A second-round spot awaits the winners, with Halifax 14 spots and 13 points above Maidenhead in the National League standings.

But Maidenhead have won three of their last four games after going eight games without a win.

“It’s a tough game, obviously they’re the only team to come out and number us,” said Wild.

“I think Maidenhead is a bit like us in that they never give up, they know what they’re good at, stick with what they’re good at, have players who suit their way. to play.

“I think it’s going to be a real physical battle on Saturday, probably not much different from what we found at Bromley.

“I think we’re a different team than they faced last time around, I think we’re a more aligned, structured and physically fit team than last time around, and we’re going to have to be all of those things. Saturday.

“We won’t take it lightly, we want to win, we want a good cup race, and we’re doing everything we can to make sure we get a good cup race.”

The winners will pocket £ 22,629 in cash prizes and be one game away from a potentially profitable third round clash.

“Every week is the biggest game of the season because we are proud of the ‘next game only’,” said Wild when asked if it was Town’s biggest game of the season so far. now.

“It’s a big game, it’s no different from the other games we’ve been up against this year, we want to do well and we’ll be ready on Saturday.

“We’re going to focus on Maidenhead like any other team, we’ll give them the respect they deserve.

“They’re the only team to come here and win, so we’re going to give them the respect they deserve.”

Wild says the possible financial rewards for winning on Saturday would be a huge boost for the club.

“For the club this is huge because good cup races can see us financially healthy for a few years,” he said.

“The pressure that was put on the president because of the loan and Covid is not great for him, fair play, he has remained solid on my budget.

“But that (a cup race) lightens the burden for us as a football club. We don’t create as much income because of the club setup, so the more income we can generate on the pitch for the president, the better the structure of the club will be.

“So for a football club like ours it’s definitely important to win.”

The Shaymens have had a great start to the season, winning nine of their first 16 games in all competitions and keeping nine clean sheets.

Halifax has only scored two goals in their last five games, but Wild isn’t afraid the goals will run out.

“No, we’re on one loss in 12, eight out of ten clean sheets, so no,” he said.

“On the contrary, we should all take it as a compliment that the teams are working very hard to try and beat us.

“I think we always create luck after chance after chance, the only thing we have to do is convert more chances.

“We have 27 points after 14 games, I don’t think there is a problem.”

Wild said midfielder Luke Summerfield is making good progress in his recovery from a knee injury.

“Luke is training well, he could do with a game, we tried to organize a game for today (Tuesday) but due to the FA Youth Cup first round and the EFL trophy no one really had want to play us, which is good.

“If we can get him a game it would be helpful, just to sign where he is with his knee.

“He could be on the bench on Saturday, we’ll see how he is.

“We’ll take a look at it later in the week and go from there.”

But Martin Woods’ physical form remains uncertain.

“Woodsy has had some health issues, he’s back with the specialist tomorrow (Wednesday) and we’ll see how it goes,” Wild said.

Winger Jamie Allen will miss Saturday’s game with an ankle injury.

“Jay is probably going to be out for about three weeks, he got his ankle on 3G on Saturday,” Wild said.

“It’s not as bad as thought, which is good, but it’s probably going to take up to about three weeks to fix.”

Defenseman Jay Benn could be back in action in about a month, Town’s boss has said.

“Jay is progressing well, he’s been doing light running, light jogging.

“He’s probably ahead of what we thought he would be at this point.

“You’re probably looking around mid-December before he returns.”

Of forward Matty Stenson, Wild said: “Matty trained again today. We have a game in mid-November for him, we want to see how he is doing and we will take a look at him in detail from there and see where we think it is. “

Dom Tear’s loan to Blyth Spartans will expire after this weekend.

“Dom’s loan ends after the weekend, so we’ll take a look at it and see where it’s at after that,” Wild said.

If Saturday’s game ends in a draw, the replay will take place at Maidenhead on Tuesday, November 9.