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York City FC
James Tucker
Bridgwater Town
Martyn Hathaway
Youth Cup Round 2
Head To Head Results
| S | M | COMPETITION | HOME | AWAY | WON |  | - |  | - |  | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 | 3rd Division | | 0 | - | 1 | | | 0 | - | 0 | - | 1 |
| 1 | 38 | 3rd Division | | 1 | - | 4 | | | 1 | - | 0 | - | 1 |
| 5 | 16 | 3rd Division | | 1 | - | 3 | | | 2 | - | 0 | - | 1 |
| 5 | 35 | 3rd Division | | 3 | - | 1 | | | 3 | - | 0 | - | 1 |
| 6 | 7 | AP Cup Group (3) | | 0 | - (n) | 3 | | | 4 | - | 0 | - | 1 |
| 9 | 3 | AP Cup Group (2) | | 2 | - (n) | 1 | | | 5 | - | 0 | - | 1 |
| 12 | 7 | AP Cup Group (3) | | 0 | - (n) | 0 | | | 5 | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| 12 | 28 | Youth Cup Round 2 | | 1 | - (n) | 3 | | | 6 | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| 16 | 15 | AP Cup Round 2 | | 6 | - | 1 | | | 7 | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| 17 | 2 | AP Cup Group (1) | | 1 | - (n) | 4 | | | 8 | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| 19 | 1 | FA Cup Round 1 | | 0 | - | 2 | | | 9 | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| 19 | 20 | 2nd Division | | 1 | - | 1 | | | 9 | - | 2 | - | 1 |
| 19 | 39 | 2nd Division | | 3 | - | 0 | | | 10 | - | 2 | - | 1 |
| 22 | 3 | AP Cup Group (2) | | 8 | - (n) | 1 | | | 11 | - | 2 | - | 1 |
| 30 | 3 | AP Cup Group (2) | | 0 | - (n) | 1 | | | 11 | - | 2 | - | 2 |
| 37 | 28 | Youth Cup Round 2 | | 1④ | - (n) | 1② | | /
| 11 | - | 3 | - | 2 |
| 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.
• Bridgwater Town has made it to the Youth Cup Quarterfinals once.
• Bridgwater Town crashed out of the Youth Cup last season in a 4-1 loss to FC United of Manchester in the 2nd Round.
York City FC
• York City FC are free of injuries entering today's match.
Bridgwater Town
• Laurence Clarke (APP/8 Fw - hip), Laurence Clarke (APP/8 Fw - knee injury) and John Tufnel (II/14 Df - head injury) are all questionable for today's match.
Head To Head Meetings
• York City FC and Bridgwater Town have met 16 times with 2 of those occurring in the Youth Cup.
• York City FC have won 11, lost 2 and drawn 3 of 16 matches against Bridgwater Town.
• York City FC has a 2 game winless streak against the Robins.
MATCHUP AND PREDICTION
| York City FC | Position | Bridgwater Town |
| 18 ✓ | Goalkeeper | 12 |
| 14 | Sweeper | ✓ 15 |
| 42 ✓ | Defenders | 39 |
| 24 | Midfielders | ✓ 40 |
| 57 ✓ | Forwards | 33 |
| 21 ✓ | Est. Attacks | 8 |
| 🅾 PREDICTION: YOR 2 – 0 BRG (YOR to win) | ||
🏦 Neutral venue
⚔️ KEY BATTLE: The forward line is the decisive area — York City FC's forwards (57) massively outgun Bridgwater Town's defence (39), giving York a commanding edge in attack.
⭐ ONES TO WATCH: Lee Calhoun (GK, TL:18) — YOR | Lucas Moore (SW, TL:15) — BRG
🎯 VERDICT: York City FC should win this convincingly, with their estimated 21 attacks to Bridgwater's 8 telling the full story of the expected dominance. Bridgwater's goalkeeper rating of just 12 is a significant vulnerability that York's potent forward line will ruthlessly exploit. Frank Gerrard leads the line for York and, backed by that attacking strength, looks set to be the decisive figure on the day.