National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Nantwich Town or Barwell that keep their silverware dream alive.
Nantwich Town and Barwell should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Nantwich Town form and stats
Nantwich participated in Fa Trophy the last season, where they reached the 3rd round.With seven home Non League Premier: Northern games in a row without a win, the Nantwich fans could feel they are not getting value for their money. It remains to be seen whether this unfortunate streak, which started after the Stalybridge Celtic game long ago, can be stopped today.
The Nantwich crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 2-3 to Morpeth Town here at The Weaver Stadium in a Non League Premier: Northern match. Did Nantwich get overconfident in their match against Morpeth Town? We'll let you decide, but they did lose a 2-0 lead to end up with a 2-3 defeat.
A Non League Premier: Northern defeat was the result before that one, 1-2 away at Ashton United.There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Nantwich, as the Non League Premier: Northern home game vs Gainsborough Trinity is only three days away.
With the first game of the season soon underway, it's time to look at the results from the Nantwich Town friendly games in pre-season: Nantwich Town played six friendlies, won 3, drew 1 and lost 2. If you are really into statistics you might appreciate knowing that Nantwich Town scored 9 goals and conceded 11 in these six games.
Barwell form and stats
Barwell's mission in Fa Trophy last season failed in the 3rd round qualifying.There might be some fixture complaints from Barwell as they are again playing away from home after losing on the road in their previous match, the Non League Premier: Southern Central match against Alvechurch (1-2).
Preceding that game was the away Non League Premier: Southern Central victory against AFC Rushden & Diamonds with the score of 1-0.Just as the home team, Barwell have been through a few friendly games in the intense training period that just finished. The results from these training matches are 1 Barwell win, 0 draws and 1 loss.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Nantwich five wins, four draws and Barwell one victory. As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four games had two or less.Nantwich Town missing players
Barwell missing players
| Nantwich Town | Barwell | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 17 | Played | P | 22 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 5 | Won | W | 4 | 5 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Drew | D | 5 | 5 | ||
| 12 | 9 | Lost | L | 13 | 15 | ||
| 26 | 18 | Scored | S | 28 | 31 | ||
| 32 | 25 | Conceded | C | 45 | 54 | ||
| 88% | 88% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 64% | 65% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 91% | 92% | ||
| 40% | 47% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 68% | 72% | ||
| 24% | 29% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 36% | 40% | ||
| 16% | 24% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 23% | 24% | ||
| 40% | 47% | BTTS | BTTS | 73% | 72% | ||
| 32% | 18% | Clean Sheets | C S | 9% | 8% | ||
| 40% | 47% | Failed to Score | F T | 18% | 20% | ||
| 2.9 | 3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.3 | 4.9 | ||
| 4.6 | 4.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.5 | 2.5 | ||
| 1 | 0.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.7 | 1.2 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 3 | ||
| 6.7 | 5.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.5 | 9.1 | ||
| 2.7 | 2.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.1 | 3.9 | ||
| 37% | 44% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 30% | 31% | ||