It's the Fa Trophy: Wrexham and Stockport County face off

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Competition: England Fa Trophy
Competition: Sat 02.April
Match begins: 11:30 (UTC)

National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Wrexham or Stockport County that keep their silverware dream alive.

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Wrexham form and stats

Last season their Fa Trophy adventure ended in the 3rd round.

The home supporters can't complain about results here as Wrexham have scored 29 goals to get 35 points from 16 games. The overall stats in the National League are 10-5-1 (wins-draws-losses).

A nice win for Wrexham last time playing, versus Dover Athletic. That was also a home game and the match ended 6-5 with Davies, Jarvis, Palmer (2), Mullin and Jones scoring for the victors.

Previous to that game, a National League home match hosting Halifax Town in a game that was won 3-1.

This is expected to be a close game, with Wrexham perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Wrexham as a small favourite), we find five games. Wrexham has won two of these, drawn three and lost zero.

The match schedule is unforgiving for Wrexham as they have a new game in only three days, a National League match thankfully also at home. Barnet are visiting.

Wrexham have proved capable of finding the net in their games here with 29 goals in 16 league matches. Wrexham are not conceding a lot of goals here in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 15 from 16 matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Stockport County form and stats

Stockport was sent out of Fa Trophy in the 4th round last season.

Stockport County have an excellent away record in the National League so far with 14-1-3 from 18 games.

The Stockport County goalkeeper Luca Ashby-Hammond is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 237 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.

It's the second away game in a row for Stockport County, but there's smiles all around after the 2-0 victory versus Eastleigh last time out.

Prior to that result Stockport won their away game at King's Lynn Town in the National League. The scoreline was 3-0.

The Stockport County manager Challinor has got the team scoring on the road, with 40 away goals in 18 league matches. Stockport are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 14 times in 18 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

Stats for the last ten meetings between these two participants are: four wins for Wrexham, one draw and five wins for Stockport County. Over 2,5 goals: eight times; under 2,5 goals: two games.

Top Goalscorers

Stockport CountyP. Madden
P. Madden
18 goals
WrexhamP. Mullin
P. Mullin
17 goals
WrexhamJ. Davies
J. Davies
10 goals

Wrexham missing players

Stockport County missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Wrexham Stockport County
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
25 14   Played P   12 25
19 11   Won W   10 22
3 2   Drew D   0 1
3 1   Lost L   2 2
57 37   Scored S   30 66
23 13   Conceded C   6 11
92% 93%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 100%
76% 79%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   83% 76%
52% 50%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   58% 64%
32% 43%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   33% 36%
24% 36%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   25% 24%
48% 43%   BTTS BTTS   33% 28%
44% 50%   Clean Sheets C S   58% 68%
16% 14%   Failed to Score F T   8% 4%
 
5.7 7   Corners for (avg) C F   6.4 7.4
3.9 3.6   Corners against (avg) C A   3.2 3.3
1.1 0.5   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.4 1.4
3 2   Red cards R C   0 3
 
14 16.6   Shots (avg) S (   12.2 12.6
5.6 6.5   Shots on Target (avg) S O   5.9 6.2
41% 41%   Goal Efficiency G E   42% 42%
 
7.7 6.8   Shots against (avg) S A   5.8 4.6
3 2.4   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   2.1 1.8

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Stockport County 35 25 4 6 74 29 17 11 3 3 34 15 18 14 1 3 40 14 45 79
2 Wrexham 34 20 8 6 65 36 16 10 5 1 29 15 18 10 3 5 36 21 29 68
3 Chesterfield 36 18 13 5 61 35 18 10 6 2 32 19 18 8 7 3 29 16 26 67
4 Halifax Town 34 20 6 8 51 28 16 13 0 3 29 9 18 7 6 5 22 19 23 66
5 Solihull Moors 34 18 10 6 62 38 18 10 5 3 40 21 16 8 5 3 22 17 24 64
6 Notts County 35 17 10 8 61 42 18 11 5 2 36 20 17 6 5 6 25 22 19 61
7 Grimsby Town 35 18 5 12 51 34 18 12 2 4 32 14 17 6 3 8 19 20 17 59
8 Boreham Wood 32 16 10 6 40 24 17 10 7 0 24 7 15 6 3 6 16 17 16 58
9 Dagenham & Redbridge 35 17 4 14 62 45 17 8 3 6 35 25 18 9 1 8 27 20 17 55
10 Bromley 33 15 9 9 47 37 16 10 3 3 28 15 17 5 6 6 19 22 10 54
11 Torquay United 35 15 8 12 55 48 18 9 4 5 31 21 17 6 4 7 24 27 7 53
12 Yeovil Town 35 13 9 13 34 36 18 6 5 7 16 20 17 7 4 6 18 16 -2 48
13 Southend United 35 13 8 14 38 48 16 8 3 5 22 21 19 5 5 9 16 27 -10 47
14 Altrincham 36 13 7 16 54 56 18 9 2 7 33 22 18 4 5 9 21 34 -2 46
15 Woking 36 13 4 19 50 51 18 7 0 11 25 29 18 6 4 8 25 22 -1 43
16 Barnet 34 11 8 15 43 59 17 6 4 7 21 29 17 5 4 8 22 30 -16 41
17 Wealdstone 34 10 9 15 39 53 17 6 6 5 18 19 17 4 3 10 21 34 -14 39
18 Maidenhead United 35 10 8 17 38 59 19 8 4 7 28 32 16 2 4 10 10 27 -21 38
19 Eastleigh 35 10 7 18 36 56 18 8 5 5 26 22 17 2 2 13 10 34 -20 37
20 Aldershot Town 34 8 7 19 33 58 17 2 5 10 13 31 17 6 2 9 20 27 -25 31
21 King's Lynn Town 35 6 6 23 34 65 18 3 2 13 16 32 17 3 4 10 18 33 -31 24
22 Weymouth 35 5 7 23 32 69 17 3 5 9 17 26 18 2 2 14 15 43 -37 22
23 Dover Athletic 34 1 5 28 28 82 16 1 2 13 10 29 18 0 3 15 18 53 -54 -4

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Stockport County 35 25 4 6 74 29 17 11 3 3 34 15 18 14 1 3 40 14 45 79
2 Wrexham 34 20 8 6 65 36 16 10 5 1 29 15 18 10 3 5 36 21 29 68
3 Chesterfield 36 18 13 5 61 35 18 10 6 2 32 19 18 8 7 3 29 16 26 67
4 Halifax Town 34 20 6 8 51 28 16 13 0 3 29 9 18 7 6 5 22 19 23 66
5 Solihull Moors 34 18 10 6 62 38 18 10 5 3 40 21 16 8 5 3 22 17 24 64
6 Notts County 35 17 10 8 61 42 18 11 5 2 36 20 17 6 5 6 25 22 19 61
7 Grimsby Town 35 18 5 12 51 34 18 12 2 4 32 14 17 6 3 8 19 20 17 59
8 Boreham Wood 32 16 10 6 40 24 17 10 7 0 24 7 15 6 3 6 16 17 16 58
9 Dagenham & Redbridge 35 17 4 14 62 45 17 8 3 6 35 25 18 9 1 8 27 20 17 55
10 Bromley 33 15 9 9 47 37 16 10 3 3 28 15 17 5 6 6 19 22 10 54
11 Torquay United 35 15 8 12 55 48 18 9 4 5 31 21 17 6 4 7 24 27 7 53
12 Yeovil Town 35 13 9 13 34 36 18 6 5 7 16 20 17 7 4 6 18 16 -2 48
13 Southend United 35 13 8 14 38 48 16 8 3 5 22 21 19 5 5 9 16 27 -10 47
14 Altrincham 36 13 7 16 54 56 18 9 2 7 33 22 18 4 5 9 21 34 -2 46
15 Woking 36 13 4 19 50 51 18 7 0 11 25 29 18 6 4 8 25 22 -1 43
16 Barnet 34 11 8 15 43 59 17 6 4 7 21 29 17 5 4 8 22 30 -16 41
17 Wealdstone 34 10 9 15 39 53 17 6 6 5 18 19 17 4 3 10 21 34 -14 39
18 Maidenhead United 35 10 8 17 38 59 19 8 4 7 28 32 16 2 4 10 10 27 -21 38
19 Eastleigh 35 10 7 18 36 56 18 8 5 5 26 22 17 2 2 13 10 34 -20 37
20 Aldershot Town 34 8 7 19 33 58 17 2 5 10 13 31 17 6 2 9 20 27 -25 31
21 King's Lynn Town 35 6 6 23 34 65 18 3 2 13 16 32 17 3 4 10 18 33 -31 24
22 Weymouth 35 5 7 23 32 69 17 3 5 9 17 26 18 2 2 14 15 43 -37 22
23 Dover Athletic 34 1 5 28 28 82 16 1 2 13 10 29 18 0 3 15 18 53 -54 -4

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