National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Witton Albion or Bamber Bridge that keep their silverware dream alive.
Witton Albion form and stats
Witton participated in Fa Trophy the last season, where they reached the 1st round qualifying.3 victories, 0 draws and 1 defeat. That’s what Witton Albion have to build on here in the Non League Premier: Northern. The team is able to perform also as the away side, as they are nurturing a very healthy winning streak of four straight victories regardless of arena. Nine out of nine points from the last three home games for Witton Albion, and the home supporters are ready to scream their lungs out to keep the winning streak alive.
The Witton supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Atherton Collieries in Non League Premier: Northern and win 2-1. Before that match, a Non League Premier: Northern win away at Gainsborough Trinity.
The Witton Albion fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 5 in 4 matches. From these home matches, Witton Albion have conceded only 3 goals.
Bamber Bridge form and stats
Bamber's mission in Fa Trophy last season failed in the 1st round qualifying.As the visiting team in Non League Premier: Northern matches, Bamber Bridge have produced an overall stat of 0-1-4 so far. Bamber are generally in trouble as the list of consecutive losses is growing into an ugly monster. Regardless of home/away, the visitors have now lost seven in a row. It's been 9 weeks since they last avoided defeat. (The Ashton United game.) Bitter travels for Bamber as they have lost four games in a row away from home. The last time they avoided an away-from-home loss was the Ashton United match.
Bamber Bridge lost away at Morpeth Town (1-2) in their previous game and are perhaps starting to feel homesick. Ahead of that match was the victory versus Radcliffe Borough at their stadium, the result 2-1.
The visitors have scored 3 goals from 5 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. The Bamber Bridge manager N. Crowe has some worries about the defense as 11 goals have been conceded in these travels.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Witton Albion five wins, three draws and Bamber Bridge two victories. As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four games had two or less.Witton Albion missing players
Bamber Bridge missing players
| Witton Albion | Bamber Bridge | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 6 | Won | W | 4 | 10 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | ||
| 12 | 5 | Lost | L | 7 | 13 | ||
| 37 | 19 | Scored | S | 15 | 36 | ||
| 37 | 16 | Conceded | C | 25 | 46 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 96% | ||
| 84% | 92% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 83% | 84% | ||
| 64% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 83% | 84% | ||
| 36% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 42% | 36% | ||
| 16% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 24% | ||
| 68% | 58% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 64% | ||
| 16% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 20% | ||
| 20% | 17% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 20% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0.9 | 1.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 1.5 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 3 | ||
| 6.1 | 7.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.6 | 9.4 | ||
| 3 | 3.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 4 | ||
| 51% | 47% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 26% | 32% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Mickleover Sports | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 19 |
| 2 | Basford United | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 19 |
| 3 | Buxton | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 17 |
| 4 | Warrington Town | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 16 |
| 5 | Witton Albion | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 15 |
| 6 | South Shields | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 15 |
| 7 | Whitby Town | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 1 | 14 |
| 8 | Matlock Town | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 13 |
| 9 | Atherton Collieries | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 13 |
| 10 | Gainsborough Trinity | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 12 |
| 11 | Scarborough Athletic | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | -1 | 11 |
| 12 | Lancaster City | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 10 |
| 13 | United of Manchester | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 |
| 14 | Radcliffe Borough | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -5 | 10 |
| 15 | Nantwich Town | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 9 |
| 16 | Morpeth Town | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -1 | 9 |
| 17 | Hyde United | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 6 |
| 18 | Stalybridge Celtic | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -10 | 6 |
| 19 | Ashton United | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -8 | 5 |
| 20 | Bamber Bridge | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 11 | -11 | 4 |
| 21 | Grantham Town | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -9 | 3 |
| 22 | Stafford Rangers | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | -12 | 1 |