Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Nantwich Town & Rylands face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Fa Trophy. All the pre-match information is available here!
It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only four days ago in the Non League Premier: Northern. That game was also an away game, at Warrington Town. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.
Nantwich Town form and stats
Last season, Nantwich Town's Fa Trophy journey ended in the 3rd round.Nantwich travelled for their previous game, a trip to Matlock Town that ended 1-1.
Heartbreak before that as Nantwich Town lost 0-1 at Hyde United's place.The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Nantwich Town have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 13 matches with the results: Won 5, drawn 2 and lost 6.
There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Nantwich, as the Non League Premier: Northern home game vs Marine is only three days away.
Nantwich Town 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 0 victories, 1 draws and 4 losses. In these games, Nantwich Town have scored {6 goals} and conceded 16 times.
Rylands form and stats
They also participated in Fa Trophy last season. This ended in the 2nd round qualifying.Rylands has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Warrington Town for a 3-3 draw. Drawing 3-3 against Warrington Town after 90 minutes last time out was very disappointing after leading the match 2-0. Their manager needs to evaluate why the team couldn't defend their result.
Preceding that game, the 1-1 draw paying a visit to Guiseley.The visitors will be packing their bags again in only three days as another away game awaits: The Non League Premier: Northern trip to Lancaster City.
Just as the home team, Rylands have been through a few friendly games in the intense training period that just finished. The results from these training matches are 0 Rylands wins, 0 draws and 1 loss.
Head 2 Head
Nantwich Town missing players
Rylands missing players
| Nantwich Town | Rylands | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 5 | 4 | Won | W | 6 | 13 | ||
| 8 | 2 | Drew | D | 4 | 6 | ||
| 12 | 7 | Lost | L | 2 | 6 | ||
| 22 | 13 | Scored | S | 26 | 55 | ||
| 38 | 22 | Conceded | C | 17 | 40 | ||
| 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 68% | 69% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 83% | 88% | ||
| 44% | 54% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 58% | 64% | ||
| 16% | 23% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 52% | ||
| 8% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 32% | ||
| 48% | 46% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 56% | ||
| 16% | 15% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 36% | ||
| 44% | 38% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 8% | ||
| 3.6 | 3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 3.5 | ||
| 3.5 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.2 | 2.8 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.4 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 7.3 | 6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.6 | 11 | ||
| 3.3 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 5.3 | ||
| 28% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 63% | 40% | ||
| 7.1 | 6.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 3 | 6.1 | ||
| 3 | 3.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 1.4 | 2.7 | ||
