National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Corby Town or Brackley Town that keep their silverware dream alive.
It's no vacation for neither Corby nor Brackley Town 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.
Corby Town form and stats
The Corby Town followers got no joy from their last match, a FA Cup duel also played here at Steel Park: A 0-1 defeat against AFC Mansfield.
Ahead of that match, Corby Town lost 1-3 at home to Daventry Town.Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Non League Div One: Northern Midlands game versus Coleshill Town in only three days. This game is also played here at Steel Park.
With the first game of the season soon underway, it's time to look at the results from the Corby Town friendly games in pre-season: Corby Town played one friendly, won 0, drew 0 and lost 1. If you are really into statistics you might appreciate knowing that Corby scored 0 goals and conceded 3 in these one game.
Brackley Town form and stats
Carline and Stead scored in Brackley Town's previous match, the home game against Scarborough Athletic that ended 2-0.
Before that, Brackley Town travelled to Hereford and returned home with a draw after the Vanarama National League North game finished 2-2.The schedule is very tough for Brackley Town now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Vanarama National League North game at Chester is waiting in only three days.
Just as the home team, Brackley Town have been through a few friendly games in the intense training period that just finished. The results from these training matches are 1 Brackley win, 0 draws and 0 losses.
Head 2 Head
As for the last eight games between these two teams, there's four Corby Town victories, two draws and two Brackley Town wins. Over/under statistics; five of these games ended with three goals or more, three matches with two goals or less.
Top Goalscorers
  C. Stead 1 goals | G. Carline 1 goals |
Corby Town missing players
Brackley Town missing players
| Corby Town | Brackley Town | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 9 | 25 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Won | W | 3 | 15 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Drew | D | 6 | 8 | ||
| 15 | 7 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | ||
| 35 | 15 | Scored | S | 12 | 31 | ||
| 49 | 21 | Conceded | C | 4 | 10 | ||
| 96% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 80% | ||
| 84% | 77% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 56% | 40% | ||
| 68% | 54% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 22% | 24% | ||
| 44% | 31% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 22% | 12% | ||
| 24% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 11% | 8% | ||
| 56% | 38% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 24% | ||
| 8% | 15% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 68% | ||
| 40% | 54% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 28% | ||
| 3.7 | 1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 6.1 | ||
| 6.7 | 7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.9 | 4 | ||
| 1.7 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.1 | 0.7 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 7.8 | 5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.8 | 10.3 | ||
| 3.7 | 2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.9 | 4.7 | ||
| 36% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 27% | 26% | ||
| 13.7 | 18 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 6.7 | 6.9 | ||
| 7 | 10 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.4 | 2.8 | ||
