Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Stratford Town & Boston United face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the FA Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Stratford Town form and stats
Stratford was eliminated in the 2nd round qualifying last season in the FA Cup.3W-1D-0L is the hard facts regardless of venue in the FA Cup for Stratford Town. Stratford has three losses from their three previous games and the tension is increasing in the dressing room for both the manager P. Davis and the players.
Stratford Town manager P. Davis and his team return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Boston United in the FA Cup.
A Non League Premier: Southern defeat was the result before that one, 1-7 away at Biggleswade Town.With the first game of the season soon underway, it's time to look at the results from the Stratford Town friendly games in pre-season: Stratford played two friendlies, won 0, drew 0 and lost 2. If you are really into statistics you might appreciate knowing that Stratford Town scored 0 goals and conceded 3 in these two games.
Boston United form and stats
Last season their FA Cup adventure ended in the 2nd round qualifying.Total FA Cup statistics for Boston United: 2 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses. The travelling fans think it's time that their travel expenses are covered with some points now, as Boston have lost on their last two travels.
Boston's last game was the home draw against Stratford Town (1-1).
Prior to that match, a home win 4-1 against AFC Telford United in the Vanarama National League North.The visitors will be packing their bags again in only four days as another away game awaits: The Vanarama National League North trip to Blyth Spartans.
It's finally time to play a game of importance again as a long period of training has passed. Boston United have played a number of friendly games in this period, resulting in 1 win, 1 draw and 3 defeats from five fixtures.
Head 2 Head
The squads have faced each other previously this season, with the final score Boston United - Stratford 1-1 registered in the official records.Top Goalscorers
  D. Elliott 5 goals |  F. Preston 3 goals | J. Wright 2 goals |
Stratford Town missing players
Boston United missing players
| Stratford Town | Boston United | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 10 | 25 | ||
| 12 | 7 | Won | W | 4 | 11 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 7 | ||
| 12 | 6 | Lost | L | 4 | 7 | ||
| 44 | 21 | Scored | S | 15 | 47 | ||
| 47 | 19 | Conceded | C | 12 | 26 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 88% | 77% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 84% | ||
| 76% | 69% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 56% | ||
| 48% | 31% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 30% | 36% | ||
| 24% | 15% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 10% | 16% | ||
| 68% | 54% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 56% | ||
| 16% | 23% | Clean Sheets | C S | 30% | 32% | ||
| 16% | 23% | Failed to Score | F T | 20% | 16% | ||
| 3.5 | 3.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.7 | 6.8 | ||
| 4.4 | 3.9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.1 | 3.5 | ||
| 1.2 | 1.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.2 | 1.3 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | ||
| 7.5 | 7.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13.5 | 13.9 | ||
| 3.4 | 3.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.4 | 5.9 | ||
| 50% | 47% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 28% | 28% | ||