Hereford are the lowest ranked side left in the FA Cup and they get a second bite of the cherry against League One side Fleetwood after a having held out to a 1-1 draw at the first attempt at Highbury Stadium. So now the Cod Army have to go out on the road in a tricky banana-skin of a match to get a shot at home against Leicester in the Third Round round. Fleetwood are 4/6 to take the win, with underdogs Hereford at 9/2.
FA Cup – Edgar Street, Hereford – Thurday 14th December 2017 – 19:45 UK Time
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Hereford FC
Fleetwood Town FCHereford Form
Hereford are actually in pretty good form in the Southern League Premier as they are up in fifth and they are unbeaten in their last twelve games in all competitions. They have only lost the two games all season long so it has been a good campaign for them and their defence stood up pretty well in the first attempt at settling this FA Cup second round tie. Hereford have gone W7 D1 in their last eight home games in all competitions and they have taken five clean sheets in their last six on home soil too. You saw the resilience from them in the first game between these two. On home soil, it may be worth backing them to keep the game under 2.5 goals.
Fleetwood Form
Fleetwood had to equalise at home against the Bulls in that first game and really there wasn’t much to chose between the two sides on the day. Fleetwood cut a frustrated mood as the League One side were matched well by the underdogs. So this may be an uncomfortable game away for them now and the Cod Army have won just one of their last seven games in all competitions and have been struggling for goals, having failed to score in three of their last seven. They are also on a three-match losing streak away from home. They are the stronger of the two sides and usually, things end up going the way of the higher ranked side in replay situations like this. This could be uncomfortable for them though and one goal winning margin for them may offer value.
Head to Head News
This will be just the second meeting between them since that meeting back at the start of December.
Top Betting Tips
It is worth looking at a low scoring game turning up in this one and frankly, Hereford held their own so well in that first matchup that they are worth a little flutter on a Hereford-Draw double chance to turn up over 90 minutes as there could be more drama to come.