Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Bishop Auckland & Kendal Town face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the FA Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
Auckland have less rest than Kendal Town in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Counties Leagues: Northern League One game only four days ago. Thankfully the previous game, versus Penrith AFC, was also a home game here at Heritage Park. The away team is better rested.
Bishop Auckland form and stats
Bishop Auckland was eliminated in the extra preliminary round last season in the FA Cup.A nice win for Bishop Auckland last time playing, versus Penrith AFC. That was also a home game and the match ended 5-0. As indicated by the result mentioned above, Auckland played a great game against Penrith AFC and beat them comfortably. Expectations are high for this one.
Heartbreak before that as Bishop Auckland lost 1-2 at West Auckland Town's place.The manager Riley will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Seaham Red Star in only three days.
Bishop Auckland have prepared for this season with one friendly games versus mixed opposition. Results from training matches should always be treated with caution, but the takeaways from these one matches are 0 victories, 0 draws and 1 losses. In these games, Bishop Auckland have scored 0 goals and conceded 5 times.
Kendal Town form and stats
Kendal Town was sent out of FA Cup in the 1st round qualifying last season.Kendal's previous game was their home loss versus Wythenshawe Town (1-3).
Kendal Town have another game away in just three sleeps, a Counties Leagues: North West Counties League fixture against Burscough. A grim itinerary for them!
Just as the home team, Kendal Town have been through a few friendly games in the intense training period that just finished. The results from these training matches are 0 Kendal Town wins, 0 draws and 1 loss.
Head 2 Head
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| Bishop Auckland | Kendal Town | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 3 | Won | W | 2 | 2 | ||
| 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | ||
| 11 | 7 | Lost | L | 12 | 21 | ||
| 36 | 18 | Scored | S | 11 | 17 | ||
| 34 | 21 | Conceded | C | 37 | 66 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | ||
| 72% | 73% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 86% | 80% | ||
| 48% | 64% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 57% | 56% | ||
| 28% | 45% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 48% | ||
| 24% | 45% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 29% | 24% | ||
| 44% | 45% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 48% | ||
| 36% | 18% | Clean Sheets | C S | 7% | 12% | ||
| 24% | 36% | Failed to Score | F T | 43% | 48% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 3 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 7.3 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1.3 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 5.7 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 2.7 | ||
| 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 38% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 17.3 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 9.3 | ||
