National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Wycombe Wanderers or Hartlepool United that keep their silverware dream alive.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Wycombe Wanderers form and stats
Wanderers was eliminated in the 4th round last season in the FA Cup.Wycombe Wanderers are steadily winning League One games and points here at Adams Park. 6 wins, 0 draws and 2 defeats is the summary from 8 games. The Wanderers manager G. Ainsworth might feel some added pressure to get something from this game after two straight home defeats.
Wycombe Wanderers's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 0-1 versus Portsmouth. The penalty miss from Joe Jacobson in the defeat against Portsmouth was a source of irritation for some fans, but these things happen. Midfield player Josh Scowen got a match rating of 7.43 in that game, the max score being 10. Scowen hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.
Preceding that match was the home EFL Trophy game against Burton Albion that was lost 0-5.Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the League One game versus Bolton Wanderers in only four days. This game is also played here at Adams Park.
Wanderers have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Adams Park with 14 goals in 8 league matches. On the other hand, Wycombe Wanderers have conceded 11 goals.
Hartlepool United form and stats
Hartlepool's mission in FA Cup last season failed in the 1st round.Hartlepool United have only collected 4 points from their away games in the League Two, after 1-1-6 (8 played).
Home advantage was not enough for Hartlepool in their previous game, as they lost their League Two-match, hosting Newport County, 1-2. Hartlepool were so close to getting something from the game against Newport County, but ended up with egg all over their face after conceding the deciding goal three minutes into overtime. David Ferguson, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.34. Ferguson scored one goal, hit two key passes and won 2 of 7 duels.
A draw for Hartlepool United before that, at their own venue hosting Wycombe Wanderers (2-2).A new game in only four days for Hartlepool, the League Two home match versus Forest Green Rovers. Busy days.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Hartlepool as they have only managed to score 5 times from 8 away games in the league. Hartlepool's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 15 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
Here's the end result when the participants faced each other earlier this campaign; Hartlepool United - Wanderers 2-2. Statistics for the prior ten meetings featuring these two participants are: eight wins for Wycombe Wanderers, one draw and one win for Hartlepool United. Over 2,5 goals: six times; under 2,5 goals: four games.Top Goalscorers
  G. McCleary 5 goals |  R. Tafazolli 4 goals |  S. Vokes 4 goals |
Wycombe Wanderers missing players
Hartlepool United missing players
| Wycombe Wanderers | Hartlepool United | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 7 | Won | W | 2 | 10 | ||
| 7 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 6 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Lost | L | 7 | 9 | ||
| 34 | 16 | Scored | S | 10 | 32 | ||
| 41 | 19 | Conceded | C | 20 | 35 | ||
| 88% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 91% | 96% | ||
| 72% | 73% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 64% | 68% | ||
| 60% | 64% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 45% | 48% | ||
| 40% | 36% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 36% | 32% | ||
| 20% | 27% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 27% | 20% | ||
| 60% | 55% | BTTS | BTTS | 36% | 52% | ||
| 28% | 27% | Clean Sheets | C S | 18% | 24% | ||
| 24% | 18% | Failed to Score | F T | 55% | 28% | ||
| 6 | 7.1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.5 | 4.7 | ||
| 5 | 4.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.1 | 4.4 | ||
| 1.3 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.4 | 1.5 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 13.5 | 16 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.4 | 10.9 | ||
| 4.2 | 5.1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 3.4 | ||
| 33% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 32% | 37% | ||
| 12.8 | 13.1 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.3 | 10 | ||
| 5.1 | 4.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 4 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Plymouth Argyle | 17 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 32 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 36 |
| 2 | Wigan Athletic | 16 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 30 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 5 | 17 | 34 |
| 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 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 21 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 31 |
| 5 | Milton Keynes Dons | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 31 | 22 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 28 |
| 6 | Oxford United | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 28 |
| 7 | Sunderland | 15 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 25 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 4 | 28 |
| 8 | Sheffield Wednesday | 17 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 21 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 26 |
| 9 | Ipswich Town | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 34 | 25 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 24 |
| 10 | Portsmouth | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -1 | 23 |
| 11 | Bolton Wanderers | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 13 | -2 | 22 |
| 12 | Cambridge United | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 23 | 28 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 15 | -5 | 22 |
| 13 | Burton Albion | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | -6 | 22 |
| 14 | Accrington Stanley | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 29 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 17 | -9 | 21 |
| 15 | Lincoln City | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 20 |
| 16 | Cheltenham Town | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 27 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 17 | -7 | 20 |
| 17 | Charlton Athletic | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 24 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 10 | -2 | 19 |
| 18 | AFC Wimbledon | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 13 | -4 | 17 |
| 19 | Gillingham | 17 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 11 | -6 | 17 |
| 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 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 15 | -19 | 9 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Forest Green Rovers | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 27 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 14 | 31 |
| 2 | Port Vale | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 28 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 12 | 29 |
| 3 | Exeter City | 16 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 27 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 29 |
| 4 | Northampton Town | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 27 |
| 5 | Harrogate Town | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 30 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 26 |
| 6 | Newport County | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 27 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 26 |
| 7 | Swindon Town | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 26 |
| 8 | Sutton United | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 26 |
| 9 | Leyton Orient | 16 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 27 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 24 |
| 10 | Hartlepool United | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 22 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 15 | -4 | 23 |
| 11 | Bradford City | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 22 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 22 |
| 12 | Tranmere Rovers | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 22 |
| 13 | Rochdale | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 21 |
| 14 | Bristol Rovers | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | -5 | 21 |
| 15 | Walsall | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | -2 | 20 |
| 16 | Barrow | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 19 |
| 17 | Salford City | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 12 | -1 | 17 |
| 18 | Mansfield Town | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | -5 | 17 |
| 19 | Colchester United | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | -7 | 17 |
| 20 | Crawley Town | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 12 | -8 | 17 |
| 21 | Stevenage | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 28 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 18 | -16 | 14 |
| 22 | Carlisle United | 16 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 24 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 17 | -13 | 13 |
| 23 | Oldham Athletic | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 24 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | -12 | 12 |
| 24 | Scunthorpe United | 16 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 30 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 17 | -18 | 12 |