National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Corby Town or Banbury United 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 Corby and Banbury United.
Corby Town form and stats
Corby have reached this Fa Trophy stage through battling and winning against Histon. Corby participated in Fa Trophy the last season, where they reached the 3rd round qualifying.Corby's last game was hosting Sporting Khalsa and winning 3-1.
Preceding that match was a Non League Div One: Northern Midlands defeat to Chasetown (1-2).With the first game of the season soon underway, it's time to look at the results from the Corby friendly games in pre-season: Corby Town played three friendlies, won 2, drew 0 and lost 1. If you are really into statistics you might appreciate knowing that Corby Town scored 6 goals and conceded 6 in these three games.
Banbury United form and stats
Banbury United was sent out of Fa Trophy in the 3rd round qualifying last season.Things are running smoothly for Banbury who hasn't tasted defeat in their last eleven matches, regardless of venue and tournament. Their last defeat was against Kings Langley.
Two travels in a row for Banbury, whose manager A. Whing could celebrate last time after the Non League Premier: Southern win against Royston Town.
That result followed a home victory 3-2 versus Leiston in the Non League Premier: Southern.Just as the home team, Banbury have been through a few friendly games in the intense training period that just finished. The results from these training matches are 0 Banbury United wins, 2 draws and 0 losses.
Head 2 Head
Head to head data (for the preceeding ten meetings): Corby Town won six games, zero matches ended with a draw and Banbury United got four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: nine / oneCorby Town missing players
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| Corby Town | Banbury United | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 15 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 14 | 10 | Won | W | 7 | 15 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 6 | ||
| 9 | 4 | Lost | L | 3 | 4 | ||
| 48 | 32 | Scored | S | 18 | 44 | ||
| 40 | 21 | Conceded | C | 15 | 30 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 96% | ||
| 80% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 76% | ||
| 72% | 73% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 58% | 56% | ||
| 40% | 40% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 32% | ||
| 32% | 27% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 20% | ||
| 52% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 72% | ||
| 28% | 27% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 28% | ||
| 24% | 7% | Failed to Score | F T | 8% | 4% | ||
| 3.8 | 3.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.3 | 3.4 | ||
| 4.8 | 4.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 3 | ||
| 0.9 | 0.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.2 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 11.3 | 11.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.1 | 8 | ||
| 4.6 | 4.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.6 | 3.8 | ||
| 39% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 28% | 34% | ||