National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's United of Manchester or Blyth Spartans that keep their silverware dream alive.
It's no vacation for neither Manchester nor Blyth Spartans 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.
United of Manchester form and stats
Last season, Manchester's FA Cup journey ended in the 1st round.This match is a FA Cup match, and the hometeam has the total statistics 1 win, 2 draws and 0 losses in this competition.
Manchester shared the glory with Blyth Spartans in their last match, an away game that ended all square 1-1.
Ahead of that match, United of Manchester won a home game hosting Bamber Bridge (1-0).Manchester are traveling soon after this match as the Non League Premier: Northern match at Stalybridge Celtic awaits in four days.
United of Manchester have prepared for this season with two friendly games versus mixed opposition. Results from training matches should always be treated with caution, but the takeaways from these two matches are 0 victories, 2 draws and 0 losses. In these games, Manchester have scored 2 goals and conceded 2 times.
Blyth Spartans form and stats
Spartans's mission in FA Cup last season failed in the 3rd round qualifying.Spartans have had a generous will to share for some time now, running a streak of three draws in a row.
Spartans played 1-1 against United of Manchester in their previous match.
A draw for Spartans before that, at their own venue hosting Darlington (2-2).There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Spartans manager M. Nelson as the team has another away game coming up in only four days, this time against Chester.
It's a day of discovery for Blyth Spartans 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 Blyth Spartans have played three with the results W1-D0-L2 (win-draw-lost). In these games Blyth Spartans has scored 4 goals and conceded 5 times.
Head 2 Head
United of Manchester and Blyth Spartans have met earlier this season: Blyth Spartans - Manchester 1-1. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Manchester five wins, three draws and Blyth Spartans two victories. As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  J. O'Donnell 3 goals | R. Dale 2 goals | L. McNall 1 goals |
United of Manchester missing players
Blyth Spartans missing players
| United of Manchester | Blyth Spartans | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 17 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 8 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | ||
| 10 | 6 | Drew | D | 1 | 7 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Lost | L | 9 | 14 | ||
| 41 | 32 | Scored | S | 8 | 22 | ||
| 35 | 23 | Conceded | C | 29 | 49 | ||
| 96% | 94% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 88% | 88% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 91% | 88% | ||
| 56% | 59% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 73% | 60% | ||
| 32% | 35% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 27% | 20% | ||
| 16% | 24% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 18% | 8% | ||
| 76% | 76% | BTTS | BTTS | 45% | 48% | ||
| 16% | 24% | Clean Sheets | C S | 9% | 16% | ||
| 12% | 6% | Failed to Score | F T | 45% | 40% | ||
| 5.2 | 5.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.8 | 4.1 | ||
| 4.2 | 4.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.7 | 6.1 | ||
| 1.3 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.6 | 1 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 3 | ||
| 9.7 | 10.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.8 | 6.7 | ||
| 4.5 | 4.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.2 | 2.2 | ||
| 40% | 42% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 35% | 42% | ||