Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Grays Athletic & Merstham face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Fa Trophy. All the pre-match information is available here!
The hosts Grays Athletic saw competitive action as recent as four days ago, playing in the Non League Div One: Isthmian North. That game was an away game at New Salamis, so at least Grays are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
Grays Athletic form and stats
Grays Athletic have reached this Fa Trophy stage through battling and winning against VCD Athletic. Grays was eliminated in the 1st round qualifying last season in the Fa Trophy.It's back home for Grays Athletic, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating New Salamis away with the result 3-2.
Ahead of that fixture, a home loss in the FA Cup against Shefford Town & Campton.
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Non League Div One: Isthmian North game versus Wroxham in only three days. This game is also played here at Parkside Stadium.
Grays have prepared for this season with two friendly games versus mixed opposition. Results from training matches should always be treated with caution, but the takeaways from these two matches are 1 victories, 1 draws and 0 losses. In these games, Grays Athletic have scored 4 goals and conceded 3 times.
Merstham form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated Hythe Town in order to reach 2nd round qualifying of Fa Trophy. Merstham's mission in Fa Trophy last season failed in the 3rd round qualifying.The club members enjoyed Merstham's previous match versus Hythe Town, a Fa Trophy win (3-0) played at home.
A loss against South Park was the result prior to that, in a Non League Div One: Isthmian South Central home game.Head 2 Head
Grays Athletic-Merstham H2H statistics last four meetings regardless of arena: Grays one win, Merstham two wins, one draw. three of these four matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).
Grays Athletic missing players
Merstham missing players
| Grays Athletic | Merstham | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 14 | 8 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | ||
| 5 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Lost | L | 10 | 19 | ||
| 44 | 24 | Scored | S | 3 | 15 | ||
| 30 | 16 | Conceded | C | 26 | 49 | ||
| 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 92% | ||
| 72% | 91% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 80% | ||
| 60% | 73% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 42% | 56% | ||
| 40% | 45% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 17% | 20% | ||
| 24% | 36% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 4% | ||
| 56% | 64% | BTTS | BTTS | 17% | 40% | ||
| 36% | 27% | Clean Sheets | C S | 17% | 16% | ||
| 16% | 9% | Failed to Score | F T | 75% | 52% | ||
| 2.5 | 1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 2.2 | ||
| 5 | 7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 1.8 | 2.1 | ||
| 1.5 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.4 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 11.8 | 11 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 4.3 | 3.3 | ||
| 5.5 | 7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.3 | 0.9 | ||
| 36% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 33% | ||
| 11 | 10 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 6.8 | 6.6 | ||
| 5 | 5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 2.8 | ||
