Match details. FA Cup, 4th Round Qualifying. Kick-off is Sat 17 Oct, 15:00 Lagos time.
What's at stake. It is one game, with penalties if it is level.
Form. Boreham Wood FC have won nine, drawn one and lost none of their last ten, 2.8 points a game. Their last five, newest first: W W W W W. Woking FC have won four, drawn three and lost three of their last ten, 1.5 points a game. Their last five, newest first: L W L W D.
The numbers. Boreham Wood FC score 2.8 and concede one a game in their last five at home, with no clean sheets. Woking FC score 2.1 and concede 1.3 a game over their last ten, with one clean sheet and three games without a goal.
Head to head. In the last ten meetings Boreham Wood FC have won five, drawn three and lost two. Three of the ten went over 2.5 goals and both teams scored in three. In the last four, Boreham Wood FC won three and one was drawn. The last time they met, on 10 Mar 2026, it finished Boreham Wood FC 2-2 Woking FC.
Where it pulls both ways. On goals, their goals for and against point to an open game; their records put over 2.5 goals at 58%; seven of the last ten meetings went under 2.5, and the meetings settle it.
The case against. A knockout game (4th Round Qualifying) with penalties if level, and Boreham Wood FC are not clearly stronger. Not everything agrees on goals: their goals for and against point to an open game. Not everything agrees on goals: their records put over 2.5 goals at 58%.
The read. Boreham Wood FC or the draw. A tight game. Boreham Wood FC are the stronger side on form and the table; both teams' records favour Boreham Wood FC; the meetings favour Boreham Wood FC. Seven of the last ten meetings went under 2.5.
The bets. Best bet: Boreham Wood FC or Draw at 1.17, 83% on the records (Boreham Wood FC unbeaten in 9 of 9; Woking FC failed to win 6 of 9). Backup: Under 5.5 Goals at 1.11. It often rescues the bet, but it is no guarantee. Leave: Boreham Wood FC or Over 2.5 Goals (no overs on a tight read); Boreham Wood FC to Win (the signs point different ways); Boreham Wood FC or Over 1.5 Goals (no overs on a tight read). Predicted score: Boreham Wood FC 1-1 Woking FC (10% chance).
Every score's chance from both teams' checked games, never cut or rescaled. The lit square is the likeliest score that fits the read (the call and a tight game).