National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Holyhead Hotspur or Bangor 1876 that keep their silverware dream alive.
Both contenders have had a decent time to rest since their previous work day in an official game. Let's wish for an in-your-face fixture!
Holyhead Hotspur form and stats
Last season, Holyhead's Welsh Cup journey ended in the 2nd round.The Holyhead Hotspur regulars got no joy from their last match, also played here at The New Oval: A 0-6 defeat against Holywell. Holyhead Hotspur were outplayed and humiliated in their previous game, as mentioned in the paragraph above. They will need to reinstall their confidence before this one.
2-2 away at Buckley Town before that.Bangor 1876 form and stats
Bangor was sent out of Welsh Cup in the 1st round last season.Bangor 1876 play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 0-4 to Ruthin Town. As you can see from the result above, the defeat against Ruthin Town was particularly ugly (0-4). The humiliation is still top of mind.
Preceding that, the 1-4 home loss versus Prestatyn Town.Head 2 Head
Holyhead Hotspur missing players
Bangor 1876 missing players
| Holyhead Hotspur | Bangor 1876 | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 5 | 11 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 4 | ||
| 6 | 4 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | ||
| 18 | 8 | Lost | L | 3 | 6 | ||
| 19 | 6 | Scored | S | 13 | 25 | ||
| 65 | 30 | Conceded | C | 17 | 30 | ||
| 92% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 92% | 92% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 72% | 58% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 91% | ||
| 56% | 42% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 73% | ||
| 12% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 60% | 55% | ||
| 56% | 42% | BTTS | BTTS | 80% | 64% | ||
| 8% | 8% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 9% | ||
| 44% | 58% | Failed to Score | F T | 20% | 27% | ||
| 1.4 | 1.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0.5 | 1 | ||
| 2.6 | 3.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 1 | 1.4 | ||
| 0.6 | 0.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.2 | 1.2 | ||
| 3 | 3 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 4 | 3.9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 4.5 | 4.2 | ||
| 1.8 | 1.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 2 | ||
| 37% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 80% | 106% | ||
| 7.1 | 7.6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7.2 | 5 | ||
| 3.6 | 3.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 3.8 | ||
