National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Stratford Town or Shrewsbury Town that keep their silverware dream alive.
Both squads have had sufficient rest since their last effort on the pitch. Let's look for an enthusiastic match!
Stratford Town form and stats
Stratford Town participated in FA Cup the last season, where they reached the 2nd round qualifying.This match is a FA Cup match, and the hometeam has the total statistics 4 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses in this competition. Two defeats in a row at home hurts for Stratford, their manager P. Davis and the supporters. There are certain expectations for improvement.
Stratford lost their last game at Royston Town after a 1-2 scoreline.
Preceding that match was a Non League Premier: Southern defeat to AFC Rushden & Diamonds (1-2).The manager P. Davis will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Hednesford Town in only two days.
Shrewsbury Town form and stats
Shrewsbury Town's mission in FA Cup last season failed in the 3rd round.The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Shrewsbury Town so far with only 2 points returning home. The records show 0-2-6 (win-draw-lose).
Shrewsbury has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Lincoln City for a League One game that ended a draw (1-1). Marko Maroši had red hot gloves after the game against Lincoln City, shaping the outcome of the game with six saves made. Midfielder Luke Leahy was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.91. Leahy scored one goal.
Prior to that match, a home win 4-1 against Cambridge United in the League One.Shrewsbury Town have another fixture that requires travelling in just three sleeps, a EFL Trophy fixture versus Wigan Athletic. A rough itinerary for the visitors!
There's been a serious shortage of goals from Shrewsbury's away games in the league this season with only 4 goals from 8 matches. Shrewsbury have conceded 12 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  L. Leahy 4 goals | R. Bowman 4 goals | S. Whalley 2 goals |
Stratford Town missing players
Shrewsbury Town missing players
| Stratford Town | Shrewsbury Town | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 15 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 12 | 8 | Won | W | 3 | 8 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | ||
| 12 | 7 | Lost | L | 7 | 12 | ||
| 42 | 25 | Scored | S | 13 | 29 | ||
| 45 | 23 | Conceded | C | 18 | 34 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 84% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 83% | 76% | ||
| 72% | 73% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 42% | 48% | ||
| 44% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 17% | 20% | ||
| 24% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 12% | ||
| 64% | 60% | BTTS | BTTS | 58% | 56% | ||
| 20% | 20% | Clean Sheets | C S | 8% | 12% | ||
| 16% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 36% | ||
| 3.8 | 3.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 5.4 | ||
| 4.2 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.5 | 4 | ||
| 1.4 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.4 | 1.6 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 3 | ||
| 7.5 | 7.9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.6 | 10.8 | ||
| 3.1 | 3.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 3.8 | ||
| 52% | 49% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 26% | 29% | ||
| 8.9 | 8.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.1 | 11.2 | ||
| 4.4 | 4.4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 3.7 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Wigan Athletic | 16 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 30 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 5 | 17 | 34 |
| 2 | Plymouth Argyle | 16 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 28 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 33 |
| 3 | Rotherham United | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 29 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 17 | 31 |
| 4 | Wycombe Wanderers | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 20 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 31 |
| 5 | Sunderland | 15 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 25 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 4 | 28 |
| 6 | Oxford United | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 26 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 27 |
| 7 | Milton Keynes Dons | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 27 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 6 | 25 |
| 8 | Sheffield Wednesday | 16 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 25 |
| 9 | Ipswich Town | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 34 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 23 |
| 10 | Cambridge United | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 22 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 11 | -2 | 22 |
| 11 | Burton Albion | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | -5 | 22 |
| 12 | Accrington Stanley | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 17 | -6 | 21 |
| 13 | Lincoln City | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 20 |
| 14 | Portsmouth | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | -2 | 20 |
| 15 | Cheltenham Town | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 27 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 17 | -7 | 20 |
| 16 | Bolton Wanderers | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 13 | -4 | 19 |
| 17 | AFC Wimbledon | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 13 | -4 | 17 |
| 18 | Charlton Athletic | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 24 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 10 | -3 | 16 |
| 19 | Gillingham | 16 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 10 | -6 | 16 |
| 20 | Morecambe | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 25 | 30 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 19 | -5 | 15 |
| 21 | Shrewsbury Town | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 12 | -7 | 15 |
| 22 | Fleetwood Town | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 26 | 27 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 13 | -1 | 14 |
| 23 | Doncaster Rovers | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 29 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 21 | -18 | 12 |
| 24 | Crewe Alexandra | 16 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 29 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 13 | -17 | 9 |