FA Cup·
Preliminary Round·08/16/2025·10:00
Sheffield
Sheffield
WDLLD
0-3
Finished
Bootle
Bootle
WLLDW
📍 Home of Football Stadium, Dronfield, North East Derbyshire

Stats below use each team's main league —Non League Div One - Northern EastEngland·Non League Div One - Northern WestEngland

Last 10FA Cup
Sheffield10matchesBootle10matches

Not in either team's main domestic league — every panel below reflects each team's most recent matches across all competitions.

Coverage varies by leaguetop-tier competitions have richer per-match data; lower divisions and smaller leagues track fewer metrics, so some panels may be sparse or missing entirely.
Pre-match snapshotevery value reflects each team's state going into kick-off — frozen before the match starts, not updated live.

Overall

Overallteam-strength snapshot
39%
Overall

Composite team strength — average of LTQ and Hype.

53%
1336
ELO

Chess-style strength rating going into kick-off.

1405
32%
LTQ

Long-term quality across all competitions.

54%
45%
Hype

Short-term fixture buzz / excitement signal.

51%
3.46
Momentum

Recent goal-scoring trend (weighted goals signal).

3.99

Match Outcome

Match Outcomeresults breakdown
1010
0.50
Points per Game

Average points per match across the sampled games (max 3).

1.40
10%
Win Rate

Share of sampled matches won.

40%
20%
Draw Rate

Share of sampled matches that ended level.

20%
70%
Loss Rate

Share of sampled matches lost (lower is better).

40%
0%
Clean Sheet15%

Share of matches with no goals conceded.

30%
10%
Failed to Score

Share of matches where the team didn't score (lower is better).

20%

Goal Scoring

Goal Scoringattacking output
1010
1.20
Avg Goals Scored

Goals scored per match across the sampled games.

1.90
90%
Scored > 0.585%

Share of matches where the team scored at least once.

80%
100%
Over 1.595%

Share of matches with total goals > 1.5.

90%
80%
Over 2.575%

Share of matches with total goals > 2.5.

70%
40%
Over 3.540%

Share of matches with total goals > 3.5 — high-scoring affairs.

40%
90%
BTTS70%

Share of matches where both teams scored.

50%
10%
BTTS & Win

Share of matches won while both teams scored — strong attack with a defensive lapse.

10%
0%
Scored Both Halves25%

Share of matches with a goal in both the 1st and 2nd half.

50%

Defensive Solidity

Defensive Soliditygoals & shots conceded
1010
2.10
Avg Goals Conceded

Goals conceded per match (lower is better).

1.60
0%
Clean Sheet15%

Share of matches with no goals conceded.

30%

xG Trends

xG TrendsEWMA-smoothed performance
1010
0.76
EWMAxG For

Smoothed expected goals created per match — top attacks hit > 2.5/match, mid-table sits around 1.4.

0.94
1.31
EWMAxG Against

Smoothed expected goals conceded per match — elite defenses < 1.0, struggling sides > 2.0.

0.88
-0.55
EWMAxG Diff

Net xG: attack minus defense. ±1 is dominant/poor; ±2 is title-contender or crisis-level.

0.06
0.55
EWMAFinishing Edge

Goals scored minus xG. +0.3 is clinical, −0.3 is wasteful; ±1 is statistical outlier.

0.77

HT / FT Patterns

HT / FT Patternshalf-time vs full-time outcomes
1010
13%1/8
Leading at HT13%

Share of matches the team led at halftime — fast-start signal.

13%1/8
63%5/8
Level at HT

Share of matches level at halftime — balanced or low-tempo openings.

38%3/8
25%2/8
Trailing at HT

Share of matches the team trailed at halftime — slow starts (lower is better).

50%4/8
25%2/8
HT/FT Same Outcome44%

Share of matches where the W/D/L state at halftime matched the full-time result — game-state stability.

63%5/8
0%0/1
Led at HT → Won50%

Of matches led at HT, share converted into a full-time win — closing strength.

100%1/1
0%0/2
Trailed at HT → Recovered13%

Of matches trailing at HT, share rescued to a draw or win — comeback resilience.

25%1/4

Venue Edge

Venue EdgeSheffield at home · Bootle on the road
55
0.40
PPG at Venue

Points per match at the venue — home team at home, away team away.

0.80
0%0/5
Win Rate10%

Share of sampled matches won.

20%1/5
60%3/5
Loss Rate

Share of sampled matches lost (lower is better).

60%3/5
1.00
Avg Goals Scored

Goals scored per match across the sampled games.

1.40
1.80
Avg Goals Conceded

Goals conceded per match (lower is better).

2.20
0%0/5
Clean Sheet0%

Share of matches with no goals conceded.

0%0/5
80%4/5
BTTS70%

Share of matches where both teams scored.

60%3/5
60%3/5
Over 2.560%

Share of venue matches with total goals > 2.5.

60%3/5
1.06
EWMAAttack xG (EWMA)

Smoothed xG created at venue — long-term attacking strength in this fixture's venue context.

0.81
1.18
EWMADefense xG (EWMA)

Smoothed xG conceded at venue — defensive strength in this fixture's venue context (lower is better).

1.01