This is what the FA Cup excitement is all about. Unibond Division One League side Hyde get a shot at third-tier opposition in the form of the MK Dons on home soil. What makes this more interesting is that Hyde are in cracking form this season with just the one defeat across all competitions. But will the non-league side be able to replicate that against the MK Dons? Ewen Field is going to be rocking on Friday night and this is being televised as well by the BBC. Hyde are 9/1 underdogs at bet365 to pull off the shock, with the MK Dons in at 1/4.
Premier League – The John Smith’s Stadium – Saturday, 4. November, 15:00
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Hyde United FC
MK DonsHyde Form
There can be no knocking the form of Hyde United this season as they have only lost one game in a W12 D6 L1 record for the season in all competitions. But of course, they are going to have to step up massively in terms of matching the quality that they will be facing on the weekend. They play in the seventh tier of English football and are taking on a side up in the third. At Ewen Field, Hyde have a W9 D3 L0 record of the season and they have taken a clean sheet in five of those twelve games. Hyde are only one of two sides left in the competition at this stage who started in the preliminary rounds (along with Heybridge Swifts).
MK Dons Form
So the MK Dons get a banana skin of a fixture to avoid. These types of games can’t be easy to plan for. The Dons are down in 16th in League One where they have a W5 D4 L7 record for the season, which is far from spectacular. They have only just averaged over a goal per game as well. What will be slightly worrying is their away form this season because they have only gone W3 D1 L6 in all competitions out on the road and they have failed to score in three of their last five away from home as well.
Head to Head News
This is the first-ever meeting between the two clubs.
Top Betting Tips
The MK Dons have been poor enough on the road this season to perhaps be made to sweat a bit on the night. However, extra quality usually wins out and the Dons have that. Hyde’s cup run, which has seen them win six games to get to this stage, may well come to an end. Away win and probably to nil to add a bit of value.