Fa Trophy: Buckle up for the Royston Town - Chester clash

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Competition: England Fa Trophy
Date: Sat 11.January
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Garden Walk Stadium (4000 seats)

Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Royston Town & Chester face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Fa Trophy. All the pre-match information is available here!

These are busy days for the home team, as they were in action only four days ago in the Non League Premier: Southern. Thankfully the previous game, versus Redditch United, was also a home game here at Garden Walk Stadium. The away team is better rested.

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Royston Town form and stats

Action has already taken place for Royston Town in Fa Trophy as they have defeated Haywards Heath Town, Boreham Wood, Brightlingsea Regent and Wealdstone to reach the 2nd Round. Royston Town participated in Fa Trophy the last season, where they reached the 3rd round qualifying replays.

On the other hand, in the Fa Trophy, Royston Town has performed like this (both home and away): 4 wins, 0 draws and 0 losses. The team is able to perform also as the away side, as they are nurturing a very healthy winning streak of five straight victories regardless of arena. Royston Town are on a three game winning streak in their home games.

Royston Town's previous game was a Non League Premier: Southern match also played at home, ending 2-1 versus Redditch United. The home side are looking to build on that result. In the game before, an away victory in the Non League Premier: Southern match versus Alvechurch with a 1-0 scoreline.

Royston Town are traveling soon after this match as the Non League Premier: Southern match at Stourbridge awaits in two days.

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Chester form and stats

The traveling awayteam has defeated Hednesford Town and Brackley Town in order to reach 2nd Round of Fa Trophy. They also participated in Fa Trophy last season. This ended in the 3rd round qualifying replays.

The visitors are W5-D5-L2 on the road this term. That's in the Vanarama National League North. When we have look at the Fa Trophy statistics, we find 2W-1D-0L. This is both home and away. It could be a hat trick of victories away for Chester, as they have won on their previous two travels.

It's the second away game in a row for Chester, but there's smiles all around after the 1-0 victory versus Guiseley in the Vanarama National League North last time out. That result followed a home victory 4-0 versus Southport in the Vanarama National League North.

Chester has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 19 goals from 12 games. 14 goals have been conceded by Chester in these games.

Head 2 Head

Top Goalscorers

ChesterA. Asante
A. Asante
17 goals
ChesterG. Waring
G. Waring
5 goals
ChesterB. Jackson
B. Jackson
4 goals

Royston Town missing players

Chester missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Royston Town Chester
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
25 14   Played P   13 25
16 10   Won W   6 13
5 2   Drew D   4 7
4 2   Lost L   3 5
61 39   Scored S   18 44
32 15   Conceded C   13 23
96% 93%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   92% 92%
84% 86%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   62% 68%
68% 71%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   46% 56%
48% 43%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   38% 40%
32% 36%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   0% 8%
72% 71%   BTTS BTTS   54% 52%
28% 29%   Clean Sheets C S   31% 32%
4% 7%   Failed to Score F T   23% 24%
 
4.8 6.3   Corners For (avg) C F   4.1 5.6
3.8 4.6   Corners Against (avg) C A   4 4.1
2.1 2.2   Yellow Cards (avg) Y C   1.8 1.7
3 1   Red Cards R C   2 2
 
166 94   Total Shots T S   138 267
74 38   Shots on Target S O   56 120
32% 26%   Goal Efficiency G E   32% 37%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 King's Lynn Town 24 16 6 2 55 31 13 10 3 0 33 13 11 6 3 2 22 18 24 54
2 York City 25 14 8 3 38 16 12 6 4 2 15 8 13 8 4 1 23 8 22 50
3 Chester 24 12 8 4 45 24 12 7 3 2 26 10 12 5 5 2 19 14 21 44
4 Brackley Town 23 12 7 4 45 14 12 7 5 0 27 5 11 5 2 4 18 9 31 43
5 Boston United 23 11 5 7 34 26 10 6 3 1 16 7 13 5 2 6 18 19 8 38
6 Spennymoor Town 24 10 7 7 41 32 11 8 1 2 27 14 13 2 6 5 14 18 9 37
7 Farsley Celtic 25 11 4 10 39 32 12 6 2 4 21 17 13 5 2 6 18 15 7 37
8 Southport 25 11 4 10 31 29 13 7 2 4 19 13 12 4 2 6 12 16 2 37
9 Altrincham 22 10 6 6 38 28 11 8 2 1 30 11 11 2 4 5 8 17 10 36
10 Darlington 24 11 3 10 30 34 13 8 2 3 19 11 11 3 1 7 11 23 -4 36
11 Guiseley 24 10 5 9 38 33 12 5 2 5 17 13 12 5 3 4 21 20 5 35
12 Gateshead 22 9 7 6 32 25 12 7 2 3 20 11 10 2 5 3 12 14 7 34
13 Alfreton Town 24 9 3 12 35 38 11 4 3 4 19 16 13 5 0 8 16 22 -3 30
14 AFC Telford United 24 8 6 10 33 36 13 4 3 6 20 22 11 4 3 4 13 14 -3 30
15 Leamington 24 8 5 11 36 41 12 5 3 4 18 13 12 3 2 7 18 28 -5 29
16 Hereford 25 7 7 11 27 40 12 4 6 2 14 12 13 3 1 9 13 28 -13 28
17 Kidderminster Harriers 25 7 5 13 32 37 13 3 2 8 16 21 12 4 3 5 16 16 -5 26
18 Gloucester City 23 7 5 11 31 43 11 5 3 3 18 14 12 2 2 8 13 29 -12 26
19 Kettering Town 23 6 7 10 31 37 11 4 3 4 18 18 12 2 4 6 13 19 -6 25
20 Curzon Ashton 25 6 6 13 24 36 13 5 2 6 15 15 12 1 4 7 9 21 -12 24
21 Blyth Spartans 25 5 5 15 25 57 12 2 3 7 14 29 13 3 2 8 11 28 -32 20
22 Bradford Park Avenue 25 3 3 19 16 67 13 2 2 9 11 30 12 1 1 10 5 37 -51 12

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 King's Lynn Town 24 16 6 2 55 31 13 10 3 0 33 13 11 6 3 2 22 18 24 54
2 York City 25 14 8 3 38 16 12 6 4 2 15 8 13 8 4 1 23 8 22 50
3 Chester 24 12 8 4 45 24 12 7 3 2 26 10 12 5 5 2 19 14 21 44
4 Brackley Town 23 12 7 4 45 14 12 7 5 0 27 5 11 5 2 4 18 9 31 43
5 Boston United 23 11 5 7 34 26 10 6 3 1 16 7 13 5 2 6 18 19 8 38
6 Spennymoor Town 24 10 7 7 41 32 11 8 1 2 27 14 13 2 6 5 14 18 9 37
7 Farsley Celtic 25 11 4 10 39 32 12 6 2 4 21 17 13 5 2 6 18 15 7 37
8 Southport 25 11 4 10 31 29 13 7 2 4 19 13 12 4 2 6 12 16 2 37
9 Altrincham 22 10 6 6 38 28 11 8 2 1 30 11 11 2 4 5 8 17 10 36
10 Darlington 24 11 3 10 30 34 13 8 2 3 19 11 11 3 1 7 11 23 -4 36
11 Guiseley 24 10 5 9 38 33 12 5 2 5 17 13 12 5 3 4 21 20 5 35
12 Gateshead 22 9 7 6 32 25 12 7 2 3 20 11 10 2 5 3 12 14 7 34
13 Alfreton Town 24 9 3 12 35 38 11 4 3 4 19 16 13 5 0 8 16 22 -3 30
14 AFC Telford United 24 8 6 10 33 36 13 4 3 6 20 22 11 4 3 4 13 14 -3 30
15 Leamington 24 8 5 11 36 41 12 5 3 4 18 13 12 3 2 7 18 28 -5 29
16 Hereford 25 7 7 11 27 40 12 4 6 2 14 12 13 3 1 9 13 28 -13 28
17 Kidderminster Harriers 25 7 5 13 32 37 13 3 2 8 16 21 12 4 3 5 16 16 -5 26
18 Gloucester City 23 7 5 11 31 43 11 5 3 3 18 14 12 2 2 8 13 29 -12 26
19 Kettering Town 23 6 7 10 31 37 11 4 3 4 18 18 12 2 4 6 13 19 -6 25
20 Curzon Ashton 25 6 6 13 24 36 13 5 2 6 15 15 12 1 4 7 9 21 -12 24
21 Blyth Spartans 25 5 5 15 25 57 12 2 3 7 14 29 13 3 2 8 11 28 -32 20
22 Bradford Park Avenue 25 3 3 19 16 67 13 2 2 9 11 30 12 1 1 10 5 37 -51 12

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