National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Bishop's Stortford or Lowestoft Town that keep their silverware dream alive.
Bishop's Stortford and Lowestoft Town should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Bishop's Stortford form and stats
Bishop's Stortford participated in FA Cup the last season, where they reached the 1st round.A draw after 90 minutes last time out for Stortford, who played 2-2 against Bowers & Pitsea. That match was also played at this venue (ProKit UK Stadium).
Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Carshalton Athletic (0-2).With the first game of the season soon underway, it's time to look at the results from the Stortford friendly games in pre-season: Bishop's Stortford played three friendlies, won 1, drew 1 and lost 1. If you are really into statistics you might appreciate knowing that Bishop's Stortford scored 5 goals and conceded 7 in these three games.
Lowestoft Town form and stats
Last season their FA Cup adventure ended in the 1st round qualifying.Three might be a magic number, but there's been little wizardry in Lowestoft's last three away games as they have all been lost.
It might be tough going out on the road again for Lowestoft, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 2-4 versus Leiston. A huge disappointment for Lowestoft in their last match (vs Leiston). Leading 2-0 the victory seemed almost certain, but a fascinating collapse turned everything around and in the end all was lost in a 2-4 defeat. A crazy, crazy match with lots of goals last time out for Lowestoft, as mentioned above. 6 goals in that one, will this match be as much fun?
Before that, Lowestoft Town secured a home win against Alvechurch with the score 3-2.Head 2 Head
Bishop's Stortford missing players
Lowestoft Town missing players
| Bishop's Stortford | Lowestoft Town | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 17 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 7 | Won | W | 2 | 9 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | ||
| 9 | 6 | Lost | L | 8 | 13 | ||
| 38 | 28 | Scored | S | 11 | 35 | ||
| 38 | 26 | Conceded | C | 29 | 49 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 76% | 76% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 91% | 88% | ||
| 52% | 53% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 73% | 68% | ||
| 40% | 41% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 36% | 36% | ||
| 20% | 24% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 27% | 28% | ||
| 56% | 53% | BTTS | BTTS | 55% | 52% | ||
| 28% | 29% | Clean Sheets | C S | 9% | 20% | ||
| 20% | 18% | Failed to Score | F T | 36% | 32% | ||
| 2.8 | 2.9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.1 | 1.9 | ||
| 3.5 | 3.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.4 | 2.7 | ||
| 0.6 | 0.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.4 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 6.8 | 6.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.5 | 4.4 | ||
| 3 | 2.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.9 | 1.7 | ||
| 51% | 56% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 34% | 82% | ||