National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Barrow or Atherton Collieries that keep their silverware dream alive.
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 Barrow and Atherton Collieries.
Barrow form and stats
Barrow was eliminated in the 1st round last season in the Fa Trophy.The home supporters can't complain about results here as Barrow have scored 26 goals to get 29 points from 14 games. The overall stats in the Vanarama National League are 9-2-3 (wins-draws-losses). Barrow haven’t lost a game in eleven attempts regardless of arena, a great achievement. Their last loss was the fixture versus Torquay United, 73 days ago.
The Barrow supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Ebbsfleet United in Vanarama National League and win 7-0. In the game before, an away victory in the Vanarama National League match versus Fylde with a 1-0 scoreline.
As mentioned above, Barrow "killed" Ebbsfleet United in their previous game. They need to reset completely for this one and beware of complacency. J. Rooney was absolutely essential when Barrow beat Ebbsfleet United 7-0, scoring 3 goals.
A decent goal production from Barrow in their home games so far, with 26 goals from 14 league matches. From these home matches, Barrow have conceded only 11 goals.
Atherton Collieries form and stats
Atherton Collieries was sent out of Fa Trophy in the preliminary round replays last season.There's been little loot from Atherton Collieries's travels as they have only collected 9 points from 10 away games in the Non League Premier: Northern. Atherton Collieries only have 2 wins to counter their 5 defeats and 3 draws. The mentioned statistics is only from the league, looking at the Fa Trophy stats, they have 3 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses both home and away.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Warrington Town in their previous outing. The Non League Premier: Northern match ended in a draw 1-1. That result followed a home victory 2-1 versus Lancaster City in the Non League Premier: Northern.
After this away game Atherton Collieries return home for a Non League Premier: Northern game against Stalybridge Celtic. That game is only four sleeps after this.
The attacking power of Atherton Collieries when travelling is not overwhelming with 8 goals scored from 10 league matches away. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Atherton Collieries have conceded 16 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
These teams' last encounter with each other was the Atherton Collieries - Barrow 2-2 earlier this season.Top Goalscorers
  S. Quigley 17 goals |  J. Rooney 14 goals |  D. Angus 7 goals |
Barrow missing players
Atherton Collieries missing players
| Barrow | Atherton Collieries | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 10 | 25 | ||
| 15 | 7 | Won | W | 2 | 10 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 3 | 5 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Lost | L | 5 | 10 | ||
| 53 | 23 | Scored | S | 8 | 36 | ||
| 25 | 9 | Conceded | C | 16 | 41 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 80% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 84% | ||
| 68% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 68% | ||
| 40% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 10% | 36% | ||
| 12% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 16% | ||
| 52% | 42% | BTTS | BTTS | 40% | 68% | ||
| 40% | 42% | Clean Sheets | C S | 10% | 8% | ||
| 8% | 17% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 24% | ||
| 5.2 | 6.4 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 4 | 4.9 | ||
| 3.6 | 2.9 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 5.4 | 5 | ||
| 2.1 | 1.6 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 1.2 | 1.6 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red Cards | R C | 2 | 3 | ||
| 327 | 186 | Total Shots | T S | 65 | 193 | ||
| 140 | 75 | Shots on Target | S O | 26 | 84 | ||
| 36% | 31% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 37% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Barrow | 28 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 57 | 30 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 11 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 31 | 19 | 27 | 55 |
| 2 | Yeovil Town | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 54 | 36 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 28 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 26 | 20 | 18 | 52 |
| 3 | Harrogate Town | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 47 | 37 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 24 | 10 | 52 |
| 4 | Bromley | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 52 | 39 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 34 | 19 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 20 | 13 | 50 |
| 5 | Notts County | 29 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 46 | 31 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 25 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 17 | 15 | 46 |
| 6 | Solihull Moors | 28 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 42 | 28 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 45 |
| 7 | Boreham Wood | 29 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 43 | 32 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 16 | 11 | 45 |
| 8 | Stockport County | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 44 | 46 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 26 | 25 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 21 | -2 | 45 |
| 9 | Woking | 29 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 41 | 43 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 25 | -2 | 44 |
| 10 | Halifax Town | 29 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 37 | 40 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 22 | -3 | 43 |
| 11 | Barnet | 28 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 41 | 35 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 6 | 40 |
| 12 | Sutton United | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 40 | 37 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 23 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 39 |
| 13 | Dover Athletic | 27 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 34 | 36 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 22 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 14 | -2 | 39 |
| 14 | Torquay United | 30 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 49 | 55 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 24 | 26 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 29 | -6 | 38 |
| 15 | Eastleigh | 27 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 36 | 39 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 25 | -3 | 37 |
| 16 | Aldershot Town | 29 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 33 | 39 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 21 | -6 | 37 |
| 17 | Hartlepool United | 28 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 41 | 41 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 21 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 20 | 0 | 36 |
| 18 | Maidenhead United | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 35 | 43 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 20 | 21 | -8 | 35 |
| 19 | Dagenham & Redbridge | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 32 | 39 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 21 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 18 | -7 | 33 |
| 20 | Wrexham | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 37 | 43 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 27 | -6 | 32 |
| 21 | Fylde | 28 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 33 | 44 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 25 | -11 | 30 |
| 22 | Chesterfield | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 39 | 53 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 20 | 27 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 26 | -14 | 30 |
| 23 | Ebbsfleet United | 29 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 38 | 58 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 30 | -20 | 25 |
| 24 | Chorley | 30 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 25 | 52 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 24 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 28 | -27 | 24 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | South Shields | 22 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 36 | 18 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 45 |
| 2 | Lancaster City | 25 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 46 | 32 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 26 | 22 | 14 | 45 |
| 3 | United of Manchester | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 51 | 31 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 31 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 13 | 20 | 41 |
| 4 | Basford United | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 38 | 29 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 39 |
| 5 | Stalybridge Celtic | 24 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 33 | 32 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 37 |
| 6 | Warrington Town | 22 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 36 | 29 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 14 | 7 | 36 |
| 7 | Radcliffe Borough | 21 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 25 | 23 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 2 | 35 |
| 8 | Nantwich Town | 21 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 37 | 31 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 6 | 34 |
| 9 | Hyde United | 25 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 42 | 42 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 20 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 22 | 0 | 33 |
| 10 | Mickleover Sports | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 30 | 32 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 19 | -2 | 33 |
| 11 | Witton Albion | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 29 | 28 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 31 |
| 12 | Bamber Bridge | 26 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 44 | 48 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 20 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 16 | 28 | -4 | 31 |
| 13 | Scarborough Athletic | 25 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 28 | 38 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 15 | 30 | -10 | 31 |
| 14 | Morpeth Town | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 27 | 23 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 4 | 28 |
| 15 | Whitby Town | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 31 | 28 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 3 | 28 |
| 16 | Grantham Town | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 28 | 47 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 21 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 26 | -19 | 25 |
| 17 | Matlock Town | 21 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 26 | 31 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 14 | -5 | 24 |
| 18 | Buxton | 23 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 37 | 39 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 24 | -2 | 22 |
| 19 | Atherton Collieries | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 26 | 34 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 16 | -8 | 22 |
| 20 | Gainsborough Trinity | 21 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 30 | 34 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 20 | -4 | 19 |
| 21 | Ashton United | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 21 | 35 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 17 | -14 | 15 |
| 22 | Stafford Rangers | 21 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 32 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 20 | -17 | 12 |