Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Exeter City U18 & Oxford United U18 face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the FA Youth Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Exeter City U18 form and stats
Exeter was eliminated in the 3rd round last season in the FA Youth Cup.Exeter City U18 have collected 7 points from their Youth Alliance home games so far after 2-1-2.
The Exeter City U18 manager Miller and his gang return home after a 0-0 draw away versus Portsmouth U18.
Ahead of that match, Exeter won a home game hosting Cheltenham Town U18 (3-2).With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (12 in 5 games), Exeter City U18's attacking play is working. Goals are flowing in at the wrong end for Exeter City U18 with 11 goals conceded in these matches.
Oxford United U18 form and stats
Oxford United U18 was sent out of FA Youth Cup in the 3rd round last season.The story so far for the visiting team on their Youth Alliance travels is 2 wins, 0 draws and 2 defeats.
There were no winners in Oxford's previous match, the home game that ended 3-3 vs Forest Green Rovers U18. An insane fixture with an abundance of goals last time out for Oxford United U18, as mentioned above. 6 goals in that game, will this match be as gleeful?
Ahead of that game was the 3-3 draw at home against AFC Bournemouth U18 in the Youth Alliance.A quick return to home after this game, as Oxford United U18 are hosting Bristol Rovers U18 in the Youth Alliance only four days away.
{8 goals} so far away for Oxford United U18, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 8. All from 4 league matches away.
Head 2 Head
Head to head numbers (for the last eight meetings): Exeter won one game, one match ended with a tie and Oxford United U18 managed six wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: five / three.
Exeter City U18 missing players
Oxford United U18 missing players
| Exeter City U18 | Oxford United U18 | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 6 | 4 | Won | W | 6 | 12 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | ||
| 12 | 6 | Lost | L | 5 | 10 | ||
| 43 | 30 | Scored | S | 14 | 41 | ||
| 57 | 28 | Conceded | C | 22 | 43 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 88% | 92% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 82% | 84% | ||
| 72% | 77% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 73% | 72% | ||
| 56% | 62% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 36% | 36% | ||
| 48% | 62% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 27% | 32% | ||
| 64% | 77% | BTTS | BTTS | 36% | 52% | ||
| 12% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 27% | 20% | ||
| 28% | 23% | Failed to Score | F T | 36% | 32% | ||
| 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 | AFC Bournemouth U18 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 30 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 30 |
| 2 | Plymouth Argyle U18 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 34 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 4 | 26 | 26 |
| 3 | Portsmouth U18 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 23 |
| 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 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 25 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 14 | -7 | 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 | Cheltenham Town U18 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | -6 | 9 |
| 8 | Bristol Rovers U18 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 27 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 14 | -12 | 9 |
| 9 | Newport County U18 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -11 | 7 |
| 10 | Forest Green Rovers U18 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 | -8 | 6 |
