National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Lye Town or Kidsgrove Athletic that keep their silverware dream alive.
It's no vacation for neither Lye Town nor Kidsgrove Athletic as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Lye Town form and stats
Lye Town was eliminated in the 1st round qualifying last season in the FA Cup.The Lye coach and his team return home after a 0-0 draw away versus Kidsgrove Athletic in the FA Cup.
Ahead of that match, Lye Town won a home game hosting AFC Wulfrunians (1-0).The manager will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Leicester Road in only four days.
Kidsgrove Athletic form and stats
They also participated in FA Cup last season. This ended in the preliminary round replays.Kidsgrove delivered a 0-0 draw playing at home against Lye Town in their previous game; a FA Cup fixture.
Ahead of that game was the 1-1 draw at home against Widnes in the Non League Div One: Northern West.The visitors will be packing their bags again in only four days as another away game awaits: The Non League Div One: Northern West trip to 1874 Northwich.
It's a day of discovery for Kidsgrove Athletic 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 Kidsgrove Athletic have played one with the results W0-D0-L1 (win-draw-lost). In these games Kidsgrove Athletic has scored {0 goals} and conceded 2 times.
Head 2 Head
The newest reported match between these sides is the Kidsgrove Athletic - Lye 0-0 played not long ago this season. As for the last four games between these two teams, there's one Lye Town victory, two draws and one Kidsgrove Athletic win. Over/under statistics; one of these games ended with three goals or more, three matches with two goals or less.
Lye Town missing players
Kidsgrove Athletic missing players
| Lye Town | Kidsgrove Athletic | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 17 | 10 | Won | W | 4 | 7 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 4 | 7 | ||
| 6 | 1 | Lost | L | 4 | 11 | ||
| 50 | 27 | Scored | S | 16 | 25 | ||
| 28 | 4 | Conceded | C | 19 | 35 | ||
| 92% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 88% | ||
| 72% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 83% | 72% | ||
| 56% | 42% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 56% | ||
| 44% | 42% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 20% | ||
| 20% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 4% | ||
| 40% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 52% | ||
| 52% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 17% | 20% | ||
| 16% | 17% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 40% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 1.1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0.6 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0.4 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 1.5 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0.7 | ||
| 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 162% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 0.9 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 0.4 | ||
