National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Boston United or Fylde that keep their silverware dream alive.
The visiting Fylde played their last game only four days ago, a Fa Trophy match. That game was also an away game, at Curzon Ashton. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.
Boston United form and stats
Action has already taken place for Boston in Fa Trophy as they have defeated Evesham United to reach the 3rd Round. Boston United was eliminated in the 3rd round qualifying last season in the Fa Trophy.The story so far in the Vanarama National League North for Boston United at their home stadium is 1 win, 2 draws and 1 defeat.
Nothing to worry about in defence for Boston United, as their goalkeeper Peter Crook has completely shut out the opponents for 236 minutes in the Vanarama National League North.
Boston enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Evesham United's place. The match ended 3-0 with J. Rollins, J. Leesley and J. Burrow scoring. In the match before that, Boston hosted Chester and drew the Vanarama National League North game 0-0.
The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Boston have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found ten matches with the results: Won four, drawn three and lost three.
The Boston fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 4 in 4 matches. 5 goals have been conceded.
Fylde form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated Curzon Ashton in order to reach 3rd Round of Fa Trophy. They also participated in Fa Trophy last season. This ended in the 4th round.1-2-2 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Fylde in their Vanarama National League North matches away.
It's the second away game in a row for Fylde, but there's smiles all around after the 4-1 victory versus Curzon Ashton in the Fa Trophy last time out. It was a Vanarama National League North defeat before that one as the away game against Hereford wasn't a success with a 1-2 loss.
As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 14 similar matches played by Fylde in our archives, and the results are: eight wins for Fylde, two draws and four defeats.
The attacking power of Fylde when travelling is not overwhelming with 4 goals scored from 5 league matches away. Fylde have conceded 6 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Last seven meetings between the teams: Boston won one, Fylde won six and zero draws. seven games with over 2,5 goals, zero matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  N. Haughton 4 goals |  S. Garner 3 goals | J. Thewlis 3 goals |
Boston United missing players
Fylde missing players
| Boston United | Fylde | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 14 | 7 | Won | W | 6 | 13 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Drew | D | 4 | 6 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Lost | L | 4 | 6 | ||
| 39 | 20 | Scored | S | 27 | 45 | ||
| 22 | 15 | Conceded | C | 24 | 36 | ||
| 84% | 85% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 60% | 62% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 93% | 80% | ||
| 44% | 38% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 71% | 64% | ||
| 28% | 31% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 40% | ||
| 12% | 23% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 29% | 28% | ||
| 40% | 38% | BTTS | BTTS | 86% | 72% | ||
| 48% | 38% | Clean Sheets | C S | 7% | 24% | ||
| 28% | 38% | Failed to Score | F T | 7% | 8% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.7 | 1.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.5 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 11.4 | 10.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.1 | 10.5 | ||
| 4.3 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.1 | 4.8 | ||
| 36% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 38% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Gloucester City | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 27 |
| 2 | Kidderminster Harriers | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 23 |
| 3 | Fylde | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 21 |
| 4 | York City | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 18 |
| 5 | Chester | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 18 |
| 6 | AFC Telford United | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 18 |
| 7 | Gateshead | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 17 |
| 8 | Leamington | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 17 |
| 9 | Brackley Town | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 17 |
| 10 | Farsley Celtic | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -1 | 17 |
| 11 | Spennymoor Town | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 16 |
| 12 | Boston United | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 15 |
| 13 | Southport | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | -3 | 15 |
| 14 | Chorley | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | -2 | 13 |
| 15 | Bradford Park Avenue | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 12 | -3 | 13 |
| 16 | Hereford | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 12 |
| 17 | Kettering Town | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -2 | 12 |
| 18 | Curzon Ashton | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -11 | 12 |
| 19 | Guiseley | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -2 | 11 |
| 20 | Alfreton Town | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 14 | -10 | 11 |
| 21 | Darlington | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| 22 | Blyth Spartans | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 28 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 16 | -20 | 5 |