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Shepshed Dynamo FC
Alon Atie
Boston United
Rob Peterson
League Round 17
Head To Head Results
| S | M | COMPETITION | HOME | AWAY | WON |  | - |  | - |  | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | AP Cup Group (2) | | 1 | - (n) | 1 | | | 0 | - | 1 | - | 0 |
| 6 | 28 | Youth Cup Round 2 | | 3 | - (n) | 1 | | | 1 | - | 1 | - | 0 |
| 7 | 20 | 1st Division | | 2 | - | 0 | | | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| 7 | 39 | 1st Division | | 2 | - | 2 | | | 1 | - | 2 | - | 1 |
| 8 | 2 | AP Cup Group (1) | | 4 | - (n) | 3 | | | 1 | - | 2 | - | 2 |
| 9 | 19 | AP Cup Quarterfinals | | 1 | - | 5 | | | 1 | - | 2 | - | 3 |
| 9 | 24 | Youth Cup Round 1 | | 4 | - (n) | 5 | | | 1 | - | 2 | - | 4 |
| 10 | 2 | AP Cup Group (1) | | 2 | - (n) | 5 | | | 2 | - | 2 | - | 4 |
| 10 | 20 | 1st Division | | 0 | - | 5 | | | 3 | - | 2 | - | 4 |
| 10 | 39 | 1st Division | | 1 | - | 0 | | | 4 | - | 2 | - | 4 |
| 11 | 20 | 1st Division | | 1 | - | 1 | | | 4 | - | 3 | - | 4 |
| 11 | 39 | 1st Division | | 7 | - | 2 | | | 5 | - | 3 | - | 4 |
| 12 | 20 | 1st Division | | 0 | - | 3 | | | 6 | - | 3 | - | 4 |
| 12 | 39 | 1st Division | | 1 | - | 0 | | | 7 | - | 3 | - | 4 |
| 15 | 8 | 1st Division | | 5 | - | 3 | | | 7 | - | 3 | - | 5 |
| 15 | 26 | 1st Division | | 5 | - | 1 | | | 8 | - | 3 | - | 5 |
| 15 | 37 | YOUTH CUP SEMIFINALS | | 3 | - (n) | 0 | | | 9 | - | 3 | - | 5 |
| 16 | 20 | 1st Division | | 1 | - | 3 | | | 10 | - | 3 | - | 5 |
| 16 | 39 | 1st Division | | 2 | - | 0 | | | 11 | - | 3 | - | 5 |
| 18 | 8 | 1st Division | | 2 | - | 2 | | | 11 | - | 4 | - | 5 |
| 18 | 24 | Youth Cup Round 1 | | 1 | - (n) | 3 | | | 12 | - | 4 | - | 5 |
| 18 | 26 | 1st Division | | 8 | - | 1 | | | 13 | - | 4 | - | 5 |
| 19 | 3 | AP Cup Group (2) | | 0 | - (n) | 0 | | | 13 | - | 5 | - | 5 |
| 20 | 8 | 1st Division | | 0 | - | 2 | | | 14 | - | 5 | - | 5 |
| 20 | 26 | 1st Division | | 8 | - | 0 | | | 15 | - | 5 | - | 5 |
| 21 | 42 | YOUTH CUP FINAL | | 0④ | - (n) | 0⑤ | | /
| 15 | - | 6 | - | 5 |
| 25 | 3 | AP Cup Group (2) | | 2 | - (n) | 1 | | | 16 | - | 6 | - | 5 |
| 25 | 10 | FA Cup Round 2 | | 3 | - | 3 | | | 16 | - | 7 | - | 5 |
| 25 | 14 | FA Cup Round 2 Replay | | 3 | - | 0 | | | 16 | - | 7 | - | 6 |
| 25 | 15 | AP Cup Round 2 | | 0 | - | 3 | | | 16 | - | 7 | - | 7 |
| 25 | 17 | 1st Division | | 6 | - | 0 | | | 17 | - | 7 | - | 7 |
| 25 | 38 | 1st Division | | 1 | - | 4 | | | 18 | - | 7 | - | 7 |
| 27 | 3 | AP Cup Group (2) | | 0 | - (n) | 5 | | | 18 | - | 7 | - | 8 |
| 27 | 8 | 1st Division | | 0 | - | 7 | | | 19 | - | 7 | - | 8 |
| 27 | 26 | 1st Division | | 6 | - | 3 | | | 20 | - | 7 | - | 8 |
| 30 | 8 | 1st Division | | 2 | - | 3 | | | 21 | - | 7 | - | 8 |
| 30 | 26 | 1st Division | | 2 | - | 4 | | | 21 | - | 7 | - | 9 |
| 31 | 8 | 1st Division | | 3 | - | 5 | | | 22 | - | 7 | - | 9 |
| 31 | 19 | AP Cup Quarterfinals | | 1 | - | 4 | | | 23 | - | 7 | - | 9 |
| 31 | 26 | 1st Division | | 5 | - | 1 | | | 24 | - | 7 | - | 9 |
| 34 | 27 | AP CUP SEMIFINALS | | 0④ | - | 0② | | /
| 24 | - | 8 | - | 9 |
| 36 | 8 | 1st Division | | 2 | - | 3 | | | 25 | - | 8 | - | 9 |
| 36 | 26 | 1st Division | | 4 | - | 0 | | | 26 | - | 8 | - | 9 |
| 39 | 8 | 1st Division | | 3 | - | 1 | | | 26 | - | 8 | - | 10 |
| 39 | 35 | 1st Division | | 3 | - | 3 | | | 26 | - | 9 | - | 10 |
| 42 | 17 | 1st Division | | 2 | - | 0 | | | 26 | - | 9 | - | 11 |
| 42 | 38 | 1st Division | | 1 | - | 1 | | | 26 | - | 10 | - | 11 |
| S | M | COMPETITION | HOME | AWAY | WON | | - | | - | | |||
Olmec Head Preview
League• Shepshed Dynamo FC placed 2nd in the 1st division in season 41.
• Boston United were the 2nd division champions last season.
Shepshed Dynamo FC
• Archie Hill (III/15 Fw) is questionable (knee injury) but may return today.
• Striker Archie Hill (III/15) is suspended from this match after being booked in match 35 against York City FC.
• Ollie O'Brien is looking for his 25th MSWL United League goal (currently at 24).
Boston United
• Giorgio Sanna (III/13 Fw) is questionable (ankle sprain) but may return today.
• Jacob Coppell is looking for his 25th MSWL United League goal (currently at 24).
Head To Head Meetings
• Shepshed Dynamo FC and Boston United have met 46 times with 29 of those occurring in the League.
• Shepshed Dynamo FC have won 26, lost 11 and drawn 9 of 46 matches against Boston United.
• Shepshed Dynamo FC has a 3 game winless streak against the Pilgrims.
• Boston United haven't won a league match at The Dovecote since season 30.
MATCHUP
PUNDIT CORNER
| Shepshed Dynamo FC | Position | Boston United |
| 18 ✓ | Goalkeeper | 17 |
| 17 | Sweeper | 17 |
| 41 | Defenders | ✓ 45 |
| 38 | Midfielders | ✓ 45 |
| 56 ✓ | Forwards | 47 |
| 11 ✓ | Est. Attacks | 10 |
🅾 PREDICTION: SHP 1 – 0 BOS (SHP to win)
🏠 Home: Shepshed Dynamo FC (+9 🏭 Groundsman) — DF:1 MF:0 FW:8
⚔️ KEY BATTLE: Midfield is the decisive zone — Boston United (45) clearly edge Shepshed Dynamo FC (38) in the engine room, giving the visitors control of the tempo.
⭐ ONES TO WATCH: Reece Reid (FW, TL:18) — SHP | Reece Wilkinson (GK, TL:17) — BOS
🎯 VERDICT: Shepshed Dynamo FC are predicted to edge this 1-0 thanks to a potent forward line (56) and a home advantage boost worth +9 that tips the balance despite Boston's midfield superiority. Boston United's attack (47) is solid but faces a resolute home defence backed by sweeper Christian Murray, who will be key to shutting down the visitors' best moves. Reece Reid in attack for Shepshed is the most likely match-winner, with the quality to punish any lapse from Reece Wilkinson in the Boston goal.
MARVIN'S TAKE
SHP 1 - 0 BOS
Shepshed's forward line has a grotesque abundance of energy compared to what Boston can muster in defence, and Young Soo Shin in particular seems grimly determined to make something happen in ways that will briefly matter to approximately nobody. Christian Murray sweeping behind the backline adds a layer of quiet, joyless competence that will probably be enough to keep Boston's attacks from amounting to anything meaningful. I predict a narrow home win, which will be celebrated with the same fleeting enthusiasm humans always bring to things that will ultimately be forgotten.
AXEL'S TAKE
SHP 1 - 0 BOS
Shepshed's forward line carries real menace tonight, and Boston's defensive wall is going to face a brutal test from the first whistle — that home advantage adds an extra edge that's hard to account for. I'm backing Reece Reid to be the difference-maker, that lad has a hunger about him that Boston's backline won't be ready for. Shepshed dig in, grind it out, and take the three points — tight, ugly, glorious.
