbridge Sports was the opponent, 0-0 the score.
Preceding that game was the away draw at Barking that finished 1-1.The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Aveley handle that role? We have found one game in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are zero wins, zero draws and one defeat.
There will be little rest for Aveley after this match as they are travelling to Brentwood Town for a Non League Div One: Isthmian North game in only one day.
With the first game of the season soon underway, it's time to look at the results from the Aveley friendly games in pre-season: Aveley played four friendlies, won 2, drew 0 and lost 2. If you are really into statistics you might appreciate knowing that Aveley scored 12 goals and conceded 12 in these four games.
Barking form and stats
They also participated in FA Cup last season. This ended in the 3rd round qualifying.Impressively, the visitors are on a seven-match winning run which they hope continue versus Aveley.
Impressive finishing secured the home win 2-1 against Tilbury in their previous game.
Preceding that match was the 1-1 draw at home vs Aveley.Barking are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is zero wins, zero draws and one defeat. From a total of one match.
A new game in only one day for Barking, the Non League Div One: Isthmian North home match versus Canvey Island. Busy days.
It's a day of discovery for Barking as they finally learn what impact all the hours of pre-season training, along with the changes in personnel, have had on their performance in an official game. It's never easy knowing what to expect based on friendly games, of which Barking have played three with the results W1-D1-L1 (win-draw-lost). In these games Barking has scored 4 goals and conceded 6 times.
Head 2 Head
The previous head-to-head meeting ended Barking - Aveley 1-1, played this season. Last six meetings featuring these participants: Aveley won one, Barking triumphed in three and we saw two draws. two games with over 2,5 goals, four matches with less than 2,5 goals.Aveley missing players
Barking missing players
| Aveley | Barking | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 9 | 25 | ||
| 12 | 7 | Won | W | 4 | 13 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 5 | ||
| 8 | 5 | Lost | L | 5 | 7 | ||
| 44 | 29 | Scored | S | 13 | 44 | ||
| 34 | 24 | Conceded | C | 16 | 34 | ||
| 96% | 93% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 76% | 79% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 89% | 88% | ||
| 56% | 71% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 78% | 64% | ||
| 36% | 57% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 44% | 36% | ||
| 28% | 43% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 11% | 16% | ||
| 48% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 56% | 64% | ||
| 32% | 29% | Clean Sheets | C S | 22% | 28% | ||
| 24% | 29% | Failed to Score | F T | 22% | 8% | ||
| 6.4 | 7.1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 10 | 3.6 | ||
| 2.3 | 2.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 11 | 4.1 | ||
| 0.7 | 0.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 0.6 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 13.7 | 15.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 15 | 10.9 | ||
| 5.7 | 6.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 4.3 | ||
| 32% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 31% | ||