FA Cup · 1/128-finals 
Our pick Home win Correct result
Wimborne Town Seek a Giant-Killing FA Cup Step
Wimborne Town have the chance to turn a strong cup run into a place in the next round against League Two’s Crawley Town. For Crawley, progression would offer a lift from a difficult position in their own division.
📍 The Cuthbury
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Match report
Final result: Wimborne Town 2-0 Crawley Town.
Match statistics (home team first). Shots: 8–12; Shots on target: 5–2; Corners: 4–4.
Goals
- 9' S. Yang · Ángel Francisco Díaz Villa · Wimborne Town
- 79' Cameron Munn · Jackson King · Wimborne Town
Cards
- 15' Joe Smith · Wimborne Town
- 51' Samuel Roberts · Wimborne Town
- 61' Cameron Munn · Wimborne Town
- 72' Nathan Tinsdale · Crawley Town
- 84' Charlie Barker · Crawley Town
- 90' Jackson King · Wimborne Town
- 90+7' Ángel Francisco Díaz Villa · Wimborne Town
Match stats
Ratings and statistics: API-Football.
Confirmed lineups
Wimborne Town
- 1Cameron PlainG
- 21Roundell OwenD
- 5Samuel RobertsD
- 4Billy WalkerD
- 19Harvey WrightD
- 22Angel DiazM
- 10Cameron MunnM
- 3Cameron SullivanM
- 17Charlie WoodingM
- 14S. YangM
- 18Joe SmithF
Crawley Town
- 1V. MannoneG
- 6P. FarquharsonD
- 16J. RussellD
- 12L. RichardsD
- 5C. BarkerD
- 27Dylan MorganM
- 30Kai JenningsM
- 10S. Duke-McKennaM
- 20J. ArthursM
- 9D. OrsiF
- 2K. GordonF
Coach: K. Blackwell
Match facts
Recent form
Last 5 league games, latest on the right
Goals per game
| · | Scored | Conceded |
|---|---|---|
| Wimborne Town | 1.3 | 0.7 |
| Crawley Town | 0.0 | 0.0 |
PreviaXI model
Model confidence: Open game
- Expected goals (model)
- 1.14 – 0.80
- Double chance
- 1X · 75%12 68% · X2 57%
- Over 2.5 goals
- 31%Over 1.5: 58% · Over 3.5: 13%
- Both teams score
- 38%
- Clean sheet
- 45% – 32%Wimborne Town–Crawley Town
- Half-time result
- X · 50%1 30% · 2 20%
- Half-time / full-time
- 1/1 · 25%X/X 23% · X/1 17%
Statistical model based on expected goals (xG), results and match statistics from the last two seasons. For information only. How our model works →
Crawley’s chance to reset
Crawley Town arrive at The Cuthbury with a place in the FA Cup’s next round at stake and an opportunity to change the mood around their season. They sit 24th in League Two with nine points from 12 matches, although their most recent league game was a win. Progression would be a meaningful result for a side currently at the foot of its division.
Wimborne Town, from the Non League Premier - Southern South, are ninth on 22 points after 13 matches. A victory would send them through and deepen a cup run that has already shown their capacity to compete. The gap between the clubs’ league levels makes the tie a clear test of Wimborne’s momentum against Crawley’s higher-division experience.
Different league trajectories
Wimborne’s last five league matches brought three wins, a draw and a defeat, with a win most recently. Crawley’s corresponding run produced one win, two draws and two defeats, also ending with a victory.
The home side’s FA Cup record gives it further reason for belief: across six matches in this competition, Wimborne have won three and drawn three, scoring eight goals and conceding four. At home in the cup, they have a win and two draws, with two goals scored, one conceded and two clean sheets.
Wimborne’s cup momentum
Wimborne’s latest FA Cup match was a win, and they have now won two in a row while remaining unbeaten in six. Their last five cup matches brought three wins and two draws. That resilience will matter against a League Two opponent, especially if the tie remains close.
Crawley have yet to play in this FA Cup competition, so this is their first cup test in the run described here. Their league position adds urgency, but their latest win offers a more positive note heading into the trip.
The stakes at The Cuthbury
For Wimborne, progressing would reward an unbeaten cup sequence and provide a notable result against a club from a higher division. For Crawley, avoiding an upset and reaching the next round would be a chance to build on their latest league victory and gain momentum.
Our prediction
Wimborne’s unbeaten cup run and home defensive record give them a credible route through, while Crawley’s league status means they should make the contest demanding. PreviaXI’s model leans towards the home side in a tight, low-scoring tie.
Wimborne Town 1-0 Crawley Town
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