Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Curzon Ashton & Chester face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Fa Trophy. All the pre-match information is available here!
It's no vacation for neither Curzon Ashton nor Chester as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Curzon Ashton form and stats
Last season their Fa Trophy adventure ended in the 2nd round.The Curzon crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 0-1 to Gateshead here at Tameside Stadium in a Vanarama National League North match.
0-0 away at Brackley Town before that.Curzon have prepared for this season with six friendly games versus mixed opposition. Results from training matches should always be treated with caution, but the takeaways from these six matches are 1 victories, 2 draws and 3 losses. In these games, Curzon Ashton have scored 5 goals and conceded 11 times.
Chester form and stats
Chester was sent out of Fa Trophy in the 3rd round last season.Three consecutive losses in away matches means Chester are growing more and more desperate for a good performance on the road.
Chester's previous game was their home loss versus Guiseley (0-1).
Preceding that game, the 0-1 loss visiting Hereford's place.It's finally time to play a game of importance again as a long period of training has passed. Chester have played a number of friendly games in this period, resulting in 5 wins, 1 draw and 3 defeats from nine fixtures.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the prior eight meetings): Curzon Ashton won four games, one match ended in a draw and Chester have three wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: six / twoTop Goalscorers
A. Thomas 6 goals | D. Knowles 3 goals | A. Dudley 3 goals |
Curzon Ashton missing players
Chester missing players
Curzon Ashton | Chester | ||||||
Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
25 | 13 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
10 | 6 | Won | W | 2 | 8 | ||
8 | 3 | Drew | D | 4 | 7 | ||
7 | 4 | Lost | L | 7 | 10 | ||
37 | 19 | Scored | S | 18 | 40 | ||
30 | 15 | Conceded | C | 23 | 39 | ||
92% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 77% | 84% | ||
84% | 77% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 62% | 68% | ||
64% | 62% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 62% | 64% | ||
28% | 31% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 54% | 52% | ||
0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 38% | 32% | ||
48% | 38% | BTTS | BTTS | 62% | 52% | ||
28% | 31% | Clean Sheets | C S | 23% | 28% | ||
32% | 38% | Failed to Score | F T | 38% | 36% | ||
4.6 | 4.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.8 | 5.6 | ||
4.8 | 4.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.9 | 5.3 | ||
1.3 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 1.2 | ||
2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 3 | ||
9.6 | 9.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.1 | 9.8 | ||
4.3 | 4.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.6 | 4.5 | ||
35% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 37% | ||
10 | 10.1 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.4 | 10.6 | ||
4.1 | 3.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.3 | 4.3 |