National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Colne or Trafford that keep their silverware dream alive.
It's no vacation for neither Colne nor Trafford 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.
Colne form and stats
Last season, Colne's FA Cup journey ended in the preliminary round.The team is able to perform also as the away side, as they are nurturing a very healthy winning streak of four straight victories regardless of arena.
An away draw last time out for Colne, facing Trafford in a game that ended 2-2.
Previous to that game, a Non League Div One: Northern North home match hosting Prescot Cables in a game that was won 2-0.It's been an intense period of training leading up to this game for Colne, who have participated in one training match. Colne have won 1 of these, drawn 0 and were beaten in 0 games.
Trafford form and stats
Last season their FA Cup adventure ended in the 1st round qualifying.The loyal fans travelling with their beloved Trafford have enjoyed the stadium food more than the matches as the visitors have gone eleven consecutive matches without winning on the road. The last time three points were secured away was the Colne game.
Trafford played 2-2 against Colne in their previous match.
Preceding that match was the 1-1 draw at home vs Widnes.Trafford played four friendlies in their break from official games, resulting in 2 victories, 2 draws and 0 defeats. In these four matches Trafford scored 11 and conceded 8 goals.
Head 2 Head
The previous H2H meeting ended Trafford - Colne 2-2, earlier this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: zero - four - six (Colne wins - draws - Trafford wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six had two or less.Colne missing players
Trafford missing players
| Colne | Trafford | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 12 | 6 | Won | W | 1 | 6 | ||
| 7 | 1 | Drew | D | 5 | 12 | ||
| 6 | 4 | Lost | L | 5 | 7 | ||
| 36 | 18 | Scored | S | 12 | 35 | ||
| 27 | 14 | Conceded | C | 17 | 35 | ||
| 88% | 91% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 91% | 88% | ||
| 64% | 73% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 55% | 72% | ||
| 36% | 36% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 45% | 48% | ||
| 24% | 27% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 45% | 40% | ||
| 16% | 27% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 18% | 16% | ||
| 40% | 27% | BTTS | BTTS | 55% | 60% | ||
| 36% | 36% | Clean Sheets | C S | 9% | 20% | ||
| 36% | 45% | Failed to Score | F T | 45% | 32% | ||
| 2.9 | 3.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.5 | 3.6 | ||
| 4.4 | 4.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7 | 6.3 | ||
| 1.6 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.8 | 0.3 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 8.9 | 12.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.2 | 10.3 | ||
| 3.9 | 5.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 5 | ||
| 46% | 34% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 27% | 32% | ||