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Melksham Town FC vs Merthyr Town FC, FA Cup 2018-19 1ST QUALIFYING ROUND

FA Cup · 2018-19
Melksham Town FC
1 – 4
Full Time
Merthyr Town FC
Sat 8 Sep 2018 · 14:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Melksham Town FC vs Merthyr Town FC — FA Cup .

Head-to-Head

1
Melksham Town FC 1 games · Avg 5.0 goals Merthyr Town FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-09-08 Melksham Town FC 1–4 Merthyr Town FC

Recent Form

Melksham Town FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Sep Merthyr Town FC H 1–4 L
25 Aug Blackfield & Langley FC H 1–0 W
11 Aug Badshot Lea FC H 4–0 W
Merthyr Town FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Sep Melksham Town FC A 4–1 W

Key Stats

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Temperatures are rising at as Melksham Town FC face off against Merthyr Town FC in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-4 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Melksham Town FC Lineups

Merthyr Town FC Lineups

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 3
1.3 Melksham Town FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.21 Merthyr Town FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 67% + Both teams to score 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Melksham Town FC26% Draw24% Merthyr Town FC50%
Actual: Merthyr Town FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes65% 0% No35%
Avg goals/match: 3.51
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 86%
14%
± 2.5 67%
33%
± 3.5 46%
54%
± 4.5 28%
72%

Double Chance

Melksham Town FC or Draw
50%
Draw or Merthyr Town FC
74%
Melksham Town FC or Merthyr Town FC
76%

Half-Time Result

Melksham Town FC19% Draw39% Merthyr Town FC42%

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9.4%
1 – 2
9.2%
0 – 2
7.3%
1 – 3
6.7%
0 – 1
6.1%
2 – 2
5.9%
2 – 1
5.4%
0 – 3
5.2%
2 – 3
4.4%
0 – 0
4.3%
1 – 4
Actual
1 – 0
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Melksham Town FC

Handicap Melksham Town FC covers Push Merthyr Town FC covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 6% 91%
-1.5 9% — 91%
-1 9% 12% 79%
-0.5 21% — 79%
+0.5 43% — 57%
+1 43% 21% 36%
+1.5 64% — 36%
+2 64% 17% 19%
+2.5 81% — 19%

Clean Sheet

Melksham Town FC keeps clean sheet
12% ✓
Merthyr Town FC keeps clean sheet
28% ✓

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