National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Whitby Town or Mossley that keep their silverware dream alive.
The hosts Whitby Town saw competitive action as recent as four days ago, playing in the Non League Premier: Northern. This match was also played here at Turnbull Ground. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Mossley have had more rest.
Whitby Town form and stats
Whitby was eliminated in the 3rd round qualifying last season in the Fa Trophy.The Whitby supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host United of Manchester in Non League Premier: Northern and win 1-0.
A strong away win before that one, visiting Matlock Town and winning 3-2.Whitby Town have prepared for this season with one friendly games versus mixed opposition. Results from training matches should always be treated with caution, but the takeaways from these one matches are 1 victories, 0 draws and 0 losses. In these games, Whitby have scored 3 goals and conceded 1 time.
Mossley form and stats
Last season their Fa Trophy adventure ended in the 2nd round qualifying.A great winning streak in away games for Mossley as they have managed to win six matches in a row as the visitors. Not since the Widnes have they travelled home without three points.
Mossley failed to get anything from their last game, a Non League Div One: Northern West home match vs Workington that ended with defeat 0-1.
Preceding that game was the away Fa Trophy victory against Hyde United with the score of 2-1.It's finally time to play a game of importance again as a long period of training has passed. Mossley have played a number of friendly games in this period, resulting in 2 wins, 0 draws and 3 defeats from five fixtures.
Head 2 Head
Statistics for the former two meetings between these two participants are: one win for Whitby, zero draws and one win for Mossley. Over 2,5 goals: one time; under 2,5 goals: one game.Whitby Town missing players
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| Whitby Town | Mossley | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 10 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 15 | 6 | Won | W | 8 | 16 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Lost | L | 2 | 7 | ||
| 35 | 12 | Scored | S | 31 | 49 | ||
| 24 | 6 | Conceded | C | 15 | 33 | ||
| 92% | 90% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 60% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 91% | 80% | ||
| 48% | 30% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 91% | 76% | ||
| 28% | 10% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 55% | 36% | ||
| 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 27% | 16% | ||
| 32% | 20% | BTTS | BTTS | 82% | 60% | ||
| 48% | 60% | Clean Sheets | C S | 18% | 24% | ||
| 28% | 30% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 20% | ||
| 0.7 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.2 | 4.4 | ||
| 2.6 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7.2 | 6.2 | ||
| 0.2 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.5 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2.6 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.7 | 11.7 | ||
| 1.3 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6 | 5.3 | ||
| 95% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 42% | 38% | ||
| 5.9 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.2 | 11.7 | ||
| 2.5 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 5.4 | ||