National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Stoke City U18 or Blackpool U18 that keep their silverware dream alive.
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.
Stoke City U18 form and stats
Stoke City U18 was eliminated in the 4th round last season in the FA Youth Cup.Stoke's last game was hosting Nottingham Forest U18 and winning 2-1.
Preceding that match was the home Premier League U18 game against Manchester City U18 that was lost 1-3.Blackpool U18 form and stats
Blackpool U18's mission in FA Youth Cup last season failed in the quarter-finals.Playing away, Blackpool U18 have won 3 games, drawn 2 and suffered 1 defeat in the Youth Alliance this season.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Salford City U18 in their previous outing. The match ended in a draw 1-1.
It was a Youth Alliance defeat before that one as the away game against Preston North End U18 wasn't a success with a 0-4 loss.Blackpool U18 have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 6 league away games 7 goals have been scored.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  N. Lowe 4 goals | A. Hayder 3 goals | Z. Rattray 2 goals |
Stoke City U18 missing players
Blackpool U18 missing players
| Stoke City U18 | Blackpool U18 | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 15 | 25 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Won | W | 7 | 13 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | ||
| 16 | 7 | Lost | L | 6 | 9 | ||
| 28 | 16 | Scored | S | 20 | 42 | ||
| 52 | 22 | Conceded | C | 19 | 34 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 72% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 73% | 80% | ||
| 68% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 47% | 52% | ||
| 48% | 42% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 27% | 32% | ||
| 24% | 17% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 13% | 20% | ||
| 60% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 40% | 52% | ||
| 20% | 17% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 32% | ||
| 24% | 17% | Failed to Score | F T | 27% | 16% | ||
| 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 |
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