Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Hemel Hempstead Town & Ware face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the FA Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Hemel Hempstead Town form and stats
Hempstead was eliminated in the 4th round qualifying last season in the FA Cup.Hemel Hempstead Town manager L. Bircham and his team return home after a 2-2 draw away versus Ware in the FA Cup.
The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a Vanarama National League South home game that ended 2-2 versus Eastbourne Borough.There will be little rest for Hempstead after this match as they are travelling to Billericay Town for a Vanarama National League South game in only four days.
With the first game of the season soon underway, it's time to look at the results from the Hemel Hempstead Town friendly games in pre-season: Hemel Hempstead Town played two friendlies, won 1, drew 0 and lost 1. If you are really into statistics you might appreciate knowing that Hemel Hempstead Town scored 3 goals and conceded 4 in these two games.
Ware form and stats
They also participated in FA Cup last season. This ended in the preliminary round.Total FA Cup statistics for Ware: 3 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses. The fact that Ware have won four matches in a row should scare the hosts and makes this contest more interesting.
Ware played 2-2 against Hemel Hempstead Town in their previous match.
Ahead of that match was the victory versus Bedford Town at their stadium, the result 3-2.It's a day of discovery for Ware 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 Ware have played five with the results W3-D0-L2 (win-draw-lost). In these games Ware has scored 18 goals and conceded 9 times.
Head 2 Head
This duo faced each other previously this campaign: Ware - Hempstead 2-2. Numbers for the preceeding two meetings involving these two contenders are: zero wins for Hemel Hempstead Town, one draw and one win for Ware. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: zero games.Top Goalscorers
  J. Lacey 2 goals | C. Kpekawa 1 goals | K. Marsh-Brown 1 goals |
Hemel Hempstead Town missing players
Ware missing players
| Hemel Hempstead Town | Ware | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 10 | 25 | ||
| 6 | 1 | Won | W | 6 | 16 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | ||
| 14 | 9 | Lost | L | 4 | 8 | ||
| 32 | 12 | Scored | S | 19 | 66 | ||
| 53 | 33 | Conceded | C | 14 | 34 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 88% | 92% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 88% | ||
| 72% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 60% | 76% | ||
| 44% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 60% | ||
| 20% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 40% | 44% | ||
| 64% | 58% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 64% | ||
| 12% | 8% | Clean Sheets | C S | 20% | 20% | ||
| 28% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 30% | 16% | ||
| 5.2 | 4.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.5 | 4.3 | ||
| 4 | 3.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.5 | 4.7 | ||
| 1.8 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.5 | 0.1 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 12.3 | 13.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 3 | 9.9 | ||
| 5.6 | 5.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1 | 3.9 | ||
| 24% | 20% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 41% | ||