Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Exeter City U18 & AFC Bournemouth U18 face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the FA Youth Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
Exeter City U18 and AFC Bournemouth U18 should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Exeter City U18 form and stats
Last season their FA Youth Cup adventure ended in the 4th round.The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the Youth Alliance this season. Exeter City U18 have only managed 2 wins, 0 draws and 4 losses from their games here.
A nice win for Exeter City U18 last time playing, versus Bristol Rovers U18. That was also a home game and the match ended 2-1.
Before that game, the home loss against Plymouth Argyle U18 with the scoreline 0-1.There will be little rest for Exeter City U18 after this match as they are travelling to Portsmouth U18 for a Youth Alliance game in only two days.
Exeter have proved capable of finding the net in their games here with 9 goals in 6 league matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 11 goals have been conceded.
AFC Bournemouth U18 form and stats
They also participated in FA Youth Cup last season. This ended in the 3rd round.As the visiting team in Youth Alliance matches, AFC Bournemouth U18 have produced an overall stat of 3-0-2 so far.
Two away games in a row for Bournemouth, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 1-3 versus Newport County U18 in the Youth Alliance.
Preceding that game was the away Youth Alliance victory against Forest Green Rovers U18 with the score of 4-0.A quick return to home after this game, as AFC Bournemouth U18 are hosting Plymouth Argyle U18 in the Youth Alliance only two days away.
Today's guests are confident travelers having scored 13 goals in 5 league games away this season. Bournemouth have conceded 7 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last six meetings: two - zero - four (Exeter City U18 wins - draws - AFC Bournemouth U18 wins). As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), zero had two or less.Exeter City U18 missing players
AFC Bournemouth U18 missing players
| Exeter City U18 | AFC Bournemouth U18 | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 15 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 13 | 9 | Won | W | 8 | 14 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 4 | ||
| 9 | 5 | Lost | L | 4 | 7 | ||
| 49 | 32 | Scored | S | 29 | 58 | ||
| 39 | 22 | Conceded | C | 17 | 42 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 80% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 92% | 88% | ||
| 76% | 80% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 83% | 80% | ||
| 52% | 60% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 64% | ||
| 32% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 36% | ||
| 76% | 73% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 76% | ||
| 16% | 13% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 24% | ||
| 8% | 13% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 4% | ||
| 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 | Portsmouth U18 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 23 |
| 2 | AFC Bournemouth U18 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 11 | 21 |
| 3 | Oxford United U18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 18 |
| 4 | Swindon Town U18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 17 |
| 5 | Exeter City U18 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 |
| 6 | Plymouth Argyle U18 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 15 |
| 7 | Cheltenham Town U18 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 13 | -4 | 14 |
| 8 | Newport County U18 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 | -6 | 10 |
| 9 | Bristol Rovers U18 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 18 | -9 | 8 |
| 10 | Forest Green Rovers U18 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 14 | -18 | 2 |