Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Whitby Town & Marske United face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the FA Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Whitby and Marske United.
Whitby Town form and stats
Whitby Town have reached this FA Cup stage through battling and winning against Bishop Auckland. Whitby was eliminated in the 3rd round qualifying last season in the FA Cup.Whitby Town's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 0-6 versus Gainsborough Trinity. As you see from the result above, Whitby suffered greatly in their last game. Thankfully the team has a new chance to prove themselves in this one.
Preceding that fixture, a home victory against Bishop Auckland in the FA Cup.
Whitby Town have spent many days and weeks preparing for this match, with countless hours on the training pitches and one practice match played. These training games have ended with 0 wins, 0 draws and 1 defeat. Some might be interested in the goal production stats for these matches; Whitby Town scored 1 goal and let in 4 goals during these one game.
Marske United form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated Runcorn Linnets in order to reach 2nd round qualifying of FA Cup. Marske United's mission in FA Cup last season failed in the 4th round qualifying replays.Marske play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 3-1 victory visiting Guiseley.
Before that one, the victory at home hosting Runcorn Linnets in the FA Cup (2-1).
The schedule is very tough for Marske United now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Non League Premier: Northern game at Rylands is waiting in only three days.
It's a day of discovery for Marske United 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 Marske United have played one with the results W0-D0-L1 (win-draw-lost). In these games Marske United has scored 0 goals and conceded 3 times.
Head 2 Head
Whitby Town missing players
Marske United missing players
| Whitby Town | Marske United | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Won | W | 8 | 17 | ||
| 6 | 4 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | ||
| 12 | 5 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | ||
| 33 | 15 | Scored | S | 32 | 54 | ||
| 38 | 17 | Conceded | C | 14 | 28 | ||
| 84% | 83% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 72% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 91% | 88% | ||
| 48% | 42% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 91% | 76% | ||
| 32% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 64% | 36% | ||
| 28% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 36% | 16% | ||
| 44% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 73% | 68% | ||
| 36% | 42% | Clean Sheets | C S | 18% | 20% | ||
| 36% | 42% | Failed to Score | F T | 9% | 16% | ||
| 3.8 | 8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.7 | 6.4 | ||
| 3.5 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7.3 | 4.8 | ||
| 0.6 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.6 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 7.2 | 15 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.3 | 14.1 | ||
| 3.6 | 9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 7 | 6.9 | ||
| 55% | 22% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 43% | 29% | ||
| 9.4 | 14 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.7 | 9.4 | ||
| 4.2 | 5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 3.6 | ||
