National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Poole Town or Chippenham Town that keep their silverware dream alive.
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.
Poole Town form and stats
Poole have not come this way in the FA Cup without some hard work on the way, more precisely defeating Swindon Supermarine. Poole was eliminated in the 2nd round qualifying last season in the FA Cup.Poole Town's previous game was a FA Cup match also played at home, ending 5-0 versus Swindon Supermarine. The home side are looking to build on that result. As mentioned above, Poole Town "killed" Swindon Supermarine in their previous game. They need to reset completely for this one and beware of complacency.
Heartbreak before that as Poole lost 0-2 at Maidstone United's place.It's been an intense period of training leading up to this game for Poole, who have participated in two training matches. Poole Town have won 1 of these, drawn 0 and were beaten in 1 game.
Chippenham Town form and stats
Chippenham Town's mission in FA Cup last season failed in the 4th round qualifying.The manager M. Cook was unhappy after their last game, a Vanarama National League South match played at their home ground Hardenhuish Park. Chippenham Town suffered a 2-3 loss to Chelmsford City.
Before that, Chippenham travelled to St Albans City and returned home with a draw after the Vanarama National League South game finished 1-1.It's a day of discovery for Chippenham 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 Chippenham have played three with the results W0-D1-L2 (win-draw-lost). In these games Chippenham Town has scored 3 goals and conceded 7 times.
Head 2 Head
Previous ten meetings between these contenders: Poole won six, Chippenham Town triumphed in three and we saw one draw. six games with over 2,5 goals, four matches with less than 2,5 goals.Top Goalscorers
  M. Jackson 2 goals | J. Hanks 1 goals | R. Stearn 1 goals |
Poole Town missing players
Chippenham Town missing players
| Poole Town | Chippenham Town | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 10 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 12 | 5 | Won | W | 4 | 6 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 5 | 9 | ||
| 9 | 4 | Lost | L | 5 | 10 | ||
| 48 | 19 | Scored | S | 12 | 25 | ||
| 33 | 14 | Conceded | C | 20 | 38 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 84% | 90% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 86% | 84% | ||
| 56% | 60% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 36% | 48% | ||
| 40% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 7% | 16% | ||
| 24% | 30% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 4% | ||
| 56% | 60% | BTTS | BTTS | 43% | 56% | ||
| 16% | 10% | Clean Sheets | C S | 29% | 24% | ||
| 28% | 30% | Failed to Score | F T | 29% | 20% | ||
| 3.2 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 4.9 | ||
| 2.6 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.3 | 4.5 | ||
| 1.4 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.6 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 4 | ||
| 8.9 | 10.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.3 | 10.8 | ||
| 3.7 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 4.1 | ||
| 51% | 20% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 24% | 26% | ||