National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Preston North End U18 or Rotherham U18 that keep their silverware dream alive.
Preston North End U18 and Rotherham U18 should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Preston North End U18 form and stats
Last season, Preston North End U18's FA Youth Cup journey ended in the 4th round.The Preston manager Harrison and his side return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Shrewsbury Town U18.
Before that, Preston North End U18 had a Youth Alliance home game versus Blackpool U18 which ended with a victory 4-0.There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Preston, as the Youth Alliance Cup home game vs Fleetwood Town U18 is only one day away.
Rotherham U18 form and stats
Rotherham U18 was sent out of FA Youth Cup in the 3rd round last season.It's not happening yet for Rotherham U18 on their Youth Alliance travels, with zero points from their first 3 away games. Maybe today will be different?
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Scunthorpe United U18 in their previous outing. The match ended in a draw 0-0.
Preceding that, the 2-6 home loss versus Mansfield Town U18.Rotherham have conceded 7 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
Preston North End U18 missing players
Rotherham U18 missing players
| Preston North End U18 | Rotherham U18 | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 15 | 10 | Won | W | 3 | 8 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Lost | L | 6 | 12 | ||
| 75 | 43 | Scored | S | 16 | 42 | ||
| 33 | 12 | Conceded | C | 24 | 55 | ||
| 96% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 91% | 92% | ||
| 88% | 85% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 91% | 88% | ||
| 76% | 77% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 73% | 68% | ||
| 64% | 62% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 36% | 48% | ||
| 44% | 38% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 27% | 40% | ||
| 64% | 54% | BTTS | BTTS | 64% | 64% | ||
| 32% | 46% | Clean Sheets | C S | 18% | 24% | ||
| 8% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 27% | 20% | ||
| 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 | Lincoln City U18 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 35 | 25 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 20 |
| 2 | Bradford City U18 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 31 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 19 |
| 3 | Grimsby Town U18 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 25 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 16 | 3 | 19 |
| 4 | Huddersfield Town U18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 22 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 18 |
| 5 | Doncaster Rovers U18 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 0 | 16 |
| 6 | Mansfield Town U18 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 14 |
| 7 | Harrogate Town U18 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 13 |
| 8 | Scunthorpe United U18 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 13 |
| 9 | Burton Albion U18 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | -2 | 12 |
| 10 | Hartlepool United U18 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 21 | -18 | 8 |
| 11 | Rotherham U18 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 32 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -19 | 1 |
