National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Lydney Town or Kidlington that keep their silverware dream alive.
The hosts Lydney saw competitive action as recent as three days ago, playing in the Counties Leagues: Hellenic League Premier. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Longlevens.
Lydney Town form and stats
Lydney Town was eliminated in the extra preliminary round last season in the FA Cup.An away draw last time out for Lydney Town, facing Longlevens in a game that ended 0-0.
Ahead of that match, Lydney lost 2-4 at home to Longlevens.The match schedule is unforgiving for Lydney Town as they have a new game in only three days, a Counties Leagues: Hellenic League Premier match thankfully also at home. Tuffley Rovers are visiting.
Kidlington form and stats
Kidlington's mission in FA Cup last season failed in the 1st round qualifying.Home advantage was not enough for Kidlington in their previous game as they lost hosting Welwyn Garden City, 1-7. As you can see from the result above, the defeat against Welwyn Garden City was particularly ugly (1-7). The humiliation is still top of mind.
Ahead of that game was the 1-1 draw at home against Bedford Town in the Non League Div One: Southern Central.It's finally time to play a game of importance again as a long period of training has passed. Kidlington have played a number of friendly games in this period, resulting in 1 win, 0 draws and 0 defeats from one fixture.
Head 2 Head
Lydney Town missing players
Kidlington missing players
| Lydney Town | Kidlington | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Won | W | 4 | 7 | ||
| 7 | 5 | Drew | D | 2 | 8 | ||
| 12 | 6 | Lost | L | 7 | 10 | ||
| 29 | 20 | Scored | S | 18 | 36 | ||
| 43 | 26 | Conceded | C | 27 | 52 | ||
| 88% | 93% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 96% | ||
| 80% | 93% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 85% | 88% | ||
| 60% | 64% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 69% | 60% | ||
| 36% | 43% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 46% | 44% | ||
| 16% | 21% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 31% | 32% | ||
| 56% | 64% | BTTS | BTTS | 62% | 72% | ||
| 28% | 21% | Clean Sheets | C S | 15% | 12% | ||
| 28% | 21% | Failed to Score | F T | 31% | 20% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 6 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 9 | 9 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9 | 9 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 5 | ||
| 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 40% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7 | 7 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 5 | ||
