National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Fakenham Town or AFC Rushden & Diamonds that keep their silverware dream alive.
The visiting AFC Rushden & Diamonds played their last game only four days ago, a Non League Div One: Northern Midlands match. That game, against Spalding United, was also an away game. It's a tiring schedule for AFC Rushden & Diamonds.
Fakenham Town form and stats
Last season their FA Cup adventure ended in the preliminary round replays.Fakenham Town's last game was hosting Brantham Athletic and winning 4-0. As mentioned above, Fakenham Town "killed" Brantham Athletic in their previous game. They need to reset completely for this one and beware of complacency.
Ahead of that fixture, a home win against St Neots Town in the FA Cup.
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Counties Leagues: Eastern Counties League game versus Heacham in only three days. This game is also played here at Clipbush Park.
AFC Rushden & Diamonds form and stats
Last season their FA Cup adventure ended in the 1st round qualifying.AFC Rushden & Diamonds lost away at Spalding United (0-2) in their previous game and are perhaps starting to feel homesick.
A 0-1 loss hosting Sporting Khalsa before that.The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Bedworth United in just three days.
Head 2 Head
Fakenham Town missing players
AFC Rushden & Diamonds missing players
| Fakenham Town | AFC Rushden & Diamonds | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Won | W | 2 | 5 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | ||
| 15 | 7 | Lost | L | 8 | 16 | ||
| 29 | 10 | Scored | S | 11 | 23 | ||
| 40 | 16 | Conceded | C | 26 | 45 | ||
| 96% | 91% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 80% | 64% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 92% | 80% | ||
| 60% | 55% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 58% | 48% | ||
| 28% | 27% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 32% | ||
| 4% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 8% | ||
| 40% | 36% | BTTS | BTTS | 58% | 48% | ||
| 20% | 18% | Clean Sheets | C S | 8% | 16% | ||
| 44% | 55% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 40% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 1 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 1.8 | 2 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.7 | 0.5 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 2.8 | 2.6 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1 | 1.2 | ||
| 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 100% | 81% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 4.6 | 4.1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 1.4 | 1.5 | ||
