National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Kidderminster Harriers or Halifax Town that keep their silverware dream alive.
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.
Kidderminster Harriers form and stats
Kidderminster have reached this FA Cup stage through battling and winning against Ware, Grimsby Town, Sporting Khalsa and Bedfont Sports. Kidderminster Harriers was eliminated in the 2nd round qualifying last season in the FA Cup.This match is a FA Cup match, and the hometeam has the total statistics 4 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses in this competition. With a nice streak brewing from their home games, Kidderminster Harriers are also looking for their fifth consecutive victory regardless of location.
Kidderminster Harriers manager R. Penn and his team return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Hereford (after extra-time, 3-5 on penalties) in the Fa Trophy.
Before that match, a Vanarama National League North win away at Gloucester City.This is expected to be a close game, with Kidderminster Harriers perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Kidderminster Harriers as a small favourite), we find ten games. Kidderminster has won two of these, drawn two and lost six.
Halifax Town form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated Maidenhead United and Pontefract Collieries in order to reach 2nd round of FA Cup. They also participated in FA Cup last season. This ended in the 4th round qualifying.As the visiting team in Vanarama National League matches, Halifax Town have produced an overall stat of 4-3-2 so far. Total FA Cup statistics for Halifax Town: 2 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses. Halifax Town love their trips these days, as their two previous away games have resulted in victories.
Two travels in a row for Halifax, whose manager P. Wild could celebrate last time after the Vanarama National League win against Torquay United.
The game before that, in the Vanarama National League, was lost at home, a 1-2 defeat against Wrexham.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Halifax playing away and similar expectations, we found 13 relevant matches. Results were five Halifax Town wins, three draws and five defeats.
Halifax Town have scored 12 goals on their travels this season, from 9 away games in the league. As opposed to that, Halifax Town have seen the ball go into their own net 9 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's four Kidderminster victories, three draws and three Halifax Town wins. Over/under statistics; two of these games ended with three goals or more, eight matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  B. Waters 12 goals |  A. Hemmings 8 goals | S. Austin 7 goals |
Kidderminster Harriers missing players
Halifax Town missing players
| Kidderminster Harriers | Halifax Town | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 14 | 7 | Won | W | 6 | 14 | ||
| 6 | 1 | Drew | D | 5 | 5 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Lost | L | 3 | 6 | ||
| 53 | 27 | Scored | S | 16 | 41 | ||
| 25 | 11 | Conceded | C | 14 | 27 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 71% | 84% | ||
| 88% | 91% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 64% | ||
| 68% | 82% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 56% | ||
| 40% | 45% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 29% | 28% | ||
| 16% | 18% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 14% | 16% | ||
| 64% | 45% | BTTS | BTTS | 43% | 48% | ||
| 32% | 45% | Clean Sheets | C S | 36% | 40% | ||
| 8% | 9% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 28% | ||
| 5.4 | 5.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.7 | 4.9 | ||
| 4.2 | 3.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.9 | 5.1 | ||
| 1 | 0.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.2 | 1.4 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 13.6 | 14.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.6 | 10.4 | ||
| 6.5 | 7.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.1 | 4.4 | ||
| 35% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 28% | 37% | ||
| 8 | 5.1 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.7 | 8.5 | ||
| 3.3 | 2.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.6 | 3.5 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Chesterfield | 17 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 35 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 20 | 36 |
| 2 | Boreham Wood | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 26 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 35 |
| 3 | Halifax Town | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 33 |
| 4 | Grimsby Town | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 29 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 32 |
| 5 | Notts County | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 29 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 32 |
| 6 | Bromley | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 31 | 20 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 31 |
| 7 | Wrexham | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 33 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 15 | 13 | 30 |
| 8 | Stockport County | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 28 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 8 | 30 |
| 9 | Solihull Moors | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 29 |
| 10 | Yeovil Town | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 28 |
| 11 | Dagenham & Redbridge | 18 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 34 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 26 |
| 12 | Altrincham | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 31 | 26 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 24 |
| 13 | Woking | 17 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 30 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 4 | 24 |
| 14 | Eastleigh | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 24 |
| 15 | Barnet | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 30 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 16 | -9 | 22 |
| 16 | Wealdstone | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 25 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 15 | -8 | 21 |
| 17 | Torquay United | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 24 | 30 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 16 | -6 | 18 |
| 18 | Aldershot Town | 17 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 18 | 30 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 12 | -12 | 16 |
| 19 | Weymouth | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 20 | 35 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 20 | -15 | 15 |
| 20 | Maidenhead United | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 18 | 30 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 12 | -12 | 14 |
| 21 | Southend United | 16 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 25 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 12 | -12 | 14 |
| 22 | King's Lynn Town | 17 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 37 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 21 | -22 | 8 |
| 23 | Dover Athletic | 17 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 40 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 23 | -26 | -8 |