Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Folkestone Invicta & Gloucester City face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the FA Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Folkestone Invicta form and stats
Action has already taken place for Folkestone Invicta in FA Cup as they have defeated Corinthian and Ashford Town (Middlesex) to reach the 3rd Round Qualifying. Folkestone participated in FA Cup the last season, where they reached the 2nd round qualifying.Folkestone Invicta has a nice streak going on as they have played ten consecutive leaguegames without losing (regardless of home/away). They are keen to extend their tally, a streak that began after the Leatherhead defeat 350 days ago.
The spoils were shared in Folkestone's previous game, also at home. Visiting Potters Bar Town travelled back with a draw after a 3-3 scoreline. A disappointing finish for Folkestone Invicta in their match versus Potters Bar Town as their 3-0 lead was destroyed and replaced with a 3-3 full time score. A goal frenzy last time out for Folkestone Invicta, with a total of 6 goals in the match against Potters Bar Town. Fun stuff to watch!
A strong away win before that one, visiting Ashford Town (Middlesex) and winning 7-2.Folkestone Invicta have spent many days and weeks preparing for this match, with countless hours on the training pitches and five practice matches played. These training games have ended with 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat. Some might be interested in the goal production stats for these matches; Folkestone Invicta scored 13 goals and let in 8 goals during these five games.
Gloucester City form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated Longlevens in order to reach 3rd round qualifying of FA Cup. Gloucester was sent out of FA Cup in the 2nd round qualifying last season.It's looking increasingly bleak for Gloucester who now has to deal with a five game losing streak. York City was the last time a defeat was avoided.
It might be tough going out on the road again for Gloucester, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 0-3 versus Gateshead.
Before that one, a nice away victory 3-1 at Longlevens.Gloucester City played three friendlies in their break from official games, resulting in 2 victories, 1 draw and 0 defeats. In these three matches Gloucester City scored 8 and conceded 5 goals.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  J. Young 2 goals | M. McClure 2 goals |  K. Dawson 1 goals |
Folkestone Invicta missing players
Gloucester City missing players
| Folkestone Invicta | Gloucester City | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 16 | 25 | ||
| 13 | 8 | Won | W | 7 | 11 | ||
| 6 | 4 | Drew | D | 3 | 5 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Lost | L | 6 | 9 | ||
| 48 | 28 | Scored | S | 29 | 44 | ||
| 34 | 19 | Conceded | C | 32 | 43 | ||
| 92% | 86% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 84% | 79% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 81% | 80% | ||
| 64% | 71% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 69% | 64% | ||
| 36% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 44% | ||
| 24% | 29% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 31% | 28% | ||
| 68% | 64% | BTTS | BTTS | 62% | 60% | ||
| 24% | 29% | Clean Sheets | C S | 19% | 24% | ||
| 16% | 21% | Failed to Score | F T | 19% | 20% | ||
| 3.8 | 3.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.3 | 3.8 | ||
| 3.5 | 3.9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.4 | 6 | ||
| 1.1 | 1.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.9 | 1.8 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 4 | 4 | ||
| 10.5 | 11.9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.3 | 8.7 | ||
| 4.9 | 6.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.4 | 3.8 | ||
| 39% | 39% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 51% | 45% | ||