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Marine FC
Derek Purvis
Worksop Town FC
David Morgan
League Round 16
Head To Head Results
| S | M | COMPETITION | HOME | AWAY | WON |  | - |  | - |  | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 8 | 2nd Division | | 1 | - | 0 | | | 0 | - | 0 | - | 1 |
| 3 | 26 | 2nd Division | | 4 | - | 1 | | | 1 | - | 0 | - | 1 |
| 5 | 28 | Youth Cup Round 2 | | 1 | - (n) | 0 | | | 1 | - | 0 | - | 2 |
| 11 | 20 | 2nd Division | | 2 | - | 3 | | | 2 | - | 0 | - | 2 |
| 11 | 39 | 2nd Division | | 4 | - | 2 | | | 3 | - | 0 | - | 2 |
| 14 | 1 | FA Cup Round 1 | | 3 | - | 1 | | | 4 | - | 0 | - | 2 |
| 15 | 9 | 3rd Division | | 0 | - | 2 | | | 4 | - | 0 | - | 3 |
| 15 | 29 | 3rd Division | | 4 | - | 0 | | | 4 | - | 0 | - | 4 |
| 16 | 9 | 3rd Division | | 1 | - | 2 | | | 4 | - | 0 | - | 5 |
| 16 | 29 | 3rd Division | | 3 | - | 1 | | | 4 | - | 0 | - | 6 |
| 19 | 9 | 3rd Division | | 1 | - | 1 | | | 4 | - | 1 | - | 6 |
| 19 | 29 | 3rd Division | | 5 | - | 0 | | | 4 | - | 1 | - | 7 |
| 20 | 17 | 3rd Division | | 2 | - | 0 | | | 5 | - | 1 | - | 7 |
| 20 | 38 | 3rd Division | | 4 | - | 0 | | | 5 | - | 1 | - | 8 |
| 21 | 20 | 3rd Division | | 7 | - | 0 | | | 5 | - | 1 | - | 9 |
| 21 | 39 | 3rd Division | | 0 | - | 6 | | | 5 | - | 1 | - | 10 |
| 23 | 9 | 3rd Division | | 1 | - | 5 | | | 5 | - | 1 | - | 11 |
| 23 | 29 | 3rd Division | | 3 | - | 0 | | | 5 | - | 1 | - | 12 |
| 24 | 17 | 3rd Division | | 1 | - | 1 | | | 5 | - | 2 | - | 12 |
| 24 | 38 | 3rd Division | | 6 | - | 2 | | | 5 | - | 2 | - | 13 |
| 25 | 9 | 3rd Division | | 0 | - | 2 | | | 5 | - | 2 | - | 14 |
| 25 | 29 | 3rd Division | | 3 | - | 1 | | | 5 | - | 2 | - | 15 |
| 27 | 2 | AP Cup Group (1) | | 2 | - (n) | 0 | | | 5 | - | 2 | - | 16 |
| 27 | 9 | 3rd Division | | 0 | - | 3 | | | 5 | - | 2 | - | 17 |
| 27 | 29 | 3rd Division | | 1 | - | 0 | | | 5 | - | 2 | - | 18 |
| 36 | 16 | 3rd Division | | 3 | - | 0 | | | 5 | - | 2 | - | 19 |
| 36 | 35 | 3rd Division | | 0 | - | 3 | | | 5 | - | 2 | - | 20 |
| 37 | 4 | 3rd Division | | 7 | - | 0 | | | 5 | - | 2 | - | 21 |
| 37 | 26 | 3rd Division | | 1 | - | 5 | | | 5 | - | 2 | - | 22 |
| 38 | 13 | 3rd Division | | 1 | - | 3 | | | 5 | - | 2 | - | 23 |
| 38 | 29 | 3rd Division | | 3 | - | 1 | | | 5 | - | 2 | - | 24 |
| 39 | 8 | 3rd Division | | 6 | - | 0 | | | 5 | - | 2 | - | 25 |
| 39 | 35 | 3rd Division | | 1 | - | 3 | | | 5 | - | 2 | - | 26 |
| 40 | 8 | 3rd Division | | 5 | - | 1 | | | 5 | - | 2 | - | 27 |
| 40 | 35 | 3rd Division | | 0 | - | 4 | | | 5 | - | 2 | - | 28 |
| 41 | 16 | 3rd Division | | 0 | - | 3 | | | 5 | - | 2 | - | 29 |
| 41 | 39 | 3rd Division | | 1 | - | 1 | | | 5 | - | 3 | - | 29 |
| 42 | 8 | 3rd Division | | 9 | - | 0 | | | 5 | - | 3 | - | 30 |
| S | M | COMPETITION | HOME | AWAY | WON | | - | | - | | |||
Olmec Head Preview
League• Marine FC placed 10th in the 3rd division in season 41.
• Worksop Town FC placed 9th in the 3rd division in season 41.
Marine FC
• Marine FC are free of injuries entering today's match.
• Afonso Gomes (II/7 Df) is poised to make his 50th appearance for Marine FC (currently at 48).
• Miksa Kelemen (I/8 Mf) is set to make his 35th appearance for Marine FC (currently at 33).
Worksop Town FC
• Striker Algenon Anderson (I/11) will miss this match with a head injury suffered in match 29 against Swindon Supermarine FC.
• Yevgeniy Zaytsev (III/7 Mf) has made 50 appearances for Worksop Town FC.
• Laurence Newman (III/7 Fw) has made 50 appearances for Worksop Town FC.
• Miguel González (II/11 Mf) is poised to make his 50th appearance for Worksop Town FC (currently at 49).
• Graham Clarke (I/12 Df) is set to make his 35th appearance for Worksop Town FC (currently at 34).
Head To Head Meetings
• Marine FC and Worksop Town FC have met 38 times with 35 of those occurring in the League.
• Worksop Town FC have won 30, lost 5 and drawn 3 of 38 matches against Marine FC.
• Marine FC has a 25 game winless streak against the Tigers.
• Worksop Town FC haven't won a league match at Rossett Park since season 38.
MATCHUP
PUNDIT CORNER
| Marine FC | Position | Worksop Town FC |
| 9 | Goalkeeper | ✓ 11 |
| 8 | Sweeper | ✓ 14 |
| 42 | Defenders | ✓ 47 |
| 21 | Midfielders | ✓ 31 |
| 37 ✓ | Forwards | 21 |
| 7 | Est. Attacks | ✓ 8 |
🅾 PREDICTION: MAR 1 – 1 WOR (Draw)
🏠 Home: Marine FC (+9 🏭 Groundsman) — DF:3 MF:2 FW:4
⚔️ KEY BATTLE: Defence is the decisive battleground — Worksop Town (DF:47) hold a clear edge over Marine FC (DF:42), with Léo Laurent anchoring a backline built to absorb pressure.
⭐ ONES TO WATCH: Liam McColl (FW, TL:13) — MAR | Léo Laurent (SW, TL:14) — WOR
🎯 VERDICT: This looks set to end 1-1 as the data predicts, with Worksop Town's superior defensive structure neutralising Marine's attacking threat despite the home advantage. Marine benefit from a +9 home boost and a Groundsman advantage weighted heavily toward forwards (+4 FW), which keeps them competitive, but Worksop's Gordon Jackson and Graham Clarke provide a formidable defensive wall. Liam McColl is the man to watch for Marine — his TL:13 forward rating gives him the best chance of breaking that Worksop backline and snatching all three points.
MARVIN'S TAKE
MAR 1 - 1 WOR
Léo Laurent sweeping behind Worksop's defence gives them a structural composure that Marine simply cannot match in the middle third, where Miksa Kelemen toils alone against a considerably more organised visiting unit. Marine's home advantage amounts to approximately nothing, like most things in this universe, but Liam McColl may conjure one moment of accidental quality to keep them level. A draw is the most mathematically honest result and also the most spiritually crushing one, which feels entirely appropriate.
AXEL'S TAKE
MAR 1 - 1 WOR
Marine have the home fortress behind them but Worksop are rolling into town with a back line that looks like a brick wall — that defensive unit is going to make life absolutely miserable for Marine's forwards all afternoon. I reckon both sides grab a goal but neither can land the killer blow, this one ends in a grinding, attritional stalemate. A fair share of the spoils, but nobody's celebrating.
Match Notes
All the best, Derek...
David (Worksop Town FC) 07/02 - 3:09 PM
Marine are a fortress at home but David Morgan has his warriors road-hardened and ready. Worksop don't travel to crumble — this one could be closer than it looks.
Olmec Head Axel (Rainworth Miners Welfare FC) 07/03 - 7:30 PM