Perhaps a welcome break from league football as AFC Rushden & Diamonds & Tamworth face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Fa Trophy. All the pre-match information is available here!
Both sides have had time to rest since their previous match. Let's look for an energetic match!
AFC Rushden & Diamonds form and stats
AFC Rushden & Diamonds participated in Fa Trophy the last season, where they reached the 3rd round qualifying.AFC Rushden & Diamonds lost their last game at Hednesford Town after a 0-5 scoreline. AFC Rushden & Diamonds were outplayed and humiliated in their previous game, as mentioned in the paragraph above. They will need to reinstall their confidence before this one.
Ahead of that match, Diamonds lost 0-7 at home to Coalville Town.Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Non League Premier: Southern game versus Nuneaton Town in only three days. This game is also played here at Hayden Road.
With the first game of the season soon underway, it's time to look at the results from the AFC Rushden & Diamonds friendly games in pre-season: AFC Rushden & Diamonds played one friendly, won 0, drew 0 and lost 1. If you are really into statistics you might appreciate knowing that AFC Rushden & Diamonds scored {0 goals} and conceded 4 in these one game.
Tamworth form and stats
Last season their Fa Trophy adventure ended in the 2nd round.Tamworth go into this game after a win, the home game against Barwell that ended 4-1.
Before that one, a nice away victory 3-2 at Mickleover Sports.The schedule is very tough for Tamworth now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Non League Premier: Southern game at Bromsgrove Sporting is waiting in only three days.
It's a day of discovery for Tamworth 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 Tamworth have played one with the results W1-D0-L0 (win-draw-lost). In these games Tamworth has scored {1 goals} and conceded 0 times.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last five matches): Diamonds one win, three draws and Tamworth one victory. As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two games had two or less.
AFC Rushden & Diamonds missing players
Tamworth missing players
| AFC Rushden & Diamonds | Tamworth | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 10 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Won | W | 4 | 14 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Drew | D | 6 | 9 | ||
| 12 | 4 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | ||
| 27 | 10 | Scored | S | 24 | 59 | ||
| 48 | 21 | Conceded | C | 14 | 29 | ||
| 92% | 90% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 80% | 70% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 91% | 84% | ||
| 64% | 60% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 45% | 56% | ||
| 36% | 40% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 45% | 48% | ||
| 16% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 27% | 32% | ||
| 60% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 91% | 76% | ||
| 12% | 20% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 20% | ||
| 36% | 40% | Failed to Score | F T | 9% | 4% | ||
| 3 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.5 | 5.2 | ||
| 4.3 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 5.2 | ||
| 1.1 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.5 | 1.1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 6.6 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.8 | 13 | ||
| 2.6 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 6.3 | ||
| 61% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 36% | 39% | ||
| 9.1 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.5 | 9.2 | ||
| 5 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.2 | 4.2 | ||
