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Harrogate Railway AFC
Allan Sellers
Ilkeston Town FC
Steve Turner
League Round 12
Head To Head Results
| S | M | COMPETITION | HOME | AWAY | WON |  | - |  | - |  | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 | AP Cup Round 2 | | 1 | - | 0 | | | 0 | - | 0 | - | 1 |
| 2 | 28 | Youth Cup Round 2 | | 0 | - (n) | 2 | | | 0 | - | 0 | - | 2 |
| 4 | 13 | 2nd Division | | 2 | - | 0 | | | 1 | - | 0 | - | 2 |
| 4 | 34 | 2nd Division | | 1 | - | 1 | | | 1 | - | 1 | - | 2 |
| 5 | 4 | 1st Division | | 1 | - | 3 | | | 2 | - | 1 | - | 2 |
| 5 | 7 | AP Cup Group (3) | | 2 | - (n) | 1 | | | 2 | - | 1 | - | 3 |
| 5 | 21 | 1st Division | | 4 | - | 2 | | | 3 | - | 1 | - | 3 |
| 8 | 13 | 2nd Division | | 1 | - | 1 | | | 3 | - | 2 | - | 3 |
| 8 | 34 | 2nd Division | | 6 | - | 1 | | | 3 | - | 2 | - | 4 |
| 13 | 2 | AP Cup Group (1) | | 4 | - (n) | 0 | | | 3 | - | 2 | - | 5 |
| 14 | 13 | 1st Division | | 6 | - | 0 | | | 4 | - | 2 | - | 5 |
| 14 | 34 | 1st Division | | 0 | - | 0 | | | 4 | - | 3 | - | 5 |
| 15 | 4 | 2nd Division | | 1 | - | 0 | | | 4 | - | 3 | - | 6 |
| 15 | 21 | 2nd Division | | 1 | - | 0 | | | 5 | - | 3 | - | 6 |
| 15 | 37 | YOUTH CUP SEMIFINALS | | 0① | - (n) | 0③ | | /
| 5 | - | 4 | - | 6 |
| 17 | 4 | 1st Division | | 0 | - | 1 | | | 6 | - | 4 | - | 6 |
| 17 | 21 | 1st Division | | 1 | - | 0 | | | 7 | - | 4 | - | 6 |
| 22 | 13 | 2nd Division | | 3 | - | 0 | | | 8 | - | 4 | - | 6 |
| 22 | 34 | 2nd Division | | 0 | - | 0 | | | 8 | - | 5 | - | 6 |
| 23 | 4 | 1st Division | | 0 | - | 2 | | | 9 | - | 5 | - | 6 |
| 23 | 10 | FA Cup Round 2 | | 0 | - | 0 | | | 9 | - | 6 | - | 6 |
| 23 | 14 | FA Cup Round 2 Replay | | 2 | - | 1 | | | 10 | - | 6 | - | 6 |
| 23 | 21 | 1st Division | | 1 | - | 1 | | | 10 | - | 7 | - | 6 |
| 24 | 19 | AP Cup Quarterfinals | | 1 | - | 0 | | | 10 | - | 7 | - | 7 |
| 30 | 13 | 2nd Division | | 0 | - | 1 | | | 10 | - | 7 | - | 8 |
| 30 | 18 | FA Cup Quarterfinals | | 1 | - | 0 | | | 11 | - | 7 | - | 8 |
| 30 | 34 | 2nd Division | | 0 | - | 0 | | | 11 | - | 8 | - | 8 |
| 32 | 13 | 2nd Division | | 0 | - | 1 | | | 11 | - | 8 | - | 9 |
| 32 | 34 | 2nd Division | | 3 | - | 1 | | | 11 | - | 8 | - | 10 |
| 33 | 18 | FA Cup Quarterfinals | | 0 | - | 2 | | | 11 | - | 8 | - | 11 |
| 33 | 37 | YOUTH CUP SEMIFINALS | | 0③ | - (n) | 0④ | | /
| 11 | - | 9 | - | 11 |
| 34 | 4 | 1st Division | | 2 | - | 0 | | | 11 | - | 9 | - | 12 |
| 34 | 21 | 1st Division | | 2 | - | 0 | | | 12 | - | 9 | - | 12 |
| 36 | 13 | 2nd Division | | 0 | - | 0 | | | 12 | - | 10 | - | 12 |
| 36 | 34 | 2nd Division | | 5 | - | 0 | | | 12 | - | 10 | - | 13 |
| 37 | 9 | 2nd Division | | 3 | - | 0 | | | 13 | - | 10 | - | 13 |
| 37 | 20 | 2nd Division | | 5 | - | 0 | | | 13 | - | 10 | - | 14 |
| 40 | 21 | 2nd Division | | 1 | - | 0 | | | 14 | - | 10 | - | 14 |
| 40 | 34 | 2nd Division | | 0 | - | 0 | | | 14 | - | 11 | - | 14 |
| 41 | 4 | 3rd Division | | 3 | - | 0 | | | 15 | - | 11 | - | 14 |
| 41 | 26 | 3rd Division | | 3 | - | 2 | | | 15 | - | 11 | - | 15 |
| 42 | 4 | 2nd Division | | 3 | - | 0 | | | 15 | - | 11 | - | 16 |
| 42 | 26 | 2nd Division | | 0 | - | 4 | | | 15 | - | 11 | - | 17 |
| S | M | COMPETITION | HOME | AWAY | WON | | - | | - | | |||
Olmec Head Preview
League• Harrogate Railway AFC finished 2nd in the 3rd division last season and were promoted.
• Ilkeston Town FC were the 3rd division champions last season.
Harrogate Railway AFC
• Harrogate Railway AFC are free of injuries entering today's match.
• Gregor Millar (II/13 Mf) is poised to make his 50th appearance for Harrogate Railway AFC (currently at 48).
• Cliff Gerrard (I/12 Mf) is set to make his 35th appearance for Harrogate Railway AFC (currently at 34).
Ilkeston Town FC
• Ilkeston Town FC are free of injuries entering today's match.
• Leo McNeill (III/13 Df) is in line to make his 75th appearance for Ilkeston Town FC (currently at 73).
• Florian Schmid (II/15 Df) has made 50 appearances for Ilkeston Town FC.
Head To Head Meetings
• Harrogate Railway AFC and Ilkeston Town FC have met 42 times with 31 of those occurring in the League.
• Ilkeston Town FC have won 16, lost 15 and drawn 11 of 42 matches against Harrogate Railway AFC.
• Harrogate Railway AFC has a 2 game losing streak in this fixture.
• Ilkeston Town FC haven't won a league match at Station View since season 32.
MATCHUP
PUNDIT CORNER
| Harrogate Railway AFC | Position | Ilkeston Town FC |
| 15 | Goalkeeper | ✓ 18 |
| 15 ✓ | Sweeper | — |
| 72 ✓ | Defenders | 59 |
| 28 ✓ | Midfielders | 23 |
| 37 | Forwards | ✓ 60 |
| 7 ✓ | Est. Attacks | 4 |
🅾 PREDICTION: HAR 1 – 0 ILK (HAR to win)
🏠 Home: Harrogate Railway AFC (+9 🏭 Groundsman) — DF:0 MF:0 FW:9
⚔️ KEY BATTLE: Forward line is the decisive battle — Ilkeston's attack (FW:60) vastly outguns Harrogate's defence (DF:72), though Harrogate's defensive numbers hold a narrow edge that will be tested repeatedly.
⭐ ONES TO WATCH: Erik Holm (GK, TL:15) — HAR | Tobias Ødegård (GK, TL:18) — ILK
🎯 VERDICT: Harrogate Railway AFC are predicted to edge this one at home, buoyed by a home advantage that boosts their forward line by 9 points and gives them a meaningful edge in attack generation with 7 estimated attempts to Ilkeston's 4. Ilkeston's threat is real — their forward total of 60 is the standout figure on the pitch — but Harrogate's defensive solidity, anchored by Freddy Arboleda (TL:15), should just about hold firm. Marcos Nuñez will be the danger man for Ilkeston, but a resolute Harrogate backline and home support should see them through by the narrowest of margins.
MARVIN'S TAKE
HAR 1 - 0 ILK
Harrogate Railway's midfield is an absolute void of creativity — Cliff Gerrard shuffling around like a man who's lost his keys in a field — yet somehow Ilkeston's forwards, despite their considerable threat, will find Erik Holm in goal an utterly immovable object, which is frankly more than most things in my existence can claim to be. The home advantage adds a certain grim inevitability to proceedings, like rain, or Mondays. A joyless 1-0 it is, and I mean that in the most literal sense imaginable.
AXEL'S TAKE
HAR 1 - 0 ILK
Harrogate Railway's groundsman advantage in attack is the hidden weapon here — nine extra points of forward pressure on home soil, and Ilkeston's backline will feel every bit of it. Shane Sweeney marshalling that sweeper role is the bedrock that lets Railway press forward without fear, a wall of granite protecting Erik Holm's goal. Ilkeston have the firepower to threaten, but Railway's home fortress holds today — a gritty, bruising 1-0 that's earned in blood and sweat.
Match Notes
Olmec Steve riding into enemy territory tonight — The Commish will have his lads ready for a siege. Should be a proper battle.
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