National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Farnborough or Banbury United that keep their silverware dream alive.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Farnborough and Banbury United.
Farnborough form and stats
Last season, Farnborough's Fa Trophy journey ended in the 3rd round qualifying.The team is able to perform also as the away side, as they are nurturing a very healthy winning streak of eight straight victories regardless of arena.
The Farnborough supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Beaconsfield Town in Non League Premier: Southern South and win 2-0.
Previous to that game, a Non League Premier: Southern South home match hosting Tiverton Town in a game that was won 2-0.There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Farnborough as they are travelling to their away game against Hayes & Yeading United in the Non League Premier: Southern South. That match is three days after this one.
Farnborough have spent many days and weeks preparing for this match, with countless hours on the training pitches and four practice matches played. These training games have ended with 1 win, 2 draws and 1 defeat. Some might be interested in the goal production stats for these matches; Farnborough scored 9 goals and let in 10 goals during these four games.
Banbury United form and stats
Banbury United's mission in Fa Trophy last season failed in the 3rd round qualifying.In general it has been a productive period now for Banbury United as they haven't lost any of their last twelve games.
Banbury are travelling after their nice 1-0 home win in the Non League Premier: Southern against Rushall Olympic.
A 0-4 loss hosting Barrow before that.Banbury have another fixture away from home in just three nights, a Non League Premier: Southern game versus Tamworth. A grim schedule for the guests!
Banbury United played two friendlies in their break from official games, resulting in 0 victories, 2 draws and 0 defeats. In these two matches Banbury United scored 1 and conceded 1 goal.
Head 2 Head
Stats for the last eight meetings involving these two contenders are: six wins for Farnborough, one draw and one win for Banbury United. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: four games.Farnborough missing players
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| Farnborough | Banbury United | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 15 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 15 | 10 | Won | W | 7 | 16 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Lost | L | 3 | 5 | ||
| 53 | 36 | Scored | S | 16 | 42 | ||
| 35 | 18 | Conceded | C | 13 | 31 | ||
| 96% | 93% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 91% | 96% | ||
| 92% | 87% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 64% | 68% | ||
| 60% | 60% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 55% | 56% | ||
| 44% | 47% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 27% | 36% | ||
| 24% | 27% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 9% | 20% | ||
| 60% | 53% | BTTS | BTTS | 55% | 60% | ||
| 28% | 40% | Clean Sheets | C S | 45% | 36% | ||
| 16% | 13% | Failed to Score | F T | 9% | 8% | ||
| 4.6 | 4.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.1 | 3.8 | ||
| 2.4 | 2.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.9 | 2.8 | ||
| 0.4 | 0.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 10.8 | 11.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.9 | 8.5 | ||
| 4.2 | 4.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.9 | 3.6 | ||
| 46% | 51% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 32% | 32% | ||
| 5.8 | 6.1 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.4 | 7.5 | ||
| 2.5 | 2.9 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.3 | ||