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Harrogate Railway AFC
Allan Sellers
AFC Rushden & Diamonds
John Holden
League Round 13
Head To Head Results
| S | M | COMPETITION | HOME | AWAY | WON |  | - |  | - |  | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 33 | Youth Cup Quarterfinals | | 2② | - (n) | 2④ | | /
| 0 | - | 1 | - | 0 |
| 4 | 12 | 2nd Division | | 1 | - | 3 | | | 1 | - | 1 | - | 0 |
| 4 | 30 | 2nd Division | | 1 | - | 2 | | | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| 9 | 9 | 3rd Division | | 1 | - | 1 | | | 1 | - | 2 | - | 1 |
| 9 | 29 | 3rd Division | | 1 | - | 0 | | | 2 | - | 2 | - | 1 |
| 11 | 15 | AP Cup Round 2 | | 0 | - | 3 | | | 3 | - | 2 | - | 1 |
| 13 | 17 | 2nd Division | | 4 | - | 3 | | | 4 | - | 2 | - | 1 |
| 13 | 38 | 2nd Division | | 3 | - | 3 | | | 4 | - | 3 | - | 1 |
| 15 | 13 | 2nd Division | | 1 | - | 1 | | | 4 | - | 4 | - | 1 |
| 15 | 34 | 2nd Division | | 1 | - | 2 | | | 5 | - | 4 | - | 1 |
| 16 | 3 | AP Cup Group (2) | | 5 | - (n) | 0 | | | 5 | - | 4 | - | 2 |
| 17 | 8 | 1st Division | | 1 | - | 1 | | | 5 | - | 5 | - | 2 |
| 17 | 26 | 1st Division | | 0 | - | 0 | | | 5 | - | 6 | - | 2 |
| 18 | 8 | 1st Division | | 2 | - | 0 | | | 6 | - | 6 | - | 2 |
| 18 | 26 | 1st Division | | 0 | - | 0 | | | 6 | - | 7 | - | 2 |
| 19 | 8 | 1st Division | | 1 | - | 2 | | | 6 | - | 7 | - | 3 |
| 19 | 26 | 1st Division | | 2 | - | 0 | | | 6 | - | 7 | - | 4 |
| 20 | 8 | 1st Division | | 4 | - | 2 | | | 7 | - | 7 | - | 4 |
| 20 | 26 | 1st Division | | 0 | - | 0 | | | 7 | - | 8 | - | 4 |
| 21 | 24 | Youth Cup Round 1 | | 1⑥ | - (n) | 1⑤ | | /
| 7 | - | 9 | - | 4 |
| 22 | 17 | 2nd Division | | 2 | - | 0 | | | 8 | - | 9 | - | 4 |
| 22 | 38 | 2nd Division | | 3 | - | 0 | | | 8 | - | 9 | - | 5 |
| 26 | 9 | 3rd Division | | 1 | - | 3 | | | 9 | - | 9 | - | 5 |
| 26 | 29 | 3rd Division | | 2 | - | 0 | | | 10 | - | 9 | - | 5 |
| 27 | 8 | 2nd Division | | 0 | - | 1 | | | 10 | - | 9 | - | 6 |
| 27 | 26 | 2nd Division | | 2 | - | 0 | | | 10 | - | 9 | - | 7 |
| 29 | 15 | AP Cup Round 2 | | 1 | - | 0 | | | 11 | - | 9 | - | 7 |
| 30 | 8 | 2nd Division | | 3 | - | 0 | | | 12 | - | 9 | - | 7 |
| 30 | 26 | 2nd Division | | 0 | - | 0 | | | 12 | - | 10 | - | 7 |
| 31 | 17 | 2nd Division | | 0 | - | 0 | | | 12 | - | 11 | - | 7 |
| 31 | 38 | 2nd Division | | 2 | - | 0 | | | 12 | - | 11 | - | 8 |
| 38 | 4 | 1st Division | | 0 | - | 1 | | | 13 | - | 11 | - | 8 |
| 38 | 26 | 1st Division | | 1 | - | 2 | | | 13 | - | 11 | - | 9 |
| 39 | 7 | AP Cup Group (3) | | 0 | - (n) | 0 | | | 13 | - | 12 | - | 9 |
| 40 | 3 | AP Cup Group (2) | | 0 | - (n) | 5 | | | 13 | - | 12 | - | 10 |
| 40 | 17 | 2nd Division | | 0 | - | 0 | | | 13 | - | 13 | - | 10 |
| 40 | 38 | 2nd Division | | 2 | - | 1 | | | 13 | - | 13 | - | 11 |
| 42 | 13 | 2nd Division | | 0 | - | 0 | | | 13 | - | 14 | - | 11 |
| 42 | 29 | 2nd Division | | 0 | - | 0 | | | 13 | - | 15 | - | 11 |
| S | M | COMPETITION | HOME | AWAY | WON | | - | | - | | |||
Olmec Head Preview
League• Harrogate Railway AFC finished 2nd in the 3rd division last season and were promoted.
• AFC Rushden & Diamonds placed 5th in the 2nd division in season 41.
Harrogate Railway AFC
• Harrogate Railway AFC are free of injuries entering today's match.
AFC Rushden & Diamonds
• Axel Lacour (II/13 Df - head injury), and Leonardo Greco (I/12 Df - head injury) are all questionable for today's match.
Head To Head Meetings
• Harrogate Railway AFC and AFC Rushden & Diamonds have met 38 times with 31 of those occurring in the League.
• Harrogate Railway AFC have won 13, lost 11 and drawn 14 of 38 matches against AFC Rushden & Diamonds.
• Harrogate Railway AFC has a 6 game winless streak against the Diamonds.
• AFC Rushden & Diamonds haven't won a league match at Station View since season 38.
MATCHUP
PUNDIT CORNER
| Harrogate Railway AFC | Position | AFC Rushden & Diamonds |
| 15 | Goalkeeper | ✓ 17 |
| 15 | Sweeper | 15 |
| 45 ✓ | Defenders | 38 |
| 29 ✓ | Midfielders | 28 |
| 68 ✓ | Forwards | 53 |
| 31 ✓ | Est. Attacks | 8 |
🅾 PREDICTION: HAR 2 – 1 RUS (HAR to win)
🏠 Home: Harrogate Railway AFC (+9 🏭 Groundsman) — DF:0 MF:0 FW:9
⚔️ KEY BATTLE: The forward line is the decisive area — Harrogate Railway (68) vastly outgun AFC Rushden & Diamonds (53) in attack, giving the hosts a clear and commanding edge in the final third.
⭐ ONES TO WATCH: Erik Holm (GK, TL:15) — HAR | Kevin Hawkins (GK, TL:17) — RUS
🎯 VERDICT: Harrogate Railway AFC should take this convincingly. Their forward total of 68 against Rushden's defence of 38 is a significant mismatch, and with 31 estimated attacks to Rushden's 8, the home side will dominate possession and territory throughout. Freddy Arboleda's defensive solidity at the back will help hold the shape while the Harrogate attack does its damage up front.
MARVIN'S TAKE
HAR 2 - 1 RUS
Harrogate Railway's forward line is simply overwhelming here, pressing down on Rushden's defence with a relentless tedium that I find grimly appropriate given how relentless and tedious everything is. Fernando Cano will try his best up front for Rushden, which is touching in its own small, ultimately futile way. The home side win this, which changes nothing for anyone, really, but there we are.
AXEL'S TAKE
HAR 2 - 1 RUS
Harrogate Railway are absolutely suffocating this match with wave after wave of forward pressure — their attack is an unstoppable battering ram that Rushden simply cannot hold back all night. Freddy Arboleda and James Hays are a defensive wall that will absorb whatever scraps Rushden throw forward, with Fernando Cano getting precious little service to work with. Railway grind out the win, but Rushden nick a consolation to make the final minutes nervy.
Match Notes
I'm seeing Allan a lot this weekend
John (AFC Rushden & Diamonds) 06/22 - 2:10 PM
The Commish deploys his system against Rushden & Diamonds, two clubs suspended in mid-table like particles that cannot quite decide what they are. The universe continues, indifferently.
Olmec Head Marvin (Goole AFC) 06/22 - 7:30 PM