Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Dunston & Marine face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the FA Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
Dunston and Marine should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Dunston form and stats
Dunston have not come this way in the FA Cup without some hard work on the way, more precisely defeating Newcastle Benfield FC. Dunston participated in FA Cup the last season, where they reached the 3rd round qualifying.Dunston are returning here after visiting Newcastle Benfield FC in a FA Cup game and winning with a 2-1 scoreline.
Before that game, the home loss against Clitheroe with the scoreline 0-1.Marine form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated Workington in order to reach 1st round qualifying of FA Cup. Marine's mission in FA Cup last season failed in the 3rd round.Impressively, the visitors are on a five-match winning run which they hope continue versus Dunston.
Marine had fun at their own home (UTS Stadium) last time out, beating Workington 2-1.
Ahead of that match was the FA Cup away draw versus Workington that ended 1-1.It's a day of discovery for Marine 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 Marine have played one with the results W1-D0-L0 (win-draw-lost). In these games Marine has scored 2 goals and conceded 1 time.
Head 2 Head
Stats for the last four meetings between these two teams are: two wins for Dunston, two draws and zero wins for Marine. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: two games.Dunston missing players
Marine missing players
| Dunston | Marine | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 12 | 6 | Won | W | 7 | 17 | ||
| 6 | 5 | Drew | D | 3 | 3 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | ||
| 37 | 20 | Scored | S | 19 | 48 | ||
| 33 | 15 | Conceded | C | 8 | 26 | ||
| 92% | 93% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 68% | 64% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 82% | 80% | ||
| 56% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 45% | 60% | ||
| 28% | 29% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 18% | 36% | ||
| 20% | 14% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 20% | ||
| 52% | 57% | BTTS | BTTS | 64% | 52% | ||
| 28% | 21% | Clean Sheets | C S | 36% | 36% | ||
| 28% | 29% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 12% | ||
| 5.7 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 3.3 | ||
| 3.7 | 3.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.5 | 3.9 | ||
| 1.8 | 1.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.3 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 11.5 | 12.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.2 | 10 | ||
| 6 | 6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 4.2 | ||
| 32% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 41% | 44% | ||