Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Hyde United & Colne face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Fa Trophy. All the pre-match information is available here!
Hyde have less rest than Colne in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Manchester Premier Cup game only four days ago. That game was an away game at Trafford, so at least Hyde United are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
Hyde United form and stats
Hyde United participated in Fa Trophy the last season, where they reached the 3rd round qualifying.The supporters hope that Hyde will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 1-3 away defeat in the Manchester Premier Cup fixture against Trafford.
Ahead of that game, a home victory against Darlington in the FA Cup.
The manager Kelly will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Whitby Town in only three days.
Hyde United have prepared for this season with one friendly games versus mixed opposition. Results from training matches should always be treated with caution, but the takeaways from these one matches are 0 victories, 0 draws and 1 losses. In these games, Hyde United have scored {0 goals} and conceded 1 time.
Colne form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated Consett AFC and Bridlington Town in order to reach 3rd round qualifying of Fa Trophy. Last season their Fa Trophy adventure ended in the 1st round.Two away games in a row for Colne, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-2 versus Runcorn Linnets.
Before that one, the win at home hosting Consett AFC in the Fa Trophy (1-0).
It's a day of discovery for Colne 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 Colne have played one with the results W1-D0-L0 (win-draw-lost). In these games Colne has scored {2 goals} and conceded 1 time.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last seven meetings: three - two - two (Hyde wins - draws - Colne wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less.
Hyde United missing players
Colne missing players
| Hyde United | Colne | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 10 | 25 | ||
| 14 | 8 | Won | W | 2 | 10 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 4 | 6 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Lost | L | 4 | 9 | ||
| 32 | 15 | Scored | S | 9 | 26 | ||
| 24 | 13 | Conceded | C | 11 | 26 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 80% | 92% | ||
| 56% | 43% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 72% | ||
| 36% | 29% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 20% | 28% | ||
| 24% | 21% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 10% | 8% | ||
| 8% | 7% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 10% | 8% | ||
| 28% | 29% | BTTS | BTTS | 30% | 40% | ||
| 48% | 43% | Clean Sheets | C S | 30% | 32% | ||
| 28% | 29% | Failed to Score | F T | 60% | 36% | ||
| 4 | 3.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 6 | ||
| 4.5 | 4.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 4.7 | ||
| 1.6 | 1.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1.7 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 10.8 | 10.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 9.7 | ||
| 4 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 4 | ||
| 32% | 27% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 33% | ||
| 8 | 8.6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 8.7 | ||
| 3 | 3.4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 3.3 | ||
