Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Chorley & Bamber Bridge face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Lancashire FA Challenge Trophy. All the pre-match information is available here!
It's no vacation for neither Chorley nor Bamber Bridge 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.
Chorley form and stats
Last season, Chorley's Lancashire FA Challenge Trophy journey ended in the 2nd round.The supporters are hoping that Chorley will strike back in this game, putting things right after the 1-2 away loss in the FA Cup fixture against Curzon Ashton.
In the match before that, Chorley hosted Scunthorpe United and drew the Vanarama National League North game 1-1.There will be little rest for Chorley after this match as they are travelling to Gloucester City for a Vanarama National League North game in only four days.
It's been an intense period of training leading up to this game for Chorley, who have participated in three training matches. Chorley have won 1 of these, drawn 1 and were beaten in 1 game.
Bamber Bridge form and stats
Bamber Bridge's mission in Lancashire FA Challenge Trophy last season failed in the semi-finals.Bamber lost away at Ilkeston Town (0-1) in their previous game and are perhaps starting to feel homesick.
Preceding that game was the away Non League Premier: Northern victory against Atherton Collieries with the score of 2-1.It's a day of discovery for Bamber Bridge as they finally learn what impact all the hours of pre-season training, along with the changes in personnel, have had on their performance in an official game. It's never easy knowing what to expect based on friendly games, of which Bamber Bridge have played four with the results W0-D0-L4 (win-draw-lost). In these games Bamber Bridge has scored {2 goals} and conceded 15 times.
Head 2 Head
Chorley have managed a streak of 4 consecutive games without losing (2-2-0) when playing Bamber Bridge.Top Goalscorers
  J. Johnson 5 goals | J. Hazlehurst 4 goals | L. Britton 1 goals |
Chorley missing players
Bamber Bridge missing players
| Chorley | Bamber Bridge | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 10 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 6 | Won | W | 2 | 7 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Lost | L | 6 | 13 | ||
| 33 | 17 | Scored | S | 8 | 26 | ||
| 33 | 17 | Conceded | C | 15 | 45 | ||
| 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 90% | 96% | ||
| 68% | 62% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 68% | ||
| 44% | 38% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 40% | 48% | ||
| 24% | 31% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 24% | ||
| 16% | 15% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 10% | 16% | ||
| 64% | 62% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 48% | ||
| 28% | 23% | Clean Sheets | C S | 20% | 20% | ||
| 16% | 15% | Failed to Score | F T | 40% | 36% | ||
| 4.2 | 3.9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.5 | 2.8 | ||
| 4.4 | 4.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.6 | 3.3 | ||
| 2.3 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.1 | 0.9 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 11 | 11.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.5 | 5.5 | ||
| 4.2 | 3.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.3 | 2.4 | ||
| 31% | 34% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 24% | 44% | ||
| 8.1 | 8.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.5 | 6.9 | ||
| 3.6 | 3.6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.6 | 3.4 | ||
