Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Bedford Town & Welwyn Garden City face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the FA Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
These are active days for the hosts, as they had a game only four days ago in the Non League Div One: Southern Central. Thankfully the previous game, versus Ware, was also a home game here at The New Eyrie. The away team is better rested.
Bedford Town form and stats
Bedford have not come this way in the FA Cup without some hard work on the way, more precisely defeating St Neots Town and Canvey Island. Bedford was eliminated in the preliminary round last season in the FA Cup.2W-1D-0L is the hard facts regardless of venue in the FA Cup for Bedford Town.
The Bedford Town crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 2-3 to Ware here at The New Eyrie in a Non League Div One: Southern Central match.
Previous to that game, a Non League Div One: Southern Central home match hosting Hertford Town in a game that was won 3-2.Bedford have spent many days and weeks preparing for this match, with countless hours on the training pitches and six practice matches played. These training games have ended with 0 wins, 2 draws and 4 defeats. Some might be interested in the goal production stats for these matches; Bedford Town scored 4 goals and let in 19 goals during these six games.
Welwyn Garden City form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated FC Romania and Mulbarton Wanderers in order to reach 2nd round qualifying of FA Cup. Welwyn was sent out of FA Cup in the 1st round qualifying last season.Total FA Cup statistics for Welwyn Garden City: 2 wins, 2 draws and 0 losses.
The manager N. Ironton was unhappy after their last game, a Non League Div One: Southern Central match played at their home ground. Welwyn Garden City suffered a 1-4 loss to St Neots Town.
A home win before that, celebrating 2-1 vs Mulbarton Wanderers.Welwyn played one friendly in their break from official games, resulting in 0 victories, 1 draw and 0 defeats. In these one match Welwyn Garden City scored 1 and conceded 1 goal.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last four matches): Bedford one win, zero draws and Welwyn Garden City three victories. As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one game had two or less.Bedford Town missing players
Welwyn Garden City missing players
| Bedford Town | Welwyn Garden City | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 10 | 25 | ||
| 11 | 5 | Won | W | 4 | 11 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Drew | D | 3 | 7 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Lost | L | 3 | 7 | ||
| 39 | 22 | Scored | S | 17 | 41 | ||
| 37 | 25 | Conceded | C | 14 | 37 | ||
| 88% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 72% | 85% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 90% | 88% | ||
| 56% | 69% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 52% | ||
| 40% | 54% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 40% | 36% | ||
| 28% | 38% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 30% | 28% | ||
| 48% | 54% | BTTS | BTTS | 70% | 72% | ||
| 32% | 23% | Clean Sheets | C S | 20% | 20% | ||
| 32% | 31% | Failed to Score | F T | 10% | 8% | ||
| 3.3 | 1.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 1.5 | 1.7 | ||
| 4.9 | 5.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 1.3 | ||
| 1.4 | 3.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 0.7 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 12.9 | 13 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 4.5 | 3.9 | ||
| 4.7 | 7.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 1.6 | ||
| 39% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 60% | 100% | ||