Match details. FA Cup, 4th Round Qualifying. Kick-off is Tue 20 Oct, 19:45 Lagos time.
What's at stake. It is one game, with penalties if it is level.
Form. Anstey Nomads have won six, drawn three and lost one of their last ten, 2.1 points a game. Their last five, newest first: D W D W L. Macclesfield FC have won four, drawn five and lost one of their last ten, 1.7 points a game. Their last five, newest first: D W D D W.
The numbers. Anstey Nomads score 2.3 and concede 1.6 a game over their last ten, with one clean sheet. Anstey Nomads average 9.5 shots (3.5 on target), 4.5 corners and 2.0 cards a game. Macclesfield FC score 1.6 and concede 1.1 a game over their last ten, with three clean sheets. Macclesfield FC average 10.8 shots (5.4 on target), 3.4 corners and 2.0 cards a game.
Head to head. The last time they met, on 17 Oct 2026, it finished Anstey Nomads 1-1 Macclesfield FC.
The case against. Anstey Nomads's record still gives them 35% to win.
The read. Macclesfield FC or the draw. An open game. Anstey Nomads are the stronger side on form and the table. Their goals for and against point to an open game. Their records put over 2.5 goals at 65%.
The bets. No bet yet: nothing I'd back is priced yet. Leave: Under 4.5 Goals (no unders on an open read); Under 5.5 Goals (no unders on an open read). Predicted score: Anstey Nomads 1-2 Macclesfield FC (8% 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 an open game).