National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Maine Road or Ashton United that keep their silverware dream alive.
Ashton United could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a Non League Premier: Northern game only two sleeps ago. That game, against Gainsborough Trinity, was also an away game. It's a tiring schedule for Ashton United.
Maine Road form and stats
Maine Road's previous fixture was a Manchester Premier Cup game also played at their home, finishing 3-0 versus Irlam. The home team are looking to continue in that form.
Ahead of that fixture, a home defeat in the FA Cup against Squires Gate.
Ashton United form and stats
Ashton United are travelling again after losing away to Gainsborough Trinity in their previous match (0-2).
Prior to that result Ashton won their away game at Guiseley in the Non League Premier: Northern. The scoreline was 2-1.It's a day of discovery for Ashton 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 Ashton United have played two with the results W1-D0-L1 (win-draw-lost). In these games Ashton United has scored {2 goals} and conceded 1 time.
Head 2 Head
Maine Road missing players
Ashton United missing players
| Maine Road | Ashton United | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 18 | 11 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 7 | 6 | Won | W | 5 | 9 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 7 | ||
| 9 | 4 | Lost | L | 5 | 9 | ||
| 30 | 20 | Scored | S | 13 | 26 | ||
| 39 | 20 | Conceded | C | 15 | 26 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | ||
| 89% | 91% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 82% | 68% | ||
| 89% | 91% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 55% | 36% | ||
| 44% | 36% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 18% | 12% | ||
| 39% | 36% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | ||
| 61% | 55% | BTTS | BTTS | 45% | 48% | ||
| 11% | 18% | Clean Sheets | C S | 27% | 24% | ||
| 28% | 27% | Failed to Score | F T | 27% | 36% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.4 | 4 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.2 | 4.3 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.9 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.6 | 7.6 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 3.1 | ||
| 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 32% | 28% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.4 | 9.3 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.3 | 3.9 | ||
