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Marine FC
Derek Purvis
Bridgwater Town
Martyn Hathaway
League Round 18
Head To Head Results
| S | M | COMPETITION | HOME | AWAY | WON | - | - | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 28 | Youth Cup Round 2 | 0 | - (n) | 2 | 1 | - | 0 | - | 0 | |||
| 2 | 28 | Youth Cup Round 2 | 0 | - (n) | 2 | 2 | - | 0 | - | 0 | |||
| 5 | 17 | 3rd Division | 6 | - | 0 | 3 | - | 0 | - | 0 | |||
| 5 | 38 | 3rd Division | 0 | - | 2 | 4 | - | 0 | - | 0 | |||
| 8 | 9 | 3rd Division | 3 | - | 1 | 5 | - | 0 | - | 0 | |||
| 8 | 24 | Youth Cup Round 1 | 2 | - (n) | 1 | 5 | - | 0 | - | 1 | |||
| 8 | 29 | 3rd Division | 0 | - | 2 | 6 | - | 0 | - | 1 | |||
| 9 | 17 | 3rd Division | 2 | - | 0 | 7 | - | 0 | - | 1 | |||
| 9 | 38 | 3rd Division | 0 | - | 3 | 8 | - | 0 | - | 1 | |||
| 15 | 10 | FA Cup Round 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 8 | - | 1 | - | 1 | |||
| 15 | 14 | FA Cup Round 2 Replay | 5 | - | 1 | 8 | - | 1 | - | 2 | |||
| 15 | 16 | 3rd Division | 5 | - | 1 | 8 | - | 1 | - | 3 | |||
| 15 | 35 | 3rd Division | 0 | - | 3 | 8 | - | 1 | - | 4 | |||
| 16 | 16 | 3rd Division | 5 | - | 0 | 8 | - | 1 | - | 5 | |||
| 16 | 35 | 3rd Division | 1 | - | 4 | 8 | - | 1 | - | 6 | |||
| 17 | 8 | 3rd Division | 8 | - | 1 | 8 | - | 1 | - | 7 | |||
| 17 | 26 | 3rd Division | 0 | - | 2 | 8 | - | 1 | - | 8 | |||
| 18 | 9 | 3rd Division | 2 | - | 4 | 8 | - | 1 | - | 9 | |||
| 18 | 29 | 3rd Division | 4 | - | 0 | 8 | - | 1 | - | 10 | |||
| 19 | 11 | FA Shield Round 1 | 0 | - | 1 | 8 | - | 1 | - | 11 | |||
| 20 | 20 | 3rd Division | 7 | - | 0 | 8 | - | 1 | - | 12 | |||
| 20 | 39 | 3rd Division | 0 | - | 2 | 8 | - | 1 | - | 13 | |||
| 21 | 12 | 3rd Division | 0 | - | 2 | 8 | - | 1 | - | 14 | |||
| 21 | 30 | 3rd Division | 3 | - | 0 | 8 | - | 1 | - | 15 | |||
| 22 | 5 | 3rd Division | 4 | - | 0 | 8 | - | 1 | - | 16 | |||
| 22 | 25 | 3rd Division | 1 | - | 1 | 8 | - | 2 | - | 16 | |||
| 23 | 11 | FA Shield Round 1 | 2② | - | 2③ | 8 | - | 3 | - | 16 | |||
| 23 | 16 | 3rd Division | 6 | - | 0 | 8 | - | 3 | - | 17 | |||
| 23 | 35 | 3rd Division | 1 | - | 2 | 8 | - | 3 | - | 18 | |||
| 25 | 16 | 3rd Division | 2 | - | 0 | 8 | - | 3 | - | 19 | |||
| 25 | 35 | 3rd Division | 0 | - | 5 | 8 | - | 3 | - | 20 | |||
| 27 | 16 | 3rd Division | 9 | - | 2 | 8 | - | 3 | - | 21 | |||
| 27 | 35 | 3rd Division | 0 | - | 4 | 8 | - | 3 | - | 22 | |||
| 29 | 8 | 3rd Division | 5 | - | 0 | 8 | - | 3 | - | 23 | |||
| 29 | 26 | 3rd Division | 2 | - | 4 | 8 | - | 3 | - | 24 | |||
| 30 | 1 | FA Cup Round 1 | 0 | - | 3 | 8 | - | 3 | - | 25 | |||
| 30 | 9 | 3rd Division | 0 | - | 2 | 8 | - | 3 | - | 26 | |||
| 30 | 29 | 3rd Division | 5 | - | 0 | 8 | - | 3 | - | 27 | |||
| 32 | 16 | 3rd Division | 4 | - | 1 | 8 | - | 3 | - | 28 | |||
| 32 | 35 | 3rd Division | 2 | - | 6 | 8 | - | 3 | - | 29 | |||
| 33 | 9 | 3rd Division | 8 | - | 0 | 8 | - | 3 | - | 30 | |||
| 33 | 29 | 3rd Division | 2 | - | 4 | 8 | - | 3 | - | 31 | |||
| 34 | 8 | 3rd Division | 7 | - | 1 | 8 | - | 3 | - | 32 | |||
| 34 | 26 | 3rd Division | 0 | - | 2 | 8 | - | 3 | - | 33 | |||
| 36 | 9 | 3rd Division | 7 | - | 1 | 8 | - | 3 | - | 34 | |||
| 36 | 29 | 3rd Division | 1 | - | 0 | 9 | - | 3 | - | 34 | |||
| 37 | 12 | 3rd Division | 1 | - | 0 | 10 | - | 3 | - | 34 | |||
| 37 | 30 | 3rd Division | 6 | - | 1 | 10 | - | 3 | - | 35 | |||
| 38 | 3 | AP Cup Group (2) | 2 | - (n) | 3 | 10 | - | 3 | - | 36 | |||
| 38 | 16 | 3rd Division | 8 | - | 0 | 10 | - | 3 | - | 37 | |||
| 38 | 39 | 3rd Division | 0 | - | 2 | 10 | - | 3 | - | 38 | |||
| 39 | 21 | 3rd Division | 0 | - | 2 | 10 | - | 3 | - | 39 | |||
| 39 | 34 | 3rd Division | 7 | - | 5 | 10 | - | 3 | - | 40 | |||
| 40 | 16 | 3rd Division | 9 | - | 0 | 10 | - | 3 | - | 41 | |||
| 40 | 39 | 3rd Division | 0 | - | 2 | 10 | - | 3 | - | 42 | |||
| 41 | 2 | AP Cup Group (1) | 3 | - (n) | 0 | 10 | - | 3 | - | 43 | |||
| 41 | 4 | 3rd Division | 5 | - | 0 | 10 | - | 3 | - | 44 | |||
| 41 | 26 | 3rd Division | 2 | - | 3 | 10 | - | 3 | - | 45 | |||
| 42 | 3 | AP Cup Group (2) | 0 | - (n) | 0 | 10 | - | 4 | - | 45 | |||
| 42 | 16 | 3rd Division | 6 | - | 0 | 10 | - | 4 | - | 46 | |||
| 42 | 24 | Youth Cup Round 1 | 1 | - (n) | 0 | 10 | - | 4 | - | 47 | |||
| 42 | 39 | 3rd Division | 0 | - | 1 | 10 | - | 4 | - | 48 | |||
| S | M | COMPETITION | HOME | AWAY | WON | - | - | ||||||
Olmec Head Preview
League• Marine FC placed 10th in the 3rd division in season 41.
• Bridgwater Town placed 6th in the 3rd division in season 41.
Marine FC
• Marine FC are free of injuries entering today's match.
• Afonso Gomes (II/7 Df) is poised to make his 50th appearance for Marine FC (currently at 49).
• Miksa Kelemen (I/8 Mf) is set to make his 35th appearance for Marine FC (currently at 34).
Bridgwater Town
• Bridgwater Town are free of injuries entering today's match.
• Lucas Moore (II/14 Sw) is poised to make his 50th appearance for Bridgwater Town (currently at 48).
• Louie Richman (I/13 Mf) is set to make his 35th appearance for Bridgwater Town (currently at 34).
Head To Head Meetings
• Marine FC and Bridgwater Town have met 61 times with 49 of those occurring in the League.
• Bridgwater Town have won 47, lost 10 and drawn 4 of 61 matches against Marine FC.
• Marine FC has a 14 game winless streak in this fixture, having lost their last 2 in a row.
• Bridgwater Town haven't won a league match at Rossett Park since season 38.
MATCHUP
PUNDIT CORNER
| Marine FC | Position | Bridgwater Town |
| 9 | Goalkeeper | ✓ 14 |
| 8 | Sweeper | ✓ 16 |
| 43 | Defenders | ✓ 53 |
| 21 | Midfielders | ✓ 41 |
| 37 ✓ | Forwards | 24 |
| 6 | Est. Attacks | ✓ 15 |
🅾 PREDICTION: MAR 0 – 2 BRG (BRG to win)
🏠 Home: Marine FC (+9 🏭 Groundsman) — DF:3 MF:2 FW:4
⚔️ KEY BATTLE: Defence is the decisive area — Bridgwater Town (53) significantly outmuscle Marine FC (43) at the back, giving the visitors a clear edge in shutting down the home attack.
⭐ ONES TO WATCH: Liam McColl (FW, TL:13) — MAR | Lucas Moore (SW, TL:16) — BRG
🎯 VERDICT: Bridgwater Town are strong favourites here despite Marine FC's home advantage of +9. The visitors dominate in defence, midfield (41 vs 21), and through goalkeeper Lucas Moore (TL:16), who outclasses Marine's GK (9) by a considerable margin — a weakness that will be ruthlessly exposed. Melker Lundin should be the standout performer, controlling the midfield and creating the chances that seal a 2-0 away win.
MARVIN'S TAKE
MAR 0 - 2 BRG
Bridgwater's midfield, anchored by Melker Lundin, will simply grind through Marine FC's centre like a slow, inevitable tide washing away sandcastles — and Marine's forward line, despite the home advantage, lacks the penetration to trouble a defence that has clearly read the same depressing script I have. I have observed 847,000 hours of football across seventeen dimensions of space-time, and a home side with only six estimated attacks against fifteen is not mounting a comeback, it is merely prolonging the suffering for everyone involved. The final whistle will come as a mercy, as it always does, though of course then we must do it all again next week.
AXEL'S TAKE
MAR 0 - 2 BRG
Bridgwater's midfield is going to absolutely steamroll through the middle of the park tonight — Melker Lundin looks like he could run this game from wire to wire, and Marine simply don't have the engine room to match that kind of relentless pressure. Marine's forward line gets six attempts but Bridgwater's defensive wall, marshalled superbly by Cesar Ruiz at the back, will snuff out every single one. The home advantage gives Marine a foothold but Bridgwater are coming here like an unstoppable force tonight.