National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Oxford United U18 or Cardiff City U18 that keep their silverware dream alive.
Oxford United U18 form and stats
Last season, Oxford United U18's FA Youth Cup journey ended in the 3rd round.Oxford United U18 are returning here after guesting Exeter City U18 in a FA Youth Cup match and winning with a 3-1 scoreline.
Before that match, a defeat in the away fixture against Cambridge United U18 in the Youth Alliance Cup.
Cardiff City U18 form and stats
They also participated in FA Youth Cup last season. This ended in the 3rd round.The visitors are W4-D0-L1 on the road this term. That's in the U18 Professional Development League.
Two away games in a row for Cardiff, whose boss Jenkins could celebrate last time after the FA Youth Cup win against Crewe Alexandra U18.
Before that, Cardiff City U18 secured a home win against Bristol City U18 with the score 2-0.The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Watford U18 in just four days.
The Cardiff manager Jenkins has got the team scoring on the road, with 12 away goals in 5 league matches. 7 goals have been conceded by Cardiff City U18 in these games.
Head 2 Head
Oxford United U18 missing players
Cardiff City U18 missing players
| Oxford United U18 | Cardiff City U18 | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 10 | 19 | ||
| 11 | 4 | Won | W | 6 | 11 | ||
| 3 | 3 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | ||
| 11 | 5 | Lost | L | 4 | 7 | ||
| 39 | 22 | Scored | S | 21 | 39 | ||
| 45 | 20 | Conceded | C | 20 | 29 | ||
| 96% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 84% | 83% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 84% | ||
| 68% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 80% | 68% | ||
| 40% | 42% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 60% | 37% | ||
| 32% | 42% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 60% | 37% | ||
| 52% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 80% | 68% | ||
| 16% | 8% | Clean Sheets | C S | 10% | 21% | ||
| 36% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 10% | 11% | ||
| 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 |
England:
