Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Watford U18 & Arsenal 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 could be an exciting match with lots of fun and energy as both squads are well rested since they last played a game. Let's start!
Watford U18 form and stats
Last season, Watford U18's FA Youth Cup journey ended in the 4th round.2-2-1 (win-draw-lost) are the U18 Professional Development League numbers at home for Watford U18 so far this season.
Happy days for Watford U18 in their previous game, a fixture away at Millwall U18 that ended with a 1-0 victory.
Prior to that, an away loss at Cardiff City U18 in the U18 Professional Development League.Goals are plentiful in the league this season as Watford has scored 14 goals here in 5 home games. Watford U18 have conceded 12 goals in these home games, a significant number.
Arsenal U18 form and stats
Last season their FA Youth Cup adventure ended in the 3rd round.Arsenal U18 played 2-2 against Fulham U18 in their previous match.
Earlier, the FA Youth Cup win away at Newcastle Utd U18.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  O. Benjamin 6 goals | I. Oulad M'Hand 3 goals | S. Ferdinand 3 goals |
Watford U18 missing players
Arsenal U18 missing players
| Watford U18 | Arsenal U18 | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 24 | 9 | Played | P | 10 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 4 | Won | W | 5 | 13 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Drew | D | 3 | 6 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Lost | L | 2 | 6 | ||
| 46 | 22 | Scored | S | 24 | 62 | ||
| 41 | 18 | Conceded | C | 18 | 44 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 92% | ||
| 71% | 78% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 80% | 80% | ||
| 42% | 56% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 70% | 64% | ||
| 25% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 48% | ||
| 79% | 89% | BTTS | BTTS | 90% | 80% | ||
| 17% | 11% | Clean Sheets | C S | 10% | 16% | ||
| 4% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 4% | ||
| 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:
