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Plymouth Argyle FC
Rob Peterson
Blyth Spartans AFC
Olmec Head Ray
AP Cup Round 2
Head To Head Results
| S | M | COMPETITION | HOME | AWAY | WON |  | - |  | - |  | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | AP Cup Group (2) | | 3 | - (n) | 1 | | | 0 | - | 0 | - | 1 |
| 3 | 3 | AP Cup Group (2) | | 1 | - (n) | 0 | | | 0 | - | 0 | - | 2 |
| 13 | 3 | AP Cup Group (2) | | 2 | - (n) | 3 | | | 1 | - | 0 | - | 2 |
| 15 | 24 | Youth Cup Round 1 | | 0 | - (n) | 6 | | | 2 | - | 0 | - | 2 |
| 24 | 15 | AP Cup Round 2 | | 0① | - | 0② | | /
| 2 | - | 1 | - | 2 |
| 25 | 24 | Youth Cup Round 1 | | 8 | - (n) | 0 | | | 3 | - | 1 | - | 2 |
| 28 | 24 | Youth Cup Round 1 | | 3 | - (n) | 0 | | | 4 | - | 1 | - | 2 |
| 29 | 1 | FA Cup Round 1 | | 1 | - | 0 | | | 5 | - | 1 | - | 2 |
| 30 | 1 | FA Cup Round 1 | | 1 | - | 7 | | | 6 | - | 1 | - | 2 |
| 31 | 24 | Youth Cup Round 1 | | 7 | - (n) | 0 | | | 7 | - | 1 | - | 2 |
| 34 | 3 | AP Cup Group (2) | | 0 | - (n) | 1 | | | 7 | - | 1 | - | 3 |
| 34 | 15 | AP Cup Round 2 | | 6 | - | 1 | | | 8 | - | 1 | - | 3 |
| 38 | 1 | FA Cup Round 1 | | 2 | - | 1 | | | 9 | - | 1 | - | 3 |
| 38 | 7 | AP Cup Group (3) | | 1 | - (n) | 3 | | | 10 | - | 1 | - | 3 |
| 41 | 10 | FA Cup Round 2 | | 2 | - | 2 | | | 10 | - | 2 | - | 3 |
| 41 | 14 | FA Cup Round 2 Replay | | 3 | - | 0 | | | 11 | - | 2 | - | 3 |
| 45 | 23 | FA Shield Quarterfinals | | 0 | - | 3 | | | 12 | - | 2 | - | 3 |
| 49 | 24 | Youth Cup Round 1 | | 3 | - (n) | 1 | | | 12 | - | 2 | - | 4 |
| 50 | 3 | AP Cup Group (2) | | 0 | - (n) | 2 | | | 13 | - | 2 | - | 4 |
| S | M | COMPETITION | HOME | AWAY | WON | | - | | - | | |||
Olmec Head Preview
AP Cup• Plymouth Argyle FC has 2 AP Cup Trophies.
• The previous AP Cup Final appearances by Plymouth Argyle FC include:
• a season 2 loss to Northampton Town FC 2-1 (extra time).
• a season 4 win over Cardiff City FC 4-0.
• a season 15 loss to Swansea City AFC 3-0.
• a season 29 win over Weston-super-Mare AFC 0-0 (PK Shootout: 5-3).
• a season 41 loss to Lewes FC 2-0.
• Plymouth Argyle FC exited the AP Cup in Group play last season.
• The deepest that Blyth Spartans AFC has reached in the AP Cup prior to this season was:
• a season 45 semifinal loss to Queens Park Rangers 5-0.
• Blyth Spartans AFC crashed out of the AP Cup last season in Group play.
Plymouth Argyle FC
• Plymouth Argyle FC are free of injuries entering today's match.
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
• Plymouth Argyle FC and Blyth Spartans AFC have met 19 times with 8 of those occurring in the AP Cup.
• Plymouth Argyle FC have won 13, lost 4 and drawn 2 of 19 matches against Blyth Spartans AFC.
MATCHUP AND PREDICTION
| Plymouth Argyle FC | Position | Blyth Spartans AFC |
| 16 ✓ | Goalkeeper | 10 |
| 13 ✓ | Sweeper | 9 |
| 39 ✓ | Defenders | 29 |
| 37 ✓ | Midfielders | 20 |
| 44 ✓ | Forwards | 38 |
| 24 ✓ | Est. Attacks | 0 |
| 🅾 PREDICTION: PLY 3 – 0 BLY (PLY to win) | ||
🏠 Home: Plymouth Argyle FC (+9 🏭 Groundsman) — DF:2 MF:1 FW:6
⚔️ KEY BATTLE: Forward line is the decisive area — Plymouth Argyle (44) comfortably outgun Blyth Spartans' defence (29), giving the hosts a commanding edge in attack.
⭐ ONES TO WATCH: Ryan Vukovic (GK, TL:16) — PLY | Didier Courtial (DF, TL:11) — BLY
🎯 VERDICT: Plymouth Argyle FC should win this convincingly at home. Their superiority across every area of the pitch, combined with a home advantage boost and 24 estimated attacks to Blyth's zero, makes this a one-sided contest. Goalkeeper Ryan Vukovic should have a quiet afternoon, but it is the Plymouth forward line exploiting a vulnerable Blyth defence that will be decisive, with the home side cruising to a 3-0 victory.
Match Notes
Long trip down to Plymouth. Boston Rob loves his attacking football — well, he can attack all he wants. Spartans don't buckle.
Olmec Head Ray (Blyth Spartans AFC) 05/23 - 6:30 PM