Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Rochdale U18 & Fulham U18 face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the FA Youth Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
This promises to be an engaging fixture with lots of spark and energy as both contenders are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Bring it on!
Rochdale U18 form and stats
Overall Youth Alliance statistics playing at home this season for Rochdale U18 are 1-0-4 (wins-draws-losses).
Rochdale U18 are returning here after guesting Burton Albion U18 in a Youth Alliance Cup fixture and winning with a 2-0 scoreline.
Before that, Rochdale U18 had a Youth Alliance home game versus Walsall U18 which ended with a victory 5-1.A decent goal production from Rochdale U18 in their home games so far, with 9 goals from 5 league matches. Rochdale are struggling defensively, conceding on average more than two goals per home game (11 from 5 played).
Fulham U18 form and stats
Last season their FA Youth Cup adventure ended in the 3rd round.Fulham U18 had fun at their own home last time out, beating Norwich U18 3-0. Loupalo-Bi, Olyott and Gordon scored. It was a convincing performance from Fulham when Norwich U18 were beaten. The team "killed" the match in the first half leading 3-0 and the second half was comfortable. Loupalo-Bi, Olyott and Gordon scored their goals.
Prior to that result Fulham U18 won their away game at Chelsea U18 in the Premier League U18. The scoreline was 7-1.Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  A. Loupalo-Bi 10 goals | L. Gordon 4 goals | C. Osmand 4 goals |
Rochdale U18 missing players
Fulham U18 missing players
| Rochdale U18 | Fulham U18 | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 11 | 6 | Won | W | 7 | 15 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | ||
| 9 | 4 | Lost | L | 5 | 8 | ||
| 54 | 26 | Scored | S | 29 | 70 | ||
| 41 | 18 | Conceded | C | 22 | 35 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 88% | 92% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 77% | 88% | ||
| 68% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 69% | 80% | ||
| 56% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 46% | 52% | ||
| 32% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 38% | 44% | ||
| 72% | 83% | BTTS | BTTS | 69% | 60% | ||
| 16% | 8% | Clean Sheets | C S | 15% | 32% | ||
| 16% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 15% | 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 | Preston North End U18 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 38 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 26 | 25 |
| 2 | Fleetwood Town U18 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 23 |
| 3 | Carlisle United U18 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 27 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 22 |
| 4 | Bolton Wanderers U18 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 19 |
| 5 | Shrewsbury Town U18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 18 |
| 6 | Oldham Athletic U18 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 28 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 23 | -3 | 18 |
| 7 | Accrington Stanley U18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 36 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 10 | 13 | 17 |
| 8 | Blackpool U18 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 17 |
| 9 | Port Vale U18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 9 | -2 | 17 |
| 10 | Stockport County U18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 24 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -11 | 14 |
| 11 | Morecambe U18 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 20 | 25 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -5 | 10 |
| 12 | Rochdale U18 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 21 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 14 | -4 | 9 |
| 13 | Salford City U18 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 28 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -10 | 9 |
| 14 | Walsall U18 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 47 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 26 | -37 | 4 |
