Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Dunston & Bamber Bridge face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Fa Trophy. All the pre-match information is available here!
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Dunston form and stats
This is not the first game this season in the Fa Trophy for Dunston, as the manager C. Swailes led his troops to eliminate Worksop Town and Workington, and reach the 3rd Round Qualifying. Dunston participated in Fa Trophy the last season, where they reached the 2nd round qualifying.Dunston has won so many consecutive home games (four in a row) that they struggle to remember the last time points were lost here at UTS Stadium. We remember; it was Shildon AFC.
Dunston lost their last game at Sheffield after a 1-2 scoreline.
Before that, Dunston had a Non League Div One: Northern East home game versus Yorkshire Amateur which ended with a victory 3-0.Bamber Bridge form and stats
Bamber was sent out of Fa Trophy in the 1st round last season.Bamber Bridge have won three away matches in a row now and will not be intimidated by being the visitors in this fixture.
Home advantage was not enough for Bamber Bridge in their previous game, as they lost their Non League Premier: Northern-match, hosting Ashton United, 0-1.
Preceding that game was the away Non League Premier: Northern victory against Stalybridge Celtic with the score of 2-1.The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Whitby Town in just three days.
It's a day of discovery for Bamber Bridge 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 Bamber have played two with the results W0-D1-L1 (win-draw-lost). In these games Bamber Bridge has scored 4 goals and conceded 9 times.
Head 2 Head
Dunston missing players
Bamber Bridge missing players
| Dunston | Bamber Bridge | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 15 | 8 | Won | W | 8 | 11 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Lost | L | 5 | 11 | ||
| 43 | 27 | Scored | S | 24 | 47 | ||
| 31 | 15 | Conceded | C | 19 | 43 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 80% | 85% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 77% | 80% | ||
| 64% | 69% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 69% | 68% | ||
| 24% | 31% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 31% | 36% | ||
| 20% | 31% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 15% | 24% | ||
| 48% | 62% | BTTS | BTTS | 62% | 68% | ||
| 28% | 15% | Clean Sheets | C S | 15% | 12% | ||
| 28% | 23% | Failed to Score | F T | 23% | 20% | ||
| 6.2 | 6.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.6 | 4.5 | ||
| 3.7 | 3.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.5 | 4.5 | ||
| 1.6 | 1.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.2 | 1.2 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | ||
| 10.5 | 11.1 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8 | 9.4 | ||
| 4.8 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.1 | 3.9 | ||
| 35% | 31% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 44% | 42% | ||