National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Hartley Wintney or Lymington Town that keep their silverware dream alive.
It's no vacation for neither Hartley Wintney nor Lymington Town as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Hartley Wintney form and stats
A draw after 90 minutes last time out for Hartley Wintney, who played 4-4 against Plymouth Parkway. That match was also played at this venue (The Memorial Playing Fields). There was plenty of action in the dying minutes of the game against Plymouth Parkway as Barslund's goal in the 90th minute completed a cancellation of 1-4 and secured a draw after 90 minutes.
Before that game, a home loss in the FA Cup against Bath City (after extra-time).
Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Truro City are coming to town in four days.
With the first game of the season soon underway, it's time to look at the results from the Hartley Wintney friendly games in pre-season: Hartley Wintney played one friendly, won 0, drew 1 and lost 0. If you are really into statistics you might appreciate knowing that Hartley Wintney scored 0 goals and conceded 0 in these one game.
Lymington Town form and stats
Two away games in a row for Lymington, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-1 vs Evesham United in the Fa Trophy.
Preceding that, the 1-2 home loss versus Cinderford Town.Lymington Town have another fixture that requires travelling in just four sleeps, a Non League Div One: Southern South fixture against Evesham United. A gruelling programme for the visitors!
Head 2 Head
Hartley Wintney missing players
Lymington Town missing players
| Hartley Wintney | Lymington Town | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 15 | 25 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Won | W | 3 | 5 | ||
| 5 | 4 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | ||
| 13 | 4 | Lost | L | 10 | 16 | ||
| 36 | 16 | Scored | S | 19 | 33 | ||
| 39 | 16 | Conceded | C | 42 | 65 | ||
| 92% | 83% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 72% | 58% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 84% | ||
| 64% | 58% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 73% | 72% | ||
| 36% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 60% | 56% | ||
| 20% | 17% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 47% | 44% | ||
| 56% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 80% | 76% | ||
| 20% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 7% | 8% | ||
| 32% | 42% | Failed to Score | F T | 13% | 16% | ||
| 2.9 | 2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 4 | ||
| 2.7 | 1.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 8 | 8 | ||
| 1.1 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 4.7 | 4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6 | 6 | ||
| 2.7 | 1.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 2 | ||
| 43% | 60% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 50% | ||
| 5.5 | 2.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 19 | 19 | ||
| 2.9 | 1.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 12 | 12 | ||
