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Truro City
54Average

Last 5 matches · 2W-2D-1L · +4 goal difference

Merthyr Town
59Average

Last 5 matches · 2W-2D-1L · +1 goal difference

Our call

Our verdict

Combo Bet
Truro City or Draw + BTTS Yes

BetGenius backs Truro City or Draw + BTTS Yes (Combo Bet) at 65% confidence — a solid call.

65%
Confidence
Solid
Preview

Match preview

Truro City host Merthyr Town in the FA Cup following a 1-1 draw between the sides on 19 September 2026. With neither side able to find a winner in their initial cup clash, this encounter shifts to Truro, where the hosts will aim to take advantage of home territory.

Truro City have experienced mixed recent results, recording two wins, two draws, and one defeat across their last five matches. Merthyr Town arrive on a four-match unbeaten run across all competitions, having registered two victories and two draws, including a 1-0 away victory at Chester and a 0-0 draw at Scarborough Athletic.

Historically, fixtures between these two clubs have been tightly contested. Across six recorded meetings, each side has claimed two victories alongside two draws, with five of those six matches seeing both teams find the net.

Numbers

Statistical comparison

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80%
BTTS (last 5)
60%
40%
Over 2.5 (last 5)
40%
History

Head-to-head

2
Truro City
2
Draws
2
Merthyr Town

the last 6 meetings are split 2-2 with 2 drawn, averaging 3.3 goals a game, both teams scored in 83% of them.

  • 2026-09-19Merthyr Town1-1Truro City
  • 2023-03-11Merthyr Town2-1Truro City
  • 2023-01-21Truro City0-0Merthyr Town
  • 2022-09-03Merthyr Town5-2Truro City
  • 2022-03-30Truro City3-1Merthyr Town
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Our record in FA Cup

71%131 won from 185 settled predictions

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Predictions

3 published markets

FeaturedLOST
Combo Bet
Truro City or Draw + BTTS Yes
65%
Both must land · no better than

Truro City or Draw — 72% confidence

Truro City hold an unbeaten home record against Merthyr Town across their two previous home encounters, recording a 3-1 victory and a 0-0 draw. Having held Merthyr Town to a 1-1 draw on the road just days prior, returning to their own ground gives Truro a solid platform to secure at least a draw in regular time.

Yes — 65% confidence

Both teams have scored in five of the six historical encounters between Truro City and Merthyr Town, representing an 83.3 percent occurrence rate. Their recent 1-1 meeting on 19 September 2026 continued that scoring trend, with both attacks proving capable of creating chances against each other.

These two calls are about different parts of the match (double chance and both teams to score), so neither one determines the other. The figure shown is the lower of the two — a combo can never be more likely than its weaker leg.

Combo BetWON
Double Chance
Truro City or Draw
72%
Confidence

Truro City hold an unbeaten home record against Merthyr Town across their two previous home encounters, recording a 3-1 victory and a 0-0 draw. Having held Merthyr Town to a 1-1 draw on the road just days prior, returning to their own ground gives Truro a solid platform to secure at least a draw in regular time.

Combo BetLOST
Both Teams to Score
Yes
65%
Confidence

Both teams have scored in five of the six historical encounters between Truro City and Merthyr Town, representing an 83.3 percent occurrence rate. Their recent 1-1 meeting on 19 September 2026 continued that scoring trend, with both attacks proving capable of creating chances against each other.

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