We said: Hednesford Town 0-4 Gateshead
While Hednesford have acquired players who have National League experience, this is a major step-up against a team on the up in Gateshead. With the Pitmen having struggled in the final third of late, we expect Gateshead to record a routine win to book their place in the first round.
Read more.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 Gateshead win with a probability of 80.26%. A draw had a probability of 12.8% and a win for Hednesford Town had a probability of 6.91%.
The most likely scoreline for a Gateshead win was 0-2 with a probability of 11.85%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-3 (10.94%) and 0-1 (8.56%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (6.05%), while for a Hednesford Town win it was 1-0 (2.19%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with a 6.1% likelihood.