It is Red Car Town against Blyth Spartans in the FA Cup First Qualifying Round, with a place in the next round up for grabs. CheckLive's model strongly favours the home side, giving Red Car Town a 75% win probability on a high signal. That still leaves a fair chunk of the tie open, so a draw or an away win is far from out of the question.
Red Car Town have been up and down recently. They lost 1-4 to Crook Town and 1-2 to Blyth Town, but beat Bridlington Town 2-1 in the FA Cup Preliminary Rounds and Chester-Le-Street 2-1 in the FA Vase, with a 1-1 draw at Yarm And Eaglescliffe in between. Blyth Spartans have also been inconsistent, winning 1-0 and 2-1 against Morpeth Town, drawing 1-1 with Bridlington Town, but losing 2-6 to Consett and 1-2 to Silsden. Neither side comes in on a long winning run.
There is no head-to-head history between these two, so this is a fresh cup meeting. The key thing to watch is whether Red Car Town can carry their cup form into a performance against a Blyth side who have shown they can score but have been leaky at the back. Expect a tight, open tie.
