National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Hitchin Town or Welwyn Garden City that keep their silverware dream alive.
It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only two days ago in the Non League Div One: Southern Central.
Hitchin Town form and stats
The spoils were shared in Hitchin's previous game, also at home. Visiting St Ives Town travelled back with a draw after a 1-1 scoreline.
Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Stourbridge (0-3).Hitchin Town have prepared for this season with four friendly games versus mixed opposition. Results from training matches should always be treated with caution, but the takeaways from these four matches are 0 victories, 1 draws and 3 losses. In these games, Hitchin Town have scored 1 goal and conceded 9 times.
Welwyn Garden City form and stats
Welwyn Garden City had fun at their own home (Top Field) last time out, beating Highworth Town 3-2.
Ahead of that match was the Non League Div One: Southern Central away draw versus Waltham Abbey that ended 1-1.Head 2 Head
Hitchin Town missing players
Welwyn Garden City missing players
| Hitchin Town | Welwyn Garden City | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 10 | 25 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Won | W | 4 | 10 | ||
| 7 | 5 | Drew | D | 3 | 7 | ||
| 11 | 5 | Lost | L | 3 | 8 | ||
| 20 | 11 | Scored | S | 17 | 45 | ||
| 35 | 19 | Conceded | C | 15 | 35 | ||
| 88% | 86% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 72% | 71% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 90% | 92% | ||
| 48% | 36% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 68% | ||
| 8% | 14% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 30% | 36% | ||
| 4% | 7% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 16% | ||
| 40% | 29% | BTTS | BTTS | 70% | 64% | ||
| 28% | 36% | Clean Sheets | C S | 20% | 28% | ||
| 44% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 10% | 12% | ||
| 2.9 | 1.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 4.3 | ||
| 4 | 5.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 3.3 | ||
| 0.9 | 0.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.3 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 7.8 | 6.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7 | 9.3 | ||
| 3 | 2.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 3.3 | ||
| 29% | 20% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 40% | ||
| 12.8 | 17.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8 | 7 | ||
| 4.8 | 6.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 2.3 | ||
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