National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Brighton & Hove Albion or Grimsby Town that keep their silverware dream alive.
These are full days for the host team, as they were in action only four days ago in the Premier League. This match was also played here at The American Express Community Stadium. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Grimsby Town have had more rest.
Brighton & Hove Albion form and stats
Brighton & Hove Albion was eliminated in the 4th round last season in the FA Cup.When playing at home in the Premier League, Brighton & Hove Albion have managed 7 wins, 2 draws and suffered 4 defeats from 13 games.
The Brighton regulars enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Crystal Palace (after extra-time) and win 1-0. Colwill, defender, was given a rating of 7.63/10 in that game, top of the team. Colwill won 8 of 9 duels.
Before that, Brighton & Hove Albion played out a Premier League draw 2-2 when visiting Leeds United (after extra-time).A decent goal production from Brighton & Hove Albion in their home games so far, with 22 goals from 13 league matches. From these home matches, Brighton have conceded only 11 goals.
Grimsby Town form and stats
Last season their FA Cup adventure ended in the 1st round.Playing away, Grimsby Town have won 8 games, drawn 1 and suffered 8 defeats in the League Two this season.
The Grimsby Town goalkeeper Maxime Teremoana Crocombe is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 215 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.
It's the second away game in a row for Grimsby Town, but there's smiles all around after the 1-0 victory versus Sutton United (after extra-time) last time out. Waterfall was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 7.45. The defender Waterfall won 12 of 14 duels.
That result followed a home victory 1-0 versus Rochdale (after extra-time) in the League Two.The schedule is very tough for Grimsby now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A League Two game at Mansfield Town is waiting in only three days.
Grimsby Town have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 17 league away games 20 goals have been scored. Grimsby have conceded 22 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
![]() A. Mac Allister 7 goals | ![]() S. March 7 goals | ![]() P. Groß 6 goals |
Brighton & Hove Albion missing players
Grimsby Town missing players
| Brighton & Hove Albion | Grimsby Town | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 12 | 6 | Won | W | 5 | 10 | ||
| 7 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 6 | ||
| 6 | 4 | Lost | L | 5 | 9 | ||
| 48 | 18 | Scored | S | 15 | 30 | ||
| 31 | 10 | Conceded | C | 18 | 33 | ||
| 92% | 91% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 72% | 55% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 82% | 68% | ||
| 64% | 55% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 73% | 52% | ||
| 52% | 27% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 27% | 24% | ||
| 24% | 18% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 18% | 12% | ||
| 60% | 36% | BTTS | BTTS | 55% | 52% | ||
| 28% | 45% | Clean Sheets | C S | 18% | 28% | ||
| 20% | 27% | Failed to Score | F T | 27% | 24% | ||
| 6 | 6.9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.6 | 3.6 | ||
| 3.8 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.8 | 4.9 | ||
| 1.2 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 14.4 | 15.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.2 | 10.6 | ||
| 5.6 | 6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.8 | ||
| 34% | 27% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 34% | 32% | ||
| 9.6 | 8.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.1 | 10.6 | ||
| 3.4 | 2.9 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.6 | 3.4 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Arsenal | 27 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 62 | 25 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 34 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 9 | 37 | 66 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 27 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 67 | 25 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 43 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 12 | 42 | 61 |
| 3 | Manchester United | 26 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 41 | 35 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 27 | 6 | 50 |
| 4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 27 | 15 | 3 | 9 | 49 | 37 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 29 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 21 | 12 | 48 |
| 5 | Newcastle United | 26 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 39 | 19 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 20 | 47 |
| 6 | Liverpool | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 47 | 29 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 34 | 9 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 18 | 42 |
| 7 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 25 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 46 | 31 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 20 | 15 | 42 |
| 8 | Brentford | 26 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 42 | 33 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 27 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 20 | 9 | 41 |
| 9 | Fulham | 27 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 38 | 37 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 20 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 1 | 39 |
| 10 | Chelsea | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 27 | 26 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 1 | 37 |
| 11 | Aston Villa | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 32 | 39 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 20 | -7 | 35 |
| 12 | Crystal Palace | 27 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 34 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 16 | -13 | 27 |
| 13 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 27 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 37 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 22 | -17 | 27 |
| 14 | Nottingham Forest | 27 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 22 | 49 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 32 | -27 | 26 |
| 15 | Everton | 27 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 20 | 38 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 16 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 22 | -18 | 25 |
| 16 | Leicester City | 26 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 37 | 46 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 21 | 29 | -9 | 24 |
| 17 | West Ham United | 26 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 24 | 34 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 20 | -10 | 24 |
| 18 | AFC Bournemouth | 26 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 25 | 51 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 35 | -26 | 24 |
| 19 | Leeds United | 26 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 31 | 42 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 24 | -11 | 23 |
| 20 | Southampton | 27 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 20 | 43 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 21 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 22 | -23 | 22 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Leyton Orient | 35 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 46 | 22 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 6 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 16 | 24 | 72 |
| 2 | Stevenage | 35 | 19 | 9 | 7 | 50 | 31 | 18 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 33 | 11 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 66 |
| 3 | Carlisle United | 35 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 58 | 35 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 28 | 16 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 30 | 19 | 23 | 64 |
| 4 | Northampton Town | 36 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 49 | 33 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 15 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 26 | 18 | 16 | 63 |
| 5 | Stockport County | 36 | 17 | 8 | 11 | 49 | 31 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 24 | 13 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 25 | 18 | 18 | 59 |
| 6 | Bradford City | 35 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 43 | 30 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 22 | 15 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 15 | 13 | 59 |
| 7 | Salford City | 36 | 16 | 8 | 12 | 54 | 41 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 18 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 31 | 23 | 13 | 56 |
| 8 | Mansfield Town | 34 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 54 | 44 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 29 | 25 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 25 | 19 | 10 | 55 |
| 9 | Sutton United | 37 | 15 | 10 | 12 | 40 | 40 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 15 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 25 | 0 | 55 |
| 10 | Barrow | 36 | 15 | 7 | 14 | 38 | 41 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 15 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 26 | -3 | 52 |
| 11 | Swindon Town | 35 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 45 | 38 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 17 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 21 | 7 | 50 |
| 12 | Doncaster Rovers | 35 | 15 | 5 | 15 | 38 | 46 | 18 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 24 | 21 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 25 | -8 | 50 |
| 13 | Tranmere Rovers | 36 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 35 | 35 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 15 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 20 | 0 | 48 |
| 14 | Walsall | 35 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 36 | 32 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 21 | 14 | 17 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 15 | 18 | 4 | 45 |
| 15 | Grimsby Town | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 37 | 41 | 17 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 20 | 22 | -4 | 45 |
| 16 | AFC Wimbledon | 36 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 38 | 42 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 23 | -4 | 43 |
| 17 | Crewe Alexandra | 35 | 9 | 15 | 11 | 33 | 44 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 23 | 16 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 21 | -11 | 42 |
| 18 | Newport County | 36 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 35 | 42 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 23 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 19 | -7 | 40 |
| 19 | Gillingham | 35 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 23 | 37 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 21 | -14 | 38 |
| 20 | Colchester United | 36 | 9 | 8 | 19 | 31 | 43 | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 15 | 24 | -12 | 35 |
| 21 | Harrogate Town | 36 | 8 | 11 | 17 | 41 | 54 | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 27 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 19 | 27 | -13 | 35 |
| 22 | Hartlepool United | 36 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 38 | 64 | 18 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 20 | 30 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 34 | -26 | 30 |
| 23 | Crawley Town | 34 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 37 | 58 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 25 | 27 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 31 | -21 | 29 |
| 24 | Rochdale | 36 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 29 | 53 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 26 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 27 | -24 | 25 |
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