National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Nottingham Forest U18 or Bristol City U18 that keep their silverware dream alive.
Not a lot of time to rest for the hosting team, as they had a Premier League U18 game only three days earlier. That game was an away game at Wolverhampton U18, so at least Nottingham Forest U18 are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
Nottingham Forest U18 form and stats
Last season, Nottingham's FA Youth Cup journey ended in the 3rd round.The Nottingham manager W. Joyce might feel some added pressure to get something from this game after two straight home defeats.
Nottingham Forest U18 are returning here after visiting Wolverhampton U18 in a Premier League U18 game and winning with a 3-0 scoreline. J. Gardner and D. Taylor (2) scored the goal(s).
Heartbreak before that as Nottingham lost 1-4 at Manchester City U18's place. L D W L
Bristol City U18 form and stats
They also participated in FA Youth Cup last season. This ended in the 5th round.Bristol City U18 are travelling again after losing away to Sheffield United U18 in their previous match (1-3).
A 1-1 draw at Fleetwood Town U18 (after extra-time, 2-4 on penalties)'s stadium before that.Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  D. Osong 4 goals | D. Taylor 2 goals |
Nottingham Forest U18 missing players
Bristol City U18 missing players
| Nottingham Forest U18 | Bristol City U18 | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 11 | 5 | Played | P | 4 | 4 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Lost | L | 2 | 2 | ||
| 10 | 5 | Scored | S | 4 | 4 | ||
| 21 | 10 | Conceded | C | 7 | 7 | ||
| 91% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 73% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 64% | 60% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 50% | ||
| 27% | 20% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 25% | ||
| 18% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | ||
| 36% | 40% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 75% | ||
| 27% | 20% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | ||
| 45% | 40% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 25% | ||
| 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 | ||
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