National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's AFC Bournemouth U18 or Liverpool U18 that keep their silverware dream alive.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
AFC Bournemouth U18 form and stats
Last season their FA Youth Cup adventure ended in the 5th round.Home games in the Youth Alliance have been a walk in the park for AFC Bournemouth U18 so far, with 18 points won from 7 matches; 6 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss.
The Bournemouth supporters got no joy from their last match, also played here: A 2-4 defeat against Portsmouth U18. A goal frenzy last time out for AFC Bournemouth U18, with a total of 6 goals in the match against Portsmouth U18. Fun stuff to watch!
A 4-4 draw away in the Youth Alliance before that, with Cheltenham Town U18 the opponent.AFC Bournemouth U18 are showing their attacking force in their league home games this season, scoring more than 2,5 goals per game on average (18 goals in 7 games). From these home matches, Bournemouth have conceded only 6 goals.
Liverpool U18 form and stats
Last season their FA Youth Cup adventure ended in the 5th round.Home advantage was not enough for Liverpool U18 in their previous game as they lost hosting Sunderland U18, 0-4. As you can see from the result above, the defeat against Sunderland U18 was particularly ugly (0-4). The humiliation is still top of mind.
It was a Premier League U18 defeat before that one as the away game against Everton U18 wasn't a success with a 1-2 loss.Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  L. Koumas 7 goals | T. Doherty 7 goals | B. Doak 3 goals |
AFC Bournemouth U18 missing players
Liverpool U18 missing players
| AFC Bournemouth U18 | Liverpool U18 | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 12 | 9 | Won | W | 6 | 13 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Lost | L | 6 | 10 | ||
| 52 | 33 | Scored | S | 28 | 66 | ||
| 39 | 16 | Conceded | C | 26 | 54 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 88% | 93% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 92% | 88% | ||
| 68% | 71% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 77% | 80% | ||
| 52% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 54% | 64% | ||
| 36% | 21% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 38% | 44% | ||
| 60% | 57% | BTTS | BTTS | 77% | 76% | ||
| 32% | 43% | Clean Sheets | C S | 15% | 12% | ||
| 12% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 8% | 12% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Plymouth Argyle U18 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 38 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 5 | 29 | 30 |
| 2 | AFC Bournemouth U18 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 32 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 15 | 30 |
| 3 | Portsmouth U18 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 10 | 24 |
| 4 | Oxford United U18 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 14 |
| 5 | Exeter City U18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 28 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 14 | -8 | 12 |
| 6 | Swindon Town U18 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -11 | 12 |
| 7 | Newport County U18 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | -8 | 10 |
| 8 | Cheltenham Town U18 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | -6 | 9 |
| 9 | Bristol Rovers U18 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 27 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 14 | -12 | 9 |
| 10 | Forest Green Rovers U18 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 | -11 | 6 |
