National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Blyth Spartans or Bradford Park Avenue that keep their silverware dream alive.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Blyth Spartans form and stats
Blyth Spartans was eliminated in the 4th round qualifying replays last season in the FA Cup.Blyth Spartans faced defeat in their previous match, away at Chester (1-2).
Before that, Spartans had a Vanarama National League North home game versus Farsley Celtic which ended with a victory 4-0.Blyth Spartans 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, 1 draws and 0 losses. In these games, Blyth Spartans have scored {0 goals} and conceded 0 times.
Bradford Park Avenue form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated Consett AFC in order to reach 2nd round qualifying of FA Cup. Bradford's mission in FA Cup last season failed in the 2nd round qualifying.Bradford Park Avenue lost away at United of Manchester (0-2) in their previous game and are perhaps starting to feel homesick.
Ahead of that, the FA Cup victory away at Consett AFC.
It's finally time to play a game of importance again as a long period of training has passed. Bradford have played a number of friendly games in this period, resulting in 0 wins, 1 draw and 0 defeats from one fixture.
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's three Blyth Spartans victories, two draws and five Bradford Park Avenue wins. Over/under statistics; five of these games ended with three goals or more, five matches with two goals or less.
Top Goalscorers
  J. Hooper 3 goals | W. McGowan 3 goals | M. Liddle 2 goals |
Blyth Spartans missing players
Bradford Park Avenue missing players
| Blyth Spartans | Bradford Park Avenue | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 5 | Won | W | 1 | 7 | ||
| 6 | 4 | Drew | D | 5 | 7 | ||
| 9 | 2 | Lost | L | 6 | 11 | ||
| 34 | 20 | Scored | S | 8 | 26 | ||
| 27 | 11 | Conceded | C | 19 | 33 | ||
| 84% | 73% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 83% | 88% | ||
| 72% | 73% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 72% | ||
| 48% | 55% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 36% | ||
| 24% | 45% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 28% | ||
| 12% | 27% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 12% | ||
| 36% | 36% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 36% | ||
| 44% | 55% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 32% | ||
| 36% | 36% | Failed to Score | F T | 58% | 44% | ||
| 3.8 | 3.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.6 | 4.5 | ||
| 5 | 5.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.8 | 3.3 | ||
| 1.1 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.3 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 3 | ||
| 9.4 | 11.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5.6 | 5.9 | ||
| 3.8 | 5.1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.4 | 2.2 | ||
| 36% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 47% | 46% | ||
| 10.8 | 12.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.8 | 9.7 | ||
| 4.2 | 5.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.1 | 4 | ||
