Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Farsley Celtic & Chester face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Fa Trophy. All the pre-match information is available here!
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Farsley Celtic form and stats
Action has already taken place for Farsley in Fa Trophy as they have defeated Bradford Park Avenue to reach the 3rd Round. Last season, Farsley Celtic's Fa Trophy journey ended in the 3rd round.A nice win for Farsley last time playing, versus King's Lynn Town. That was also a home game and the match ended 2-0 with Ubaezuonu and Mulhern scoring for the victors.
Prior to that, an away loss at Peterborough Sports in the Vanarama National League North.It's been an intense period of training leading up to this game for Farsley Celtic, who have participated in three training matches. Farsley Celtic have won 1 of these, drawn 0 and were beaten in 2 games.
Chester form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated Lancaster City in order to reach 3rd round of Fa Trophy. Chester's mission in Fa Trophy last season failed in the 2nd round.Two travels in a row for Chester, whose manager McIntyre could celebrate last time after the win against Kidderminster Harriers.
A home win before that, celebrating 1-0 vs Blyth Spartans.It's finally time to play a game of importance again as a long period of training has passed. Chester have played a number of friendly games in this period, resulting in 0 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeats from two fixtures.
Head 2 Head
Chester have avoided defeat in the last 5 matches (3-2-0) facing Farsley Celtic.Top Goalscorers
  K. Willoughby 11 goals |   F. Mulhern 5 goals | A. Dudley 5 goals |
Farsley Celtic missing players
Chester missing players
| Farsley Celtic | Chester | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Won | W | 7 | 13 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Drew | D | 5 | 10 | ||
| 13 | 7 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | ||
| 29 | 16 | Scored | S | 25 | 43 | ||
| 48 | 26 | Conceded | C | 10 | 20 | ||
| 96% | 93% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 92% | ||
| 88% | 93% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 92% | 72% | ||
| 56% | 57% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 58% | 44% | ||
| 32% | 29% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 42% | 32% | ||
| 16% | 14% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 8% | ||
| 48% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 58% | 48% | ||
| 20% | 21% | Clean Sheets | C S | 42% | 44% | ||
| 36% | 36% | Failed to Score | F T | 8% | 16% | ||
| 3.9 | 3.9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.7 | 4.5 | ||
| 5 | 4.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.5 | 5.1 | ||
| 1.8 | 1.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.1 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | ||
| 10 | 10.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.8 | 8.8 | ||
| 4.6 | 4.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.1 | 4.5 | ||
| 25% | 24% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 43% | 40% | ||
| 11.4 | 11.4 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.3 | 7.9 | ||
| 5.3 | 4.9 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 3.1 | ||
