Match details. FA Cup, 1/128-finals. Kick-off is Sun 8 Nov, 15:15 Lagos time. It is played at Flamingo Park, Chislehurst.
What's at stake. It is one game, with penalties if it is level.
Form. Cray Wanderers have won five, drawn four and lost one of their last ten, 1.9 points a game. Their last five, newest first: W W D D L. Stockport County FC have won six, drawn two and lost two of their last ten, 2.0 points a game. Their last five, newest first: W L D W W.
The numbers. Cray Wanderers score two and concede 0.8 a game over their last ten, with three clean sheets. Cray Wanderers average 6.0 shots (2.0 on target), 9.3 corners and 2.3 cards a game. Stockport County FC score one and concede 0.4 a game in their last five away, with three clean sheets and two games without a goal. Stockport County FC average 16.5 shots (4.6 on target), 7.8 corners and 1.0 cards a game, with 66% of the ball.
Where it pulls both ways. The prices and the records disagree: the odds board makes it 7% against the records' 35%. On goals, their xG points to an open game; their records put over 2.5 goals at 30%.
The read. No firm call: Cray Wanderers are the better side, but not at this price. Their goals for and against make Cray Wanderers the likelier winners; Cray Wanderers are the stronger side on form and the table.
The bets. Best bet: Stockport County FC Over/Under: Under 4.5 at 1.18, rated 100% (Stockport County FC scored under 4.5 in 5 of 5 away; Cray Wanderers conceded under 4.5 in 10 of 10). Backup: Under 5.5 Goals at 1.17. It often rescues the bet, but it is no guarantee. Predicted score: Cray Wanderers 1-1 Stockport County FC (10% chance).
The agreed story. Stockport County FC or the draw, goals in between.
Cup and European games. A domestic cup: sides rotate, and the two can come from different divisions. Stockport County FC play 4 divisions above Cray Wanderers. Cray Wanderers in their last cup games: won 2-1 at Berkhamsted FC, drew 2-2 v Bedford Town Football Club (a division above), drew 0-0 at Bedford Town Football Club (a division above). Stockport County FC in their last cup games: won 2-0 at Shrewsbury Town (a division below). Too few cup games to judge the side from.
So. A close match: the safest pick that fits.
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 Model's table).