Ebbsfleet United vs Royston Town in Fa Trophy preview: Key statistics and predictions

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Competition: England Fa Trophy
Competition: Sat 08.February
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stonebridge Road (5011 seats)

Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Ebbsfleet United & Royston Town face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Fa Trophy. All the pre-match information is available here!

Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!

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Ebbsfleet United form and stats

This is not the first game this season in the Fa Trophy for Ebbsfleet United, as the manager K. Watson led his troops to eliminate Enfield Town and King's Lynn Town, and reach the 3rd Round. Ebbsfleet United participated in Fa Trophy the last season, where they reached the 1st round.

Ebbsfleet United's struggle is real here at Stonebridge Road with only 15 points collected from 17 Vanarama National League games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 3-6-8.

A draw after 90 minutes last time out for Ebbsfleet United, who played 1-1 against Sutton United. That match was also played at this venue (Stonebridge Road). Before that game, the 2-1 home victory against Woking.

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Ebbsfleet United have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found seven games) they have won four times, drawn zero and lost three.

The Ebbsfleet United fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 22 in 17 matches. Ebbsfleet United have conceded 32 from these games.

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Royston Town form and stats

The traveling awayteam has defeated Chester, Haywards Heath Town, Boreham Wood, Brightlingsea Regent and Wealdstone in order to reach 3rd Round of Fa Trophy. Last season their Fa Trophy adventure ended in the 3rd round qualifying replays.

When we have look at the Fa Trophy statistics, we find 5W-0D-0L. This is both home and away.

Two travels in a row for Royston Town, whose manager S. Castle could celebrate last time after the Non League Premier: Southern win against Rushall Olympic. It was a Non League Premier: Southern defeat before that one as the away game against Tamworth wasn't a success with a 0-2 loss.

Royston Town are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is four wins, three draws and two defeats. From a total of nine matches.

Head 2 Head

Top Goalscorers

Ebbsfleet UnitedG. Ugwu
G. Ugwu
8 goals
Ebbsfleet UnitedM. Weston
M. Weston
7 goals
Ebbsfleet UnitedJ. Umerah
J. Umerah
4 goals

Ebbsfleet United missing players

Royston Town missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Ebbsfleet United Royston Town
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
25 13   Played P   12 25
7 3   Won W   7 17
9 5   Drew D   2 4
9 5   Lost L   3 4
32 17   Scored S   23 56
41 21   Conceded C   17 27
96% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 96%
80% 85%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   83% 80%
44% 54%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   67% 64%
32% 31%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   58% 48%
20% 15%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   25% 28%
60% 77%   BTTS BTTS   67% 60%
20% 8%   Clean Sheets C S   25% 36%
24% 15%   Failed to Score F T   8% 8%
 
3.3 3.8   Corners for (avg) C F   2.5 4.3
5.5 5.2   Corners against (avg) C A   3.2 3.6
2 1.6   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.5 1.7
4 3   Red cards R C   2 3
 
190 111   Total Shots T S   99 199
87 52   Shots on Target S O   50 93
34% 33%   Goal Efficiency G E   42% 37%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Barrow 33 19 6 8 63 34 16 11 2 3 30 12 17 8 4 5 33 22 29 63
2 Harrogate Town 33 16 8 9 50 40 16 10 3 3 25 15 17 6 5 6 25 25 10 56
3 Halifax Town 33 16 7 10 49 45 17 9 3 5 30 23 16 7 4 5 19 22 4 55
4 Yeovil Town 33 15 9 9 57 40 17 8 6 3 31 19 16 7 3 6 26 21 17 54
5 Boreham Wood 32 14 10 8 48 34 16 6 6 4 22 17 16 8 4 4 26 17 14 52
6 Notts County 32 13 11 8 49 33 17 8 7 2 28 14 15 5 4 6 21 19 16 50
7 Bromley 33 14 8 11 54 45 16 8 5 3 35 21 17 6 3 8 19 24 9 50
8 Dover Athletic 33 14 8 11 43 42 17 5 5 7 24 24 16 9 3 4 19 18 1 50
9 Solihull Moors 32 13 8 11 42 32 16 10 1 5 25 14 16 3 7 6 17 18 10 47
10 Woking 33 13 8 12 43 50 16 7 5 4 18 18 17 6 3 8 25 32 -7 47
11 Barnet 30 12 10 8 45 37 15 7 5 3 24 17 15 5 5 5 21 20 8 46
12 Stockport County 33 13 7 13 44 50 17 8 2 7 26 27 16 5 5 6 18 23 -6 46
13 Hartlepool United 33 11 11 11 49 47 16 6 5 5 24 22 17 5 6 6 25 25 2 44
14 Sutton United 33 10 12 11 41 38 16 5 5 6 26 23 17 5 7 5 15 15 3 42
15 Torquay United 33 12 6 15 53 59 16 7 2 7 24 26 17 5 4 8 29 33 -6 42
16 Eastleigh 32 10 11 11 39 45 16 6 7 3 20 16 16 4 4 8 19 29 -6 41
17 Maidenhead United 33 12 5 16 41 48 16 4 4 8 17 22 17 8 1 8 24 26 -7 41
18 Aldershot Town 33 10 10 13 37 45 17 6 6 5 25 22 16 4 4 8 12 23 -8 40
19 Wrexham 33 10 9 14 42 43 17 7 6 4 23 16 16 3 3 10 19 27 -1 39
20 Dagenham & Redbridge 32 9 10 13 34 39 16 6 5 5 25 21 16 3 5 8 9 18 -5 37
21 Chesterfield 33 8 10 15 42 57 16 4 4 8 21 28 17 4 6 7 21 29 -15 34
22 Fylde 31 7 10 14 37 50 16 4 5 7 18 24 15 3 5 7 19 26 -13 31
23 Ebbsfleet United 33 6 12 15 41 62 17 3 6 8 22 32 16 3 6 7 19 30 -21 30
24 Chorley 33 4 14 15 29 57 16 3 5 8 11 25 17 1 9 7 18 32 -28 26

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Barrow 33 19 6 8 63 34 16 11 2 3 30 12 17 8 4 5 33 22 29 63
2 Harrogate Town 33 16 8 9 50 40 16 10 3 3 25 15 17 6 5 6 25 25 10 56
3 Halifax Town 33 16 7 10 49 45 17 9 3 5 30 23 16 7 4 5 19 22 4 55
4 Yeovil Town 33 15 9 9 57 40 17 8 6 3 31 19 16 7 3 6 26 21 17 54
5 Boreham Wood 32 14 10 8 48 34 16 6 6 4 22 17 16 8 4 4 26 17 14 52
6 Notts County 32 13 11 8 49 33 17 8 7 2 28 14 15 5 4 6 21 19 16 50
7 Bromley 33 14 8 11 54 45 16 8 5 3 35 21 17 6 3 8 19 24 9 50
8 Dover Athletic 33 14 8 11 43 42 17 5 5 7 24 24 16 9 3 4 19 18 1 50
9 Solihull Moors 32 13 8 11 42 32 16 10 1 5 25 14 16 3 7 6 17 18 10 47
10 Woking 33 13 8 12 43 50 16 7 5 4 18 18 17 6 3 8 25 32 -7 47
11 Barnet 30 12 10 8 45 37 15 7 5 3 24 17 15 5 5 5 21 20 8 46
12 Stockport County 33 13 7 13 44 50 17 8 2 7 26 27 16 5 5 6 18 23 -6 46
13 Hartlepool United 33 11 11 11 49 47 16 6 5 5 24 22 17 5 6 6 25 25 2 44
14 Sutton United 33 10 12 11 41 38 16 5 5 6 26 23 17 5 7 5 15 15 3 42
15 Torquay United 33 12 6 15 53 59 16 7 2 7 24 26 17 5 4 8 29 33 -6 42
16 Eastleigh 32 10 11 11 39 45 16 6 7 3 20 16 16 4 4 8 19 29 -6 41
17 Maidenhead United 33 12 5 16 41 48 16 4 4 8 17 22 17 8 1 8 24 26 -7 41
18 Aldershot Town 33 10 10 13 37 45 17 6 6 5 25 22 16 4 4 8 12 23 -8 40
19 Wrexham 33 10 9 14 42 43 17 7 6 4 23 16 16 3 3 10 19 27 -1 39
20 Dagenham & Redbridge 32 9 10 13 34 39 16 6 5 5 25 21 16 3 5 8 9 18 -5 37
21 Chesterfield 33 8 10 15 42 57 16 4 4 8 21 28 17 4 6 7 21 29 -15 34
22 Fylde 31 7 10 14 37 50 16 4 5 7 18 24 15 3 5 7 19 26 -13 31
23 Ebbsfleet United 33 6 12 15 41 62 17 3 6 8 22 32 16 3 6 7 19 30 -21 30
24 Chorley 33 4 14 15 29 57 16 3 5 8 11 25 17 1 9 7 18 32 -28 26

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