Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Leamington & Bishop's Stortford face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Fa Trophy. All the pre-match information is available here!
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Leamington form and stats
Leamington was eliminated in the 2nd round last season in the Fa Trophy.An away draw last time out for Leamington, facing Chester in a game that ended 1-1.
0-0 away at Curzon Ashton before that.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 Leamington have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 10 games) they have won 5 times, drawn 4 and lost 1.
Leamington have prepared for this season with four friendly games versus mixed opposition. Results from training matches should always be treated with caution, but the takeaways from these four matches are 2 victories, 1 draws and 1 losses. In these games, Leamington have scored {5 goals} and conceded 5 times.
Bishop's Stortford form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated Herne Bay and Harlow Town in order to reach 2nd round of Fa Trophy. They also participated in Fa Trophy last season. This ended in the 3rd round.Bishop's Stortford had fun at their own home (The Phillips 66 Community Stadium) last time out, beating Kingstonian 1-0.
It was a Non League Premier: Isthmian defeat before that one as the away game against Canvey Island wasn't a success with a 0-2 loss.We have checked recent matches where Stortford have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 5 games were 1 victory, 3 draws and 1 defeat.
Just as the home team, Bishop's Stortford have been through a few friendly games in the intense training period that just finished. The results from these training matches are 1 Bishop's Stortford win, 1 draw and 1 loss.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  D. Turner 5 goals | T. Hewlett 3 goals | J. Edwards 2 goals |
Leamington missing players
Bishop's Stortford missing players
| Leamington | Bishop's Stortford | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 7 | 5 | Won | W | 6 | 15 | ||
| 11 | 3 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Lost | L | 4 | 6 | ||
| 24 | 15 | Scored | S | 17 | 43 | ||
| 22 | 12 | Conceded | C | 11 | 21 | ||
| 88% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 52% | 58% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 73% | 80% | ||
| 28% | 42% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 55% | 52% | ||
| 16% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 27% | 24% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 4% | ||
| 48% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 45% | 36% | ||
| 32% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 36% | 48% | ||
| 32% | 17% | Failed to Score | F T | 18% | 20% | ||
| 4.5 | 4.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 3.7 | ||
| 6.1 | 5.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 3.3 | ||
| 1.2 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0.2 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 8.1 | 9.1 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 9.8 | ||
| 3.4 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 2.9 | ||
| 28% | 31% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 48% | ||
| 11.3 | 9.4 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 6.1 | ||
| 4.1 | 3.9 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 1.8 | ||
