National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Chelmsford City or Ware that keep their silverware dream alive.
It's no vacation for neither Chelmsford City nor Ware 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.
Chelmsford City form and stats
Last season, Chelmsford City's FA Cup journey ended in the 1st round replays.The Chelmsford boss Simpson and his side return home after a 3-3 draw away versus Ware in the FA Cup.
A Vanarama National League South defeat was the result before that one, 1-2 away at Torquay United.It's been an intense period of training leading up to this game for Chelmsford City, who have participated in three training matches. Chelmsford City have won 2 of these, drawn 1 and were beaten in 0 games.
Ware form and stats
Ware delivered a 3-3 draw playing at home against Chelmsford City in their previous match; a FA Cup fixture.
A loss, in the Fa Trophy away at Hadley, earlier.
It's a day of discovery for Ware 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 Ware have played two with the results W0-D0-L2 (win-draw-lost). In these games Ware has scored {1 goals} and conceded 6 times.
Head 2 Head
Chelmsford City and Ware have faced off before this season: Ware - Chelmsford 3-3. As for the last two games between these two teams, there's zero Chelmsford City victories, one draw and one Ware win. Over/under statistics; two of these games ended with three goals or more, zero matches with two goals or less.
Top Goalscorers
  C. Jones 2 goals | A. Mills 2 goals | C. Ruff 2 goals |
Chelmsford City missing players
Ware missing players
| Chelmsford City | Ware | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 13 | 7 | Won | W | 5 | 11 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Lost | L | 6 | 11 | ||
| 46 | 25 | Scored | S | 22 | 52 | ||
| 29 | 13 | Conceded | C | 22 | 52 | ||
| 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 80% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 92% | 92% | ||
| 64% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 84% | ||
| 28% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 60% | ||
| 20% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 40% | ||
| 72% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 68% | ||
| 24% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 12% | ||
| 12% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 20% | ||
| 7.5 | 8.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0.3 | 0.2 | ||
| 3.7 | 4.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 1.3 | 0.7 | ||
| 1.9 | 2.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 11.8 | 11.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 1.6 | 1 | ||
| 4.9 | 4.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0.7 | 0.5 | ||
| 39% | 42% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 275% | 433% | ||
| 9.8 | 8.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 2.1 | 1.7 | ||
| 3.6 | 3.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 1.2 | 0.8 | ||
