National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Southend United or Boreham Wood that keep their silverware dream alive.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Southend United form and stats
Southend United was eliminated in the 4th round last season in the Fa Trophy.The story so far in the Vanarama National League for Southend United at their home stadium (Roots Hall Stadium) is 5 wins, 4 draws and 2 defeats.
The home supporters saw a 2-2 draw versus Altrincham last time out and are looking for a victory here.
Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Aldershot Town (0-2).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 Southend have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 5 matches with the results: Won 1, drawn 2 and lost 2.
The Southend United fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 15 in 11 matches. Southend United have only conceded 8 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Boreham Wood form and stats
They also participated in Fa Trophy last season. This ended in the 5th round.As the visiting team in Vanarama National League matches, Boreham Wood have produced an overall stat of 5-3-3 so far.
Boreham won their last game, 2-1 versus Oldham Athletic played at home. Late drama in the previous game, when Ndlovu scored the winning goal four minutes into stoppage time to defeat Oldham Athletic.
A 0-1 defeat away at Eastleigh before that.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Boreham Wood playing away and similar expectations, we found 4 relevant matches. Results were 2 Boreham Wood wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat.
Boreham are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 13 away goals from 11 games (in the league). Boreham Wood are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 9 times in 11 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
As for the last four games between these two teams, there's one Southend United victory, one draw and two Boreham Wood wins. Over/under statistics; one of these games ended with three goals or more, three matches with two goals or less. The matches between these teams have had a tendency to be hot-tempered, having seen 3 red cards from the last four encounters.
Top Goalscorers
  C. Powell 7 goals |  L. Ndlovu 7 goals | T. Marsh 5 goals |
Southend United missing players
Boreham Wood missing players
| Southend United | Boreham Wood | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 5 | Won | W | 6 | 11 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Drew | D | 4 | 8 | ||
| 9 | 2 | Lost | L | 3 | 6 | ||
| 33 | 15 | Scored | S | 16 | 36 | ||
| 27 | 8 | Conceded | C | 10 | 26 | ||
| 92% | 91% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 76% | 64% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 69% | 76% | ||
| 48% | 36% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 15% | 32% | ||
| 20% | 18% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 8% | 20% | ||
| 4% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 8% | ||
| 48% | 36% | BTTS | BTTS | 46% | 60% | ||
| 44% | 55% | Clean Sheets | C S | 31% | 20% | ||
| 16% | 18% | Failed to Score | F T | 23% | 20% | ||
| 5.7 | 7.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.2 | 5.2 | ||
| 4.6 | 3.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 4.4 | ||
| 1.8 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.9 | 1.8 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 3 | ||
| 12.3 | 15.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.5 | 10.2 | ||
| 4.8 | 5.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.7 | 4.5 | ||
| 28% | 26% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 26% | 32% | ||
| 8.5 | 8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.7 | 10.3 | ||
| 3.4 | 2.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 3.9 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Notts County | 22 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 55 | 18 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 33 | 14 | 37 | 51 |
| 2 | Wrexham | 21 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 53 | 19 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 34 | 47 |
| 3 | Chesterfield | 20 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 40 | 24 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 16 | 40 |
| 4 | Woking | 21 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 37 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 17 | 40 |
| 5 | Barnet | 21 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 40 | 38 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 23 | 2 | 36 |
| 6 | Southend United | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 30 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 34 |
| 7 | Solihull Moors | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 35 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 33 |
| 8 | Halifax Town | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 27 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 16 | -6 | 31 |
| 9 | Eastleigh | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 26 | 27 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 19 | -1 | 31 |
| 10 | Boreham Wood | 21 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 25 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 31 |
| 11 | Dorking Wanderers | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 41 | 51 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 24 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 27 | -10 | 29 |
| 12 | Wealdstone | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 30 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 16 | -7 | 29 |
| 13 | Dagenham & Redbridge | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 34 | 36 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 18 | -2 | 29 |
| 14 | Bromley | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 28 | 26 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 2 | 29 |
| 15 | Maidenhead United | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 22 | 27 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 17 | -5 | 28 |
| 16 | Altrincham | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 30 | 40 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 27 | -10 | 26 |
| 17 | Aldershot Town | 21 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 30 | 33 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 18 | -3 | 26 |
| 18 | York City | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 24 | 24 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 25 |
| 19 | Yeovil Town | 21 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 11 | -4 | 22 |
| 20 | Maidstone United | 23 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 28 | 50 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 16 | 35 | -22 | 21 |
| 21 | Torquay United | 22 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 25 | 43 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 26 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 17 | -18 | 18 |
| 22 | Gateshead | 22 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 25 | 38 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 21 | -13 | 17 |
| 23 | Oldham Athletic | 20 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 31 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 16 | -12 | 17 |
| 24 | Scunthorpe United | 22 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 27 | 47 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 25 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 22 | -20 | 15 |
