National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Scarborough Athletic or Witton Albion that keep their silverware dream alive.
This looks to be an intriguing game with lots of fun and energy as both participants are well refreshed since they last saw competitive action. Bring it on!
Scarborough Athletic form and stats
Scarborough was eliminated in the 1st round qualifying last season in the FA Cup.The Scarborough crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 0-2 to South Shields here at Flamingo Land Stadium in a Non League Premier: Northern match.
A strong away win before that one, visiting Radcliffe Borough and winning 1-0.The manager will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Buxton in only three days.
Scarborough have prepared for this season with two friendly games versus mixed opposition. Results from training matches should always be treated with caution, but the takeaways from these two matches are 2 victories, 0 draws and 0 losses. In these games, Scarborough Athletic have scored 7 goals and conceded 2 times.
Witton Albion form and stats
Witton's mission in FA Cup last season failed in the 1st round qualifying.Witton failed to get anything from their last game, a Non League Premier: Northern home match vs Nantwich Town that ended with defeat 0-1.
Preceding that game, the 2-2 draw paying a visit to Basford United.After this away game Witton return home for a Non League Premier: Northern game against Atherton Collieries. That game is only three sleeps after this.
It's a day of discovery for Witton Albion 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 Witton Albion have played four with the results W0-D1-L3 (win-draw-lost). In these games Witton Albion has scored 3 goals and conceded 12 times.
Head 2 Head
Previous seven meetings between these contenders: Scarborough won one, Witton Albion were winners in five and we saw one draw. three games with over 2,5 goals, four matches with two goals or less.Scarborough Athletic missing players
Witton Albion missing players
| Scarborough Athletic | Witton Albion | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 10 | Played | P | 9 | 25 | ||
| 13 | 6 | Won | W | 2 | 7 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 4 | 4 | ||
| 8 | 2 | Lost | L | 3 | 14 | ||
| 37 | 21 | Scored | S | 15 | 32 | ||
| 27 | 11 | Conceded | C | 14 | 45 | ||
| 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 76% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 84% | ||
| 40% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 56% | 56% | ||
| 28% | 40% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 44% | 36% | ||
| 16% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 22% | 20% | ||
| 36% | 60% | BTTS | BTTS | 89% | 56% | ||
| 44% | 20% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 16% | ||
| 28% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 11% | 28% | ||
| 4.4 | 3.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 3.1 | ||
| 2.7 | 1.9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.8 | 4.1 | ||
| 1.4 | 0.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.7 | 0.7 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 8.5 | 6.9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.8 | 6.9 | ||
| 4.2 | 3.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 2.9 | ||
| 35% | 62% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 48% | 46% | ||