Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Merstham & Welwyn Garden City face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Fa Trophy. All the pre-match information is available here!
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Merstham and Welwyn Garden City.
Merstham form and stats
Last season their Fa Trophy adventure ended in the 3rd round qualifying.Hopes of three in a row are alive for Merstham after consecutive victories at their own ground.
Merstham are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 1-2 away versus Worthing.
In the game before, an away victory in the Non League Premier: Isthmian match versus Leatherhead with a 3-2 scoreline.It's been an intense period of training leading up to this game for Merstham, who have participated in one training match. Merstham have won 0 of these, drawn 1 and were beaten in 0 games.
Welwyn Garden City form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated Hythe Town and Ashford Town (Middlesex) in order to reach 3rd round qualifying of Fa Trophy. Last season their Fa Trophy adventure ended in the 3rd round.Welwyn Garden City play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 3-2 victory visiting FC Romania.
A 1-2 defeat away at Biggleswade before that.The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Waltham Abbey in just three days.
It's finally time to play a game of importance again as a long period of training has passed. Welwyn have played a number of friendly games in this period, resulting in 0 wins, 1 draw and 0 defeats from one fixture.
Head 2 Head
Merstham missing players
Welwyn Garden City missing players
| Merstham | Welwyn Garden City | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 5 | Won | W | 5 | 11 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 3 | 7 | ||
| 14 | 8 | Lost | L | 5 | 7 | ||
| 35 | 22 | Scored | S | 25 | 47 | ||
| 43 | 21 | Conceded | C | 21 | 41 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 80% | 85% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 92% | 92% | ||
| 64% | 69% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 69% | 68% | ||
| 44% | 54% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 54% | 48% | ||
| 24% | 23% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 38% | 36% | ||
| 40% | 46% | BTTS | BTTS | 85% | 84% | ||
| 32% | 31% | Clean Sheets | C S | 8% | 12% | ||
| 32% | 23% | Failed to Score | F T | 8% | 4% | ||
| 3.2 | 3.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.2 | 2.8 | ||
| 3.2 | 3.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3 | 2.6 | ||
| 0.8 | 0.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.8 | 0.6 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2.8 | 3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7 | 5.8 | ||
| 1.3 | 1.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 2.4 | ||
| 108% | 95% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 62% | 79% | ||