National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Bedfont Sports or Herne Bay that keep their silverware dream alive.
The hosts Bedfont saw competitive action as recent as four days ago, playing in the Counties Leagues: Combined Counties Premier North. Thankfully the previous game, versus Wokingham & Emmbrook, was also a home game here at Bedfont Sports Recreation Ground. The away team is better rested.
Bedfont Sports form and stats
Bedfont participated in FA Cup the last season, where they reached the preliminary round.The Bedfont Sports club members enjoyed the previous fixture, watching their team host Wokingham & Emmbrook and win 3-0.
A Counties Leagues: Combined Counties Premier North defeat was the result before that one, 1-4 away at Flackwell Heath FC.There will be little rest for Bedfont after this match as they are travelling to Virginia Water for a Counties Leagues: Combined Counties Premier North game in only three days.
Herne Bay form and stats
They also participated in FA Cup last season. This ended in the 3rd round qualifying.Herne Bay's last game was the home draw against Burgess Hill Town (2-2).
Preceding that game, the 1-4 loss visiting Wingate & Finchley's place.It's a day of discovery for Herne Bay 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 Herne Bay have played one with the results W1-D0-L0 (win-draw-lost). In these games Herne Bay has scored {2 goals} and conceded 1 time.
Head 2 Head
Bedfont Sports missing players
Herne Bay missing players
| Bedfont Sports | Herne Bay | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Won | W | 2 | 7 | ||
| 8 | 5 | Drew | D | 3 | 5 | ||
| 10 | 3 | Lost | L | 6 | 13 | ||
| 45 | 24 | Scored | S | 16 | 39 | ||
| 45 | 16 | Conceded | C | 29 | 57 | ||
| 92% | 83% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 84% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 76% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 82% | 84% | ||
| 48% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 55% | 52% | ||
| 32% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 45% | 28% | ||
| 76% | 58% | BTTS | BTTS | 73% | 76% | ||
| 16% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 4% | ||
| 16% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 27% | 20% | ||
| 0.1 | 0.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0.5 | 0.9 | ||
| 0.2 | 0.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0.3 | 0.6 | ||
| 0.1 | 0.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.1 | 0.3 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0.8 | 1.9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0.8 | 2.9 | ||
| 0.4 | 0.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0.2 | 1 | ||
| 467% | 267% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 700% | 135% | ||
| 0.6 | 1.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0.6 | 1.5 | ||
| 0.2 | 0.6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0.3 | 0.7 | ||
