Match Report

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Bridgwater Town

Martyn Hathaway

Mossley AFC

Mike Jaffe

League Round 12

Head To Head Results

S	M	COMPETITION	HOME			AWAY	WON		-		-
2	5	3rd Division		2	-	0		0	-	0	-	1
2	25	3rd Division		3	-	3		0	-	1	-	1
4	3	AP Cup Group (2)		1	- (n)	1		0	-	2	-	1
4	17	3rd Division		0	-	0		0	-	3	-	1
4	38	3rd Division		1	-	2		0	-	3	-	2
5	20	3rd Division		4	-	0		1	-	3	-	2
5	39	3rd Division		1	-	8		2	-	3	-	2
6	20	3rd Division		11	-	0		3	-	3	-	2
6	39	3rd Division		2	-	1		3	-	3	-	3
7	5	3rd Division		6	-	1		4	-	3	-	3
7	24	Youth Cup Round 1		3	- (n)	0		5	-	3	-	3
7	25	3rd Division		3	-	0		5	-	3	-	4
8	8	3rd Division		3	-	2		6	-	3	-	4
8	26	3rd Division		4	-	2		6	-	3	-	5
9	8	3rd Division		4	-	2		7	-	3	-	5
9	26	3rd Division		1	-	2		8	-	3	-	5
10	11	FA Shield Round 1		0	-	5		8	-	3	-	6
10	20	3rd Division		0	-	1		8	-	3	-	7
10	39	3rd Division		2	-	0		8	-	3	-	8
11	8	3rd Division		4	-	1		9	-	3	-	8
11	26	3rd Division		3	-	1		9	-	3	-	9
12	5	3rd Division		4	-	1		10	-	3	-	9
12	25	3rd Division		0	-	1		11	-	3	-	9
13	16	3rd Division		2	-	0		12	-	3	-	9
13	35	3rd Division		0	-	0		12	-	4	-	9
14	16	3rd Division		4	-	0		13	-	4	-	9
14	35	3rd Division		2	-	6		14	-	4	-	9
15	20	3rd Division		6	-	2		15	-	4	-	9
15	39	3rd Division		0	-	1		16	-	4	-	9
16	20	3rd Division		4	-	0		17	-	4	-	9
16	39	3rd Division		2	-	4		18	-	4	-	9
17	20	3rd Division		1	-	1		18	-	5	-	9
17	39	3rd Division		1	-	4		19	-	5	-	9
18	17	3rd Division		1	-	5		20	-	5	-	9
18	38	3rd Division		1	-	1		20	-	6	-	9
20	5	3rd Division		0	-	1		20	-	6	-	10
20	25	3rd Division		0	-	0		20	-	7	-	10
21	11	FA Shield Round 1		1	-	2		20	-	7	-	11
22	18	FA Cup Quarterfinals		0	-	4		20	-	7	-	12
24	12	2nd Division		1	-	0		20	-	7	-	13
24	30	2nd Division		1	-	2		20	-	7	-	14
25	5	3rd Division		3	-	2		21	-	7	-	14
25	24	Youth Cup Round 1		2	- (n)	0		21	-	7	-	15
25	25	3rd Division		1	-	1		21	-	8	-	15
27	20	3rd Division		1	-	4		21	-	8	-	16
27	39	3rd Division		5	-	6		22	-	8	-	16
29	20	3rd Division		1	-	3		22	-	8	-	17
29	39	3rd Division		0	-	2		23	-	8	-	17
30	17	3rd Division		0	-	1		24	-	8	-	17
30	38	3rd Division		0	-	2		24	-	8	-	18
31	7	AP Cup Group (3)		1	- (n)	2		24	-	8	-	19
32	9	3rd Division		2	-	0		24	-	8	-	20
32	29	3rd Division		2	-	0		25	-	8	-	20
33	16	3rd Division		2	-	0		26	-	8	-	20
33	35	3rd Division		0	-	1		27	-	8	-	20
34	3	AP Cup Group (2)		0	- (n)	2		27	-	8	-	21
34	20	3rd Division		5	-	0		28	-	8	-	21
34	39	3rd Division		0	-	3		29	-	8	-	21
36	16	3rd Division		4	-	2		30	-	8	-	21
36	35	3rd Division		3	-	0		30	-	8	-	22
37	8	3rd Division		4	-	0		30	-	8	-	23
37	35	3rd Division		2	-	0		31	-	8	-	23
39	4	3rd Division		3	-	1		31	-	8	-	24
39	7	AP Cup Group (3)		0	- (n)	4		31	-	8	-	25
39	26	3rd Division		9	-	1		32	-	8	-	25
40	17	3rd Division		1	-	0		32	-	8	-	26
40	38	3rd Division		2	-	1		33	-	8	-	26
41	8	3rd Division		5	-	0		34	-	8	-	26
41	35	3rd Division		2	-	0		34	-	8	-	27
42	4	3rd Division		0	-	1		35	-	8	-	27
42	26	3rd Division		2	-	1		36	-	8	-	27
S	M	COMPETITION	HOME			AWAY	WON		-		-

Olmec Head Preview

League
• Bridgwater Town placed 6th in the 3rd division in season 41.
• Mossley AFC placed 8th in the 3rd division in season 41.
Bridgwater Town
• Bridgwater Town will assess Laurence Clarke (APP/8 Fw - hip), Laurence Clarke (APP/8 Fw - knee injury) and John Tufnel (II/14 Df - head injury) ahead of this game.
• John Tufnel (II/14 Df) is poised to make his 50th appearance for Bridgwater Town (currently at 48).
• George Taylor (I/12 Fw) is set to make his 35th appearance for Bridgwater Town (currently at 33).
Mossley AFC
• Mossley AFC are free of injuries entering today's match.
• Sam Lewis (I/12 Fw) is set to make his 35th appearance for Mossley AFC (currently at 34).
Head To Head Meetings
• Bridgwater Town and Mossley AFC have met 70 times with 61 of those occurring in the League.
• Bridgwater Town have won 35, lost 27 and drawn 8 of 70 matches against Mossley AFC.
• Mossley AFC haven't won a league match at Fairfax Park since season 30.

MATCHUP

PUNDIT CORNER

Bridgwater Town	Position	Mossley AFC
12 ✓	Goalkeeper	11
15 ✓	Sweeper	11
39 ✓	Defenders	31
40	Midfielders	✓ 44
42 ✓	Forwards	24
16 ✓	Est. Attacks	2

🅾 PREDICTION: BRG 2 – 0 MOS (BRG to win)

🏠 Home: Bridgwater Town (+9 🏭 Groundsman) — DF:0 MF:0 FW:9

⚔️ KEY BATTLE: The forward line is the decisive area — Bridgwater Town's attack (FW:42, boosted by +9 home advantage to FW) overwhelms Mossley AFC's defence (DF:31), giving the hosts a clear and commanding edge in the final third.

⭐ ONES TO WATCH: Lucas Moore (SW, TL:15) — BRG | Sam Lewis (FW, TL:13) — MOS

🎯 VERDICT: Bridgwater Town should win this comfortably, backed by a strong all-round squad and a significant home advantage that amplifies their already dangerous forward line. Mossley AFC's defence (31) is stretched thin against Bridgwater's attack, and with only an estimated 2 attacks, the visitors offer very little threat going forward. Melker Lundin in midfield will be the decisive figure, controlling the tempo and feeding opportunities to a potent Bridgwater attack.

MARVIN'S TAKE

BRG 2 - 0 MOS

Bridgwater's forward line simply overwhelms whatever Mossley have brought to Somerset today, and I say that with all the enthusiasm of someone watching paint dry in a universe that will eventually succumb to heat death. Carlton Fortune-West in goal will face an almost comical sixteen attacks to Mossley's two, which is less a football match and more a prolonged administrative exercise in the inevitable. I predict Bridgwater win this, not that it matters, because nothing does.

AXEL'S TAKE

BRG 2 - 0 MOS

Bridgwater are absolutely suffocating Mossley in the forward areas tonight — this is like a wall of sound crashing against a paper barrier, and Mossley's front two of Sam Lewis and company simply don't have the firepower to hurt them on the break. Lucas Moore marshalling that sweeper role is the backbone of a defence that'll keep this clean sheet with room to spare.

Match Notes

Mossley making the long journey down to Somerset — that's a war of endurance before a ball is even kicked. Bridgwater on home soil will be fierce. Big clash.

Olmec Head Axel (Rainworth Miners Welfare FC) 06/17 - 7:30 PM