National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Sheppey United or Billericay Town that keep their silverware dream alive.
It's no vacation for neither Sheppey nor Billericay Town as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Sheppey United form and stats
The Sheppey United manager Batten and his side return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Billericay Town in the FA Cup.
Before that, a fine away win at Merthyr Town. A FA Cup game.
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Non League Div One: Isthmian South East game versus Horndean in only four days. This game is also played here at Holm Park.
Billericay Town form and stats
Billericay Town delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Sheppey United in their previous game; a FA Cup duel.
Before that, Billericay secured a home win against Dulwich Hamlet with the score 3-0.The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Hastings United in just four days.
It's a day of discovery for Billericay 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 Billericay Town have played three with the results W1-D2-L0 (win-draw-lost). In these games Billericay Town has scored {7 goals} and conceded 2 times.
Head 2 Head
The sides have faced each other before in this season, with the result Billericay Town - Sheppey United 1-1 written in the official records.
Sheppey United missing players
Billericay Town missing players
| Sheppey United | Billericay Town | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 10 | 25 | ||
| 14 | 10 | Won | W | 6 | 14 | ||
| 6 | 1 | Drew | D | 3 | 7 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | ||
| 52 | 34 | Scored | S | 14 | 44 | ||
| 28 | 12 | Conceded | C | 7 | 18 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 90% | 88% | ||
| 80% | 85% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 56% | ||
| 68% | 77% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 40% | 40% | ||
| 44% | 46% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 30% | 28% | ||
| 24% | 31% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 12% | ||
| 56% | 54% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 40% | ||
| 36% | 38% | Clean Sheets | C S | 40% | 48% | ||
| 12% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 20% | 24% | ||
| 0.3 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.4 | 3 | ||
| 0.3 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.7 | 3.2 | ||
| 0.1 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0.5 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5.9 | 8.5 | ||
| 0.2 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.1 | 3.2 | ||
| 1040% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 67% | 56% | ||
| 0.8 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 6.2 | 7.1 | ||
| 0.2 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.3 | 2.6 | ||
