National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Matlock Town or Marske United that keep their silverware dream alive.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Matlock Town form and stats
Action has already taken place for Matlock in Fa Trophy as they have defeated AFC Rushden & Diamonds and Rushall Olympic to reach the 2nd Round. Matlock Town was eliminated in the 1st round last season in the Fa Trophy.Two defeats in a row at home hurts for Matlock, their manager P. Phillips and the supporters. There are certain expectations for improvement.
Matlock manager P. Phillips and his team return home after a 0-0 draw away versus Morpeth Town in the Non League Premier: Northern.
In the preceding match a 4-0 victory visiting Rushall Olympic.The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Matlock Town handle that role? We have found nine games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are four wins, three draws and two defeats.
The match schedule is unforgiving for Matlock Town as they have a new game in only four days, a Non League Premier: Northern match thankfully also at home. Stafford Rangers are visiting.
Matlock have prepared for this season with five friendly games versus mixed opposition. Results from training matches should always be treated with caution, but the takeaways from these five matches are 4 victories, 0 draws and 1 losses. In these games, Matlock Town have scored 16 goals and conceded 6 times.
Marske United form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated United of Manchester, Bridlington Town and Glossop North End in order to reach 2nd round of Fa Trophy. Last season their Fa Trophy adventure ended in the 2nd round.The mentioned statistics is only from the league, looking at the Fa Trophy stats, they have 3 wins, 0 draws and 0 losses both home and away. Things are running smoothly for Marske who hasn't tasted defeat in their last twelve matches, regardless of venue and tournament. Their last defeat was against Liversedge.
Two travels in a row for Marske, whose manager C. Jarrett could celebrate last time after the Non League Div One: Northern East win against Bridlington Town. As mentioned above, Marske was the only team on the pitch versus Bridlington Town in their previous game, winning 5-0. This could be a tougher task.
Before that one, a nice away victory 2-0 at Hebburn Town.Marske are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is one win, zero draws and zero defeats. From a total of one match.
The schedule is very tough for Marske now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Non League Div One: Northern East game at Ossett United is waiting in only four days.
Head 2 Head
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| Matlock Town | Marske United | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 10 | 25 | ||
| 17 | 9 | Won | W | 7 | 20 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Lost | L | 2 | 2 | ||
| 46 | 26 | Scored | S | 30 | 78 | ||
| 24 | 14 | Conceded | C | 7 | 13 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | ||
| 72% | 69% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 90% | 84% | ||
| 56% | 69% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 80% | 72% | ||
| 24% | 23% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 52% | ||
| 12% | 15% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 30% | 36% | ||
| 40% | 46% | BTTS | BTTS | 30% | 28% | ||
| 44% | 38% | Clean Sheets | C S | 70% | 72% | ||
| 20% | 15% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 8% | ||
| 2.8 | 1.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.8 | 4.6 | ||
| 2.8 | 1.1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.3 | 3.3 | ||
| 1.2 | 0.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.9 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 7.2 | 3.9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.2 | 10.9 | ||
| 3.2 | 1.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6.5 | 5.9 | ||
| 67% | 136% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 37% | ||
| 6.5 | 3.9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.2 | 12 | ||
| 2.4 | 1.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 7.2 | 6.4 | ||