Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Boston United & Basford United face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the FA Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
It's no vacation for neither Boston United nor Basford United as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Boston United form and stats
Last season their FA Cup adventure ended in the 4th round qualifying replays.The Boston manager Culverhouse and his players return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Basford United in the FA Cup.
In the game before, an away victory in the Vanarama National League North match versus Farsley Celtic with a 2-0 scoreline.There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Boston United, as the Vanarama National League North home game vs Hereford is only four days away.
Boston United have prepared for this season with three friendly games versus mixed opposition. Results from training matches should always be treated with caution, but the takeaways from these three matches are 1 victories, 1 draws and 1 losses. In these games, Boston have scored 4 goals and conceded 5 times.
Basford United form and stats
Basford United was sent out of FA Cup in the 3rd round qualifying last season.Basford United delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Boston United in their previous game; a FA Cup fixture.
A home win before that, celebrating 2-1 vs Stourbridge.After this away game Basford return home for a Fa Trophy game against Harborough Town. That game is only four sleeps after this.
It's finally time to play a game of importance again as a long period of training has passed. Basford United have played a number of friendly games in this period, resulting in 0 wins, 0 draws and 1 defeats from one fixture.
Head 2 Head
The duelists have battled before this season: Basford United - Boston United 1-1.
Top Goalscorers
  S. Pollock 5 goals |  J. Crawford 5 goals | J. Wright 1 goals |
Boston United missing players
Basford United missing players
| Boston United | Basford United | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 10 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 2 | Won | W | 3 | 8 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Drew | D | 3 | 6 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Lost | L | 5 | 11 | ||
| 39 | 14 | Scored | S | 8 | 24 | ||
| 34 | 19 | Conceded | C | 16 | 33 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 82% | 88% | ||
| 92% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 55% | 60% | ||
| 48% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 45% | 40% | ||
| 28% | 30% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 27% | 24% | ||
| 16% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 9% | 12% | ||
| 64% | 80% | BTTS | BTTS | 36% | 36% | ||
| 28% | 10% | Clean Sheets | C S | 45% | 36% | ||
| 12% | 10% | Failed to Score | F T | 36% | 40% | ||
| 4.9 | 5.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 4.4 | ||
| 4.2 | 3.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.8 | 6.3 | ||
| 1.7 | 1.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.5 | ||
| 4 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 10.1 | 11.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.2 | 7.9 | ||
| 3.6 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 2.9 | ||
| 39% | 35% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 26% | ||
| 10.1 | 9.1 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.2 | 12.4 | ||
| 4.2 | 4.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.5 | 5.2 | ||
