- Cup shocks: Cirencester have pulled off a couple of big cup shocks, but face a stiff test at Truro.
- League position: Truro City sit in the top half of the National League South (around 6th–7th).
- Head-to-head: Truro have won 2 of the last 3 cup meetings with Cirencester 1-0 – in 2015 and 2021.
Tinners’ town to triumph over Centurions
Truro City FC are 1.15 to win this one, and that's pretty fair for a home side. The Tinners are the team with more to lose, but also the team with more quality and experience, so we'll back the home side to make it through to the next round at Truro Sports Hub.
John Askey's men are an experienced side who have been playing an experienced brand of soccer. They can dominate possession, work the ball wide and alter the tempo to stretch teams apart, as they did at Maidstone United.
Cirencester were also chasing a comeback to beat Farnham Town 2-1 in the replay after a 1-1 first-round draw, but The Centurions are a step down in level, playing in the Hellenic League Premier Division, a level below Truro's National League South.
Cirencester can create a goal with a set piece
Set-piece threat
While neither of these sides have been prolific in front of goal, the one thing that could make this game nervy for the home team is Cirencester's threat from set pieces. The danger man struck the late equaliser at Farnham and then the 90th-minute winner to keep Cirencester's cup dream alive.
Players and prediction
Truro have won 3, drawn 1 and lost 1 of their last 5 competitive games, while Cirencester's form has been mixed, so we are going for a 2-0 success for the Tinners as the best match prediction in the correct score market.
- Jack Stretton's brace turned that National League South game around with a 2-1 win that will be a momentum-builder for this cup clash.
- James Mortimer-Jones has The Centurions well organised and direct with the attack constructed around Price, who will be well served with the ball into the box.
- Ben Starkie provides another outlet, as he showed with a goal in the Merthyr replay, but Truro have the experience to keep this game under control.
- Will Dean keeps adding the end product for Truro and the visitors will have to work hard to match up against a team with the quality to win at this level of competition.
