National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Morpeth Town or Boston United that keep their silverware dream alive.
The hosts Morpeth Town saw competitive action as recent as four days ago, playing in the Non League Premier: Northern. That game was an away game at Ashton United, so at least Morpeth Town are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
Morpeth Town form and stats
Morpeth Town participated in Fa Trophy the last season, where they reached the 3rd round.On the other hand, in the Fa Trophy, Morpeth Town has performed like this (both home and away): 1 win, 3 draws and 0 losses.
A good away victory last time out for Morpeth, who won 2-1 against Ashton United.
The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a Non League Premier: Northern home game that ended 2-2 versus Stafford Rangers.With the first game of the season soon underway, it's time to look at the results from the Morpeth Town friendly games in pre-season: Morpeth Town played one friendly, won 0, drew 0 and lost 1. If you are really into statistics you might appreciate knowing that Morpeth Town scored 1 goal and conceded 3 in these one game.
Boston United form and stats
Boston United's mission in Fa Trophy last season failed in the 4th round.Boston United has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Gloucester City for a Vanarama National League North game that ended a draw (0-0).
The game before that, in the Vanarama National League North, was lost at home, a 2-3 defeat against Alfreton Town.It's finally time to play a game of importance again as a long period of training has passed. Boston United have played a number of friendly games in this period, resulting in 1 win, 1 draw and 3 defeats from five fixtures.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  D. Elliott 8 goals | J. Wright 6 goals |  F. Preston 4 goals |
Morpeth Town missing players
Boston United missing players
| Morpeth Town | Boston United | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 11 | 7 | Won | W | 4 | 13 | ||
| 10 | 4 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 6 | 9 | ||
| 48 | 28 | Scored | S | 12 | 47 | ||
| 33 | 18 | Conceded | C | 21 | 37 | ||
| 92% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 91% | 96% | ||
| 92% | 92% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 73% | 88% | ||
| 68% | 77% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 64% | 72% | ||
| 48% | 54% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 45% | 48% | ||
| 16% | 23% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 27% | 28% | ||
| 76% | 77% | BTTS | BTTS | 55% | 64% | ||
| 20% | 23% | Clean Sheets | C S | 18% | 24% | ||
| 12% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 36% | 16% | ||
| 4 | 3.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.2 | 5.6 | ||
| 4.2 | 3.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.2 | 4.6 | ||
| 1.4 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.6 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 4 | 5 | ||
| 8.7 | 11.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.1 | 11.5 | ||
| 4.1 | 6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.6 | 4.7 | ||
| 44% | 39% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 30% | 37% | ||
| 6.2 | 7.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.1 | 8.7 | ||
| 2.7 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 4.1 | ||
