Match Report

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AFC Wimbledon

Dave Dohm

Bedford Town FC

Simon Compton

Youth Cup Round 2

Head To Head Results

S	M	COMPETITION	HOME			AWAY	WON		-		-
1	2	AP Cup Group (1)		1	- (n)	0		1	-	0	-	0
2	13	2nd Division		1	-	0		1	-	0	-	1
2	34	2nd Division		2	-	4		1	-	0	-	2
3	13	3rd Division		2	-	0		1	-	0	-	3
3	34	3rd Division		0	-	0		1	-	1	-	3
4	13	3rd Division		1	-	1		1	-	2	-	3
4	34	3rd Division		2	-	0		2	-	2	-	3
5	4	2nd Division		0	-	0		2	-	3	-	3
5	21	2nd Division		1	-	1		2	-	4	-	3
6	23	FA Shield Quarterfinals		1	-	2		3	-	4	-	3
7	4	1st Division		2	-	0		4	-	4	-	3
7	21	1st Division		2	-	2		4	-	5	-	3
10	31	FA CUP SEMIFINALS		0⑤	- (n)	0⑥	/	4	-	6	-	3
11	13	1st Division		1	-	4		5	-	6	-	3
11	34	1st Division		2	-	0		6	-	6	-	3
11	40	FA CUP FINAL		0	- (n)	2		6	-	6	-	4
12	15	AP Cup Round 2		4	-	5		6	-	6	-	5
16	2	AP Cup Group (1)		0	- (n)	1		6	-	6	-	6
16	4	1st Division		1	-	0		7	-	6	-	6
16	21	1st Division		5	-	1		7	-	6	-	7
17	13	1st Division		2	-	0		7	-	6	-	8
17	34	1st Division		2	-	2		7	-	7	-	8
18	13	1st Division		2	-	3		8	-	7	-	8
18	34	1st Division		4	-	4		8	-	8	-	8
20	7	AP Cup Group (3)		6	- (n)	0		9	-	8	-	8
21	23	FA Shield Quarterfinals		3	-	0		10	-	8	-	8
22	19	AP Cup Quarterfinals		0⑤	-	0③	/	10	-	9	-	8
23	13	2nd Division		2	-	0		10	-	9	-	9
23	34	2nd Division		1	-	0		11	-	9	-	9
24	4	1st Division		3	-	4		11	-	9	-	10
24	21	1st Division		1	-	2		12	-	9	-	10
25	4	2nd Division		1	-	2		12	-	9	-	11
25	21	2nd Division		2	-	5		13	-	9	-	11
27	13	1st Division		0	-	0		13	-	10	-	11
27	34	1st Division		3	-	0		14	-	10	-	11
28	13	1st Division		2	-	4		15	-	10	-	11
28	15	AP Cup Round 2		0	-	2		16	-	10	-	11
28	34	1st Division		3	-	2		17	-	10	-	11
29	13	1st Division		0	-	3		18	-	10	-	11
29	34	1st Division		5	-	1		19	-	10	-	11
29	40	FA CUP FINAL		0④	- (n)	0⑤	/	19	-	11	-	11
30	13	1st Division		1	-	2		20	-	11	-	11
30	15	AP Cup Round 2		2⑥	-	2⑤	/	20	-	12	-	11
30	34	1st Division		3	-	0		21	-	12	-	11
31	11	FA Shield Round 1		1	-	2		21	-	12	-	12
33	13	1st Division		0	-	3		22	-	12	-	12
33	34	1st Division		10	-	2		23	-	12	-	12
34	1	FA Cup Round 1		4	-	0		24	-	12	-	12
34	4	1st Division		7	-	0		25	-	12	-	12
34	21	1st Division		1	-	4		26	-	12	-	12
34	33	Youth Cup Quarterfinals		1④	- (n)	1③	/	26	-	13	-	12
35	11	FA Shield Round 1		3	-	1		26	-	13	-	13
37	2	AP Cup Group (1)		0	- (n)	0		26	-	14	-	13
37	4	1st Division		0	-	1		27	-	14	-	13
37	26	1st Division		2	-	0		28	-	14	-	13
40	21	1st Division		2	-	2		28	-	15	-	13
40	34	1st Division		5	-	0		29	-	15	-	13
41	1	FA Cup Round 1		0	-	1		30	-	15	-	13
42	1	FA Cup Round 1		1	-	2		31	-	15	-	13
42	28	Youth Cup Round 2		0	- (n)	2		31	-	15	-	14
S	M	COMPETITION	HOME			AWAY	WON		-		-

Olmec Head Preview

Youth Cup
• The previous Youth Cup Final appearances by AFC Wimbledon include:
    • a season 5 loss to Chasetown FC 3-2.
    • a season 7 loss to Kendal Town FC 0-0 (PK Shootout: 3-1).
    • a season 13 loss to Kendal Town FC 4-0.
    • a season 18 loss to Shepshed Dynamo FC 1-0.
    • a season 26 loss to Ilkeston Town FC 2-1.
    • a season 34 loss to Ilkeston Town FC 3-0.
    • a season 36 loss to Kendal Town FC 2-0.
    • a season 37 loss to York City FC 1-1 (PK Shootout: 4-2).
    • a season 38 loss to Kingstonian FC 1-0.
• AFC Wimbledon exited the Youth Cup in the 1st Round last season when they lost to Kendal Town FC 0-0 (PK Shootout: 6-6).
• Bedford Town FC has 1 Youth Cup Trophy.
• The previous Youth Cup Final appearances by Bedford Town FC include:
    • a season 2 win over Clevedon Town FC 0-0 (PK Shootout: 5-4).
    • a season 35 loss to Kingstonian FC 1-0.
• Bedford Town FC crashed out of the Youth Cup last season in a 3-0 loss to Burton Albion FC in the 1st Round.
AFC Wimbledon
• Aarron Lowe (V/11 Sw) is questionable (head injury) but may return today.
Bedford Town FC
• Matty Moore (IV/13 Gk) is out with a head injury suffered in match 19 against Kingstonian FC.
Head To Head Meetings
• AFC Wimbledon and Bedford Town FC have met 59 times with 1 of those occurring in the Youth Cup.
• AFC Wimbledon have won 31, lost 13 and drawn 15 of 59 matches against Bedford Town FC.
• AFC Wimbledon are unbeaten in their last 7 games against Bedford Town FC, winning 3 of those matches.

MATCHUP

PUNDIT CORNER

AFC Wimbledon	Position	Bedford Town FC
18 ✓	Goalkeeper	10
17 ✓	Sweeper	16
16	Defenders	✓ 31
20	Midfielders	✓ 38
23 ✓	Forwards	19
0	Est. Attacks	✓ 14

🅾 PREDICTION: WIM 0 – 1 BED (BED to win)

🏦 Neutral venue

⚔️ KEY BATTLE: Midfield is the decisive area — Bedford Town FC (38) overwhelmingly dominate AFC Wimbledon (20) in the engine room, giving Bedford clear control of the game.

⭐ ONES TO WATCH: Guillaume Hebert (GK, TL:18) — WIM | Julian Moreno (SW, TL:16) — BED

🎯 VERDICT: Bedford Town FC should progress in this Youth Cup tie, powered by a dominant midfield advantage of 38 to 20 that should translate into sustained pressure and the predicted solitary goal. AFC Wimbledon's Guillaume Hebert will be kept busy in goal, and their attacking threat is almost non-existent with zero estimated attacks. Carlton Bishop in midfield looks set to be the key figure, driving Bedford's dominance and creating the chances that should seal the win.

MARVIN'S TAKE

WIM 0 - 1 BED

Bedford's midfield is going to absolutely smother this match, which is the most exciting thing I can say about a Tuesday evening involving youth players at a neutral venue, and even that fills me with a kind of hollow despair. Wimbledon's attack simply doesn't exist in any meaningful sense, zero estimated attacks being a rather poetic summary of this particular journey through the void. Bedford go through, not that going through leads anywhere particularly meaningful either.

AXEL'S TAKE

WIM 0 - 1 BED

Bedford's midfield is going to absolutely dominate this match — they're physically overwhelming AFC Wimbledon in that central zone and I can see Carlton Bishop and co. dictating every passage of play. Wimbledon's defensive line looks fragile against that kind of sustained pressure, and with a neutral venue removing any home fortress advantage, they've got nowhere to hide. Bedford grind this one out with a single decisive goal.

Match Notes

we dont have a chance here

Simon (Bedford Town FC) 06/18 - 9:17 PM

The numbers say otherwise and unfortunately I agree……WIM would be lucky to advance

Dave (AFC Wimbledon) 06/19 - 3:12 PM

Neutral ground, Youth Cup, knockout football — no safety net for either side. AFC Wimbledon and Bedford Town must settle this today, one way or another.

Olmec Head Axel (Rainworth Miners Welfare FC) 06/19 - 7:30 PM