National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Carlton Town or Stourbridge that keep their silverware dream alive.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Carlton Town form and stats
Carlton Town was eliminated in the 2nd round qualifying last season in the Fa Trophy.The home supporters saw a 0-0 draw versus Histon in the Non League Div One: Northern Midlands last time out and are looking for a win here.
Before that, Carlton Town drew at home versus Kidsgrove Athletic (after extra-time, 4-3 on penalties).It's been an intense period of training leading up to this game for Carlton, who have participated in two training matches. Carlton Town have won 0 of these, drawn 0 and were beaten in 2 games.
Stourbridge form and stats
Stourbridge's mission in Fa Trophy last season failed in the 3rd round qualifying.The manager I. Long was unhappy after their last game, a Non League Premier: Southern match played at their home ground War Memorial Athletic Ground (Stourbridge, West Midlands). Stourbridge suffered a 2-6 loss to Nuneaton Town. As you can see from the result above, the defeat against Nuneaton Town was particularly ugly (2-6). The humiliation is still top of mind.
Prior to that match, the Stourbridge manager I. Long faced defeat when travelling to Leiston and losing 1-2.It's finally time to play a game of importance again as a long period of training has passed. Stourbridge have played a number of friendly games in this period, resulting in 0 wins, 0 draws and 2 defeats from two fixtures.
Head 2 Head
Carlton-Stourbridge H2H statistics last three meetings regardless of arena: Carlton Town zero wins, Stourbridge two wins, one draw. one of these three matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Carlton Town missing players
Stourbridge missing players
| Carlton Town | Stourbridge | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 11 | 6 | Won | W | 3 | 4 | ||
| 8 | 5 | Drew | D | 2 | 8 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Lost | L | 7 | 13 | ||
| 39 | 18 | Scored | S | 14 | 26 | ||
| 30 | 12 | Conceded | C | 24 | 46 | ||
| 96% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | ||
| 84% | 69% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 76% | ||
| 48% | 38% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 58% | 52% | ||
| 32% | 23% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 17% | 20% | ||
| 12% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 8% | ||
| 52% | 62% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 56% | ||
| 36% | 38% | Clean Sheets | C S | 17% | 20% | ||
| 16% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 32% | ||
| 6 | 6.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.2 | 3.7 | ||
| 6.8 | 7.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.6 | 2.8 | ||
| 1.4 | 1.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.6 | 0.8 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 9 | 11.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.4 | 6.9 | ||
| 4.4 | 6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.2 | 2.5 | ||
| 35% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 45% | 31% | ||
| 13.3 | 15 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7 | 6.5 | ||
| 5.2 | 5.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 3 | ||