National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Nuneaton Town or Alvechurch that keep their silverware dream alive.
It's no vacation for neither Nuneaton nor Alvechurch as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Nuneaton Town form and stats
Last season, Nuneaton Town's Fa Trophy journey ended in the 1st round.Nuneaton Town drew their last game, also a home match. Needham Market was the opponent, 1-1 the score.
Preceding that game was the home draw versus Rushall Olympic that ended 0-0.Nuneaton Town have spent many days and weeks preparing for this match, with countless hours on the training pitches and two practice matches played. These training games have ended with 0 wins, 0 draws and 2 defeats. Some might be interested in the goal production stats for these matches; Nuneaton Town scored {0 goals} and let in {6 goals} during these two games.
Alvechurch form and stats
Last season their Fa Trophy adventure ended in the 3rd round qualifying.Alvechurch play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 3-0 victory visiting Bedford Town.
Ahead of that match was the Non League Premier: Southern away draw versus Kings Langley that ended 1-1.It's a day of discovery for Alvechurch as they finally learn what impact all the hours of pre-season training, along with the changes in personnel, have had on their performance in an official game. It's never easy knowing what to expect based on friendly games, of which Alvechurch have played two with the results W1-D0-L1 (win-draw-lost). In these games Alvechurch has scored {3 goals} and conceded 4 times.
Head 2 Head
Data for the prior seven meetings featuring these two contenders are: five wins for Nuneaton Town, one draw and one win for Alvechurch. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: three games.
Nuneaton Town missing players
Alvechurch missing players
| Nuneaton Town | Alvechurch | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 13 | 8 | Won | W | 6 | 14 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 3 | 5 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Lost | L | 4 | 6 | ||
| 37 | 21 | Scored | S | 23 | 50 | ||
| 32 | 16 | Conceded | C | 18 | 31 | ||
| 92% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 80% | 92% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 92% | 88% | ||
| 60% | 62% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 62% | 64% | ||
| 36% | 38% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 38% | 48% | ||
| 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 23% | 24% | ||
| 56% | 62% | BTTS | BTTS | 69% | 56% | ||
| 24% | 15% | Clean Sheets | C S | 31% | 44% | ||
| 28% | 31% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 4% | ||
| 4 | 3.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 1.4 | 2.3 | ||
| 4.2 | 4.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.6 | 5.5 | ||
| 1 | 0.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.3 | ||
| 6 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 8.5 | 7.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.2 | 10.4 | ||
| 3.7 | 3.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 5.6 | ||
| 40% | 48% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 44% | 34% | ||
| 8.4 | 8.9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.4 | 11.5 | ||
| 3.5 | 3.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.2 | 5.2 | ||
