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Ilkeston Town FC
Steve Turner
Rainworth Miners Welfare FC
Olmec Head Axel
FA Cup Quarterfinals
Head To Head Results
| S | M | COMPETITION | HOME | AWAY | WON |  | - |  | - |  | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 24 | Youth Cup Round 1 | | 0 | - (n) | 5 | | | 1 | - | 0 | - | 0 |
| 21 | 2 | AP Cup Group (1) | | 8 | - (n) | 0 | | | 2 | - | 0 | - | 0 |
| 24 | 3 | AP Cup Group (2) | | 3 | - (n) | 1 | | | 3 | - | 0 | - | 0 |
| 27 | 15 | AP Cup Round 2 | | 1 | - | 2 | | | 4 | - | 0 | - | 0 |
| 31 | 2 | AP Cup Group (1) | | 4 | - (n) | 0 | | | 5 | - | 0 | - | 0 |
| 32 | 2 | AP Cup Group (1) | | 3 | - (n) | 4 | | | 5 | - | 0 | - | 1 |
| 34 | 15 | AP Cup Round 2 | | 0③ | - | 0④ | | /
| 5 | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| 42 | 18 | FA Cup Quarterfinals | | 1 | - | 0 | | | 6 | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| S | M | COMPETITION | HOME | AWAY | WON | | - | | - | | |||
Olmec Head Preview
FA Cup• Ilkeston Town FC has 2 FA Cup Trophies.
• The previous FA Cup Final appearances by Ilkeston Town FC include:
• a season 3 loss to Boston United 3-2.
• a season 15 loss to Halifax Town AFC 1-0.
• a season 16 loss to AFC Wimbledon 2-1 (extra time).
• a season 20 win over Hyde FC 1-0.
• a season 28 win over Burton Albion FC 1-1 (PK Shootout: 3-1).
• Ilkeston Town FC exited the FA Cup in the 2nd Round last season when they lost to FC United of Manchester 1-0.
• Rainworth Miners Welfare FC has never advanced past the 2nd Round of the FA Cup.
• Rainworth Miners Welfare FC crashed out of the FA Cup last season in a 1-0 loss to Worksop Town FC in the 1st Round.
Ilkeston Town FC
• Ilkeston Town FC will assess Raymond Vasquez (IV/12 Fw - ankle sprain), and Cole Hamilton (III/13 Fw - pulled hamstring) ahead of this game.
Rainworth Miners Welfare FC
• Aurélien Tessier (II/10 Df) is questionable (hip) but may return today.
Head To Head Meetings
• Ilkeston Town FC and Rainworth Miners Welfare FC have met 7 times with 0 of those occurring in the FA Cup.
• Ilkeston Town FC have won 5, lost 1 and drawn 1 of 7 matches against Rainworth Miners Welfare FC.
• Ilkeston Town FC has a 2 game winless streak against the Wrens.
MATCHUP AND PREDICTION
| Ilkeston Town FC | Position | Rainworth Miners Welfare FC |
| 18 ✓ | Goalkeeper | 10 |
| — | Sweeper | ✓ 10 |
| 59 ✓ | Defenders | 17 |
| 24 | Midfielders | ✓ 30 |
| 61 ✓ | Forwards | 38 |
| 48 ✓ | Est. Attacks | 3 |
| 🅾 PREDICTION: ILK 6 – 0 RAI (ILK to win) | ||
🏠 Home: Ilkeston Town FC (+9 🏭 Groundsman) — DF:1 MF:2 FW:6
⚔️ KEY BATTLE: The forward line is the decisive area — Ilkeston Town (FW:61) completely overwhelm Rainworth Miners Welfare (DF:17), giving the hosts an enormous attacking edge.
⭐ ONES TO WATCH: Tobias Ødegård (GK, TL:18) — ILK | Nathan Parslow (GK, TL:10) — RAI
🎯 VERDICT: Ilkeston Town FC should win this comfortably, with their superior squad depth across every area compounded by a strong home advantage worth +9. Rainworth's defence (17) has no answer for Ilkeston's firepower (61), and the Groundsman bonus further boosts the hosts' forward threat. Marcos Nuñez, with a threat level of 16 up front, is the standout player and should be the driving force behind what promises to be a dominant home display.
Match Notes
Rainworth heading into Ilkeston's fortress today — the FA Cup doesn't care about home or away, it just wants a fight. Olmec Steve will have his side ready, but so are we.
Olmec Head Axel (Rainworth Miners Welfare FC) 05/30 - 7:30 PM