Wimborne Town: the bet landed in 5 of 5 at home · Crawley Town: the bet landed in 4 of 5 away · both last 10: 85%
Match details. FA Cup, 1/128-finals. Kick-off is Sun 8 Nov, 16:00 Lagos time. It is played at The Cuthbury, Wimborne.
What's at stake. It is one game, with penalties if it is level.
Form. Wimborne Town have won eight, drawn one and lost one of their last ten, 2.5 points a game. Their last five, newest first: W D W W W. Crawley Town have won two, drawn two and lost six of their last ten, 0.8 points a game. Their last five, newest first: W D L L D.
The numbers. Wimborne Town score 3.2 and concede 0.6 a game in their last five at home, with four clean sheets. Crawley Town score one and concede 2.2 a game in their last five away, with one clean sheet. Crawley Town average 13.8 shots (5.5 on target), 4.5 corners and 2.4 cards a game, with 51% of the ball.
Where it pulls both ways. The prices and the records disagree: the odds board makes it 19% against the records' 83%.
The read. No firm call: Wimborne Town are the better side, but not at this price. A tight game. Their goals for and against make Wimborne Town the likelier winners; Wimborne Town are the stronger side on form and the table; both teams' records favour Wimborne Town.
The bets. Best bet: Crawley Town Under 3.5 Goals at 1.14, rated 98% (Crawley Town scored under 3.5 in 5 of 5 away; Wimborne Town conceded under 3.5 in 5 of 5 at home). Backup: Wimborne Town or Crawley Town at 1.21. It often rescues the bet, but it is no guarantee. Predicted score: Wimborne Town 1-0 Crawley Town (15% chance).
The agreed story. Crawley Town or the draw, a tight game.
Cup and European games. A domestic cup: sides rotate, and the two can come from different divisions. Crawley Town play 3 divisions above Wimborne Town. Wimborne Town in their last cup games: won 4-1 at Taunton Town, won 1-0 v Chelmsford City (a division above), won 2-1 at Crowborough Athletic. Crawley Town in their last cup games: won 4-0 v Bromley FC (a division above), lost 1-4 at Milton Keynes Dons (a division above). 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).