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Leicester City FC
Hazel Hawker

Blyth Spartans AFC
Olmec Head Ray
Youth Cup Round 1
Head To Head Results
| S | M | COMPETITION | HOME | AWAY | WON | - | - | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | AP Cup Group (1) | 1 | - (n) | 1 | 0 | - | 1 | - | 0 | |||
| 1 | 24 | Youth Cup Round 1 | 2④ | - (n) | 2② | 0 | - | 2 | - | 0 | |||
| 7 | 11 | FA Shield Round 1 | 3 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | - | 0 | |||
| 21 | 2 | AP Cup Group (1) | 0 | - (n) | 4 | 2 | - | 2 | - | 0 | |||
| 25 | 2 | AP Cup Group (1) | 0 | - (n) | 7 | 3 | - | 2 | - | 0 | |||
| 34 | 1 | FA Cup Round 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 3 | - | 3 | - | 0 | |||
| 34 | 6 | FA Cup Round 1 Replay | 5 | - | 1 | 3 | - | 3 | - | 1 | |||
| 39 | 7 | AP Cup Group (3) | 1 | - (n) | 1 | 3 | - | 4 | - | 1 | |||
| 40 | 15 | AP Cup Round 2 | 5 | - | 0 | 4 | - | 4 | - | 1 | |||
| 52 | 24 | Youth Cup Round 1 | 3 | - (n) | 0 | 5 | - | 4 | - | 1 | |||
| S | M | COMPETITION | HOME | AWAY | WON | - | - | ||||||
Olmec Head Preview
Youth Cup• Leicester City FC has made it to the Youth Cup Quarterfinals 7 times.
• Leicester City FC exited the Youth Cup in the Quarterfinals last season when they lost to Nottingham Forest 2-1.
• Blyth Spartans AFC has never advanced past the 2nd Round of the Youth Cup.
• Blyth Spartans AFC crashed out of the Youth Cup last season in a 5-1 loss to Lewes FC in the 2nd Round.
Leicester City FC
• Hamdi Zitouni (I/14 Sw) is questionable (head injury) but may return today.
Blyth Spartans AFC
• Duško Bondarenko (III/8 Df - hip), and Gerald Gates (II/9 Mf - hip) are all questionable for today's match.
Head To Head Meetings
• Leicester City FC and Blyth Spartans AFC have met 9 times with 1 of those occurring in the Youth Cup.
• Leicester City FC have won 4, lost 1 and drawn 4 of 9 matches against Blyth Spartans AFC.
MATCHUP AND PREDICTION
| Leicester City FC | Position | Blyth Spartans AFC |
| 13 ✓ | Goalkeeper | 10 |
| 12 ✓ | Sweeper | 9 |
| 37 ✓ | Defenders | 30 |
| 27 ✓ | Midfielders | 20 |
| 50 ✓ | Forwards | 38 |
| 24 ✓ | Est. Attacks | 1 |
| 🅾 PREDICTION: LEI 3 – 0 BLY (LEI to win) | ||
🏦 Neutral venue
⚔️ KEY BATTLE: The forward line is the decisive area — Leicester City (50) massively overpower Blyth Spartans' defence (30), giving Leicester a commanding edge in attack.
⭐ ONES TO WATCH: Takura Brunner (FW, TL:14) — LEI | Didier Courtial (DF, TL:11) — BLY
🎯 VERDICT: Leicester City should win this comfortably with a predicted 3-0 scoreline. Their attack (50) dwarfs Blyth Spartans' defensive unit (30), and with an estimated 24 attacks to just 1, the gulf in class is stark. Takura Brunner leads the line with authority and looks certain to be the match-winning influence on the day.
Match Notes
You've got this one Hazel.
Brian (Brighton & Hove Albion) 06/08 - 1:45 PM
Leicester City. Big squad, big budget. But Blyth don't do scared. Neutral ground suits us fine — we bring the fight wherever we go.
Olmec Head Ray (Blyth Spartans AFC) 06/08 - 6:30 PM
Surely Leicester win here
Graham (Cardiff City FC) 06/13 - 6:12 AM