Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Fylde & Spennymoor Town face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the FA Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Fylde form and stats
Fylde was eliminated in the 1st round last season in the FA Cup.In general it's been a long time since Fylde tasted defeat here at Mill Farm Stadium, as they have taken at least one point from their last eleven home games in the league.
It's back home for Fylde, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Bradford Park Avenue away with the result 2-0. A. Whitmore (2) found the net in that victory.
A 1-1 draw away in the Vanarama National League North before that, with Kettering Town the opponent.It's been an intense period of training leading up to this game for Fylde, who have participated in three training matches. Fylde have won 0 of these, drawn 0 and were beaten in 3 games.
Spennymoor Town form and stats
Spennymoor was sent out of FA Cup in the 3rd round qualifying last season.Spennymoor won their last game, 6-0 versus Farsley Celtic played at home. As mentioned above, Spennymoor was the only team on the pitch versus Farsley Celtic in their previous game, winning 6-0. This could be a tougher task. G. Taylor certainly enjoyed Spennymoor Town's last game versus Farsley Celtic, appearing multiple times in the match report with three goals and the 6-0 victory.
Prior to that result Spennymoor won their away game at Hereford in the Vanarama National League North. The scoreline was 2-0.It's a day of discovery for Spennymoor Town 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 Spennymoor Town have played two with the results W0-D2-L0 (win-draw-lost). In these games Spennymoor Town has scored 4 goals and conceded 4 times.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  N. Haughton 6 goals |  G. Taylor 6 goals | R. Ramshaw 4 goals |
Fylde missing players
Spennymoor Town missing players
| Fylde | Spennymoor Town | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 13 | 7 | Won | W | 5 | 11 | ||
| 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 3 | 8 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Lost | L | 4 | 6 | ||
| 44 | 18 | Scored | S | 16 | 49 | ||
| 28 | 10 | Conceded | C | 12 | 34 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 96% | ||
| 80% | 55% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 88% | ||
| 48% | 45% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 42% | 68% | ||
| 32% | 27% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 52% | ||
| 20% | 18% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 12% | ||
| 60% | 36% | BTTS | BTTS | 58% | 72% | ||
| 24% | 36% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 16% | ||
| 16% | 27% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 16% | ||
| 5 | 5.9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.8 | 5.6 | ||
| 5.6 | 6.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 4.2 | ||
| 1.1 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.1 | 1.6 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 11.3 | 10.9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.8 | 12.3 | ||
| 5.1 | 4.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.9 | 5 | ||
| 35% | 35% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 34% | 39% | ||