National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Coalville Town or AFC Rushden & Diamonds 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!
Coalville Town form and stats
Coalville participated in FA Cup the last season, where they reached the 2nd round qualifying.Coalville Town drew their last game, also a home match. Barwell was the opponent, 1-1 the score.
Ahead of that match, Coalville won a home game hosting Needham Market (2-0).With the first game of the season soon underway, it's time to look at the results from the Coalville Town friendly games in pre-season: Coalville played five friendlies, won 2, drew 1 and lost 2. If you are really into statistics you might appreciate knowing that Coalville Town scored 10 goals and conceded 9 in these five games.
AFC Rushden & Diamonds form and stats
Diamonds's mission in FA Cup last season failed in the 1st round qualifying.The pressure to perform on the road is increasing on A. Peaks, the AFC Rushden & Diamonds manager, as the last three away games were defeats.
This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Non League Premier: Southern home defeat versus Peterborough Sports with 0-1 on the scoreboard.
It was a Non League Premier: Southern defeat before that one as the away game against Bromsgrove Sporting wasn't a success with a 1-2 loss.It's a day of discovery for AFC Rushden & Diamonds 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 AFC Rushden & Diamonds have played two with the results W1-D1-L0 (win-draw-lost). In these games Diamonds has scored 5 goals and conceded 3 times.
Head 2 Head
Last seven meetings featuring these teams: Coalville Town won four, AFC Rushden & Diamonds were winners in three and we saw zero draws. five games with over 2,5 goals, two matches with less than 2,5 goals.Coalville Town missing players
AFC Rushden & Diamonds missing players
| Coalville Town | AFC Rushden & Diamonds | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 16 | Played | P | 9 | 25 | ||
| 13 | 8 | Won | W | 1 | 8 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Drew | D | 3 | 5 | ||
| 6 | 5 | Lost | L | 5 | 12 | ||
| 55 | 38 | Scored | S | 9 | 42 | ||
| 30 | 23 | Conceded | C | 15 | 42 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 80% | ||
| 60% | 62% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 56% | 64% | ||
| 36% | 44% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 36% | ||
| 24% | 38% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 11% | 24% | ||
| 64% | 69% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 68% | ||
| 32% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 11% | 8% | ||
| 4% | 6% | Failed to Score | F T | 22% | 24% | ||
| 4.7 | 5.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.9 | 4.6 | ||
| 4.4 | 4.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.1 | 3.2 | ||
| 1.2 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.1 | 0.9 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 4 | ||
| 12.4 | 14 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5 | 9.5 | ||
| 6.1 | 6.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.1 | 4.9 | ||
| 37% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 38% | ||