FA Cup

FA Cup | First Round

Nov 3, 2023 at 7.45pm UK

Holm Park

Sheppey United
1 - 4
Walsall

Bessey-Saldanha (21')

FT(HT: 1-1)

James-Taylor (32'), Knowles (53'), Tierney (63'), Hutchinson (87')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Friday's FA Cup clash between Sheppey United and Walsall, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Walsall

All competitions

Last Game: Mansfield 2-1 Walsall
Saturday, October 28 at 3pm in League Two

Goals
for

Top scorers

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Walsall win with a probability of 78.97%. A draw had a probability of 13.2% and a win for Sheppey United had a probability of 7.83%.

The most likely scoreline for a Walsall win was 0-2 with a probability of 10.79%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-3 (10.08%) and 1-2 (8.55%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (6.1%), while for a Sheppey United win it was 2-1 (2.41%). The actual scoreline of 1-4 was predicted with a 5.6% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Walsall would win this match.

Result
Sheppey United	Draw	Walsall
7.83%	13.19%	78.97%

Both teams to score 51.36%

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

69.61%

30.39%

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

48.34%

51.65%

Sheppey United Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

54.68%

45.32%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

18.81%

81.18%

Walsall Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

93.93%

6.07%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

76.92%

23.07%

Score Analysis

Sheppey United 7.83%

Walsall 78.96%

Draw 13.19%

Sheppey United	Draw	Walsall
2-1 @ 2.41% 1-0 @ 2.18% Other @ 3.24% Total : 7.83%	1-1 @ 6.1% 2-2 @ 3.38% 0-0 @ 2.75% Other @ 0.96% Total : 13.19%	0-2 @ 10.79% 0-3 @ 10.08% 1-2 @ 8.55% 1-3 @ 7.98% 0-1 @ 7.71% 0-4 @ 7.06% 1-4 @ 5.59% 0-5 @ 3.96% 2-3 @ 3.16% 1-5 @ 3.13% 2-4 @ 2.21% 0-6 @ 1.85% 1-6 @ 1.46% 2-5 @ 1.24% Other @ 4.19% Total : 78.96%