National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Mossley or Radcliffe Borough that keep their silverware dream alive.
The visiting Radcliffe Borough played their last game only four days ago, a Non League Premier: Northern match.
Mossley form and stats
Mossley have reached this FA Cup stage through battling and winning against Lower Breck and Newton Aycliffe. Last season their FA Cup adventure ended in the 2nd round qualifying.On the other hand, in the FA Cup, Mossley has performed like this (both home and away): 2 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses. The Mossley manager might feel some added pressure to get something from this game after two straight home defeats.
A nice win for Mossley last time playing, versus Newton Aycliffe. That was also a home game and the match ended 1-0.
Previous to that game, a FA Cup home match hosting Lower Breck in a game that was won 2-0.With the first game of the season soon underway, it's time to look at the results from the Mossley friendly games in pre-season: Mossley played five friendlies, won 2, drew 0 and lost 3. If you are really into statistics you might appreciate knowing that Mossley scored 9 goals and conceded 11 in these five games.
Radcliffe Borough form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated Skelmersdale United in order to reach 2nd round qualifying of FA Cup. Last season their FA Cup adventure ended in the 2nd round qualifying.This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Non League Premier: Northern home defeat versus South Shields with 0-4 on the scoreboard. Radcliffe Borough lost the plot completely in their previous game, as mentioned above. They need to recover quickly from that 0-4 beating and focus on this one.
A home win before that, celebrating 3-1 vs Nantwich Town.Radcliffe Borough played four friendlies in their break from official games, resulting in 1 victory, 1 draw and 2 defeats. In these four matches Radcliffe scored 4 and conceded 5 goals.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: eight - two - zero (Mossley wins - draws - Radcliffe Borough wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less.Mossley missing players
Radcliffe Borough missing players
| Mossley | Radcliffe Borough | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 9 | 25 | ||
| 12 | 8 | Won | W | 1 | 8 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 3 | 4 | ||
| 9 | 3 | Lost | L | 5 | 13 | ||
| 39 | 19 | Scored | S | 7 | 33 | ||
| 35 | 11 | Conceded | C | 15 | 45 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 78% | 92% | ||
| 80% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 78% | 88% | ||
| 56% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 56% | 68% | ||
| 32% | 17% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 22% | 32% | ||
| 16% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 11% | 16% | ||
| 48% | 42% | BTTS | BTTS | 56% | 60% | ||
| 32% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 22% | 16% | ||
| 20% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 44% | 32% | ||
| 4.9 | 4.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.8 | 4 | ||
| 4.6 | 4.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.1 | 4.1 | ||
| 1.6 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.7 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 3 | ||
| 12.7 | 12 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8 | 12.6 | ||
| 5.9 | 6.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.2 | 4.2 | ||
| 31% | 27% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 39% | 32% | ||