National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Gillingham U18 or Preston North End U18 that keep their silverware dream alive.
It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only four days ago in the Youth Alliance.
Gillingham U18 form and stats
A good away victory last time out for Gillingham, who won 2-1 against Sutton United U18.
Ahead of that result, a home win hosting Wigan U18 in the FA Youth Cup.
Preston North End U18 form and stats
Preston North End U18 was sent out of FA Youth Cup in the 4th round last season.The story so far for the visiting team on their Youth Alliance travels is 3 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats.
Home advantage was not enough for Preston North End U18 in their previous game as they lost hosting Rochdale U18, 1-4.
Preceding that game, the 2-3 loss visiting Morecambe U18's place.Preston North End U18 have scored more than twice on average per away game (in the league), an impressive attacking display. They have 15 goals from 6 away matches. As opposed to that, Preston have seen the ball go into their own net 7 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Gillingham U18 missing players
Preston North End U18 missing players
| Gillingham U18 | Preston North End U18 | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 13 | 5 | Won | W | 5 | 14 | ||
| 8 | 5 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 6 | 9 | ||
| 43 | 16 | Scored | S | 32 | 76 | ||
| 31 | 13 | Conceded | C | 22 | 36 | ||
| 88% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 80% | 83% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 92% | 92% | ||
| 48% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 80% | ||
| 36% | 17% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 68% | ||
| 28% | 17% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 58% | 52% | ||
| 56% | 42% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 68% | ||
| 40% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 17% | 28% | ||
| 16% | 17% | Failed to Score | F T | 8% | 8% | ||
| 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 | Preston North End U18 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 38 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 26 | 25 |
| 2 | Fleetwood Town U18 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 23 |
| 3 | Carlisle United U18 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 27 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 22 |
| 4 | Shrewsbury Town U18 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 21 |
| 5 | Bolton Wanderers U18 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 25 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 19 |
| 6 | Oldham Athletic U18 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 26 | 30 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 25 | -4 | 18 |
| 7 | Blackpool U18 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 17 |
| 8 | Accrington Stanley U18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 36 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 10 | 13 | 17 |
| 9 | Port Vale U18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 9 | -2 | 17 |
| 10 | Stockport County U18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -8 | 14 |
| 11 | Salford City U18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 29 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -9 | 12 |
| 12 | Morecambe U18 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 25 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -8 | 10 |
| 13 | Rochdale U18 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 21 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 14 | -4 | 9 |
| 14 | Walsall U18 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 47 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 26 | -37 | 4 |
England:
