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Ilkeston Town FC
Steve Turner
Swindon Supermarine FC
John Blazel
Youth Cup Round 1
Head To Head Results
| S | M | COMPETITION | HOME | AWAY | WON |  | - |  | - |  | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 | 1st Division | | 1 | - | 1 | | | 0 | - | 1 | - | 0 |
| 1 | 34 | 1st Division | | 0 | - | 0 | | | 0 | - | 2 | - | 0 |
| 2 | 10 | FA Cup Round 2 | | 0 | - | 2 | | | 1 | - | 2 | - | 0 |
| 3 | 20 | 2nd Division | | 0 | - | 0 | | | 1 | - | 3 | - | 0 |
| 3 | 39 | 2nd Division | | 3 | - | 0 | | | 2 | - | 3 | - | 0 |
| 4 | 4 | 2nd Division | | 0 | - | 1 | | | 3 | - | 3 | - | 0 |
| 4 | 21 | 2nd Division | | 1 | - | 0 | | | 4 | - | 3 | - | 0 |
| 11 | 2 | AP Cup Group (1) | | 0 | - (n) | 2 | | | 5 | - | 3 | - | 0 |
| 11 | 23 | FA Shield Quarterfinals | | 2 | - | 0 | | | 6 | - | 3 | - | 0 |
| 12 | 3 | AP Cup Group (2) | | 0 | - (n) | 2 | | | 7 | - | 3 | - | 0 |
| 13 | 1 | FA Cup Round 1 | | 1 | - | 0 | | | 8 | - | 3 | - | 0 |
| 16 | 20 | 2nd Division | | 1 | - | 3 | | | 9 | - | 3 | - | 0 |
| 16 | 39 | 2nd Division | | 1 | - | 0 | | | 10 | - | 3 | - | 0 |
| 20 | 4 | 3rd Division | | 0 | - | 3 | | | 11 | - | 3 | - | 0 |
| 20 | 21 | 3rd Division | | 2 | - | 2 | | | 11 | - | 4 | - | 0 |
| 21 | 1 | FA Cup Round 1 | | 0 | - | 1 | | | 11 | - | 4 | - | 1 |
| 24 | 11 | FA Shield Round 1 | | 0 | - | 1 | | | 12 | - | 4 | - | 1 |
| 26 | 1 | FA Cup Round 1 | | 1 | - | 0 | | | 13 | - | 4 | - | 1 |
| 26 | 12 | 1st Division | | 1 | - | 0 | | | 14 | - | 4 | - | 1 |
| 26 | 30 | 1st Division | | 0 | - | 1 | | | 15 | - | 4 | - | 1 |
| 31 | 5 | 3rd Division | | 2 | - | 0 | | | 15 | - | 4 | - | 2 |
| 31 | 25 | 3rd Division | | 6 | - | 0 | | | 16 | - | 4 | - | 2 |
| 34 | 32 | FA SHIELD SEMIFINALS | | 2 | - | 0 | | | 16 | - | 4 | - | 3 |
| 36 | 12 | 2nd Division | | 3 | - | 0 | | | 17 | - | 4 | - | 3 |
| 36 | 30 | 2nd Division | | 1 | - | 0 | | | 17 | - | 4 | - | 4 |
| 37 | 32 | FA SHIELD SEMIFINALS | | 3 | - | 1 | | | 17 | - | 4 | - | 5 |
| 38 | 7 | AP Cup Group (3) | | 2 | - (n) | 0 | | | 17 | - | 4 | - | 6 |
| 38 | 9 | 2nd Division | | 2 | - | 2 | | | 17 | - | 5 | - | 6 |
| 38 | 20 | 2nd Division | | 3 | - | 1 | | | 17 | - | 5 | - | 7 |
| 39 | 2 | AP Cup Group (1) | | 1 | - (n) | 2 | | | 18 | - | 5 | - | 7 |
| 39 | 16 | 2nd Division | | 2 | - | 0 | | | 19 | - | 5 | - | 7 |
| 39 | 39 | 2nd Division | | 0 | - | 0 | | | 19 | - | 6 | - | 7 |
| 40 | 2 | AP Cup Group (1) | | 1 | - (n) | 3 | | | 20 | - | 6 | - | 7 |
| 42 | 15 | AP Cup Round 2 | | 0 | - | 2 | | | 21 | - | 6 | - | 7 |
| 42 | 24 | Youth Cup Round 1 | | 2③ | - (n) | 2④ | | /
| 21 | - | 7 | - | 7 |
| S | M | COMPETITION | HOME | AWAY | WON | | - | | - | | |||
Olmec Head Preview
Youth Cup• Ilkeston Town FC has 4 Youth Cup Trophies.
• The previous Youth Cup Final appearances by Ilkeston Town FC include:
• a season 9 win over Chasetown FC 1-1 (PK Shootout: 5-4).
• a season 26 win over AFC Wimbledon 2-1.
• a season 31 win over Halifax Town AFC 1-1 (PK Shootout: 3-1).
• a season 34 win over AFC Wimbledon 3-0.
• Ilkeston Town FC exited the Youth Cup in the Quarterfinals last season when they lost to FC United of Manchester 1-1 (PK Shootout: 5-5).
• The deepest that Swindon Supermarine FC has reached in the Youth Cup prior to this season was:
• a season 32 semifinal loss to Harrogate Railway AFC 2-1.
• a season 35 semifinal loss to Bedford Town FC 4-2.
• a season 36 semifinal loss to Kendal Town FC 1-1 (PK Shootout: 4-3).
• Swindon Supermarine FC crashed out of the Youth Cup last season in a 2-1 loss to Kendal Town FC in the 2nd Round.
Ilkeston Town FC
• Cole Hamilton (III/13 Fw) is questionable (pulled hamstring) but may return today.
Swindon Supermarine FC
• Ahmed Alaoui (APP/8 Df) is questionable (knee injury) but may return today.
Head To Head Meetings
• Ilkeston Town FC and Swindon Supermarine FC have met 34 times with 0 of those occurring in the Youth Cup.
• Ilkeston Town FC have won 21, lost 7 and drawn 6 of 34 matches against Swindon Supermarine FC.
• Ilkeston Town FC are unbeaten in their last 5 games against Swindon Supermarine FC, winning 2 of those matches.
MATCHUP
| Ilkeston Town FC | Position | Swindon Supermarine FC |
| 18 ✓ | Goalkeeper | 10 |
| — | Sweeper | ✓ 12 |
| 58 ✓ | Defenders | 28 |
| 22 | Midfielders | ✓ 40 |
| 58 ✓ | Forwards | 56 |
| 30 ✓ | Est. Attacks | 9 |
🅾 PREDICTION: ILK 3 – 1 SWI (ILK to win)
🏦 Neutral venue
⚔️ KEY BATTLE: Forward vs Defence is the decisive battle — Ilkeston's attack (FW:58) vastly outguns Swindon Supermarine's defence (DF:28), giving ILK a commanding edge in the final third.
⭐ ONES TO WATCH: Tobias Ødegård (GK, TL:18) — ILK | Jared Lampton (DF, TL:15) — SWI
🎯 VERDICT: Ilkeston Town FC should win this comfortably at 3-1. Their attacking output (30 estimated attacks) is overwhelming compared to Swindon's nine, and Swindon's weak goalkeeper rating (GK:10) leaves them exposed to the relentless pressure ILK will apply. Marcos Nuñez (FW TL:17) looks set to be the decisive figure, with the firepower and quality to punish a Swindon backline that simply lacks the numbers to cope.
