Updated 5 November 2026.
The FA Cup 1st Round brings Harrogate Town and Fylde together at the CNG Stadium on Saturday 7 November, kick-off 3pm UK. Both clubs play in the National League. Harrogate are 2.00 with midnite to win it, Fylde are 3.25 with midnite, and both teams to score is 1.50 with bet365.
Fylde won 5-0 at home to Atherton Collieries in the previous round on 17 October, and in their FA Cup games this season they have scored the 2nd most goals a game and conceded the fewest of the 651 teams we rank. Harrogate drew 1-1 at Bury in the same round, won the replay 3-1, and have conceded in each of their last five games.
Harrogate Town drew 1-1 at Bury in the FA Cup on 17 October, then won the replay 3-1 at home three days later. A 3-1 win over Sutton followed on 24 October, before a 3-0 defeat at Carlisle on 28 October and a 2-2 draw at Forest Green on 31 October. That is two wins, two draws and a defeat in the last five, with 9 goals scored and 8 conceded, and Harrogate have won six of their last ten.
Harrogate's two FA Cup games against Bury produced 4 goals for and 2 against, so they score 2 a game, the 117th most of the 651 teams we rank, and concede 1, the 61st fewest. Both teams scored in both games (100%, the highest), neither was a clean sheet, and one of the two went over 2.5 goals (50%, the 252nd lowest). In the cup they average 8.5 fouls a game, the 10th most of 642 teams, with 2.5 cards, the 19th most, 6.5 corners, the 15th most, and 1.5 shots on target, the 91st most.
Fylde have won four of their last five games. A 2-0 win over Scunthorpe on 10 October was followed by a 5-0 FA Cup win over Atherton Collieries on 17 October and a 4-0 defeat at Boreham Wood on 24 October, the only loss in the run. They then beat Hartlepool 3-1 on 27 October and AFC Hornchurch 3-1 on 30 October. Fylde have scored 13 goals and conceded 6 in those five games, and have won six of their last ten.
In FA Cup games this season Fylde average 5 goals, the 2nd most of the 651 teams we rank, and have conceded none, the fewest. They have kept a clean sheet in 100% of those games, the highest, and every one has gone over 2.5 goals, also the highest. Harrogate's over 2.5 rate in the cup is 50%, the 252nd lowest.
Harrogate Town possible starting lineup:
Hutchinson; Cass, Baptiste, Payne, Dreyer; Taylor, Hobson, Williams; Bristow, Hmami, Dolaghan
Fylde possible starting lineup:
Pickford; Drewe, Lancaster, C. Whelan, Broad; T. Whelan, Merrie, Matthews-Lewis; McCormick, Malcolm, Thomas
Josh Hmami and Ethan Bristow are in Harrogate Town's possible starting lineup, for a side that has scored 9 goals in its last 5 games, finding the net in 4 of them.
Luke McCormick, Kyrell Malcolm, Luca Thomas and goalkeeper George Pickford are in Fylde's possible starting lineup, for a side that has scored 13 goals and kept 2 clean sheets in its last 5 games.
The bookmakers make Harrogate Town 2.00 favourites with midnite, with the draw at 3.90 with bet365 and Fylde at 3.25 with midnite. Both teams to score is 1.50, over 1.5 goals is 1.14 and over 2.5 goals is 1.53, all with bet365.
| Market | Best price |
|---|---|
| Harrogate Town to win | 2.00 (midnite) |
| Draw | 3.90 (bet365) |
| Fylde to win | 3.25 (midnite) |
| Both teams to score | 1.50 (bet365) |
| Over 2.5 goals | 1.53 (bet365) |
Harrogate have conceded in all of their last five games and scored in four of them. Fylde have scored in four of their last five and kept a clean sheet in two.
Harrogate Town vs Fylde in the 2026/27 FA Cup 1st Round kicks off at 3pm UK on Saturday 7 November 2026 at the CNG Stadium. Both clubs play in the National League, and Harrogate Town are the 2.00 favourites with midnite, with Fylde at 3.25.
Harrogate Town are the 2.00 favourites with midnite for their 2026/27 FA Cup 1st Round tie against Fylde on 7 November 2026. Fylde are 3.25 with midnite and the draw is 3.90 with bet365. Harrogate have won 2 of their last 5 games and Fylde 4.
Both teams to score is 1.50 with bet365 for Harrogate Town vs Fylde in the 2026/27 FA Cup 1st Round. Both teams scored in each of Harrogate's 2 FA Cup games this season (100%), and Harrogate have conceded in all of their last 5 games.
Over 2.5 goals is 1.53 with bet365 for Harrogate Town vs Fylde in the 2026/27 FA Cup 1st Round, and over 1.5 goals is 1.14. Fylde have scored 13 goals in their last 5 games and Harrogate have conceded 8 in theirs.
Fylde have won 4 of their last 5 games before the 2026/27 FA Cup 1st Round tie at Harrogate Town, including a 5-0 win over Atherton Collieries on 17 October. Their only defeat in that run was 4-0 at Boreham Wood on 24 October.
Harrogate Town have won 2 of their last 5 games before the 2026/27 FA Cup 1st Round tie against Fylde, including a 3-1 replay win over Bury on 20 October. They lost 3-0 at Carlisle on 28 October and drew 2-2 at Forest Green on 31 October.
Predicted lineups for Harrogate Town vs Fylde in the 2026/27 FA Cup on Saturday 7 November 2026: Harrogate Town may start Hutchinson; Cass, Baptiste, Payne, Dreyer; Taylor, Hobson, Williams; Bristow, Hmami, Dolaghan. Fylde may start Pickford; Drewe, Lancaster, C. Whelan, Broad; T. Whelan, Merrie, Matthews-Lewis; McCormick, Malcolm, Thomas.