Fakenham Town vs Ware Betting Tips & Preview

Ware to win

Fakenham Town host Ware in this FA Cup first round qualifying replay, and the pick here is Ware to get the job done. The two sides met just three days earlier and could not be separated, and on the balance of what we've seen from both clubs across their recent matches, Ware look the marginally stronger outfit heading into this rematch. Our model puts their winning chances at 39.0%, the highest single-outcome probability of the three possible results, and that's the basis for backing them at odds of 2.28. This isn't a case of chasing a mismatch between the odds and the model — it's simply that Ware come into this replay as the side most likely to find a way through.

Recent Form

Fakenham Town's form in the weeks before this replay has been solid without being spectacular. They opened with a win away at Eynesbury Rovers, then faced St Ives Town twice in quick succession — drawing the first meeting on the road before turning it around with a home win. Their most recent fixture, of course, was the original tie against Ware, which ended level and set up this replay.

Ware's data set is shorter but tells a similar story of a team holding its own. They beat Leverstock Green at home before the drawn first meeting with Fakenham Town. There's less recent history to draw on for Ware compared to their hosts, but nothing in what is available suggests a side out of form or short on confidence going into the replay.

Head-to-Head

The two clubs have met once in the data on record, and it ended honours even. That 2026-09-05 fixture, played at Ware, finished as a draw, meaning the head-to-head record ahead of this replay stands at one meeting, one draw, with neither side yet able to claim bragging rights. Naturally, that game is precisely why this replay is happening, so it offers a fairly direct guide to how tightly matched these two are — though replays can throw up different dynamics to first meetings, particularly with the tie switching venue to Fakenham.

Team News

There are no fitness concerns to report for either side based on the information available. Fakenham Town have no players currently listed as sidelined, and it's the same picture for Ware, with no absentees flagged in our data. Both managers should therefore have a full squad to choose from for this replay, meaning team selection is unlikely to be dictated by injury or suspension worries on the evidence we have.