National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Connah's Quay or Holywell that keep their silverware dream alive.
Connah's Quay have less rest than Holywell in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Premier League game only four days ago. That game was an away game at Aberystwyth Town, so at least Connah's are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
Connah's Quay form and stats
Connah's Quay have reached this League Cup stage through battling and winning against The New Saints.In their previous game, the manager Gibson led his Connah's Quay to a defeat away at Aberystwyth Town. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Deeside College Stadium. The penalty miss from Disney in the defeat against Aberystwyth Town was a source of irritation for some fans, but these things happen.
Before that, Connah's had a Premier League home game versus Penybont which ended with a victory 2-0.Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Premier League game versus Pontypridd Town AFC in only four days. This game is also played here at Deeside College Stadium.
Connah's Quay have prepared for this season with two friendly games versus mixed opposition. Results from training matches should always be treated with caution, but the takeaways from these two matches are 0 victories, 1 draws and 1 losses. In these games, Connah's Quay have scored 3 goals and conceded 4 times.
Holywell form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated Caersws and Mold Alexandra in order to reach 3rd round of League Cup.It's the second away game in a row for Holywell, but there's smiles all around after the 2-1 victory versus Guilsfield last time out.
Before that, Holywell secured a home win against Buckley Town with the score 2-1.Holywell are huge outsiders in this game. Running a check in our games database we found 37 matches where they were as big outsiders as an away team. Results were 14 wins, 8 draws and 15 defeats. Of the defeats, 9 games were lost by at least two goals margin.
Holywell have another game that requires travelling in just four nights, a FAW Championship fixture against Gresford Athletic. A demanding itinerary for the guests!
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  M. Wilde 2 goals | G. Horan 1 goals | R. Stratulis 1 goals |
Connah's Quay missing players
Holywell missing players
| Connah's Quay | Holywell | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 11 | 9 | Won | W | 9 | 17 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | ||
| 36 | 25 | Scored | S | 31 | 63 | ||
| 22 | 10 | Conceded | C | 14 | 29 | ||
| 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 76% | 71% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 92% | 88% | ||
| 32% | 29% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 77% | 80% | ||
| 16% | 21% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 31% | 48% | ||
| 12% | 21% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 23% | 36% | ||
| 36% | 21% | BTTS | BTTS | 54% | 52% | ||
| 52% | 64% | Clean Sheets | C S | 31% | 36% | ||
| 20% | 14% | Failed to Score | F T | 15% | 16% | ||
| 4.8 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.7 | 3.9 | ||
| 3 | 3.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.4 | 3.5 | ||
| 1.5 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.9 | 2.8 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 3 | ||
| 10 | 10.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14.4 | 13.6 | ||
| 4.1 | 4.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 7.1 | 6.8 | ||
| 35% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 44% | 44% | ||
| 7.1 | 6.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.9 | 10.5 | ||
| 3.1 | 2.6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 4 | ||
