Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Royston Town & Stratford Town face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Fa Trophy. All the pre-match information is available here!
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Royston Town form and stats
Last season, Royston's Fa Trophy journey ended in the 2nd round.The Royston fans got no joy from their last match, a Non League Premier: Southern game also here at Garden Walk: A 1-3 defeat against Banbury United.
In the match before that, Royston hosted Coalville Town and drew the Non League Premier: Southern game 2-2.With the first game of the season soon underway, it's time to look at the results from the Royston Town friendly games in pre-season: Royston played three friendlies, won 1, drew 1 and lost 1. If you are really into statistics you might appreciate knowing that Royston Town scored 6 goals and conceded 7 in these three games.
Stratford Town form and stats
Stratford Town's mission in Fa Trophy last season failed in the 3rd round qualifying.This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Non League Premier: Southern home defeat versus AFC Rushden & Diamonds with 1-2 on the scoreboard.
Prior to that result Stratford won their away game at Hitchin Town in the Non League Premier: Southern. The scoreline was 1-0.The visitors will be packing their bags again in only three days as another away game awaits: The Non League Premier: Southern trip to Alvechurch.
It's a day of discovery for Stratford Town 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 Stratford have played two with the results W0-D0-L2 (win-draw-lost). In these games Stratford Town has scored 0 goals and conceded 3 times.
Head 2 Head
Previous six meetings featuring these contenders: Royston won one, Stratford Town triumphed in three and we saw two draws. four games with over 2,5 goals, two matches with less than 2,5 goals.Royston Town missing players
Stratford Town missing players
| Royston Town | Stratford Town | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 10 | 25 | ||
| 11 | 5 | Won | W | 4 | 12 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | ||
| 9 | 4 | Lost | L | 5 | 12 | ||
| 45 | 19 | Scored | S | 17 | 42 | ||
| 36 | 14 | Conceded | C | 22 | 45 | ||
| 96% | 91% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 92% | 91% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 90% | 84% | ||
| 64% | 73% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 70% | 72% | ||
| 36% | 36% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 60% | 44% | ||
| 20% | 9% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 30% | 24% | ||
| 64% | 64% | BTTS | BTTS | 70% | 64% | ||
| 24% | 36% | Clean Sheets | C S | 20% | 20% | ||
| 16% | 9% | Failed to Score | F T | 10% | 16% | ||
| 1.5 | 0.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.6 | 3.9 | ||
| 3.5 | 2.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.7 | 4.2 | ||
| 0.6 | 0.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.4 | 1.5 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 6.5 | 2.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.6 | 7.8 | ||
| 2.8 | 1.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.1 | 3.2 | ||
| 70% | 150% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 55% | 51% | ||