Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Hendon & Herne Bay face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the FA Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
Only a few days to rest for the home side, as they had a Non League Premier: Southern South game only four days earlier. Thankfully the previous game, versus Chesham United, was also a home game here at Silver Jubilee Park. The away team is better rested.
Hendon form and stats
Hendon have reached this FA Cup stage through battling and winning against Potton United and Wingate & Finchley. Last season, Hendon's FA Cup journey ended in the 1st round qualifying.The home supporters saw a 0-0 draw versus Chesham United last time out and are looking for a victory here.
1-1 away at Winchester City before that.It's been an intense period of training leading up to this game for Hendon, who have participated in two training matches. Hendon have won 1 of these, drawn 0 and were beaten in 1 game.
Herne Bay form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated Ashford United and Horsham in order to reach 3rd round qualifying of FA Cup. Herne Bay's mission in FA Cup last season failed in the preliminary round.Herne are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 1-1 draw at Aveley.
The game before that, in the Non League Premier: Isthmian, was lost at home, a 0-6 defeat against AFC Hornchurch.It's a day of discovery for Herne Bay 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 Herne Bay have played one with the results W0-D0-L1 (win-draw-lost). In these games Herne Bay has scored 1 goal and conceded 2 times.
Head 2 Head
Hendon missing players
Herne Bay missing players
| Hendon | Herne Bay | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 15 | 25 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Won | W | 5 | 11 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Drew | D | 3 | 5 | ||
| 13 | 7 | Lost | L | 7 | 9 | ||
| 39 | 21 | Scored | S | 22 | 38 | ||
| 49 | 21 | Conceded | C | 19 | 33 | ||
| 96% | 93% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 87% | 92% | ||
| 80% | 71% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 73% | 80% | ||
| 60% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 53% | 52% | ||
| 52% | 43% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 27% | 24% | ||
| 40% | 29% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 13% | 16% | ||
| 56% | 43% | BTTS | BTTS | 47% | 48% | ||
| 16% | 29% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 36% | ||
| 32% | 36% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 24% | ||
| 6 | 7.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 4.8 | ||
| 2.7 | 3.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.3 | 4.4 | ||
| 1.3 | 1.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.7 | 0.8 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 10 | 12 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.3 | 11.6 | ||
| 4 | 4.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.3 | 6.4 | ||
| 33% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 25% | ||
| 9.2 | 11 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.3 | 11.8 | ||
| 3.7 | 4.4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.3 | 4.6 | ||
