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- Chelsea U18 haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Arsenal U18 have scored in all their away matches so far.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Chelsea U18 form and stats
The story so far in the Premier League U18 for Chelsea U18 at their home stadium (Cobham Training Centre) is 1 win, 1 draw and 3 defeats.
Chelsea U18 are returning here after visiting West Ham U18 and winning with a 3-1 scoreline. McNeilly scored the goal(s).
The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 2-2 versus Tottenham U18.A fact related to the "Both teams to score yes/no" betting option: A review of the 11 most recent league games reveals that 10 of them had at least one goal from each side.
The Chelsea U18 fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 9 goals in 5 league matches. Neutralizing the opposition is a challenge, Chelsea having conceded 14 goals here at Cobham Training Centre so far.
Arsenal U18 form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Premier League U18 travels is 1 win, 1 draw and 2 defeats. The travelling fans think it's time that their travel expenses are covered with some points now, as Arsenal U18 have lost on their last two travels.
Arsenal U18 are travelling again after losing away to Brighton U18 in their previous match (1-3).
Earlier, the FA Youth Cup win away at Watford U18.
Will there be lots of goals? This club have played 10 consecutive league games all featuring at least three goals scored (over 2.5 goals).
The visiting Arsenal have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 5 goals from 4 games.
Head 2 Head
Curiously enough, Arsenal U18 have scored at least one goal in every league match they've played since NOT scoring against today's home team; the Arsenal U18 - Chelsea U18 0-1 game twelve fixtures ago. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's four Chelsea U18 victories, two draws and four Arsenal U18 wins. Over/under statistics; nine of these games ended with three goals or more, one match with two goals or less.
Top Goalscorers
  D. McNeilly 7 goals |  O. Benjamin 6 goals | L. Castledine 5 goals |
Chelsea U18 missing players
Arsenal U18 missing players
| Chelsea U18 | Arsenal U18 | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 13 | 5 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 4 | 12 |
| 7 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 31 | 9 | 2 | Scored | S | 1 | 5 | 23 |
| 24 | 14 | 2 | Conceded | C | 1 | 8 | 27 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 85% | 80% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 92% |
| 85% | 80% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 75% | 83% |
| 69% | 80% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 50% | 67% |
| 31% | 40% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 77% | 60% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 100% | 92% |
| 15% | 20% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 8% | 20% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 8% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- All of Arsenal U18's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Arsenal U18 have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- Arsenal U18 have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Arsenal U18 haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Chelsea U18 haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | West Ham U18 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 49 | 23 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 13 | 26 | 36 |
| 2 | Crystal Palace U18 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 32 | 24 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 23 |
| 3 | Chelsea U18 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 31 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 10 | 7 | 23 |
| 4 | Fulham U18 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 37 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 14 | 21 |
| 5 | Tottenham U18 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 25 | 23 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 19 | 2 | 19 |
| 6 | West Brom U18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 15 |
| 7 | Brighton U18 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 26 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 8 | -11 | 15 |
| 8 | Arsenal U18 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 27 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -4 | 13 |
| 9 | Southampton U18 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 9 | -1 | 12 |
| 10 | Norwich U18 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 21 | 35 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 15 | -14 | 12 |
| 11 | Leicester U18 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 15 | -10 | 10 |
| 12 | Aston Villa U18 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 25 | 42 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 25 | -17 | 9 |
