National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Leiston or AFC Telford United that keep their silverware dream alive.
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.
Leiston form and stats
This is not the first game this season in the FA Cup for Leiston, as the manager led his troops to eliminate Biggleswade Town, Halstead Town and Leighton Town, and reach the 3rd Round Qualifying. Last season, Leiston's FA Cup journey ended in the 1st round qualifying.This match is a FA Cup match, and the hometeam has the total statistics 3 wins, 0 draws and 0 losses in this competition. All in all it has been a very rough period for Leiston who hasn’t won a league-game in their last eleven attempts. Their previous win was against Tamworth, 269 days ago. Leiston are slowly digging their own grave here at Victory Road with the depressing streak of not having won a home league game in seven attempts. The last victory here came in the Needham Market match.
Leiston shared the glory with Hitchin Town in their last match, an away game that ended all square 2-2. Preceding that game was the home draw versus AFC Rushden & Diamonds that ended 2-2.
There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Leiston, as the Non League Premier: Southern home game vs Peterborough Sports is only four days away.
AFC Telford United form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated Chasetown in order to reach 3rd Round Qualifying of FA Cup. They also participated in FA Cup last season. This ended in the 2nd round qualifying.Playing away, AFC Telford United have won 0 games, drawn 1 and suffered 0 defeats in the Vanarama National League North this season. Visiting Telford has seen their last two away games both end with a tied score and one point each.
Telford has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Blyth Spartans for a Vanarama National League North game that ended a draw (1-1). A home win before that, celebrating 3-0 vs Brackley Town.
A new game in only four days for AFC Telford United, the Vanarama National League North home match versus Gateshead. Busy days.
AFC Telford United have the goal stats of 1-1 (for/against) from 1 business trip in the league at this early stage of the season.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  J. Oswell 2 goals | J. Hardy 1 goals | A. Williams 1 goals |
Leiston missing players
AFC Telford United missing players
| Leiston | AFC Telford United | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Won | W | 5 | 9 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Drew | D | 6 | 8 | ||
| 10 | 7 | Lost | L | 3 | 8 | ||
| 44 | 23 | Scored | S | 25 | 42 | ||
| 47 | 29 | Conceded | C | 19 | 37 | ||
| 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 93% | 92% | ||
| 80% | 86% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 79% | 80% | ||
| 68% | 71% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 43% | 56% | ||
| 52% | 57% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 36% | 40% | ||
| 32% | 36% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 29% | 24% | ||
| 64% | 64% | BTTS | BTTS | 64% | 56% | ||
| 16% | 7% | Clean Sheets | C S | 21% | 24% | ||
| 28% | 29% | Failed to Score | F T | 21% | 28% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.5 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.4 | 1.7 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 140 | 41 | Total Shots | T S | 137 | 216 | ||
| 58 | 18 | Shots on Target | S O | 64 | 97 | ||
| 41% | 39% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 41% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Gloucester City | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 2 | Chester | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | Fylde | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | AFC Telford United | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | York City | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | Spennymoor Town | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | Boston United | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 8 | Guiseley | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 9 | Kidderminster Harriers | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | Gateshead | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 11 | Curzon Ashton | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | Alfreton Town | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | Hereford | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Southport | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Farsley Celtic | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| 16 | Brackley Town | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 1 |
| 17 | Blyth Spartans | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 1 |
| 18 | Bradford Park Avenue | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| 19 | Kettering Town | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 0 |
| 20 | Chorley | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -3 | 0 |
| 21 | Darlington | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 0 |
| 22 | Leamington | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -5 | 0 |