Saturday , 14 November 2026

Hednesford Town FC vs Gainsborough Trinity FC, FA Cup 2024-25 ROUND 1

FA Cup · 2024-25
Hednesford Town FC
4 – 5
Full Time
Gainsborough Trinity FC
Sat 2 Nov 2024 · 15:00 UTC Keys Park 3,866 HT 45' · FT 45'
Manny Duku 4' 1–0
Dominic McHale 49' 3–0
Dominic McHale 95' 4–3
Joel Taylor 61' Y
Y 113' Jordan Helliwell

Overview

Match Preview

Hednesford Town FC vs Gainsborough Trinity FC — FA Cup at Keys Park.

Match Details

  • Referee Jason Richardson (England)
  • Assistant 1 Callum Gough (England)
  • Assistant 2 Jacob Graham (England)

Head-to-Head

1
Hednesford Town FC 1 games · Avg 9.0 goals Gainsborough Trinity FC
Last 5 meetings
2024-11-02 Hednesford Town FC 4–5 Gainsborough Trinity FC

Recent Form

Hednesford Town FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Nov Gainsborough Trinity FC H 4–5 L
03 Sep Long Eaton United FC H 1–3 L
04 Sep Cleethorpes Town FC H 0–0 D
03 Oct Halesowen Town FC H 0–0 D
22 Sep Long Eaton United FC H 3–2 W
19 Oct Boston United FC H 0–1 L
Gainsborough Trinity FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Nov Hednesford Town FC A 5–4 W
01 Oct Worksop Town FC H 0–1 L
03 Sep Loughborough University FC H 3–1 W
04 Sep Sporting Khalsa FC A 0–0 D
22 Sep AFC Mansfield A 0–3 L
21 Sep Rushall Olympic FC A 0–2 L

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' It’s Showtime! The match between Hednesford Town FC and Gainsborough Trinity FC is underway.
  • 4' Manny Duku does the damage! The net is bulging and Hednesford Town FC surge ahead!
  • 9' Gainsborough Trinity FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 14' Gainsborough Trinity FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 19' Daniel Sparkes has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 24' Joel Taylor needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 29' Hednesford Town FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 34' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 39' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 44' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Hednesford Town FC and Gainsborough Trinity FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 49' The Dominic McHale breaks the deadlock on 49 minutes. 2-0!
  • 61' The referee calls foul for Joel Taylor. He receives a card.
  • The final score is 4-5.

Lineups

Hednesford Town FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Gainsborough Trinity FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Dominic McHale 2
Manny Duku 1

Head to Head

2024-11-02 Hednesford Town FC 4–5 Gainsborough Trinity FC

Hednesford Town FC Form

2024-11-02 Hednesford Town FC 4–5 Gainsborough Trinity FC L 2022-09-03 Hednesford Town FC 1–3 Long Eaton United FC L 2021-09-04 Hednesford Town FC 0–0 Cleethorpes Town FC D 2020-10-03 Hednesford Town FC 0–0 Halesowen Town FC D 2020-09-22 Hednesford Town FC 3–2 Long Eaton United FC W 2019-10-19 Hednesford Town FC 0–1 Boston United FC L

Gainsborough Trinity FC Form

2024-11-02 Hednesford Town FC 4–5 Gainsborough Trinity FC W 2022-10-01 Gainsborough Trinity FC 0–1 Worksop Town FC L 2022-09-03 Gainsborough Trinity FC 3–1 Loughborough University FC W 2021-09-04 Sporting Khalsa FC 0–0 Gainsborough Trinity FC D 2020-09-22 AFC Mansfield 3–0 Gainsborough Trinity FC L 2019-09-21 Rushall Olympic FC 2–0 Gainsborough Trinity FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.09 Hednesford Town FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.17 Gainsborough Trinity FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 78% + Both teams to score 77%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Hednesford Town FC37% Draw24% Gainsborough Trinity FC39%
Actual: Gainsborough Trinity FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes77% 0% No23%
Avg goals/match: 4.26
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 92%
8%
± 2.5 78%
22%
± 3.5 60%
40%
± 4.5 42%
58%

Double Chance

Hednesford Town FC or Draw
60%
Draw or Gainsborough Trinity FC
63%
Hednesford Town FC or Gainsborough Trinity FC
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Hednesford Town FC31% Draw37% Gainsborough Trinity FC32%
Actual: Hednesford Town FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–5 not predicted
4 – 5
Actual
1 – 1
7.2%
2 – 2
6.9%
1 – 2
6.8%
2 – 1
6.6%
2 – 3
5%
1 – 3
4.9%
3 – 2
4.8%
3 – 1
4.5%
3 – 3
3.5%
0 – 2
3.5%
2 – 0
3.2%
2 – 4
2.8%

Asian Handicap — Hednesford Town FC

Handicap Hednesford Town FC covers Push Gainsborough Trinity FC covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 11% 79%
-1.5 21% — 79%
-1 21% 16% 62%
-0.5 38% — 62%
+0.5 59% — 41%
+1 59% 17% 24%
+1.5 76% — 24%
+2 76% 12% 12%
+2.5 88% — 12%

Clean Sheet

Hednesford Town FC keeps clean sheet
12% ✓
Gainsborough Trinity FC keeps clean sheet
13% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.