Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Hanley Town & Chester face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the FA Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
It's no vacation for neither Hanley nor Chester 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.
Hanley Town form and stats
Last season, Hanley Town's FA Cup journey ended in the 3rd round qualifying replays.The Hanley Town boss and his players return home after a 0-0 draw away versus Chester in the FA Cup.
In the game before, an away victory in the Non League Div One: Northern West match versus Glossop North End with a 4-2 scoreline.Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Widnes are coming to town in four days.
Chester form and stats
Last season their FA Cup adventure ended in the 3rd round qualifying replays.Chester delivered a 0-0 draw playing at home against Hanley Town in their previous game; a FA Cup duel.
A 2-2 draw at Chorley's stadium before that.A quick return to home after this game, as Chester are hosting Darlington in the Vanarama National League North only four days away.
It's a day of discovery for Chester 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 Chester have played two with the results W0-D1-L1 (win-draw-lost). In these games Chester has scored 1 goal and conceded 2 times.
Head 2 Head
Here's the final score when the teams played each other earlier this campaign; Chester - Hanley Town 0-0.
Hanley Town missing players
Chester missing players
| Hanley Town | Chester | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 13 | 6 | Won | W | 2 | 8 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Drew | D | 6 | 10 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Lost | L | 3 | 7 | ||
| 41 | 20 | Scored | S | 17 | 37 | ||
| 26 | 13 | Conceded | C | 18 | 28 | ||
| 84% | 91% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 73% | 84% | ||
| 68% | 82% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 73% | 60% | ||
| 56% | 64% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 64% | 44% | ||
| 28% | 27% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 55% | 40% | ||
| 20% | 27% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 27% | 16% | ||
| 56% | 64% | BTTS | BTTS | 64% | 40% | ||
| 36% | 36% | Clean Sheets | C S | 36% | 44% | ||
| 24% | 9% | Failed to Score | F T | 27% | 32% | ||
| 4.5 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.2 | 4.2 | ||
| 5.8 | 7.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.2 | 5.2 | ||
| 1 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.4 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | ||
| 10.2 | 11.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.5 | 9.2 | ||
| 5.2 | 6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 4.3 | ||
| 57% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 36% | 35% | ||
| 11 | 8.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.5 | 8.5 | ||
| 5.5 | 4.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 3.5 | ||
