National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Tranmere Rovers or Brackley Town that keep their silverware dream alive.
There haven't been much time to rest for the hosts, as they played a League Two match only three days ago. This match was also played here at Prenton Park. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Brackley Town have had more rest.
Tranmere Rovers form and stats
Tranmere have reached this FA Cup stage through battling and winning against Accrington Stanley. Last season, Tranmere's FA Cup journey ended in the 4th round.When playing at home in the League Two, Tranmere Rovers have managed 3 wins, 0 draws and suffered 3 defeats from 6 games. The happy trend is alive also outside their own arena as Tranmere has won their last four matches. Tranmere Rovers has recorded two wins in a row here at Prenton Park, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.
Tranmere's last game was hosting Carlisle United and winning 1-0. Before that game, the 5-0 home victory against Grimsby Town.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Tranmere Rovers as they are travelling to their away game against Oldham Athletic in the League Two. That match is four days after this one.
Tranmere Rovers have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Prenton Park with 9 goals in 6 league matches. Tranmere are not conceding a lot of goals here at Prenton Park in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 5 from 6 matches.
Brackley Town form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated Billericay Town, Bishop's Stortford and Marske United in order to reach 2nd Round of FA Cup. Last season their FA Cup adventure ended in the 4th round qualifying.1 win, 2 draws and 1 loss. That’s the product of Brackley Town playing as the away team in the Vanarama National League North this season. When we have look at the FA Cup statistics, we find 1W-2D-0L. This is both home and away.
There were no winners in Brackley Town's previous match, a Vanarama National League North home game that ended 1-1 vs Chester. A loss against Kidderminster Harriers was the result prior to that, in a Vanarama National League North home game.
Brackley has another fixture away, a Vanarama National League North game, against Fylde in just one days. A tough schedule for the visitors!
Brackley have scored 4 goals on their travels this season, from 4 away games in the league. 5 goals have been conceded by Brackley in these games.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  J. Vaughan 7 goals |  P. Clarke 2 goals | K. Morris 2 goals |
Tranmere Rovers missing players
Brackley Town missing players
| Tranmere Rovers | Brackley Town | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 11 | 6 | Won | W | 5 | 8 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Drew | D | 4 | 13 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | ||
| 34 | 19 | Scored | S | 15 | 38 | ||
| 29 | 12 | Conceded | C | 12 | 29 | ||
| 84% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 82% | 84% | ||
| 64% | 69% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 64% | 72% | ||
| 48% | 38% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 45% | 40% | ||
| 32% | 23% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 27% | 32% | ||
| 16% | 15% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 18% | 20% | ||
| 44% | 38% | BTTS | BTTS | 45% | 56% | ||
| 36% | 38% | Clean Sheets | C S | 36% | 28% | ||
| 36% | 31% | Failed to Score | F T | 36% | 32% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.4 | 0.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.9 | 1 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 213 | 103 | Total Shots | T S | 141 | 302 | ||
| 65 | 32 | Shots on Target | S O | 62 | 121 | ||
| 52% | 59% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 24% | 31% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Newport County | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 28 |
| 2 | Cheltenham Town | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 25 |
| 3 | Cambridge United | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 4 | 16 | 24 |
| 4 | Carlisle United | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 23 |
| 5 | Forest Green Rovers | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 22 |
| 6 | Exeter City | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 20 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 21 |
| 7 | Colchester United | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 20 |
| 8 | Salford City | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 19 |
| 9 | Port Vale | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 19 |
| 10 | Morecambe | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 12 | -7 | 19 |
| 11 | Leyton Orient | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 18 |
| 12 | Crawley Town | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 18 |
| 13 | Tranmere Rovers | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 18 |
| 14 | Harrogate Town | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 16 |
| 15 | Walsall | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 10 | -3 | 16 |
| 16 | Bolton Wanderers | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 12 | -5 | 16 |
| 17 | Oldham Athletic | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 11 | -7 | 14 |
| 18 | Barrow | 13 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 17 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | -1 | 13 |
| 19 | Bradford City | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 13 |
| 20 | Grimsby Town | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -8 | 12 |
| 21 | Mansfield Town | 13 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7 | -5 | 11 |
| 22 | Scunthorpe United | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 7 | -10 | 11 |
| 23 | Stevenage | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -6 | 8 |
| 24 | Southend United | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 25 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 11 | -19 | 5 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Gloucester City | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 23 |
| 2 | Fylde | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 16 |
| 3 | Kidderminster Harriers | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 14 |
| 4 | AFC Telford United | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 14 |
| 5 | Southport | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 14 |
| 6 | Spennymoor Town | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 |
| 7 | Curzon Ashton | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -7 | 11 |
| 8 | Boston United | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 10 |
| 9 | Gateshead | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 |
| 10 | Chester | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 10 |
| 11 | Darlington | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 12 | Alfreton Town | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -4 | 9 |
| 13 | York City | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| 14 | Hereford | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 15 | Leamington | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | -1 | 8 |
| 16 | Bradford Park Avenue | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | -2 | 8 |
| 17 | Brackley Town | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -3 | 7 |
| 18 | Farsley Celtic | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | -5 | 7 |
| 19 | Chorley | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -5 | 5 |
| 20 | Blyth Spartans | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 12 | -14 | 5 |
| 21 | Guiseley | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 4 |
| 22 | Kettering Town | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 3 |