Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Stowmarket Town & AFC Sudbury face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the FA Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
It's no vacation for neither Stowmarket Town nor AFC Sudbury 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.
Stowmarket Town form and stats
Stowmarket was eliminated in the 2nd round qualifying replays last season in the FA Cup.The Stowmarket Town boss and his crew return home after a 1-1 draw away versus AFC Sudbury in the FA Cup.
Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Lowestoft Town (1-2).Stowmarket Town are traveling soon after this match as the Non League Div One: Isthmian North match at Hashtag United awaits in four days.
AFC Sudbury form and stats
Last season their FA Cup adventure ended in the 1st round.Sudbury delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Stowmarket Town in their previous match; a FA Cup fixture.
Before that, AFC Sudbury secured a home win against Witham Town with the score 1-0.After this away game AFC Sudbury return home for a Non League Div One: Isthmian North game against Gorleston. That game is only four sleeps after this.
It's a day of discovery for AFC Sudbury 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 Sudbury have played one with the results W1-D0-L0 (win-draw-lost). In these games AFC Sudbury has scored 2 goals and conceded 1 time.
Head 2 Head
Stowmarket Town and AFC Sudbury have faced off previously this season: AFC Sudbury - Stowmarket Town 1-1. Data for the prior five meetings between these two sides are: two wins for Stowmarket, two draws and one win for AFC Sudbury. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: three games.
Stowmarket Town missing players
AFC Sudbury missing players
| Stowmarket Town | AFC Sudbury | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 11 | 7 | Won | W | 5 | 12 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Drew | D | 3 | 7 | ||
| 6 | 1 | Lost | L | 3 | 6 | ||
| 47 | 24 | Scored | S | 16 | 32 | ||
| 28 | 8 | Conceded | C | 15 | 28 | ||
| 92% | 83% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 91% | 88% | ||
| 80% | 58% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 64% | 64% | ||
| 64% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 55% | 44% | ||
| 40% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 36% | 24% | ||
| 20% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 18% | 12% | ||
| 68% | 42% | BTTS | BTTS | 55% | 48% | ||
| 28% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 36% | 44% | ||
| 12% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 18% | 20% | ||
| 4.5 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 8 | 4.3 | ||
| 3.2 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3 | 4.3 | ||
| 1.5 | 0.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1.7 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 14 | 16.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 20 | 13.3 | ||
| 5.8 | 7.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 8 | 4.7 | ||
| 35% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 21% | ||
| 10 | 13 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8 | 9 | ||
| 4.2 | 5.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6 | 5 | ||
