Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Margate & Folkestone Invicta face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the FA Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
The visiting Folkestone Invicta played their last game only four days ago, a Kent Senior Cup match.
Margate form and stats
Margate have reached this FA Cup stage through battling and winning against Hendon. Last season their FA Cup adventure ended in the 2nd round qualifying.A nice win for Margate last time playing, versus Potters Bar Town. That was also a home game and the match ended 2-1.
In the game before, a fine away victory at Hendon. A FA Cup match.
Margate have prepared for this season with three friendly games versus mixed opposition. Results from training matches should always be treated with caution, but the takeaways from these three matches are 0 victories, 1 draws and 2 losses. In these games, Margate have scored {2 goals} and conceded 4 times.
Folkestone Invicta form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated Hartley Wintney in order to reach 2nd round qualifying of FA Cup. Folkestone Invicta was sent out of FA Cup in the 4th round qualifying last season.This game can not go any worse than the previous one, a Kent Senior Cup home defeat versus Chatham Town with 0-5 on the scoreboard.
Prior to that result Folkestone won their away game at Lewes in the Non League Premier: Isthmian. The scoreline was 3-1.It's a day of discovery for Folkestone Invicta 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 Folkestone Invicta have played one with the results W0-D0-L1 (win-draw-lost). In these games Folkestone Invicta has scored {0 goals} and conceded 1 time.
Head 2 Head
Statistics for the prior ten meetings featuring these two squads are: three wins for Margate, one draw and six wins for Folkestone Invicta. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: six games.
Margate missing players
Folkestone Invicta missing players
| Margate | Folkestone Invicta | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 10 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 5 | Won | W | 6 | 10 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | ||
| 12 | 4 | Lost | L | 4 | 12 | ||
| 32 | 17 | Scored | S | 23 | 41 | ||
| 38 | 12 | Conceded | C | 11 | 34 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 83% | 88% | ||
| 72% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 80% | ||
| 56% | 70% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 72% | ||
| 28% | 30% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 44% | ||
| 20% | 10% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 16% | ||
| 56% | 60% | BTTS | BTTS | 42% | 48% | ||
| 16% | 20% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 40% | ||
| 32% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 24% | ||
| 0.8 | 0.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 1.5 | 0.9 | ||
| 1.3 | 0.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 1.1 | 1 | ||
| 0.6 | 0.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.3 | 0.1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2.5 | 1.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 2.9 | 1.7 | ||
| 1.2 | 0.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.2 | 0.8 | ||
| 107% | 340% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 154% | 200% | ||
| 4.5 | 2.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 3 | 2 | ||
| 2.2 | 0.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 1.4 | 0.9 | ||
