National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Lymington Town or Basingstoke Town that keep their silverware dream alive.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Lymington Town and Basingstoke Town.
Lymington Town form and stats
Lymington Town was eliminated in the 2nd round qualifying replays last season in the FA Cup.Lymington faced defeat in their previous match, away at Bashley (0-1).
A Non League Div One: Southern South defeat was the result before that one, 1-4 away at Paulton Rovers.Basingstoke Town form and stats
Last season their FA Cup adventure ended in the 2nd round qualifying.It might be tough going out on the road again for Basingstoke Town, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 0-4 versus Westfield. As you can see from the result above, the defeat against Westfield was particularly ugly (0-4). The humiliation is still top of mind.
Preceding that match was the 0-0 draw at home vs Bedfont Sports.It's a day of discovery for Basingstoke Town 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 Basingstoke Town have played one with the results W0-D0-L1 (win-draw-lost). In these games Basingstoke Town has scored 1 goal and conceded 3 times.
Head 2 Head
Lymington Town missing players
Basingstoke Town missing players
| Lymington Town | Basingstoke Town | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Won | W | 6 | 11 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Drew | D | 4 | 6 | ||
| 14 | 7 | Lost | L | 2 | 8 | ||
| 34 | 17 | Scored | S | 16 | 37 | ||
| 68 | 34 | Conceded | C | 14 | 39 | ||
| 96% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 83% | 88% | ||
| 88% | 85% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 72% | ||
| 76% | 69% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 52% | ||
| 60% | 62% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 44% | ||
| 48% | 54% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 24% | ||
| 76% | 62% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 44% | ||
| 8% | 15% | Clean Sheets | C S | 58% | 44% | ||
| 20% | 31% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 24% | ||
| 4 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 12 | 12 | ||
| 8 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3 | 3 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 6 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11 | 11 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1 | 1 | ||
| 50% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 100% | 100% | ||
| 19 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9 | 9 | ||
| 12 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 5 | ||
