Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Banbury United & Bury Town face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the FA Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
Banbury United form and stats
Banbury have reached this FA Cup stage through battling and winning against Peterborough Sports, Carlton Town and Leamington. Banbury was eliminated in the 1st round qualifying replays last season in the FA Cup.On the other hand, in the FA Cup, Banbury United has performed like this (both home and away): 2 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses.
The fans are hoping that Banbury will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 1-6 away loss in the Non League Premier: Southern game against Coalville Town. A 1-1 draw away in the FA Cup before that, with Peterborough Sports (after extra-time, 6-7 on penalties) the opponent.
Banbury United were outplayed and humiliated in their previous game, as mentioned in the paragraph above. They will need to reinstall their confidence before this one.
The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Banbury United handle that role? We have found ten games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are four wins, three draws and three defeats.
There will be little rest for Banbury United after this match as they are travelling to Kings Langley for a Non League Premier: Southern game in only three days.
Bury Town form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated Nuneaton Town, Brightlingsea Regent, Waltham Abbey and Cogenhoe United in order to reach 4th Round Qualifying of FA Cup. Bury Town was sent out of FA Cup in the preliminary round last season.The mentioned statistics is only from the league, looking at the FA Cup stats, they have 4 wins, 0 draws and 0 losses both home and away. Bury love their trips these days, as their two previous away games have resulted in victories.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Felixstowe & Walton United in just three days.
Just as the home team, Bury have been through a few friendly games in the intense training period that just finished. The results from these training matches are 0 Bury Town wins, 0 draws and 1 loss.
Head 2 Head
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| Banbury United | Bury Town | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 11 | 8 | Won | W | 5 | 14 | ||
| 7 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Lost | L | 6 | 9 | ||
| 40 | 23 | Scored | S | 13 | 40 | ||
| 30 | 12 | Conceded | C | 18 | 32 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 72% | 69% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 58% | 72% | ||
| 44% | 38% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 58% | 68% | ||
| 28% | 23% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 28% | ||
| 20% | 23% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 16% | ||
| 56% | 38% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 56% | ||
| 24% | 31% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 24% | ||
| 24% | 31% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 20% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.1 | 0.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.5 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 135 | 47 | Total Shots | T S | 27 | 61 | ||
| 63 | 22 | Shots on Target | S O | 9 | 22 | ||
| 49% | 77% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 56% | 64% | ||