National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Manchester City U18 or Blackburn U18 that keep their silverware dream alive.
Both sides have had a decent time to rest since their previous work day in an official game. Let's have faith in that this will be an enthusiastic fixture!
Manchester City U18 form and stats
Manchester participated in FA Youth Cup the last season, where they reached the 4th round.The home team returns after drawing with Nottingham Forest U18 on their last time out; the game ended 2-2. Late drama in the game against Nottingham Forest U18 as Manchester City U18 were trailing by a goal near the finishing line until Heskey popped out and made it level in the 84th minute. The hometeam coach Wilkinson made a successful contribution in the game against Nottingham Forest U18, bringing on Heskey who scored the equalizer in the 2-2 draw.
Before that game, the 8-0 home victory against Wolverhampton U18.Blackburn U18 form and stats
Blackburn was sent out of FA Youth Cup in the quarter-finals last season.Two away games in a row for Blackburn U18, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-3 versus Nottingham Forest U18. Blackburn U18 lost heavily in their last match (against Nottingham Forest U18 as mentioned above) and the damage happened in the first half. Something did not go right in the pre-game preparations.
The game before that, in the Premier League U18, was lost at home, a 1-3 defeat against Sunderland U18.A new game in only three days for Blackburn, the Premier League U18 home match versus Stoke City U18. Busy days.
Head 2 Head
The 5 latest games involving these opponents have all finished as Manchester City U18 victories. Will history repeat itself?Top Goalscorers
  J. Tshisanga Ndala 9 goals | M. Whittingham 6 goals | J. Oboavwoduo 4 goals |
Manchester City U18 missing players
Blackburn U18 missing players
| Manchester City U18 | Blackburn U18 | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 18 | 10 | Won | W | 1 | 5 | ||
| 4 | 0 | Drew | D | 3 | 3 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 9 | 17 | ||
| 86 | 52 | Scored | S | 17 | 35 | ||
| 26 | 7 | Conceded | C | 36 | 56 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 84% | 82% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 88% | ||
| 72% | 73% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 77% | 76% | ||
| 64% | 73% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 62% | 60% | ||
| 44% | 55% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 46% | 28% | ||
| 60% | 36% | BTTS | BTTS | 77% | 68% | ||
| 36% | 64% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 4% | ||
| 4% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 23% | 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 | ||
