National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Canvey Island or Bedford Town that keep their silverware dream alive.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Canvey Island and Bedford Town.
Canvey Island form and stats
Canvey Island was eliminated in the 2nd round last season in the FA Cup.Canvey drew their last game, 0-0 away at Bedford Town.
Before that, Canvey played out a Non League Div One: Isthmian North draw 2-2 when visiting Tilbury.Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Non League Div One: Isthmian North game versus Hashtag United in only four days. This game is also played here.
Bedford Town form and stats
Bedford's mission in FA Cup last season failed in the preliminary round.Bedford delivered a 0-0 draw playing at home against Canvey Island in their previous match; a FA Cup game.
Prior to that match, a home win 2-1 against Biggleswade in the Non League Div One: Southern Central.After this away game Bedford Town return home for a Non League Div One: Southern Central game against Hertford Town. That game is only three sleeps after this.
It's a day of discovery for Bedford Town as they finally learn what impact all the hours of pre-season training, along with the changes in personnel, have had on their performance in an official game. It's never easy knowing what to expect based on friendly games, of which Bedford Town have played six with the results W0-D2-L4 (win-draw-lost). In these games Bedford Town has scored 4 goals and conceded 19 times.
Head 2 Head
The contenders have met each other previously this season, with the match result Bedford Town - Canvey Island 0-0 entered in the official records.Canvey Island missing players
Bedford Town missing players
| Canvey Island | Bedford Town | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 5 | Won | W | 6 | 10 | ||
| 10 | 4 | Drew | D | 3 | 7 | ||
| 5 | 5 | Lost | L | 4 | 8 | ||
| 47 | 19 | Scored | S | 16 | 34 | ||
| 35 | 22 | Conceded | C | 12 | 38 | ||
| 92% | 93% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 85% | 88% | ||
| 80% | 71% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 54% | 68% | ||
| 60% | 57% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 38% | 52% | ||
| 44% | 36% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 15% | 32% | ||
| 20% | 14% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 20% | ||
| 56% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 38% | 44% | ||
| 28% | 21% | Clean Sheets | C S | 38% | 32% | ||
| 24% | 36% | Failed to Score | F T | 38% | 36% | ||
| 2.2 | 2.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.6 | 4 | ||
| 2.2 | 3.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.4 | 5 | ||
| 0.5 | 0.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.8 | 0.8 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 9.8 | 7.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14.4 | 13 | ||
| 4.5 | 2.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 4.7 | ||
| 56% | 43% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 20% | 25% | ||