National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Dagenham & Redbridge or Southend United that keep their silverware dream alive.
It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only four days ago in the National League.
Dagenham & Redbridge form and stats
Last season their Fa Trophy adventure ended in the 4th round.The story so far in the National League for Dagenham & Redbridge at their home stadium (Chigwell Construction Stadium) is 7 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats.
The home team returns to Chigwell Construction Stadium after being equal after 90 minutes with Torquay United on their last time out; the National League game ended 2-2. Trouble was brewing at the score 0-2 against Torquay United last time out, but a goal from Balanta completed a comeback to a draw result for Dagenham & Redbridge.
Before that game, the 3-1 home victory against Dover Athletic.The hosts are favourites to win this game, with an estimated chance of about 55-60% of that outcome. Earlier Dagenham & Redbridge matches with similar probabilities have ended with two wins, zero draws and one defeat (from three games).
The Dagenham & Redbridge manager McMahon has got the team scoring with 29 from 12 home games in the league. Dagenham & Redbridge have conceded 17 in these home matches.
Southend United form and stats
There's been little loot from Southend United's travels as they have only collected 11 points from 12 away games in the National League. Southend United only have 3 wins to counter their 7 defeats and 2 draws.
Clifford and Demetriou scored in Southend's previous match, the home game against Yeovil Town that ended 2-1.
Before that one, a nice away victory 1-0 at Weymouth.As mentioned above, the odds for this match puts the home team as favourites. Perhaps this eases the pressure on the away team, who are capable of producing an upset here on a good day. Looking at earlier matches with similar odds and Southend United playing away, we found eight games. Results were one away win, three draws and four home wins.
The attacking power of Southend United when travelling is not overwhelming with 7 goals scored from 12 league matches away. Southend United have conceded 17 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's three Dagenham & Redbridge victories, three draws and four Southend United wins. Over/under statistics; five of these games ended with three goals or more, five matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  Á. Balanta 8 goals | J. Walker 7 goals |   R. Murphy 7 goals |
Dagenham & Redbridge missing players
Southend United missing players
| Dagenham & Redbridge | Southend United | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 12 | 7 | Won | W | 3 | 8 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 3 | 5 | ||
| 9 | 4 | Lost | L | 8 | 12 | ||
| 45 | 29 | Scored | S | 9 | 27 | ||
| 31 | 18 | Conceded | C | 21 | 38 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 93% | 96% | ||
| 72% | 69% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 57% | 68% | ||
| 56% | 69% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 36% | 48% | ||
| 40% | 62% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 21% | 32% | ||
| 24% | 38% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 7% | 16% | ||
| 56% | 62% | BTTS | BTTS | 43% | 52% | ||
| 16% | 15% | Clean Sheets | C S | 21% | 16% | ||
| 28% | 23% | Failed to Score | F T | 43% | 36% | ||
| 6.2 | 7.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 4.2 | ||
| 5.4 | 4.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7.2 | 6.4 | ||
| 1.4 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.4 | 2 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 11.7 | 11.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.4 | 9 | ||
| 5.4 | 5.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 3.1 | ||
| 34% | 39% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 26% | 35% | ||
| 8.5 | 7.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.3 | 10.4 | ||
| 3.5 | 3.4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.1 | 4 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Halifax Town | 23 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 38 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 47 |
| 2 | Chesterfield | 20 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 38 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 22 | 43 |
| 3 | Boreham Wood | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 29 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 42 |
| 4 | Notts County | 21 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 40 | 25 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 15 | 41 |
| 5 | Bromley | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 38 | 25 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 41 |
| 6 | Dagenham & Redbridge | 23 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 45 | 29 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 29 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 12 | 16 | 39 |
| 7 | Wrexham | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 39 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 31 | 18 | 16 | 39 |
| 8 | Stockport County | 21 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 39 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 13 | 15 | 39 |
| 9 | Solihull Moors | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 23 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 36 |
| 10 | Grimsby Town | 21 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 32 | 23 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 9 | 33 |
| 11 | Yeovil Town | 21 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 22 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 31 |
| 12 | Torquay United | 23 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 36 | 37 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 20 | -1 | 31 |
| 13 | Eastleigh | 21 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 26 | 31 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 15 | -5 | 31 |
| 14 | Woking | 22 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 36 | 36 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 16 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 16 | 0 | 28 |
| 15 | Barnet | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 25 | 32 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 17 | -7 | 27 |
| 16 | Altrincham | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 36 | 42 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 23 | -6 | 26 |
| 17 | Aldershot Town | 23 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 28 | 37 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 15 | -9 | 25 |
| 18 | Southend United | 21 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 19 | 32 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 17 | -13 | 22 |
| 19 | Wealdstone | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 30 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 19 | -11 | 21 |
| 20 | Maidenhead United | 20 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 21 | 39 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 22 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 17 | -18 | 19 |
| 21 | Weymouth | 21 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 23 | 42 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 24 | -19 | 15 |
| 22 | King's Lynn Town | 21 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 19 | 45 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 24 | -26 | 11 |
| 23 | Dover Athletic | 22 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 51 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 20 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 31 | -33 | -8 |
