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York City FC
James Tucker
Bedford Town FC
Simon Compton
Youth Cup Quarterfinals
Head To Head Results
| S | M | COMPETITION | HOME | AWAY | WON |  | - |  | - |  | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 17 | 2nd Division | | 4 | - | 0 | | | 1 | - | 0 | - | 0 |
| 2 | 38 | 2nd Division | | 1 | - | 2 | | | 2 | - | 0 | - | 0 |
| 4 | 1 | FA Cup Round 1 | | 0 | - | 3 | | | 3 | - | 0 | - | 0 |
| 6 | 12 | 2nd Division | | 2 | - | 0 | | | 4 | - | 0 | - | 0 |
| 6 | 30 | 2nd Division | | 2 | - | 1 | | | 4 | - | 0 | - | 1 |
| 7 | 2 | AP Cup Group (1) | | 3 | - (n) | 2 | | | 4 | - | 0 | - | 2 |
| 7 | 8 | 1st Division | | 3 | - | 1 | | | 5 | - | 0 | - | 2 |
| 7 | 26 | 1st Division | | 2 | - | 4 | | | 6 | - | 0 | - | 2 |
| 8 | 24 | Youth Cup Round 1 | | 1④ | - (n) | 1⑤ | | /
| 6 | - | 1 | - | 2 |
| 9 | 12 | 2nd Division | | 6 | - | 0 | | | 7 | - | 1 | - | 2 |
| 9 | 30 | 2nd Division | | 2 | - | 2 | | | 7 | - | 2 | - | 2 |
| 10 | 12 | 2nd Division | | 1 | - | 1 | | | 7 | - | 3 | - | 2 |
| 10 | 30 | 2nd Division | | 5 | - | 0 | | | 7 | - | 3 | - | 3 |
| 12 | 12 | 2nd Division | | 5 | - | 3 | | | 8 | - | 3 | - | 3 |
| 12 | 30 | 2nd Division | | 3 | - | 1 | | | 8 | - | 3 | - | 4 |
| 13 | 9 | 2nd Division | | 2 | - | 1 | | | 8 | - | 3 | - | 5 |
| 13 | 29 | 2nd Division | | 3 | - | 1 | | | 9 | - | 3 | - | 5 |
| 15 | 4 | 2nd Division | | 1 | - | 1 | | | 9 | - | 4 | - | 5 |
| 15 | 21 | 2nd Division | | 0 | - | 3 | | | 9 | - | 4 | - | 6 |
| 19 | 9 | 2nd Division | | 3 | - | 1 | | | 9 | - | 4 | - | 7 |
| 19 | 29 | 2nd Division | | 3 | - | 1 | | | 10 | - | 4 | - | 7 |
| 22 | 36 | AP CUP FINAL | | 1 | - | 0 | | | 10 | - | 4 | - | 8 |
| 24 | 13 | 1st Division | | 2 | - | 2 | | | 10 | - | 5 | - | 8 |
| 24 | 19 | AP Cup Quarterfinals | | 1 | - | 0 | | | 11 | - | 5 | - | 8 |
| 24 | 34 | 1st Division | | 0 | - | 0 | | | 11 | - | 6 | - | 8 |
| 27 | 4 | 1st Division | | 1 | - | 2 | | | 12 | - | 6 | - | 8 |
| 27 | 21 | 1st Division | | 3 | - | 0 | | | 13 | - | 6 | - | 8 |
| 27 | 28 | Youth Cup Round 2 | | 1 | - (n) | 0 | | | 14 | - | 6 | - | 8 |
| 27 | 31 | FA CUP SEMIFINALS | | 2 | - (n) | 0 | | | 15 | - | 6 | - | 8 |
| 28 | 20 | 1st Division | | 1 | - | 0 | | | 15 | - | 6 | - | 9 |
| 28 | 39 | 1st Division | | 2 | - | 5 | | | 15 | - | 6 | - | 10 |
| 29 | 7 | AP Cup Group (3) | | 2 | - (n) | 1 | | | 15 | - | 6 | - | 11 |
| 30 | 12 | 1st Division | | 2 | - | 0 | | | 16 | - | 6 | - | 11 |
| 30 | 30 | 1st Division | | 0 | - | 0 | | | 16 | - | 7 | - | 11 |
| 32 | 10 | FA Cup Round 2 | | 1 | - | 2 | | | 17 | - | 7 | - | 11 |
| 32 | 33 | Youth Cup Quarterfinals | | 2 | - (n) | 4 | | | 17 | - | 7 | - | 12 |
| 34 | 8 | 1st Division | | 4 | - | 0 | | | 18 | - | 7 | - | 12 |
| 34 | 26 | 1st Division | | 0 | - | 2 | | | 19 | - | 7 | - | 12 |
| 37 | 1 | FA Cup Round 1 | | 0 | - | 0 | | | 19 | - | 8 | - | 12 |
| 37 | 6 | FA Cup Round 1 Replay | | 1 | - | 3 | | | 20 | - | 8 | - | 12 |
| 37 | 7 | AP Cup Group (3) | | 3 | - (n) | 3 | | | 20 | - | 9 | - | 12 |
| 39 | 5 | 2nd Division | | 2 | - | 3 | | | 20 | - | 9 | - | 13 |
| 39 | 25 | 2nd Division | | 2 | - | 0 | | | 20 | - | 9 | - | 14 |
| 40 | 2 | AP Cup Group (1) | | 0 | - (n) | 3 | | | 21 | - | 9 | - | 14 |
| 40 | 32 | FA SHIELD SEMIFINALS | | 3⑤ | - | 3⑥ | | /
| 21 | - | 10 | - | 14 |
| 42 | 33 | Youth Cup Quarterfinals | | 0⑤ | - (n) | 0③ | | /
| 21 | - | 11 | - | 14 |
| S | M | COMPETITION | HOME | AWAY | WON | | - | | - | | |||
Olmec Head Preview
Youth Cup• York City FC has 4 Youth Cup Trophies.
• The previous Youth Cup Final appearances by York City FC include:
• a season 17 loss to Luton Town FC 0-0 (PK Shootout: 4-2).
• a season 19 loss to Kendal Town FC 4-3.
• a season 23 win over Kendal Town FC 3-2.
• a season 24 loss to Kendal Town FC 1-0.
• a season 25 win over Kendal Town FC 1-1 (PK Shootout: 4-3).
• a season 29 win over Worksop Town FC 1-0.
• a season 30 loss to Worksop Town FC 1-1 (PK Shootout: 5-4).
• a season 37 win over AFC Wimbledon 1-1 (PK Shootout: 4-2).
• York City FC exited the Youth Cup in the 1st Round last season when they lost to Harrogate Railway AFC 4-1.
• 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.
York City FC
• York City FC are free of injuries entering today's match.
Bedford Town FC
• Matty Moore (IV/13 Gk - hip), and Matty Moore (IV/13 Gk - head injury) are all questionable for today's match.
Head To Head Meetings
• York City FC and Bedford Town FC have met 45 times with 3 of those occurring in the Youth Cup.
• York City FC have won 21, lost 14 and drawn 10 of 45 matches against Bedford Town FC.
• York City FC has a 2 game unbeaten streak against the Eagles.
MATCHUP
PUNDIT CORNER
| York City FC | Position | Bedford Town FC |
| 6 | Goalkeeper | ✓ 11 |
| 4 | Sweeper | ✓ 16 |
| 47 ✓ | Defenders | 16 |
| 16 | Midfielders | ✓ 55 |
| 36 ✓ | Forwards | 16 |
| 30 ✓ | Est. Attacks | 20 |
🅾 PREDICTION: YOR 3 – 4 BED (BED to win)
🏦 Neutral venue
⚔️ KEY BATTLE: Midfield is the decisive area — Bedford Town (55) massively overpower York City (16) in the engine room, giving Bedford clear control of the game's tempo.
⭐ ONES TO WATCH: Jakob Hofmann (FW, TL:15) — YOR | Zak Andrews (MF, TL:17) — BED
🎯 VERDICT: Bedford Town FC edge this Youth Cup tie 4-3 despite York City generating more attacks (30 vs 20), largely because Bedford's dominant midfield trio — led by Zak Andrews and Carlton Bishop — controls possession and creates quality chances from limited opportunities. York's defence (47) is their strongest area and will make it competitive, but Bedford's goalkeeper (11) outperforms York's (6), proving crucial in a tight, scrappy affair. With the match likely to be close late on, Julian Moreno's composure at sweeper could be the difference that keeps York at bay and steers Bedford through, though penalties cannot be ruled out if York's forward Jakob Hofmann finds his range.
MARVIN'S TAKE
YOR 3 - 4 BED
Bedford's midfield looks suffocating out there, and York's defensive shape has all the structural integrity of a sandcastle at high tide — I've watched empires crumble with more dignity. Julian Moreno sweeping behind that Bedford backline gives them a composure York simply cannot match in this youth setup, and I find myself predicting a Bedford victory with the same hollow resignation with which I face each new morning. A neutral venue, young players, extra time perhaps looming — all of it meaningless, and yet here we are.
AXEL'S TAKE
YOR 3 - 4 BED
Bedford's midfield is going to absolutely suffocate York in this one — Carlton Bishop and Zak Andrews patrolling that engine room like warriors holding a fortress wall. York will hurl waves of attacks and probably nick a few goals, but without control of the middle of the pitch, those efforts will be desperate and scattered. Bedford advance, and York's Youth Cup dream ends tonight on a neutral battlefield.
Match Notes
Tucks attacks without a midfield, which is either visionary or just missing a midfield. Bedford arrive. A neutral venue watches neutrally. Existence continues.
Olmec Head Marvin (Goole AFC) 06/20 - 7:31 PM