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As Worcester City prepares to host Stratford Town in the FA Cup on September 18, 2026, both teams arrive with mixed recent performances. Worcester City has secured victory in 2 of their last 5 matches, indicating a solid home form that they will look to leverage in this crucial cup tie. Conversely, Stratford Town has struggled recently, managing only 1 win in their last 5 encounters, which may affect their confidence heading into this fixture.
Bookmakers have placed Worcester City as favorites with odds of 1.88 for a home victory, underscoring expectations of their dominant tactical setup on home soil. The home side is characterized by a disciplined defense and effective counter-attacking strategy, which could exploit any vulnerabilities in Stratford Town’s backline. Stratford, meanwhile, will need to improve their attacking creativity to compete effectively; their recent form suggests they’ll need to tighten their midfield play to regain momentum.
Statistical models assign a probability of 49.2% for a Worcester City win, 26.2% for a draw, and 24.6% for a Stratford victory. Given these factors, while Worcester City emerges as the favored side, the unpredictability of cup competitions means that Stratford Town could pull off an upset. The match promises to be a compelling contest as both teams vie for progression in this prestigious tournament.
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| Worcester 48.8% |
Draw 26.4% |
Stratford 24.8% |
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Betting Odds
| 1 | X | 2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.86 | 3.35 | 3.71 | ||
| 1.91 | 3.55 | 3.75 | ||
| 1.88 | 3.60 | 3.75 | ||
| 1.87 | 3.45 | 3.65 |
Latest Results
| 12.09.26 Needham Market – Worcester City – 2:0 08.09.26 Worcester City – Knowle FC – 1:0 31.08.26 Worcester City – Bromsgrove Sporting – 0:1 29.08.26 Leamington – Worcester City – 1:1 22.08.26 Worcester City – Stamford AFC – 1:0 |
12.09.26 Kettering Town – Stratford Town – 1:0 05.09.26 Alfreton Town – Stratford Town – 0:2 31.08.26 Racing Club Warwick – Stratford Town – 0:0 29.08.26 Stratford Town – Needham Market – 1:2 22.08.26 Real Bedford – Stratford Town – 6:1 |
Facts
Latest Head To Head
| 31.01.26 Worcester City – Stratford Town – 1:0 14.10.25 Stratford Town – Worcester City – 1:0 |
Standings
Draw
1/8-finals
| 1 | Heaton Stannington | Knaresborough | 1 : 0 |
| 2 | Bamber Bridge | Trafford | 1 : 3 |
| 3 | Emley | Bishop Auckland | 2 : 0, 1 : 1 |
| 4 | Bye | Spennymoor | |
| 5 | Bury | Wythenshawe FC | 8 : 0 |
| 6 | Workington | Marske | 3 : 0 |
| 7 | Vauxhall | Dunston | 0 : 2 |
| 8 | Bye | Scarborough | |
| 9 | Redcar Town | Blyth | 1 : 0 |
| 10 | Bye | Darlington | |
| 11 | Buxton | Bye | |
| 12 | Whitby | Ashton Utd | 2 : 5 |
| 13 | Marine | Bye | |
| 14 | Bye | Radcliffe | |
| 15 | Lower Breck | Thornaby | 5 : 1 |
| 16 | Bye | Chester | |
| 17 | Northwich Victoria | Atherton | 2 : 3 |
| 18 | Prescot | Horbury Town | 2 : 0 |
| 19 | Redcar Athletic | Stocksbridge | 1 : 0 |
| 20 | Bye | Macclesfield | |
| 21 | Warrington Rylands | Hyde | 3 : 1 |
| 22 | Bye | Chorley | |
| 23 | Hebburn Town | Bye | |
| 24 | Stockton | Guiseley | 1 : 2, 2 : 2 |
| 25 | Shildon | Warrington | 0 : 4, 2 : 2 |
| 26 | South Liverpool | Prestwich Heys | 2 : 1, 2 : 2 |
| 27 | South Shields | Bye | |
| 28 | Avro | Witton | 0 : 2 |
| 29 | Morecambe | Bye | |
| 30 | Bye | Southport | |
| 31 | Garforth | FC United | 1 : 5 |
| 32 | Ossett United | Pontefract | 1 : 0 |
| 33 | Curzon Ashton | Bradford PA | 1 : 2 |
| 34 | Lancaster | Tadcaster | 2 : 0, 1 : 1 |
| 35 | Bromsgrove | Nuneaton | 2 : 0 |
| 36 | Sporting Khalsa | Leek | 0 : 5 |
| 37 | North Ferriby FC | Barton Town | 0 : 2, 0 : 0 |
| 38 | Bourne | Boldmere | 1 : 2, 1 : 1 |
| 39 | Leamington | Ilkeston | 3 : 1 |
| 40 | Sherwood Colliery | Gainsborough | 2 : 4 |
| 41 | Alvechurch | Wolverhampton City | 2 : 0 |
| 42 | Lye | Racing Club Warwick | 1 : 5 |
| 43 | Harborough | Bye | |
| 44 | Stourbridge | Rushall | 1 : 3 |
| 45 | AFC Telford | Bye | |
| 46 | Bye | Worksop | |
| 47 | Wellingborough | Kettering | 1 : 2, 2 : 2 |
| 48 | Quorn | Shepshed | 2 : 1 |
| 49 | Halesowen | Basford | 3 : 1 |
| 50 | Stamford | Mickleover | 0 : 1 |
| 51 | Hednesford | Bye | |
| 52 | Coventry United | Bedworth United | 2 : 1 |
| 53 | Spalding United | Bye | |
| 54 | Hanley Town | Abbey Hulton | 2 : 1 |
| 55 | Knowle | Worcester | 0 : 1, 1 : 1 |
| 56 | Alfreton | Stratford | 0 : 2 |
| 57 | Stafford | Northampton on Chenecks | 3 : 0 |
| 58 | Bye | Hereford | |
| 59 | Northampton Sileby | Anstey Nomads | 0 : 4 |
| 60 | Cleethorpes | Newcastle Town | 1 : 2 |
| 61 | Malvern Town | Redditch | 0 : 4, 1 : 1 |
| 62 | Belper Town | Evesham | 0 : 3 |
| 63 | Witham | Stotfold | 3 : 2 |
| 64 | St. Albans | Hashtag | 2 : 0, 0 : 0 |
| 65 | Leighton Town | Gorleston | 1 : 4 |
| 66 | London Lions | Bury Town | 2 : 4 |
| 67 | Chesham | Bye | |
| 68 | Ware | Fakenham | 3 : 1, 3 : 3 |
| 69 | Bishop’s Stortford | Berkhamsted | 2 : 3 |
| 70 | Hendon | Hullbridge | 7 : 3 |
| 71 | Hemel Hempstead | Bye | |
| 72 | Wingate & Finchley | Felixstowe & Walton | 2 : 0, 0 : 0 |
| 73 | Biggleswade Town | Hitchin | 0 : 3, 1 : 1 |
| 74 | Grays | Leiston | 0 : 5, 0 : 0 |
| 75 | Desborough | AFC Rushden & Diamonds | 0 : 3 |
| 76 | Peterborough Sports | Ipswich Wanderers | 4 : 0 |
| 77 | Bedford | Bye | |
| 78 | Bye | Kingu2019s Lynn | |
| 79 | Aveley | Cheshunt | 4 : 2 |
| 80 | Concord | Brentwood | 2 : 4, 0 : 0 |
| 81 | Stanway | Needham Market | 1 : 3, 0 : 0 |
| 82 | Bye | Braintree | |
| 83 | Cambridge City | Maldon & Tiptree | 6 : 1 |
| 84 | Yaxley | Buckhurst Hill | 0 : 3, 1 : 1 |
| 85 | Billericay | Bye | |
| 86 | Frenford | Enfield Town | 0 : 4 |
| 87 | Harleston Town | Romford | 3 : 1 |
| 88 | Real Bedford | Royston | 4 : 1 |
| 89 | Dunstable | Woodford Town | 1 : 3 |
| 90 | Mulbarton Wanderers | Cornard | 3 : 0 |
| 91 | Canvey | Newmarket | 1 : 0, 1 : 1 |
| 92 | Bye | Chelmsford | |
| 93 | Brantham | Waltham Abbey | 0 : 7 |
| 94 | Bye | Dag & Red | |
| 95 | Three Bridges | Kingstonian | 0 : 1 |
| 96 | Leatherhead | Croydon Ath. | 3 : 0 |
| 97 | Westfield | Dartford | 0 : 2, 1 : 1 |
| 98 | Hayes & Yeading | Camberley | 2 : 1 |
| 99 | Chertsey | Carshalton | 2 : 1, 1 : 1 |
| 100 | Sittingbourne | Greenwich Borough | 3 : 4 |
| 101 | Lewes | Cray Wanderers | 0 : 1, 2 : 2 |
| 102 | Bye | Maidstone | |
| 103 | Slough | Bye | |
| 104 | Egham | Chatham | 0 : 4 |
| 105 | Dulwich Hamlet | East Grinstead | 4 : 0 |
| 106 | Faversham | Welling | 1 : 2, 1 : 1 |
| 107 | Southall FC | Cobham | 2 : 1 |
| 108 | Bye | Dorking | |
| 109 | Whitehawk | Eastbourne Boro | 2 : 4 |
| 110 | Holmesdale | Windsor & Eton | 1 : 5 |
| 111 | Margate | Snodland | 1 : 3 |
| 112 | Redhill | Sheppey United | 1 : 2 |
| 113 | Walton & Hersham | Bye | |
| 114 | Bye | Horsham FC | |
| 115 | Tonbridge | Bye | |
| 116 | Ramsgate | Bracknell | 1 : 0 |
| 117 | Flackwell | Hanwell Town | 0 : 1 |
| 118 | Burgess Hill | Jersey Bulls | 3 : 1, 0 : 0 |
| 119 | Hampton & Richmond | Bye | |
| 120 | Crowborough | Whyteleafe | 3 : 2, 1 : 1 |
| 121 | Uxbridge | Haywards | 3 : 0 |
| 122 | Bye | Farnborough | |
| 123 | Maidenhead | Bye | |
| 124 | Bye | Ebbsfleet | |
| 125 | Broadfields United | Chichester | 1 : 4 |
| 126 | SE Dons | Erith Town | 2 : 0 |
| 127 | Dover | Bye | |
| 128 | Bye | Folkestone | |
| 129 | Ascot | Pagham | 0 : 2, 1 : 1 |
| 130 | Hanworth | Whitstable Town | 4 : 1 |
| 131 | AFC Totton | Bye | |
| 132 | Gloucester | Mangotsfield | 4 : 0, 1 : 1 |
| 133 | Torquay | Bye | |
| 134 | Basingstoke | AFC Stoneham | 0 : 1, 0 : 0 |
| 135 | Weston-super-Mare | Bye | |
| 136 | Wimborne | Portishead Town | 3 : 1, 0 : 0 |
| 137 | Brixham | Dorchester | 2 : 3 |
| 138 | Bye | Oxford City | |
| 139 | Fleetlands | Cirencester | 0 : 3 |
| 140 | Bye | Farnham | |
| 141 | Winslow United | Swindon S | 1 : 3, 0 : 0 |
| 142 | Bath | Weymouth | 0 : 2 |
| 143 | Baffins Milton Rovers | Slimbridge | 1 : 4 |
| 144 | Wells City | Hungerford | 0 : 4 |
| 145 | Brackley Town | Bye | |
| 146 | Portchester | Portland United | 2 : 1 |
| 147 | St. Blazey | Tiverton | 1 : 2 |
| 148 | Sholing | Andover New Street | 2 : 0 |
| 149 | Bishops Cleeve | Poole | 2 : 1 |
| 150 | Tadley | Laverstock & Ford | 3 : 1 |
| 151 | Merthyr Town | Bye | |
| 152 | Bye | Truro | |
| 153 | Falmouth Town | Frome | 2 : 4 |
| 154 | Gosport | Plymouth Parkway | 1 : 3 |
| 155 | Thame | Reading City | 3 : 2 |
| 156 | Banbury | Exmouth Town | 1 : 2, 0 : 0 |
| 157 | Yate Town | Devizes Town | 3 : 0 |
| 158 | Chippenham | Havant & W | 3 : 1, 1 : 1 |
| 159 | Salisbury | Bye | |
| 160 | Taunton | Millbrook | 4 : 0 |
Quarter-finals
| 1 | Heaton Stannington | Trafford | |
| 2 | Emley | Spennymoor | |
| 3 | Bury | Workington | |
| 4 | Dunston | Scarborough | |
| 5 | Redcar Town | Darlington | |
| 6 | Buxton | Ashton Utd | |
| 7 | Marine | Radcliffe | |
| 8 | Lower Breck | Chester | |
| 9 | Atherton | Prescot | |
| 10 | Redcar Athletic | Macclesfield | |
| 11 | Warrington Rylands | Chorley | |
| 12 | Hebburn Town | Guiseley | |
| 13 | Warrington | South Liverpool | |
| 14 | South Shields | Witton | |
| 15 | Morecambe | Southport | |
| 16 | FC United | Ossett United | |
| 17 | Bradford PA | Lancaster | |
| 18 | Bromsgrove | Leek | |
| 19 | Barton Town | Boldmere | |
| 20 | Leamington | Gainsborough | |
| 21 | Alvechurch | Racing Club Warwick | |
| 22 | Harborough | Rushall | |
| 23 | AFC Telford | Worksop | |
| 24 | Kettering | Quorn | |
| 25 | Halesowen | Mickleover | |
| 26 | Hednesford | Coventry United | |
| 27 | Spalding United | Hanley Town | |
| 28 | Worcester | Stratford | |
| 29 | Stafford | Hereford | |
| 30 | Anstey Nomads | Newcastle Town | |
| 31 | Redditch | Evesham | |
| 32 | Witham | St. Albans | |
| 33 | Gorleston | Bury Town | |
| 34 | Chesham | Ware | |
| 35 | Berkhamsted | Hendon | |
| 36 | Hemel Hempstead | Wingate & Finchley | |
| 37 | Hitchin | Leiston | |
| 38 | AFC Rushden & Diamonds | Peterborough Sports | |
| 39 | Bedford | Kingu2019s Lynn | |
| 40 | Aveley | Brentwood | |
| 41 | Needham Market | Braintree | |
| 42 | Cambridge City | Buckhurst Hill | |
| 43 | Billericay | Enfield Town | |
| 44 | Harleston Town | Real Bedford | |
| 45 | Woodford Town | Mulbarton Wanderers | |
| 46 | Canvey | Chelmsford | |
| 47 | Waltham Abbey | Dag & Red | |
| 48 | Kingstonian | Leatherhead | |
| 49 | Dartford | Hayes & Yeading | |
| 50 | Chertsey | Greenwich Borough | |
| 51 | Cray Wanderers | Maidstone | |
| 52 | Slough | Chatham | |
| 53 | Dulwich Hamlet | Welling | |
| 54 | Southall FC | Dorking | |
| 55 | Eastbourne Boro | Windsor & Eton | |
| 56 | Snodland | Sheppey United | |
| 57 | Walton & Hersham | Horsham FC | |
| 58 | Tonbridge | Ramsgate | |
| 59 | Hanwell Town | Burgess Hill | |
| 60 | Hampton & Richmond | Crowborough | |
| 61 | Uxbridge | Farnborough | |
| 62 | Maidenhead | Ebbsfleet | |
| 63 | Chichester | SE Dons | |
| 64 | Dover | Folkestone | |
| 65 | Pagham | Hanworth | |
| 66 | AFC Totton | Gloucester | |
| 67 | Torquay | AFC Stoneham | |
| 68 | Weston-super-Mare | Wimborne | |
| 69 | Dorchester | Oxford City | |
| 70 | Cirencester | Farnham | |
| 71 | Swindon S | Weymouth | |
| 72 | Slimbridge | Hungerford | |
| 73 | Brackley Town | Portchester | |
| 74 | Tiverton | Sholing | |
| 75 | Bishops Cleeve | Tadley | |
| 76 | Merthyr Town | Truro | |
| 77 | Frome | Plymouth Parkway | |
| 78 | Thame | Exmouth Town | |
| 79 | Yate Town | Chippenham | |
| 80 | Salisbury | Taunton |
English FA Cup Outrights
1. Arsenal: 5.5 (12.82%)
2. Manchester City: 6 (11.75%)
3. Liverpool: 7.5 (9.4%)
4. Manchester United: 8 (8.81%)
5. Chelsea: 9 (7.83%)
6. Tottenham: 13 (5.42%)
7. Aston Villa: 15 (4.7%)
8. Newcastle Utd: 20 (3.53%)
9. Newcastle Town: 20 (3.53%)
10. Brighton: 25 (2.82%)
11. Brentford: 33 (2.14%)
12. Everton: 33 (2.14%)
13. Bournemouth: 33 (2.14%)
14. Nottingham: 35 (2.01%)
15. Fulham: 40 (1.76%)
16. Leeds: 40 (1.76%)
17. Crystal Palace: 40 (1.76%)
18. Sunderland: 60 (1.18%)
19. West Ham: 80 (0.88%)
20. Coventry: 80 (0.88%)
21. Ipswich: 80 (0.88%)
22. Wolves: 100 (0.71%)
23. Burnley: 100 (0.71%)
24. Hull City: 100 (0.71%)
25. Sheffield Utd: 150 (0.47%)
26. Southampton: 150 (0.47%)
27. Birmingham: 150 (0.47%)
28. Middlesbrough: 150 (0.47%)
29. Wrexham: 150 (0.47%)
30. Norwich: 150 (0.47%)
31. Bristol City: 200 (0.35%)
32. Millwall: 200 (0.35%)
33. Stoke City: 200 (0.35%)
34. Derby: 200 (0.35%)
35. Watford: 200 (0.35%)
36. West Brom: 200 (0.35%)
37. Bolton: 250 (0.28%)
38. Portsmouth: 250 (0.28%)
39. Preston: 250 (0.28%)
40. Blackburn: 250 (0.28%)
41. Cardiff: 250 (0.28%)
42. QPR: 250 (0.28%)
43. Charlton: 250 (0.28%)
44. Lincoln City: 250 (0.28%)
45. Swansea: 250 (0.28%)
46. Shrewsbury: 250 (0.28%)
47. Stockport County: 250 (0.28%)
48. Wigan: 250 (0.28%)
49. Rotherham: 250 (0.28%)
50. Plymouth: 250 (0.28%)
51. Sheffield Wed: 250 (0.28%)
52. York City: 250 (0.28%)
53. Oxford Utd: 250 (0.28%)
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