National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Holyhead Hotspur or Caernarfon Town that keep their silverware dream alive.
The hosts Holyhead Hotspur saw competitive action as recent as three days ago, playing in the FAW Championship. This match was also played here at The New Oval. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Caernarfon Town have had more rest.
Holyhead Hotspur form and stats
Holyhead have not come this way in the League Cup without some hard work on the way, more precisely defeating Llandudno.Holyhead Hotspur drew their last game, also a home match. Conwy Borough was the opponent, 1-1 the score.
Before that, Holyhead Hotspur played out a FAW Championship draw 0-0 when visiting Holywell. W W L L W
Caernarfon Town form and stats
Caernarfon Town had fun at their own home (The New Oval) last time out, beating Flint Town United (after extra-time) 2-1. Gosset and Bell scored.
That result followed a home victory 1-0 versus Cardiff MU in the Premier League.Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Holyhead won two games, four matches ended with a tie and Caernarfon Town have four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: three / seven
Holyhead Hotspur missing players
Caernarfon Town missing players
| Holyhead Hotspur | Caernarfon Town | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 6 | Won | W | 7 | 11 | ||
| 9 | 4 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Lost | L | 5 | 12 | ||
| 39 | 23 | Scored | S | 20 | 34 | ||
| 31 | 12 | Conceded | C | 16 | 42 | ||
| 88% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 80% | 92% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 76% | ||
| 52% | 54% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 68% | ||
| 28% | 15% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 32% | ||
| 20% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 12% | ||
| 52% | 69% | BTTS | BTTS | 42% | 44% | ||
| 40% | 31% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 20% | ||
| 20% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 36% | ||
| 4.8 | 5.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.4 | 4.8 | ||
| 2.5 | 1.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.9 | 5.4 | ||
| 1.2 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.1 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 3 | ||
| 5.8 | 5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.8 | 10.1 | ||
| 2.8 | 2.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.1 | 4 | ||
| 36% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 41% | 35% | ||
| 8.8 | 4.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 17.8 | 14.5 | ||
| 3.8 | 2.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.7 | 5.6 | ||