AFC Fylde vs Atherton Collieries Prediction

How both sides have been playing

Fylde's last 20 matches show nine wins, three draws and eight defeats, with goals flowing at both ends — 36 scored, 32 conceded. There's no long unbeaten run in there, just a side that can score freely but also leaks goals, as the 1-4 and 2-4 defeats show.

AFC Fylde: 20 completed matches; Atherton Collieries: 20 completed matches.

AFC Fylde

20 matches

Win

45% 9 / 20

Draw

15% 3 / 20

Loss

40% 8 / 20

Scored

36

Conceded

32

Difference

+4

Atherton Collieries

20 matches

Win

40% 8 / 20

Draw

20% 4 / 20

Loss

40% 8 / 20

Scored

29

Conceded

34

Difference

-5

Atherton Collieries' record over a similar sample is close in shape: eight wins, four draws, eight losses, with 29 scored and 34 conceded. Their recent games have mixed FA Cup and FA Trophy ties with league fixtures, including a 2-2 draw with Trafford followed by a 3-0 win in what looks like a replay.

Neither side's recent record points to any real consistency, home or away.

A cup tie between sides from different levels

Fylde's recent fixtures have all come in the National League, while Atherton Collieries' league form is from the Non League Div One Northern West setup, a lower tier. That gap doesn't guarantee anything on the day, especially in a cup match where one slip can change everything.

Atherton Collieries' need for a replay against Trafford suggests they're not cruising through cup rounds, and their away form includes some heavy defeats, like the 0-3 losses to Bury and Wythenshawe Town. Fylde, for their part, have shown they can be beaten by sides from outside their own level too, as the 0-3 friendly loss to Longridge Town shows.