Perhaps a welcome break from league football as St Albans City & Sutton United face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Fa Trophy. All the pre-match information is available here!
There haven't been much time to rest for the hosts, as they played a Fa Trophy match only four days ago. Thankfully the previous game, versus Cray Wanderers, was also a home game here at Clarence Park. The away team is better rested.
St Albans City form and stats
St Albans City have not come this way in the Fa Trophy without some hard work on the way, more precisely defeating Cray Wanderers. Albans was eliminated in the 3rd round qualifying last season in the Fa Trophy.St Albans City have been outstanding at home so far in the Vanarama National League South with 5 wins, 1 draw and only 0 losses. Albans haven’t lost a league-game in twelve attempts regardless of arena, a great achievement. Their last loss was the fixture versus Dartford, 287 days ago.
Albans's last game was hosting Cray Wanderers and winning 3-0. Ahead of that match, Albans won a home game hosting Tonbridge Angels (3-1).
Goals decide football matches and St Albans City are scoring many of them at home; 12 on target from 6 league matches. Albans are not conceding a lot of goals here at Clarence Park in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 4 from 6 matches.
Sutton United form and stats
They also participated in Fa Trophy last season. This ended in the 1st round replays.The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 4 wins, 1 draw and only 1 loss in the Vanarama National League.
Home advantage was not enough for Sutton in their previous game, as they lost their Vanarama National League-match, hosting Chesterfield, 0-1. Prior to that match, a home win 4-1 against Solihull Moors in the Vanarama National League.
Sutton United are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 9 times in 6 away games so far. Sutton struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 9 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the last five meetings): Albans won zero games, one match ended with a draw and Sutton United has four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / oneTop Goalscorers
  S. Jeffers 6 goals | M. Weiss 5 goals |  H. Beautyman 5 goals |
St Albans City missing players
Sutton United missing players
| St Albans City | Sutton United | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 15 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 14 | 8 | Won | W | 6 | 12 | ||
| 7 | 5 | Drew | D | 4 | 8 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | ||
| 41 | 29 | Scored | S | 14 | 35 | ||
| 17 | 11 | Conceded | C | 12 | 22 | ||
| 84% | 80% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 96% | ||
| 68% | 73% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 58% | 60% | ||
| 52% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 32% | ||
| 20% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 17% | 20% | ||
| 8% | 13% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 12% | ||
| 40% | 47% | BTTS | BTTS | 42% | 44% | ||
| 56% | 53% | Clean Sheets | C S | 42% | 36% | ||
| 20% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 24% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.4 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.4 | 1.5 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 10.7 | 11.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.1 | 9.6 | ||
| 4.8 | 5.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.6 | 4.3 | ||
| 35% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 34% | 34% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | St Albans City | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 27 |
| 2 | Dartford | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 25 |
| 3 | Dorking Wanderers | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 13 | 23 |
| 4 | Hungerford Town | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 22 |
| 5 | Eastbourne Borough | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 20 |
| 6 | Hampton & Richmond | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 19 |
| 7 | Havant & Waterlooville | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 17 |
| 8 | Maidstone United | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 16 |
| 9 | Oxford City | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 16 |
| 10 | Hemel Hempstead Town | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 20 | 27 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 12 | -7 | 16 |
| 11 | Ebbsfleet United | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 15 |
| 12 | Chippenham Town | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -5 | 15 |
| 13 | Dulwich Hamlet | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 7 | -1 | 13 |
| 14 | Tonbridge Angels | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -7 | 13 |
| 15 | Concord Rangers | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | -8 | 10 |
| 16 | Chelmsford City | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | -4 | 9 |
| 17 | Bath City | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 13 | -6 | 9 |
| 18 | Slough Town | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -7 | 9 |
| 19 | Billericay Town | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | -5 | 8 |
| 20 | Welling United | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 11 | -6 | 7 |
| 21 | Braintree Town | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -12 | 7 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Torquay United | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 16 | 32 |
| 2 | Sutton United | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 26 |
| 3 | Notts County | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 23 |
| 4 | Bromley | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 22 |
| 5 | Altrincham | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 21 |
| 6 | Wealdstone | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 26 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -4 | 21 |
| 7 | Woking | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 20 |
| 8 | Wrexham | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 20 |
| 9 | Maidenhead United | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | -4 | 20 |
| 10 | Stockport County | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 19 |
| 11 | Solihull Moors | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 19 |
| 12 | Boreham Wood | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 18 |
| 13 | Hartlepool United | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | -2 | 18 |
| 14 | Eastleigh | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 17 |
| 15 | Chesterfield | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 24 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 16 |
| 16 | Halifax Town | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 16 |
| 17 | Aldershot Town | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 9 | -1 | 15 |
| 18 | Dagenham & Redbridge | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 11 | -4 | 15 |
| 19 | King's Lynn Town | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 30 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 16 | -13 | 14 |
| 20 | Barnet | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 32 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 20 | -21 | 9 |
| 21 | Yeovil Town | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 5 | -6 | 8 |
| 22 | Weymouth | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | -10 | 7 |
| 23 | Dover Athletic | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 24 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 11 | -18 | 6 |