National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Ipswich Town U18 or Nottingham Forest U18 that keep their silverware dream alive.
The visiting Nottingham Forest U18 played their last game only three days ago, a Premier League U18 match. That game was also an away game, at Middlesbrough U18. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.
Ipswich Town U18 form and stats
Ipswich participated in FA Youth Cup the last season, where they reached the 3rd round.4-0-0 (win-draw-lost) are the U18 Professional Development League numbers at home for Ipswich Town U18 so far this season.
The Ipswich Town U18 fans got no joy from their last match, also played here: A 1-7 defeat against Millwall U18. Ipswich Town U18 were outplayed and humiliated in their previous game, as mentioned in the paragraph above. They will need to reinstall their confidence before this one.
In the game before, a fine away win at Huddersfield Town U18. A FA Youth Cup match.
The manager Darlow will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Swansea U18 in only four days.
It's goals goals goals for Ipswich who have scored 13 goals from 4 league home games. Ipswich Town U18 have only conceded 3 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Nottingham Forest U18 form and stats
Nottingham's mission in FA Youth Cup last season failed in the final.It's the second away game in a row for Nottingham Forest U18, but there's smiles all around after the 4-0 victory versus Middlesbrough U18 last time out. As mentioned above, Nottingham Forest U18 was the only team on the pitch versus Middlesbrough U18 in their previous game, winning 4-0. This could be a tougher task.
A loss against Wolverhampton U18 was the result prior to that, in a Premier League U18 home game.Nottingham have another game away in just four sleeps, a Premier League U18 fixture versus Manchester City U18. A rough calendar for the visiting team!
Head 2 Head
Ipswich Town U18 missing players
Nottingham Forest U18 missing players
| Ipswich Town U18 | Nottingham Forest U18 | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 21 | 10 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 11 | 8 | Won | W | 6 | 13 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | ||
| 8 | 2 | Lost | L | 6 | 9 | ||
| 38 | 26 | Scored | S | 18 | 37 | ||
| 41 | 18 | Conceded | C | 15 | 33 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 95% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 69% | 68% | ||
| 76% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 46% | 52% | ||
| 48% | 70% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 31% | 36% | ||
| 33% | 40% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 20% | ||
| 76% | 90% | BTTS | BTTS | 38% | 36% | ||
| 14% | 10% | Clean Sheets | C S | 31% | 40% | ||
| 10% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 31% | 28% | ||
| 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 | Cardiff City U18 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 24 |
| 2 | Millwall U18 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 32 | 23 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 23 |
| 3 | Charlton Athletic U18 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 38 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 14 | 19 | 23 |
| 6 | Queens Park Rangers U18 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 26 | 28 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 23 | -2 | 18 |
| 8 | Reading U18 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 13 | -3 | 16 |
| 9 | Ipswich Town U18 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 16 |
| 11 | Watford U18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 15 |
| 13 | Bristol City U18 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 20 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 13 |
| 15 | Swansea U18 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 18 | -4 | 12 |
| 16 | Colchester United U18 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 23 | 38 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 19 | -15 | 11 |
