National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Bristol Rovers or Darlington that keep their silverware dream alive.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Bristol Rovers form and stats
Bristol have not come this way in the FA Cup without some hard work on the way, more precisely defeating Walsall. Last season their FA Cup adventure ended in the 3rd round replays.Bristol Rovers's struggle is real here at Memorial Stadium with only 4 points collected from 6 League One games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 1-1-4. Three consecutive losses here at Memorial Stadium is hard to swallow for the home team. Both players, staff and the home crowd are desperate to get something from this match.
J. Grant was the last player to score a league goal for Bristol Rovers and it's becoming a more and more distant memory as Bristol haven't scored in 210 minutes.
An away draw last time out for Bristol, facing Wigan Athletic in a game that ended 0-0. A League One defeat was the result before that one, 0-1 away at Swindon Town.
Bristol are believed to win this game, given a winning chance of about 70% by the bookmakers. We have checked our records for their performance in similar circumstances and found one match and the win/draw/lost stats: Won one, drew zero and lost zero.
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the League One game versus Gillingham in only three days. This game is also played here at Memorial Stadium.
Bristol aren't scoring a lot here at Memorial Stadium in the league, with only 5 goals from 6 games. Bristol have conceded 12 goals in these home games, a significant number.
Darlington form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated Tadcaster Albion, Prescot Cables, Cambridge City and Swindon Town in order to reach 2nd Round of FA Cup. Darlington's mission in FA Cup last season failed in the 1st round replays.As the visiting team in Vanarama National League North matches, Darlington have produced an overall stat of 3-0-1 so far. When we have look at the FA Cup statistics, we find 3W-1D-0L. This is both home and away. It’s been three wins in a row for Darlington on their travels, an amazing performance which inspire hopes of making this one the fourth consecutive victory.
Darlington failed to get anything from their last game, a Vanarama National League North home match vs Bradford Park Avenue that ended with defeat 0-1. Preceding that game was the away Vanarama National League North victory against Alfreton Town with the score of 2-0.
We have done a similar check as we did with the hometeam, looking up recent matches where Darlington played away with similar odds. This revealed one game. The visitors overcame the odds to win zero times, zero were draws and the home team won as expected one time.
After this away game Darlington return home for a Vanarama National League North game against Gateshead. That game is only three sleeps after this.
The Darlington manager A. Armstrong has got the team scoring on the road, with 9 away goals in 4 league matches. Darlington are tight as a drum on their travels, having allowed the opposition only 2 goals away.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  J. Daly 4 goals | B. Hanlan 3 goals |   A. Campbell 3 goals |
Bristol Rovers missing players
Darlington missing players
| Bristol Rovers | Darlington | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Won | W | 7 | 12 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | ||
| 10 | 5 | Lost | L | 3 | 9 | ||
| 29 | 15 | Scored | S | 21 | 42 | ||
| 38 | 19 | Conceded | C | 14 | 34 | ||
| 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 80% | 91% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 92% | 88% | ||
| 48% | 45% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 64% | ||
| 28% | 36% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 28% | ||
| 12% | 18% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 12% | ||
| 52% | 55% | BTTS | BTTS | 58% | 56% | ||
| 24% | 18% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 24% | ||
| 32% | 27% | Failed to Score | F T | 17% | 20% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.9 | 2.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.3 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 9.5 | 9.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.8 | 11.8 | ||
| 3 | 3.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 4.5 | ||
| 38% | 43% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 46% | 37% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Hull City | 13 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 14 | 30 |
| 2 | Peterborough United | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 28 |
| 3 | Lincoln City | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 26 |
| 4 | Portsmouth | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 12 | 25 |
| 5 | Ipswich Town | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 25 |
| 6 | Charlton Athletic | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 23 |
| 7 | Fleetwood Town | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 24 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 22 |
| 8 | Sunderland | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 22 |
| 9 | Accrington Stanley | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 22 |
| 10 | Doncaster Rovers | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 21 |
| 11 | Plymouth Argyle | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 21 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 14 | -1 | 19 |
| 12 | AFC Wimbledon | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
| 13 | Gillingham | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -4 | 17 |
| 14 | Crewe Alexandra | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 9 | -1 | 16 |
| 15 | Blackpool | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | -4 | 16 |
| 16 | Northampton Town | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 13 | -9 | 15 |
| 17 | Milton Keynes Dons | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -3 | 14 |
| 18 | Oxford United | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 14 | -7 | 13 |
| 19 | Swindon Town | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 14 | -8 | 13 |
| 20 | Rochdale | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 11 | -8 | 13 |
| 21 | Bristol Rovers | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -9 | 13 |
| 22 | Burton Albion | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 28 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14 | -10 | 10 |
| 23 | Shrewsbury Town | 13 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | -8 | 9 |
| 24 | Wigan Athletic | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 10 | -11 | 8 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Gloucester City | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 23 |
| 2 | Kidderminster Harriers | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 17 |
| 3 | Fylde | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 17 |
| 4 | AFC Telford United | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 14 |
| 5 | Southport | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 14 |
| 6 | Gateshead | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 13 |
| 7 | Spennymoor Town | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 |
| 8 | Chester | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 11 |
| 9 | Bradford Park Avenue | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | -1 | 11 |
| 10 | Curzon Ashton | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -7 | 11 |
| 11 | Boston United | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 10 |
| 12 | Darlington | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| 13 | Leamington | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | -1 | 9 |
| 14 | Alfreton Town | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | -7 | 9 |
| 15 | York City | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| 16 | Hereford | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 17 | Farsley Celtic | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | -5 | 8 |
| 18 | Brackley Town | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -3 | 7 |
| 19 | Guiseley | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 5 |
| 20 | Chorley | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -5 | 5 |
| 21 | Blyth Spartans | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 12 | -14 | 5 |
| 22 | Kettering Town | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 4 |