Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Stockport County & Grimsby Town face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Fa Trophy. All the pre-match information is available here!
Both participants have had plenty of rest since their previous competitive action. Let's look for an energetic game!
Stockport County form and stats
Stockport participated in Fa Trophy the last season, where they reached the 4th round.When playing at home in the Vanarama National League, Stockport County have managed 3 wins, 2 draws and suffered 3 defeats from 8 games.
No payout for Stockport County in their previous match, an away game at Torquay United that ended in defeat 1-2.
Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Rotherham United (0-1).The Stockport County fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 11 in 8 matches. Stockport's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 10 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Grimsby Town form and stats
As the visiting team in Vanarama National League matches, Grimsby Town have produced an overall stat of 3-2-5 so far. A depressing four defeats in a row for Grimsby in their away games. Unhappy days, as the last time they avoided a loss on the road was versus Woking.
This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Vanarama National League home defeat versus Chesterfield with 0-1 on the scoreboard.
It was a Vanarama National League defeat before that one as the away game against Dagenham & Redbridge wasn't a success with a 2-3 loss.After this away game Grimsby return home for a Vanarama National League game against Boreham Wood. That game is only three sleeps after this.
Grimsby have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 10 league away games 12 goals have been scored. As for defending, Grimsby Town rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 15 goals from these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head numbers (for the former ten meetings): Stockport won four games, three matches ended in a draw and Grimsby Town have three wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: five / fiveTop Goalscorers
  P. Madden 7 goals | O. Crankshaw 7 goals |  J. McAtee 7 goals |
Stockport County missing players
Grimsby Town missing players
| Stockport County | Grimsby Town | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 10 | Played | P | 16 | 25 | ||
| 14 | 5 | Won | W | 6 | 13 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 2 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Lost | L | 8 | 10 | ||
| 50 | 19 | Scored | S | 20 | 39 | ||
| 28 | 13 | Conceded | C | 20 | 26 | ||
| 92% | 90% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 94% | 96% | ||
| 80% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 62% | 60% | ||
| 68% | 70% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 44% | 40% | ||
| 32% | 30% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 31% | 32% | ||
| 20% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 19% | 20% | ||
| 48% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 44% | 36% | ||
| 40% | 40% | Clean Sheets | C S | 31% | 40% | ||
| 20% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 31% | 28% | ||
| 6.5 | 7.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.3 | 4.9 | ||
| 4.5 | 5.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.3 | 4.8 | ||
| 1.5 | 1.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.6 | 1.4 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 3 | ||
| 10.4 | 10.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.9 | 10.4 | ||
| 4.5 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 4.6 | ||
| 44% | 48% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 28% | 34% | ||
| 7.8 | 6.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8 | 7.6 | ||
| 3.2 | 2.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.1 | 2.7 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Chesterfield | 18 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 36 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 21 | 39 |
| 2 | Boreham Wood | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 28 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 15 | 38 |
| 3 | Bromley | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 22 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 37 |
| 4 | Wrexham | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 35 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 27 | 15 | 15 | 36 |
| 5 | Halifax Town | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 29 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 13 | 36 |
| 6 | Notts County | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 33 | 22 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 35 |
| 7 | Solihull Moors | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 28 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 35 |
| 8 | Grimsby Town | 19 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 31 | 21 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 10 | 32 |
| 9 | Yeovil Town | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 31 |
| 10 | Stockport County | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 29 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 7 | 30 |
| 11 | Dagenham & Redbridge | 19 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 37 | 26 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 29 |
| 12 | Altrincham | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 33 | 29 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 4 | 25 |
| 13 | Barnet | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 24 | 31 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 17 | -7 | 25 |
| 14 | Woking | 19 | 8 | 0 | 11 | 30 | 30 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 19 | 15 | 0 | 24 |
| 15 | Eastleigh | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 24 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 11 | -3 | 24 |
| 16 | Torquay United | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 28 | 32 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 17 | -4 | 24 |
| 17 | Wealdstone | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 29 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 18 | -10 | 21 |
| 18 | Aldershot Town | 19 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 23 | 32 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 12 | -9 | 20 |
| 19 | Southend United | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 30 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 16 | -15 | 15 |
| 20 | Weymouth | 19 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 21 | 38 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 21 | -17 | 15 |
| 21 | Maidenhead United | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 19 | 38 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 22 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 16 | -19 | 15 |
| 22 | King's Lynn Town | 18 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 17 | 38 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 21 | -21 | 11 |
| 23 | Dover Athletic | 19 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 43 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 18 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 25 | -28 | -8 |
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