Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Clitheroe & Marske United face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Fa Trophy. All the pre-match information is available here!
Clitheroe have less rest than Marske United in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a FA Cup game only three days ago. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Bury AFC.
Clitheroe form and stats
Clitheroe have not come this way in the Fa Trophy without some hard work on the way, more precisely defeating 1874 Northwich and Ramsbottom United. Last season their Fa Trophy adventure ended in the 2nd round qualifying.The club members hope that Clitheroe will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-2 away loss in the FA Cup fixture against Bury AFC.
A 1-1 result against Bury AFC before that, played at home in the FA Cup.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Clitheroe as they are travelling to their away game against Bootle FC in the Non League Div One: Northern West. That match is three days after this one.
With the first game of the season soon underway, it's time to look at the results from the Clitheroe friendly games in pre-season: Clitheroe played three friendlies, won 2, drew 1 and lost 0. If you are really into statistics you might appreciate knowing that Clitheroe scored {8 goals} and conceded 3 in these three games.
Marske United form and stats
Marske's mission in Fa Trophy last season failed in the 2nd round.Two away matches in a row for Marske United, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 2-5 versus South Shields in the FA Cup.
Before that, Marske United secured a home win against Stafford Rangers with the score 3-2.The schedule is very tough for Marske now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Non League Premier: Northern game at Stalybridge Celtic is waiting in only three days.
It's a day of discovery for Marske United 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 Marske United have played one with the results W0-D0-L1 (win-draw-lost). In these games Marske United has scored {0 goals} and conceded 3 times.
Head 2 Head
Clitheroe missing players
Marske United missing players
| Clitheroe | Marske United | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 15 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 17 | 10 | Won | W | 8 | 15 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 3 | 5 | ||
| 51 | 33 | Scored | S | 30 | 47 | ||
| 23 | 14 | Conceded | C | 22 | 36 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 88% | 93% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 85% | 84% | ||
| 48% | 47% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 85% | 72% | ||
| 32% | 40% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 54% | 36% | ||
| 20% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 31% | 20% | ||
| 48% | 53% | BTTS | BTTS | 69% | 68% | ||
| 44% | 47% | Clean Sheets | C S | 15% | 16% | ||
| 8% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 15% | 20% | ||
| 8.5 | 5.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.6 | 5.8 | ||
| 3.2 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.4 | 4.3 | ||
| 2.2 | 0.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.4 | 1.5 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 13 | 12 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.4 | 13.2 | ||
| 5 | 6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.8 | 6.3 | ||
| 30% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 29% | ||
| 9.2 | 7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.8 | 10.9 | ||
| 3.8 | 3.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6.4 | 4.8 | ||
