National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Grantham Town or Lincoln United that keep their silverware dream alive.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Grantham Town and Lincoln United.
Grantham Town form and stats
Last season, Grantham Town's FA Cup journey ended in the 1st round qualifying.The Grantham boss and his players return home after a 0-0 draw away versus Lincoln United in the FA Cup.
Before that, Grantham Town played out a Non League Div One: Northern East draw 1-1 when visiting Long Eaton United FC.Lincoln United form and stats
They also participated in FA Cup last season. This ended in the preliminary round.Lincoln delivered a 0-0 draw playing at home against Grantham Town in their previous match; a FA Cup fixture.
The game before that, in the Non League Div One: Northern East, was lost at home, a 1-3 defeat against Bridlington Town.It's a day of discovery for Lincoln United 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 Lincoln United have played one with the results W0-D0-L1 (win-draw-lost). In these games Lincoln United has scored 2 goals and conceded 3 times.
Head 2 Head
Grantham have put together a streak of 7 consecutive matches without losing (3-4-0) when playing Lincoln United.The participants have met each other previously this season, with the match result Lincoln United - Grantham Town 0-0 written in the official records.
Grantham Town missing players
Lincoln United missing players
| Grantham Town | Lincoln United | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 7 | 5 | Won | W | 2 | 5 | ||
| 8 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 5 | ||
| 10 | 4 | Lost | L | 10 | 15 | ||
| 31 | 18 | Scored | S | 21 | 39 | ||
| 39 | 16 | Conceded | C | 36 | 59 | ||
| 88% | 91% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 88% | ||
| 76% | 82% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 92% | 84% | ||
| 52% | 55% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 77% | 76% | ||
| 32% | 36% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 62% | 68% | ||
| 20% | 27% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 54% | 48% | ||
| 56% | 64% | BTTS | BTTS | 85% | 80% | ||
| 24% | 27% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 12% | ||
| 32% | 18% | Failed to Score | F T | 15% | 20% | ||
| 2.4 | 2.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.3 | 5.8 | ||
| 5.6 | 5.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3 | 3.2 | ||
| 0.9 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 1.5 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 7.3 | 7.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9 | 11 | ||
| 3.2 | 3.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 6 | ||
| 31% | 41% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 27% | 33% | ||
| 10.3 | 8.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.7 | 13 | ||
| 4.8 | 3.4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6 | 5.5 | ||
