Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Luton Town U18 & Preston North End U18 face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the FA Youth Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
Only a few days to rest for the team playing at home, as they had a Youth Alliance game only four days back. Thankfully the previous game, versus Southend United U18, was also a home game. The away team is better rested.
Luton Town U18 form and stats
Last season, Luton Town U18's FA Youth Cup journey ended in the 3rd round.Luton Town U18's last game was hosting Southend United U18 and winning 7-0. As mentioned above, Luton "killed" Southend United U18 in their previous game. They need to reset completely for this one and beware of complacency.
Ahead of that fixture, a home win against Queens Park Rangers U18 in the FA Youth Cup.
Preston North End U18 form and stats
They also participated in FA Youth Cup last season. This ended in the 4th round.Preston North End U18 are travelling again after losing away to Salford City U18 in their previous match (0-4). As you can see from the result above, the defeat against Salford City U18 was particularly ugly (0-4). The humiliation is still top of mind.
Previously, the FA Youth Cup win away at Gillingham U18.
Head 2 Head
Luton Town U18 missing players
Preston North End U18 missing players
| Luton Town U18 | Preston North End U18 | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 21 | 11 | Won | W | 5 | 13 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 6 | 10 | ||
| 94 | 56 | Scored | S | 25 | 64 | ||
| 17 | 9 | Conceded | C | 23 | 41 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 80% | 85% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 92% | 92% | ||
| 80% | 85% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 80% | ||
| 64% | 77% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 58% | 64% | ||
| 48% | 62% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 48% | ||
| 44% | 46% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 68% | ||
| 52% | 54% | Clean Sheets | C S | 17% | 24% | ||
| 4% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 17% | 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 | ||
