Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Plymouth Argyle U18 & Brighton U18 face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the FA Youth Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Plymouth Argyle U18 form and stats
3-2-0 (win-draw-lost) are the Youth Alliance numbers at home for Plymouth Argyle U18 so far this season.
The home supporters saw a 2-2 draw versus Swindon Town U18 in the Youth Alliance last time out and are looking for a win here.
In the game before, an away victory in the Youth Alliance match versus Exeter City U18 with a 1-0 scoreline.Plymouth Argyle U18 are traveling soon after this match as the Youth Alliance match at AFC Bournemouth U18 awaits in one day.
The Plymouth manager K. Hodges has got the team scoring with 12 from 5 home games in the league. Plymouth Argyle U18 have conceded 7 in these home matches.
Brighton U18 form and stats
Last season their FA Youth Cup adventure ended in the 4th round.Three consecutive losses in away matches means Brighton U18 are growing more and more desperate for a good performance on the road.
Brighton U18's previous game was their home loss versus Chelsea U18 (1-6). Brighton lost the plot completely in their previous game, as mentioned above. They need to recover quickly from that 1-6 beating and focus on this one.
Prior to that match, the Brighton manager J. Baxter faced defeat when travelling to Tottenham U18 and losing 1-2.Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  Z. Emmerson 9 goals | S. Chouchane 4 goals | M. Ifill 4 goals |
Plymouth Argyle U18 missing players
Brighton U18 missing players
| Plymouth Argyle U18 | Brighton U18 | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 12 | 7 | Won | W | 6 | 13 | ||
| 6 | 4 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | ||
| 7 | 1 | Lost | L | 7 | 11 | ||
| 52 | 26 | Scored | S | 28 | 63 | ||
| 37 | 14 | Conceded | C | 29 | 54 | ||
| 92% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 88% | 92% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 72% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 79% | 84% | ||
| 56% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 43% | 64% | ||
| 24% | 17% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 36% | 48% | ||
| 68% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 64% | 76% | ||
| 32% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 29% | 16% | ||
| 8% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 7% | 8% | ||
| 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 | Portsmouth U18 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 23 |
| 2 | AFC Bournemouth U18 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 11 | 21 |
| 3 | Oxford United U18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 18 |
| 4 | Swindon Town U18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 17 |
| 5 | Exeter City U18 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 |
| 6 | Plymouth Argyle U18 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 15 |
| 7 | Cheltenham Town U18 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 13 | -4 | 14 |
| 8 | Newport County U18 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 | -6 | 10 |
| 9 | Bristol Rovers U18 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 18 | -9 | 8 |
| 10 | Forest Green Rovers U18 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 14 | -18 | 2 |