Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Runcorn Linnets & Chorley face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the FA Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
This could be an appealing game with lots of fun and energy as both squads are well recovered since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
Runcorn Linnets form and stats
Action has already taken place for Runcorn Linnets in FA Cup as they have defeated Stalybridge Celtic and Charnock Richard to reach the 2nd Round Qualifying. Runcorn Linnets was eliminated in the 1st round qualifying last season in the FA Cup.The home fans saw a 0-0 draw versus Witton Albion in the Fa Trophy last time out and are looking for a victory here.
Preceding that match, a home win against Charnock Richard (after extra-time) in the FA Cup.
Runcorn Linnets have spent many days and weeks preparing for this match, with countless hours on the training pitches and one practice match played. These training games have ended with 0 wins, 0 draws and 1 defeat. Some might be interested in the goal production stats for these matches; Runcorn scored {0 goals} and let in {3 goals} during these one game.
Chorley form and stats
Chorley was sent out of FA Cup in the 3rd round qualifying last season.It's the second away game in a row for Chorley, but there's smiles all around after the 1-0 victory versus Curzon Ashton last time out.
A 1-2 defeat away at Tamworth before that.It's a day of discovery for Chorley 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 Chorley have played three with the results W1-D1-L1 (win-draw-lost). In these games Chorley has scored {3 goals} and conceded 7 times.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  J. Johnson 4 goals | J. Hazlehurst 4 goals | L. Britton 1 goals |
Runcorn Linnets missing players
Chorley missing players
| Runcorn Linnets | Chorley | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 6 | Won | W | 3 | 9 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Drew | D | 4 | 7 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Lost | L | 4 | 9 | ||
| 38 | 22 | Scored | S | 15 | 34 | ||
| 35 | 19 | Conceded | C | 15 | 35 | ||
| 80% | 85% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 82% | 92% | ||
| 76% | 85% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 73% | 68% | ||
| 64% | 69% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 55% | 48% | ||
| 40% | 38% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 18% | 28% | ||
| 28% | 31% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 18% | 20% | ||
| 56% | 54% | BTTS | BTTS | 64% | 60% | ||
| 32% | 31% | Clean Sheets | C S | 36% | 32% | ||
| 32% | 31% | Failed to Score | F T | 18% | 16% | ||
| 0.6 | 1.1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.6 | 4.3 | ||
| 0.5 | 1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 4.9 | ||
| 0.2 | 0.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.8 | 2.2 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.1 | 2.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.5 | 11.3 | ||
| 0.3 | 0.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.1 | 4.4 | ||
| 475% | 275% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 27% | 31% | ||
| 1 | 1.9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9 | 8.8 | ||
| 0.4 | 0.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 3.8 | ||
