National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Spalding United or Stamford that keep their silverware dream alive.
It's no vacation for neither Spalding nor Stamford 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.
Spalding United form and stats
Spalding United was eliminated in the 2nd round qualifying replays last season in the FA Cup.Spalding United travelled for their previous game, a trip to Cambridge City that ended 0-0.
Ahead of that match, Spalding United won a home game hosting Daventry Town (3-0).Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Shepshed Dynamo are coming to town in three days.
Stamford form and stats
They also participated in FA Cup last season. This ended in the 4th round qualifying.Impressive finishing secured the home win 3-1 against Harborough Town in their previous game.
Preceding that game was the away Non League Div One: Northern Midlands victory against Bedworth United with the score of 2-0.There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Stamford manager Drury as the team has another away game coming up in only three days, this time against Dereham Town.
It's finally time to play a game of importance again as a long period of training has passed. Stamford have played a number of friendly games in this period, resulting in 1 win, 0 draws and 0 defeats from one fixture.
Head 2 Head
Previous ten meetings between these teams: Spalding won three, Stamford were winners in three and we saw four draws. seven games with more than 2,5 goals, three matches with under 2,5 goals.
Spalding United missing players
Stamford missing players
| Spalding United | Stamford | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 7 | Won | W | 9 | 18 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | ||
| 9 | 3 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | ||
| 29 | 17 | Scored | S | 27 | 60 | ||
| 28 | 11 | Conceded | C | 5 | 19 | ||
| 92% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 96% | ||
| 72% | 77% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 80% | ||
| 44% | 38% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 64% | ||
| 16% | 8% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 44% | ||
| 4% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 20% | ||
| 40% | 31% | BTTS | BTTS | 17% | 36% | ||
| 40% | 54% | Clean Sheets | C S | 75% | 60% | ||
| 28% | 23% | Failed to Score | F T | 17% | 8% | ||
| 6 | 7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7 | 6 | ||
| 4.3 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 1 | 3.3 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 10.7 | 13 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 18 | 19 | ||
| 4.3 | 8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 10 | 8 | ||
| 15% | 12% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 25% | ||
| 9 | 6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 5 | 7.7 | ||
| 3.7 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2 | 4 | ||
