Wednesday , 30 September 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
0% Clean Sheets
Gainsborough Trinity FC this season

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Hednesford Town FC and Gainsborough Trinity FC has kicked off!
  • 4' GOAL! Manny Duku scores on 4.
  • 9' Both keepers have barely been tested. Hednesford Town FC and Gainsborough Trinity FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 14' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 19' Gainsborough Trinity FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 24' Hednesford Town FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Gainsborough Trinity FC's shape.
  • 29' Jordan Helliwell has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 34' Dominic McHale is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Hednesford Town FC so far.
  • 39' Jack Rose needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 44' It is a cagey affair so far. Hednesford Town FC in their trying to find a way past Gainsborough Trinity FC's compact .
  • 49' A stunning finish from Dominic McHale — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 61' It’s gonna be a card for Joel Taylor.
  • 4-5 the final result. Hednesford Town FC will be bitterly disappointed.

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.