Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Nantwich Town & Grantham Town face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the FA Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Nantwich Town form and stats
Last season, Nantwich's FA Cup journey ended in the 3rd round qualifying.The Nantwich Town manager D. Cooke might feel some added pressure to get something from this game after two straight home defeats.
A good away victory last time out for Nantwich, who won 1-0 against Witton Albion.
Ahead of that match, Nantwich lost 0-1 at home to Bamber Bridge.There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Nantwich, as the Non League Premier: Northern home game vs Hyde United is only three days away.
With the first game of the season soon underway, it's time to look at the results from the Nantwich Town friendly games in pre-season: Nantwich Town played six friendlies, won 3, drew 1 and lost 2. If you are really into statistics you might appreciate knowing that Nantwich Town scored 9 goals and conceded 11 in these six games.
Grantham Town form and stats
Grantham Town's mission in FA Cup last season failed in the 2nd round qualifying.Grantham seem to be suffering from homesickness with two consecutive losses away. Third time lucky?
Grantham delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Basford United in their previous match; a Non League Premier: Northern game.
Prior to that match, the Grantham manager faced defeat when travelling to South Shields and losing 1-4.A new game in only three days for Grantham, the Non League Premier: Northern home match versus Mickleover Sports. Busy days.
It's finally time to play a game of importance again as a long period of training has passed. Grantham have played a number of friendly games in this period, resulting in 0 wins, 1 draw and 3 defeats from four fixtures.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Nantwich Town seven wins, three draws and Grantham Town zero victories. As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four games had two or less.Nantwich Town missing players
Grantham Town missing players
| Nantwich Town | Grantham Town | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 15 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 13 | 8 | Won | W | 3 | 4 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 6 | ||
| 8 | 6 | Lost | L | 7 | 15 | ||
| 41 | 21 | Scored | S | 7 | 22 | ||
| 38 | 22 | Conceded | C | 19 | 48 | ||
| 96% | 93% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 92% | ||
| 76% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 72% | ||
| 60% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 44% | ||
| 44% | 40% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 8% | 24% | ||
| 28% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 20% | ||
| 56% | 47% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 44% | ||
| 20% | 20% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 20% | ||
| 28% | 40% | Failed to Score | F T | 58% | 44% | ||
| 3.3 | 3.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.7 | 4.6 | ||
| 4 | 5.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.7 | 4 | ||
| 1 | 1.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.2 | 1.4 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 7.9 | 8.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5.8 | 9.3 | ||
| 3.5 | 3.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 3.7 | ||
| 43% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 20% | 22% | ||