National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's City of Liverpool or Buxton that keep their silverware dream alive.
It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only four days ago in the Non League Premier: Northern. That game, against Gainsborough Trinity, was also an away game. It's a tiring schedule for Buxton.
City of Liverpool form and stats
Liverpool have reached this FA Cup stage through battling and winning against Clitheroe, AFC Emley and Farsley Celtic. Last season their FA Cup adventure ended in the 1st round qualifying.3W-0D-0L is the hard facts regardless of venue in the FA Cup for City of Liverpool.
A draw after 90 minutes last time out for City of Liverpool, who played 0-0 against Stockton Town (after extra-time). That match was also played at this venue (Berry Street Garage Stadium).
Ahead of that match, Liverpool won a home game hosting Farsley Celtic (3-0).Buxton form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated Sherwood Colliery and Rushall Olympic in order to reach 3rd round qualifying of FA Cup. Last season their FA Cup adventure ended in the 2nd round qualifying.Total FA Cup statistics for Buxton: 2 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses. In general it has been a productive period now for Buxton as they haven't lost any of their last 15 games.
Buxton has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Gainsborough Trinity for a Non League Premier: Northern game that ended a draw (0-0).
A draw for Buxton before that, at their own venue hosting Morpeth Town (2-2).It's a day of discovery for Buxton 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 Buxton have played one with the results W1-D0-L0 (win-draw-lost). In these games Buxton has scored 4 goals and conceded 1 time.
Head 2 Head
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| City of Liverpool | Buxton | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 11 | 6 | Won | W | 6 | 14 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 5 | 9 | ||
| 10 | 4 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | ||
| 36 | 15 | Scored | S | 23 | 61 | ||
| 34 | 11 | Conceded | C | 10 | 22 | ||
| 92% | 91% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 92% | ||
| 68% | 55% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 83% | 88% | ||
| 52% | 45% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 58% | 72% | ||
| 24% | 18% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 52% | ||
| 20% | 18% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 16% | ||
| 36% | 27% | BTTS | BTTS | 58% | 60% | ||
| 40% | 55% | Clean Sheets | C S | 42% | 40% | ||
| 32% | 27% | Failed to Score | F T | 8% | 8% | ||
| 3.9 | 1.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7 | 5.3 | ||
| 5.4 | 6.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.6 | 4.2 | ||
| 1.1 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.9 | 1.7 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 9.3 | 4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13.6 | 15.3 | ||
| 3.7 | 2.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6.5 | 7.2 | ||
| 50% | 60% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 38% | ||