National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Dulwich Hamlet or Welling United that keep their silverware dream alive.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Dulwich Hamlet form and stats
Action has already taken place for Dulwich in London Senior Cup as they have defeated AFC Croydon Athletic to reach the 2nd Round. Last season, Dulwich's London Senior Cup journey ended in the 2nd round.Hopes of three in a row are alive for Dulwich Hamlet after consecutive victories at their own ground.
Dulwich lost their last game at Oxford City after a 0-2 scoreline.
In the game before, an away victory in the Vanarama National League South match versus St Albans City with a 4-3 scoreline.The manager G. Rose will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Brentwood Town in only four days.
With the first game of the season soon underway, it's time to look at the results from the Dulwich Hamlet friendly games in pre-season: Dulwich played two friendlies, won 1, drew 1 and lost 0. If you are really into statistics you might appreciate knowing that Dulwich Hamlet scored 5 goals and conceded 2 in these two games.
Welling United form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated Hanwell Town in order to reach 2nd round of London Senior Cup. Welling United's mission in London Senior Cup last season failed in the 2nd round.Welling United has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.
There might be some fixture complaints from Welling as they are again playing away from home after losing on the road in their previous match, the Vanarama National League South match against Ebbsfleet United (0-6). As you can see from the result above, the defeat against Ebbsfleet United was particularly ugly (0-6). The humiliation is still top of mind.
Prior to that match, a home win 1-0 against Tonbridge Angels in the Vanarama National League South.There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Welling manager P. Taylor as the team has another away game coming up in only four days, this time against Hungerford Town.
It's a day of discovery for Welling United 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 Welling United have played five with the results W0-D2-L3 (win-draw-lost). In these games Welling United has scored 5 goals and conceded 11 times.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last six meetings: two - two - two (Dulwich Hamlet wins - draws - Welling United wins). As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  D. Mills 7 goals | D. McQueen 5 goals | G. McGregor 4 goals |
Dulwich Hamlet missing players
Welling United missing players
| Dulwich Hamlet | Welling United | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 13 | 5 | Won | W | 1 | 6 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Drew | D | 3 | 6 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Lost | L | 7 | 13 | ||
| 49 | 20 | Scored | S | 8 | 27 | ||
| 30 | 16 | Conceded | C | 31 | 61 | ||
| 96% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 91% | 96% | ||
| 88% | 83% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 91% | 84% | ||
| 64% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 82% | 72% | ||
| 32% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 55% | 48% | ||
| 16% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 27% | 32% | ||
| 56% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 45% | 52% | ||
| 24% | 17% | Clean Sheets | C S | 9% | 16% | ||
| 24% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 55% | 36% | ||
| 5.8 | 7.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.3 | 3.7 | ||
| 5.3 | 3.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.9 | 6.1 | ||
| 1.9 | 1.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.3 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 10 | 10.1 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.2 | 9 | ||
| 5.2 | 5.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 4 | ||
| 38% | 27% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 21% | 29% | ||
| 8.6 | 6.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 15.5 | 15.1 | ||
| 4.1 | 3.4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 7.4 | 6.6 | ||