National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Needham Market or Dartford that keep their silverware dream alive.
There has not been much time to rest for the guests, as they played a Vanarama National League South game only three days ago. That game, against Havant & Waterlooville, was also an away game. It's a tiring schedule for Dartford.
Needham Market form and stats
Last season their Fa Trophy adventure ended in the 2nd round.The spoils were shared in Needham Market's previous game, also at home. Visiting Royston Town travelled back with a draw after a 2-2 scoreline.
Before that game, the 3-0 home victory against Leiston.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 Needham have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 14 matches with the results: Won five, drawn four and lost five.
With the first game of the season soon underway, it's time to look at the results from the Needham Market friendly games in pre-season: Needham Market played one friendly, won 0, drew 0 and lost 1. If you are really into statistics you might appreciate knowing that Needham Market scored 1 goal and conceded 3 in these one game.
Dartford form and stats
Last season their Fa Trophy adventure ended in the 3rd round.It's the second away game in a row for Dartford, but there's smiles all around after the 1-0 victory versus Havant & Waterlooville last time out.
Prior to that match, a home win 4-2 against Welling United in the Vanarama National League South.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Dartford playing away and similar expectations, we found eleven relevant matches. Results were seven Dartford wins, two draws and two defeats.
Dartford have another fixture that requires travelling in just three days, a Vanarama National League South match vs Hungerford Town. A back-breaking programme for the visiting team!
Dartford played two friendlies in their break from official games, resulting in 1 victory, 1 draw and 0 defeats. In these two matches Dartford scored 5 and conceded 3 goals.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  A. Azeez 10 goals |  J. Robinson 9 goals | L. Allen 4 goals |
Needham Market missing players
Dartford missing players
| Needham Market | Dartford | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 12 | 7 | Won | W | 5 | 12 | ||
| 9 | 5 | Drew | D | 3 | 8 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 5 | 5 | ||
| 50 | 29 | Scored | S | 16 | 44 | ||
| 33 | 19 | Conceded | C | 17 | 27 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 85% | 84% | ||
| 88% | 93% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 54% | 52% | ||
| 64% | 79% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 54% | 48% | ||
| 44% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 46% | 44% | ||
| 24% | 14% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 15% | 24% | ||
| 72% | 79% | BTTS | BTTS | 38% | 40% | ||
| 20% | 21% | Clean Sheets | C S | 31% | 44% | ||
| 12% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 46% | 32% | ||
| 4.8 | 4.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.4 | 5.8 | ||
| 4.1 | 3.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.4 | 4.7 | ||
| 1.2 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.8 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 9.4 | 9.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10 | 11.3 | ||
| 4.6 | 4.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 4.8 | ||
| 45% | 43% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 27% | 27% | ||
| 9.4 | 8.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.2 | 9.9 | ||
| 4.8 | 4.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 3.9 | ||
