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Bridgwater Town
Martyn Hathaway
AFC Fylde
Phil McIntosh
League Round 13
Head To Head Results
| S | M | COMPETITION | HOME | AWAY | WON |  | - |  | - |  | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 | 3rd Division | | 1 | - | 1 | | | 0 | - | 1 | - | 0 |
| 1 | 34 | 3rd Division | | 0 | - | 0 | | | 0 | - | 2 | - | 0 |
| 2 | 13 | 3rd Division | | 6 | - | 0 | | | 0 | - | 2 | - | 1 |
| 2 | 34 | 3rd Division | | 0 | - | 8 | | | 0 | - | 2 | - | 2 |
| 3 | 13 | 3rd Division | | 0 | - | 1 | | | 1 | - | 2 | - | 2 |
| 3 | 34 | 3rd Division | | 1 | - | 1 | | | 1 | - | 3 | - | 2 |
| 6 | 1 | FA Cup Round 1 | | 1 | - | 4 | | | 1 | - | 3 | - | 3 |
| 7 | 7 | AP Cup Group (3) | | 2 | - (n) | 0 | | | 2 | - | 3 | - | 3 |
| 8 | 7 | AP Cup Group (3) | | 0 | - (n) | 6 | | | 2 | - | 3 | - | 4 |
| 10 | 24 | Youth Cup Round 1 | | 2 | - (n) | 0 | | | 2 | - | 3 | - | 5 |
| 11 | 7 | AP Cup Group (3) | | 1 | - (n) | 6 | | | 2 | - | 3 | - | 6 |
| 11 | 10 | FA Cup Round 2 | | 3 | - | 0 | | | 2 | - | 3 | - | 7 |
| 12 | 1 | FA Cup Round 1 | | 3 | - | 3 | | | 2 | - | 4 | - | 7 |
| 12 | 6 | FA Cup Round 1 Replay | | 7 | - | 1 | | | 2 | - | 4 | - | 8 |
| 18 | 7 | AP Cup Group (3) | | 0 | - (n) | 1 | | | 2 | - | 4 | - | 9 |
| 18 | 12 | 3rd Division | | 1 | - | 1 | | | 2 | - | 5 | - | 9 |
| 18 | 30 | 3rd Division | | 3 | - | 1 | | | 2 | - | 5 | - | 10 |
| 19 | 17 | 2nd Division | | 0 | - | 0 | | | 2 | - | 6 | - | 10 |
| 19 | 38 | 2nd Division | | 0 | - | 0 | | | 2 | - | 7 | - | 10 |
| 20 | 8 | 3rd Division | | 5 | - | 1 | | | 2 | - | 7 | - | 11 |
| 20 | 24 | Youth Cup Round 1 | | 0 | - (n) | 1 | | | 2 | - | 7 | - | 12 |
| 20 | 26 | 3rd Division | | 1 | - | 1 | | | 2 | - | 8 | - | 12 |
| 21 | 8 | 3rd Division | | 3 | - | 0 | | | 2 | - | 8 | - | 13 |
| 21 | 26 | 3rd Division | | 1 | - | 0 | | | 3 | - | 8 | - | 13 |
| 24 | 17 | 2nd Division | | 0 | - | 0 | | | 3 | - | 9 | - | 13 |
| 24 | 38 | 2nd Division | | 1 | - | 4 | | | 3 | - | 9 | - | 14 |
| 25 | 2 | AP Cup Group (1) | | 2 | - (n) | 3 | | | 3 | - | 9 | - | 15 |
| 25 | 17 | 3rd Division | | 2 | - | 0 | | | 3 | - | 9 | - | 16 |
| 25 | 38 | 3rd Division | | 0 | - | 3 | | | 3 | - | 9 | - | 17 |
| 27 | 17 | 3rd Division | | 1 | - | 1 | | | 3 | - | 10 | - | 17 |
| 27 | 38 | 3rd Division | | 3 | - | 1 | | | 4 | - | 10 | - | 17 |
| 28 | 7 | AP Cup Group (3) | | 0 | - (n) | 3 | | | 4 | - | 10 | - | 18 |
| 29 | 3 | AP Cup Group (2) | | 2 | - (n) | 0 | | | 5 | - | 10 | - | 18 |
| 29 | 12 | 3rd Division | | 3 | - | 3 | | | 5 | - | 11 | - | 18 |
| 29 | 30 | 3rd Division | | 1 | - | 2 | | | 6 | - | 11 | - | 18 |
| 32 | 7 | AP Cup Group (3) | | 1 | - (n) | 3 | | | 6 | - | 11 | - | 19 |
| 33 | 7 | AP Cup Group (3) | | 0 | - (n) | 2 | | | 6 | - | 11 | - | 20 |
| 34 | 13 | 3rd Division | | 1 | - | 1 | | | 6 | - | 12 | - | 20 |
| 34 | 34 | 3rd Division | | 3 | - | 0 | | | 7 | - | 12 | - | 20 |
| 36 | 3 | AP Cup Group (2) | | 1 | - (n) | 2 | | | 8 | - | 12 | - | 20 |
| 36 | 17 | 3rd Division | | 2 | - | 0 | | | 8 | - | 12 | - | 21 |
| 36 | 38 | 3rd Division | | 2 | - | 2 | | | 8 | - | 13 | - | 21 |
| 38 | 17 | 3rd Division | | 1 | - | 0 | | | 8 | - | 13 | - | 22 |
| 38 | 38 | 3rd Division | | 0 | - | 0 | | | 8 | - | 14 | - | 22 |
| 39 | 13 | 3rd Division | | 3 | - | 5 | | | 8 | - | 14 | - | 23 |
| 39 | 29 | 3rd Division | | 3 | - | 1 | | | 8 | - | 14 | - | 24 |
| 40 | 10 | FA Cup Round 2 | | 0 | - | 3 | | | 9 | - | 14 | - | 24 |
| 41 | 5 | 3rd Division | | 2 | - | 1 | | | 9 | - | 14 | - | 25 |
| 41 | 25 | 3rd Division | | 4 | - | 2 | | | 10 | - | 14 | - | 25 |
| 42 | 13 | 3rd Division | | 0 | - | 0 | | | 10 | - | 15 | - | 25 |
| 42 | 29 | 3rd Division | | 5 | - | 0 | | | 11 | - | 15 | - | 25 |
| S | M | COMPETITION | HOME | AWAY | WON | | - | | - | | |||
Olmec Head Preview
League• Bridgwater Town placed 6th in the 3rd division in season 41.
• AFC Fylde placed 4th in the 3rd division in season 41.
Bridgwater Town
• Striker Cheng Liáng (APP/9) will miss this match with a head injury suffered in match 26 against Mossley AFC.
• Jay Meldrum is looking for his 25th MSWL United League goal (currently at 23).
AFC Fylde
• AFC Fylde are free of injuries entering today's match.
Head To Head Meetings
• Bridgwater Town and AFC Fylde have met 50 times with 33 of those occurring in the League.
• AFC Fylde have won 25, lost 10 and drawn 15 of 50 matches against Bridgwater Town.
• Bridgwater Town has a 2 game unbeaten streak against the Coasters.
• AFC Fylde haven't won a league match at Fairfax Park since season 25.
MATCHUP
PUNDIT CORNER
| Bridgwater Town | Position | AFC Fylde |
| 13 | Goalkeeper | ✓ 17 |
| 15 | Sweeper | ✓ 17 |
| 42 | Defenders | ✓ 43 |
| 51 ✓ | Midfielders | 46 |
| 32 | Forwards | ✓ 43 |
| 3 | Est. Attacks | ✓ 4 |
🅾 PREDICTION: BRG 0 – 0 FYL (Draw)
🏠 Home: Bridgwater Town (+9 🏭 Groundsman) — DF:0 MF:0 FW:9
⚔️ KEY BATTLE: Midfield is the decisive battleground — Bridgwater Town (51) hold a clear edge over AFC Fylde (46) in the engine room, giving them the better platform to control possession despite the lower attack threat.
⭐ ONES TO WATCH: Lucas Moore (SW, TL:15) — BRG | William Peverell (FW, TL:18) — FYL
🎯 VERDICT: This looks set to end in a tightly contested draw, with both defences holding firm — Bridgwater's home advantage (+9 applied entirely to the forward line) not quite enough to break down a well-organised AFC Fylde backline (43) backed by an excellent goalkeeper in James MacLeod (TL:17). Bridgwater's midfield edge, led by the composed Melker Lundin, should help them keep AFC Fylde's dangerous William Peverell quiet for long spells. Ultimately, neither side can find the quality in front of goal to separate themselves, and a 0-0 stalemate is the most likely outcome.
MARVIN'S TAKE
BRG 0 - 1 FYL
Fylde's forward line has a cruel edge to it, and William Peverell will find the spaces that Bridgwater's defence — adequate as it is — simply cannot paper over for ninety minutes. The home advantage here amounts to a slightly firmer pitch and a handful of optimistic supporters, which is, in my experience, not enough to change the fundamental inevitability of things. I predict an away win, which will briefly delight some people and briefly devastate others, and then everyone will go home and it will be as if it never happened.
AXEL'S TAKE
BRG 0 - 1 FYL
Fylde's forward line has too much quality for Bridgwater to handle tonight, and Peverell looks dangerous enough to be the difference-maker in what will be a brutal war of attrition in Somerset. Bridgwater's midfield will scrap hard but Fylde's engine room with Vazquez driving forward gives them the edge in transition. The home crowd will roar but I don't see Bridgwater breaking this Fylde backline down.
Match Notes
Bridgwater Town versus AFC Fylde. Two clubs, one ball, a result that will exist by this evening whether or not the universe particularly wanted it to.
Olmec Head Marvin (Goole AFC) 06/26 - 7:30 PM
I'm going to give OLMEC a result alright....POW! Right in the kisser!
Phil (AFC Fylde) 06/27 - 6:14 AM