National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Banbury United or Coalville Town that keep their silverware dream alive.
Banbury United and Coalville Town should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Banbury United form and stats
Banbury United was eliminated in the 1st round last season in the Fa Trophy.Banbury United faced defeat in their previous match, away at Fylde (0-5). Banbury were outplayed and humiliated in their previous game, as mentioned in the paragraph above. They will need to reinstall their confidence before this one.
Before that game, the home loss against Brackley Town with the scoreline 0-1.The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Banbury United have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 8 games) they have won 6 times, drawn 1 and lost 1.
Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Curzon Ashton are coming to town in three days.
With the first game of the season soon underway, it's time to look at the results from the Banbury United friendly games in pre-season: Banbury United played two friendlies, won 0, drew 1 and lost 1. If you are really into statistics you might appreciate knowing that Banbury scored {1 goals} and conceded 2 in these two games.
Coalville Town form and stats
Coalville Town's mission in Fa Trophy last season failed in the 3rd round qualifying.The followers enjoyed Coalville Town's previous game versus Tamworth, a 1-0 win played at home.
Prior to that result Coalville Town won their away game at Basford United in the Non League Premier: Southern. The scoreline was 2-0.The schedule is very tough for Coalville now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Non League Premier: Southern game at Alvechurch is waiting in only three days.
It's a day of discovery for Coalville Town 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 Coalville Town have played two with the results W1-D0-L1 (win-draw-lost). In these games Coalville Town has scored {3 goals} and conceded 5 times.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last seven matches): Banbury United two wins, four draws and Coalville Town one victory. As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four games had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  G. Rasulo 9 goals | J. Stevens 5 goals | A. Babos 3 goals |
Banbury United missing players
Coalville Town missing players
| Banbury United | Coalville Town | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 7 | Won | W | 6 | 16 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 3 | 5 | ||
| 10 | 2 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | ||
| 39 | 24 | Scored | S | 27 | 55 | ||
| 33 | 10 | Conceded | C | 15 | 30 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 72% | 73% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 88% | ||
| 56% | 55% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 73% | 60% | ||
| 36% | 36% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 64% | 52% | ||
| 16% | 18% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 27% | 32% | ||
| 52% | 45% | BTTS | BTTS | 82% | 64% | ||
| 32% | 36% | Clean Sheets | C S | 18% | 32% | ||
| 20% | 18% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 4% | ||
| 5.7 | 5.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.6 | 5.1 | ||
| 4.1 | 3.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.6 | 4.6 | ||
| 1.5 | 1.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.4 | 1.5 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 11 | 10.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.2 | 13.1 | ||
| 4.4 | 5.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.4 | 6.2 | ||
| 32% | 37% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 44% | 37% | ||
| 9.1 | 6.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 15.4 | 11.5 | ||
| 3.4 | 2.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.6 | 4.2 | ||
