Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Ware & Hemel Hempstead Town face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the FA Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
Little time to rest for the home side, as they had a Non League Div One: Southern Central match only four days earlier. That game was an away game at Bedford Town, so at least Ware are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
Ware form and stats
Ware have not come this way in the FA Cup without some hard work on the way, more precisely defeating Hashtag United, Takeley and Colney Heath. Last season their FA Cup adventure ended in the preliminary round.On the other hand, in the FA Cup, Ware has performed like this (both home and away): 3 wins, 0 draws and 0 losses. With a nice streak brewing from their home games, Ware are also looking for their fifth consecutive victory regardless of location.
It's back home for Ware, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Bedford Town away with the result 3-2.
Ahead of that match, Ware won a home game hosting Waltham Abbey (4-1).The manager will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to St Neots Town in only three days.
It's been an intense period of training leading up to this game for Ware, who have participated in five training matches. Ware have won 3 of these, drawn 0 and were beaten in 2 games.
Hemel Hempstead Town form and stats
They also participated in FA Cup last season. This ended in the 4th round qualifying.The pressure to perform on the road is increasing on L. Bircham, the Hemel Hempstead Town manager, as the last three away games were defeats.
Hemel Hempstead Town delivered a 2-2 draw playing at home against Eastbourne Borough in their previous match; a Vanarama National League South game.
Prior to that match, the Hemel Hempstead Town manager L. Bircham faced defeat when travelling to Concord Rangers and losing 0-1.Hemel Hempstead Town played two friendlies in their break from official games, resulting in 1 victory, 0 draws and 1 defeat. In these two matches Hemel Hempstead Town scored 3 and conceded 4 goals.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  J. Lacey 2 goals | C. Kpekawa 1 goals | K. Marsh-Brown 1 goals |
Ware missing players
Hemel Hempstead Town missing players
| Ware | Hemel Hempstead Town | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 17 | 10 | Won | W | 6 | 7 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Lost | L | 5 | 14 | ||
| 69 | 45 | Scored | S | 22 | 34 | ||
| 32 | 18 | Conceded | C | 21 | 54 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 96% | ||
| 88% | 93% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 85% | 88% | ||
| 76% | 86% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 69% | 72% | ||
| 60% | 64% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 38% | 44% | ||
| 48% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 23% | 24% | ||
| 60% | 71% | BTTS | BTTS | 69% | 64% | ||
| 24% | 21% | Clean Sheets | C S | 15% | 12% | ||
| 16% | 7% | Failed to Score | F T | 23% | 28% | ||
| 4.3 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 5.3 | ||
| 4.7 | 5.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.2 | 4 | ||
| 0.1 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.6 | 1.8 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 3 | ||
| 9.9 | 12.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.4 | 12.3 | ||
| 3.9 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.8 | 5.7 | ||
| 41% | 44% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 26% | ||