National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Daventry Town or Lincoln United that keep their silverware dream alive.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Daventry Town form and stats
Daventry Town was eliminated in the 2nd round qualifying last season in the Fa Trophy.Daventry's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 0-2 versus Boldmere St Michaels.
Heartbreak before that as Daventry Town lost 1-2 at Harborough Town's place.Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Non League Div One: Northern Midlands game versus Bedworth United in only four days. This game is also played here at Communications Park.
With the first game of the season soon underway, it's time to look at the results from the Daventry Town friendly games in pre-season: Daventry Town played one friendly, won 0, drew 1 and lost 0. If you are really into statistics you might appreciate knowing that Daventry Town scored 2 goals and conceded 2 in these one game.
Lincoln United form and stats
They also participated in Fa Trophy last season. This ended in the 2nd round qualifying.It might be tough going out on the road again for Lincoln, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 0-6 versus Worksop Town. As you can see from the result above, the defeat against Worksop Town was particularly ugly (0-6). The humiliation is still top of mind.
A 0-5 defeat away at Cleethorpes Town before that.The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Consett AFC in just four days.
Lincoln United played one friendly in their break from official games, resulting in 0 victories, 0 draws and 1 defeat. In these one match Lincoln United scored 2 and conceded 3 goals.
Head 2 Head
Daventry Town missing players
Lincoln United missing players
| Daventry Town | Lincoln United | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 8 | 5 | Won | W | 2 | 5 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 5 | ||
| 11 | 5 | Lost | L | 11 | 15 | ||
| 37 | 18 | Scored | S | 21 | 38 | ||
| 47 | 22 | Conceded | C | 44 | 63 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 88% | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 93% | 84% | ||
| 72% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 86% | 80% | ||
| 40% | 42% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 71% | 72% | ||
| 12% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 64% | 52% | ||
| 68% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 79% | 76% | ||
| 16% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 12% | ||
| 20% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 21% | 24% | ||
| 5.5 | 6.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 4.4 | ||
| 3.5 | 5.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.5 | 6 | ||
| 2 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.8 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 10.2 | 12 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.5 | 10.2 | ||
| 3.2 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 5.2 | ||
| 23% | 17% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 35% | ||
| 10.2 | 12 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 18.5 | 17.6 | ||
| 3.2 | 3.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 10.2 | 9 | ||
