National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Fylde or Farsley Celtic that keep their silverware dream alive.
It's no vacation for neither Fylde nor Farsley Celtic 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.
Fylde form and stats
Last season their FA Cup adventure ended in the 2nd round qualifying replays.The Fylde coach Rowe and his gang return home after a 0-0 draw away versus Kidderminster Harriers.
Previous to that game, a Vanarama National League North home match hosting AFC Telford United in a game that was won 3-1.Fylde have spent many days and weeks preparing for this match, with countless hours on the training pitches and three practice matches played. These training games have ended with 3 wins, 0 draws and 0 defeats. Some might be interested in the goal production stats for these matches; Fylde scored 5 goals and let in 2 goals during these three games.
Farsley Celtic form and stats
They also participated in FA Cup last season. This ended in the 2nd round qualifying.Farsley has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Blyth Spartans for a 1-1 draw.
A loss against Scarborough Athletic was the result prior to that, in a Vanarama National League North home game.It's finally time to play a game of importance again as a long period of training has passed. Farsley Celtic have played a number of friendly games in this period, resulting in 1 win, 0 draws and 2 defeats from three fixtures.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last seven matches): Fylde four wins, one draw and Farsley Celtic two victories. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three games had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  N. Haughton 5 goals |  J. Spencer 2 goals | L. Conlan 1 goals |
Fylde missing players
Farsley Celtic missing players
| Fylde | Farsley Celtic | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 10 | 25 | ||
| 17 | 11 | Won | W | 2 | 6 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 3 | 7 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 5 | 12 | ||
| 36 | 24 | Scored | S | 9 | 23 | ||
| 18 | 9 | Conceded | C | 14 | 38 | ||
| 88% | 93% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 90% | 92% | ||
| 60% | 71% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 70% | 76% | ||
| 48% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 44% | ||
| 20% | 21% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 16% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | ||
| 48% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 52% | ||
| 44% | 43% | Clean Sheets | C S | 20% | 24% | ||
| 20% | 14% | Failed to Score | F T | 40% | 32% | ||
| 4.6 | 5.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.6 | 3.9 | ||
| 4 | 3.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.6 | 5.7 | ||
| 2 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.6 | 1.4 | ||
| 3 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 11.1 | 14.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.2 | 10.1 | ||
| 4.3 | 5.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 4.3 | ||
| 34% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 22% | 22% | ||
| 8.9 | 7.9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.6 | 11.1 | ||
| 3.8 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.7 | 4.5 | ||
