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Reading City vs Shaftesbury Town Prediction & H2H Stats

England England

FA Cup 2023/2024
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AI Match Summary

This match ends 3-1, with Reading City advancing. Cup football at its most decisive.

Win Probability Meter

Derived from 10,000 simulations matching home advantage & form profiles

51%
Reading City
20%
Draws
29%
Shaftesbury Town
Draw rate projection: 20% Favored: Reading City

Model Confidence

Aggregate indicator score

20% / Low Confidence
  • Reading City haven't matched Shaftesbury Town's recent run of results.
  • Reading City are the model's pick here, at 42%.
  • Shaftesbury Town arrive in better shape, but cup ties don't always follow form.
  • Historical meetings favor Reading City, who have won 1 of the last 1 encounters.
  • High conversion rates suggest a high-scoring game (Over 2.5 Probability: 78%).

Goal Probability Engine

Model estimations for goals markets based on xG conversion histories

Over 0.5 Goals 92%
Over 1.5 Goals 82%
Over 2.5 Goals 78%
Over 3.5 Goals 70%
Over 4.5 Goals 32%
Both Teams To Score (BTTS) 78.2%
Reading City Clean Sheet 11%
Shaftesbury Town Clean Sheet 10%

Recent Team Form Analysis

Averages per match over historical game filters

Metric Reading City Shaftesbury Town
Matches Played 6 15
Wins 2 5
Draws 1 3
Losses 3 7
Goals Scored 2.17 1.33
Goals Conceded 2.33 1.27
Expected Goals (xG) 1.71 1.79
Expected Goals Conceded (xGA) 1.10 1.40

H2H

Historical prediction success rates across key markets

Sep 2, 2023 FA Cup
Reading City vs Shaftesbury Town
3:1

SokaPicks Momentum Index

Current performance index incorporating opponent strength & fatigue (0-100)

Reading City 40 / 100
Shaftesbury Town 36 / 100
How it's calculated: Weighted formula of recent form points (60%), goal margin trends (20%), home/away adjustments (10%), and squad impact availability ratings (10%).

Attack & Defence Capability Index

ATTACK DEFENCE POSSESSION DISCIPLINE
Reading City Shaftesbury Town

AI Prediction Engine Forecast

Simulated score frequencies and primary prediction markets

Primary Pick Draw (X)
Secondary Pick Over 2.5 Goals or BTTS Yes
Correct Score 2:2
BTTS Outcome Yes (GG)
Over/Under Pick Over 2.5

SokaPicks Smart Insights

Historical trends and unique patterns automatically detected by our system

Reading City found the back of the net in 100% of recent matches (6 games).

Defensive concern: Shaftesbury Town conceded in 80% of 15 recent games.

H2H data points to 4.00 goals as a typical output.

Reading City went unbeaten in 3 of their last 5 games.

Scoring Trends

Reading City VS Shaftesbury Town
2.17 Goals Scored 1.25
2.33 Goals Conceded 1.25
100% Over 1.5 63%
83% Over 2.5 38%
83% Over 3.5 25%

Recent Form & Match History

Reading City

(Home)
05 Sept
Thame United
3 : 2
Reading City
22 Jul
Reading City
3 : 1
Basingstoke
19 Sept
Winchester City
4 : 1
Reading City
16 Sept
Reading City
1 : 1
Winchester City
02 Sept
Reading City
3 : 1
Shaftesbury Town
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Shaftesbury Town

(Away)
29 Aug
AFC Stoneham
2 : 0
Shaftesbury Town
04 Oct
Basingstoke
2 : 1
Shaftesbury Town
20 Sept
Shaftesbury Town
3 : 2
Falmouth Town
17 Sept
Frome Town
2 : 1
Shaftesbury Town
13 Sept
Shaftesbury Town
1 : 1
Frome Town
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Tournament Bracket & Draw

1/8-finals
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Clitheroe 1
Hyde 2
Brighouse Town 2
Albion Sports 4
Spennymoor -
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Guiseley 0
Marine 3
Blyth Spartans -
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Consett 0
Bradford PA 2
Lincoln Utd. 2
Kidsgrove Athletic 0
Worksop 4
Sheffield FC 1
Rushall -
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Nuneaton 1
Carlton Town 2
Boston United -
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Leamington 2
Coleshill Town 0
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Sherwood Colliery 1
Worcester 2
Leek Town 5
Grimsby Borough 0
South Shields -
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Bishop Auckland 2
West Auckland Town 1
Hereford -
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Anstey Nomads 3
Hanley Town 0
Biggleswade FC 8
Maldon & Tiptree 0
Leighton Town 1
Cambridge City 6
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Redditch 5
Boldmere St Michaels 0
Hashtag 1
Brentwood 0
Romania 0
Needham Market 3
Solihull Moors -
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Stortford -
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Biggleswade Town 5
New Salamis FC 1
Barton 2
Milton Keynes Irish 1
Concord Rangers 1
Wroxham 4
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Hitchin 2
Welwyn Garden 1
Mildenhall 0
Sudbury 5
Hullbridge 0
Kettering 1
Sporting Khalsa 5
Darlaston Town (1874) 4
Cleethorpes 2
Hinckley LR 1
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Alfreton -
Bamber Bridge 0
Mossley AFC 4
Widnes FC 2
AFC Emley 5
Whickham 1
Macclesfield 4
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Buxton -
United of Manchester 1
Barnoldswick Town 0
Warrington Rylands 1
Stockton 0
Hartlepool -
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Tadcaster Albion 2
Heaton Stannington 1
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Chester -
Nantwich 3
Shifnal Town 2
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Banbury -
Rugby 0
Barwell 2
Ashby Ivanhoe 0
Bromsgrove 2
Ware 3
Dereham 2
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Chelmsford -
Goole 0
Whitby 6
Prescot Cables 4
North Ferriby FC 2
Morpeth 3
Radcliffe 2
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Southport -
Warrington Town -
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Curzon Ashton -
Charnock Richard 4
Runcorn Linnets 5
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Chorley -
Telford 0
Coalville Town 1
Stafford 2
Atherstone 0
Tamworth -
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Harborough 3
Stamford 1
Kidderminster -
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Lancaster 2
Witton Albion 1
Ossett United 0
Marske United 3
Ashton United 3
Dunston 1
FC Guisborough Town 0
Atherton Collieries 4
Long Eaton 1
Stourbridge 3
Gainsborough 3
Matlock 6
Mickleover 3
Ilkeston 0
Stratford 1
Spalding United 2
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Ascot United 1
Westfield 0
Faversham 0
Lewes 4
Southall FC 5
Beaconsfield Town 4
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Hampton & Richmond -
Tiverton 0
Wimborne 1
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Torquay -
Chippenham Town -
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Hungerford 4
Petersfield 0
Reading City 3
Shaftesbury Town 1
Winchester City 3
Evesham 2
Hadley 2
Steyning Town 3
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Maidstone -
Gloucester City -
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AFC Totton 5
Sholing 1
Eastbourne United 2
Epsom 1
Berkhamsted Town 5
Beckenham Town 4
Cray Wanderers 5
Newhaven FC 1
Chatham 1
Ramsgate 5
Plymouth Parkway 2
Dorchester 0
Frome Town 3
Clevedon 1
King’s Lynn -
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Aveley -
Kirkley & Pakefield 1
FC Witham Town 2
Hornchurch 5
Fakenham 0
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Bedford 5
Walthamstow FC 0
Heybridge 1
Gorleston 3
Royston Town 1
Cheshunt 0
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Woking -
Leatherhead 1
Horsham FC 2
Marlow 2
Croydon Athletic 0
Knaphill 1
Hanwell Town 0
Hythe 0
Hanworth Villa 2
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Dover Ath. -
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Erith & Belvedere 1
Hastings 2
Dulwich Hamlet 2
Haringey Borough 3
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AFC Stoneham 5
Basingstoke 4
Didcot 5
Tadley Calleva 1
Bishops Cleeve 2
Bristol Manor Farm 3
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Whitstable Town 2
Wingate & Finchley 3
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Maidenhead -
Canvey Island 5
Lowestoft 1
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Braintree -
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Brackley -
Flackwell Heath 1
Farnham 2
Walton & Hersham 1
Chesham 3
Hendon 2
Margate 3
Hartley Wintney 0
Folkestone 4
Harrow Borough 0
Bracknell Town 2
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Havant & Waterlooville -
Horndean 3
Bideford 0
Poole Town 3
Barnstaple Town 0
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Dagenham & Red. -
Eastbourne Borough -
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Worthing FC -
Sevenoaks 1
Whitehawk 2
Redhill 1
Herne Bay 0
Okehampton Argyle 1
Highworth 3
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Weymouth -
Larkhall 3
Moneyfields 0
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Bath City -
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Laverstock & Ford 2
Gosport Borough 7
Swindon Supermarine 1
Cribbs 2
Dartford -
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Welling -
Lancing 2
Carshalton 5
Kingstonian 4
Lydd Town 1
Binfield 2
Northwood 3
Uxbridge 0
Cray Valley 3
Halesowen 7
Rugby Borough 0
Alvechurch 1
Basford Utd. 0
Enfield Town 3
Potters 0
Woodford Town 1
Felixstowe & Walton 4
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Mousehole 5
Bashley 3
Salisbury 3
Bridgwater United 2
Hayes & Yeading 2
Chertsey Town 1
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Slough Town -
Brightlingsea 2
Sawbridgeworth 0
Billericay 7
Stowmarket Town 0
Leiston 2
St Ives Town 1
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St. Albans -
Merthyr Town 5
Yate 1
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Taunton Town -
Sheppey United 3
Kennington 1
Burgess Hill 2
Bognor Regis 0
Quarter-finals
Darlington FC 3
Workington 1
Farsley 1
Scarborough Athletic 4
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Oxford City -
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Oldham -
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Hyde 2
Albion Sports 1
Spennymoor 3
Marine 4
Blyth Spartans 4
Bradford PA 2
Lincoln Utd. 0
Worksop 3
Rushall 3
Carlton Town 2
Boston United 4
Leamington 0
AFC Fylde -
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Worcester 0
Leek Town 2
South Shields 2
Bishop Auckland 0
Hereford 2
Anstey Nomads 0
Biggleswade FC 1
Cambridge City 2
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Rochdale -
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Peterborough Sports 3
Redditch 1
Hashtag 0
Needham Market 1
Solihull Moors -
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Stortford 4
Biggleswade Town 6
Barton 5
Wroxham 4
Chesterfield -
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Hitchin 3
Sudbury 0
Kettering 1
Sporting Khalsa 0
Cleethorpes 2
Alfreton 4
Mossley AFC 2
AFC Emley 4
Macclesfield 2
Buxton 0
United of Manchester 0
Warrington Rylands 4
Hartlepool -
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Tadcaster Albion 1
Chester 3
Nantwich 2
Banbury 1
Barwell 1
Bromsgrove 2
Ware 4
Chelmsford 5
Whitby 2
Prescot Cables 1
Morpeth 3
Southport 0
Warrington Town 2
Curzon Ashton 3
Runcorn Linnets 2
Chorley 4
Coalville Town 2
Stafford 1
Tamworth 2
Harborough 1
Kidderminster -
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Lancaster 4
Marske United 1
Ashton United 5
Atherton Collieries 3
Stourbridge 2
Matlock 0
Mickleover 3
Spalding United 1
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Gateshead -
Aldershot -
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Ascot United 1
Lewes 2
Southall FC 1
Hampton & Richmond 2
Wimborne 0
Torquay 3
Chippenham Town 1
Hungerford 4
Reading City 2
Winchester City 5
Steyning Town 1
Maidstone 4
Gloucester City 0
AFC Totton 3
Eastbourne United 1
Berkhamsted Town 3
Cray Wanderers 4
Ramsgate 5
Plymouth Parkway 3
Frome Town 4
King’s Lynn 0
Aveley 4
FC Witham Town 1
Hornchurch 5
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Barnet -
Bedford 2
Gorleston 3
Royston Town 1
Hemel Hempstead 3
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Woking -
Horsham FC 5
Marlow 3
Knaphill 0
Hanworth Villa 1
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Dorking Wanderers -
Eastleigh -
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Dover Ath. 3
Hastings 2
Haringey Borough 4
Tonbridge 2
Yeovil 7
AFC Stoneham 1
Didcot 2
Bristol Manor Farm 0
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Southend -
Bromley -
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Wealdstone -
Wingate & Finchley 0
Farnborough 6
Weston-super-Mare 2
Truro 0
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Maidenhead -
Canvey Island 2
Braintree 4
Scunthorpe 1
Brackley 3
Farnham 1
Chesham 2
Margate 5
Folkestone 3
Bracknell Town 2
Havant & Waterlooville 1
Horndean 0
Poole Town 3
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Dagenham & Red. -
Eastbourne Borough 0
Worthing FC 1
Whitehawk 4
Redhill 0
Highworth 1
Weymouth 3
Larkhall 2
Bath City 3
Boreham Wood -
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Gosport Borough 3
Cribbs 0
Dartford 2
Welling 3
Carshalton 4
Kingstonian 0
Northwood 5
Cray Valley 6
Halesowen 5
Alvechurch 2
Enfield Town 3
Felixstowe & Walton 0
Ebbsfleet -
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Mousehole 0
Salisbury 5
Hayes & Yeading 0
Slough Town 2
Brightlingsea 1
Billericay 3
Leiston 1
St. Albans 2
Merthyr Town 3
Taunton Town 2
Sheppey United 3
Burgess Hill 0
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Darlington FC 1
Scarborough Athletic 2
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Oxford City -
Altrincham -
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Oldham -
Halifax -
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Hyde 0
Marine 2
Blyth Spartans 1
Worksop 6
Rushall 0
Boston United 1
AFC Fylde -
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Leek Town 2
South Shields 0
Hereford 3
Cambridge City 0
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Rochdale -
York City -
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Peterborough Sports 0
Needham Market 3
Solihull Moors -
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Biggleswade Town 3
Barton 1
Chesterfield -
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Hitchin 0
Kettering 1
Alfreton 1
AFC Emley 0
Macclesfield 2
Warrington Rylands 1
Hartlepool -
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Chester 2
Nantwich 1
Bromsgrove 2
Chelmsford 5
Whitby 1
Morpeth 0
Curzon Ashton 2
Chorley 1
Coalville Town 0
Tamworth 2
Kidderminster -
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Lancaster 0
Ashton United 2
Stourbridge 2
Mickleover 0
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Gateshead -
Aldershot -
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Lewes 3
Hampton & Richmond 0
Torquay 5
Hungerford 0
Winchester City 0
Maidstone 2
AFC Totton 1
Berkhamsted Town 0
Ramsgate 2
Frome Town 1
Aveley 4
Hornchurch 3
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Gorleston 0
Hemel Hempstead 2
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Woking -
Horsham FC 3
Hanworth Villa 1
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Dorking Wanderers -
Eastleigh -
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Dover Ath. 2
Haringey Borough 1
Yeovil 2
Didcot 0
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Southend -
Bromley -
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Wealdstone -
Farnborough 0
Weston-super-Mare 1
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Maidenhead -
Braintree 3
Brackley 2
Chesham 2
Margate 0
Bracknell Town 3
Poole Town 1
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Dagenham & Red. -
Worthing FC 2
Whitehawk 1
Weymouth 1
Bath City 2
Boreham Wood -
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Gosport Borough 4
Welling 6
Carshalton 4
Cray Valley 5
Halesowen 1
Enfield Town 2
Ebbsfleet -
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Salisbury 0
Slough Town 3
Billericay 1
St. Albans 0
Merthyr Town 1
Sheppey United 4
Final
Scarborough Athletic 5
Oxford City 4
Altrincham 0
Oldham 1
Halifax 0
Marine 1
Worksop 3
Boston United 2
AFC Fylde 3
Leek Town 1
Hereford 1
Rochdale 0
York City 1
Needham Market 0
Solihull Moors 4
Biggleswade Town 1
Chesterfield 5
Kettering 0
Alfreton 3
Macclesfield 1
Hartlepool 0
Chester 2
Chelmsford 3
Whitby 5
Curzon Ashton 1
Tamworth 0
Kidderminster 2
Ashton United 0
Stourbridge 0
Gateshead 3
Aldershot 4
Lewes 1
Torquay 0
Maidstone 2
AFC Totton 0
Ramsgate 1
Aveley 2
Barnet 6
Hemel Hempstead 0
Woking 2
Horsham FC 2
Dorking Wanderers 0
Eastleigh 1
Dover Ath. 0
Yeovil 2
Southend 0
Bromley 3
Wealdstone 2
Weston-super-Mare 0
Maidenhead 3
Braintree 1
Chesham 3
Bracknell Town 1
Dagenham & Red. 0
Worthing FC 2
Bath City 0
Boreham Wood 1
Welling 0
Cray Valley 5
Enfield Town 2
Ebbsfleet 2
Slough Town 4
Billericay 2
Sheppey United 3