With the volatile opening fixture out of the way it’s time for the second Premier League U18 battle of the season. Middlesbrough U18 look forward to welcoming Blackburn U18 in front of their home following.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Middlesbrough U18 form and stats
The previous season, Middlesbrough U18's league statistics were 10 wins, 8 draws and 8 losses, providing 6th place in the Premier League U18. During these 26 matches they scored 38 goals and conceded 45. Appearing as the home team in the previous season Middlesbrough U18 produced 5-4-4 (win-draw-lost) with 18 goals and 20 conceded.
No payout for Middlesbrough U18 in their previous match, an away game at Liverpool U18 that ended in defeat 2-6. As you see from the result above, Middlesbrough U18 suffered greatly in their last game. Thankfully the team has a new chance to prove themselves in this one.
Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Leeds United U18 (1-4).Blackburn U18 form and stats
Let's have a look at how Blackburn U18 performed last season in the Premier League U18: They landed a 5th position in the league table after playing out 11 victories, 5 draws and 10 defeats. In total they scored 56 and conceded 38 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 4 - drew 4 and lost 5 with 28/21 goals scored/conceded.
Blackburn failed to get anything from their last game, a home match vs Wolverhampton U18 (placed 5th) that ended with defeat 0-1.
Preceding that game, the 1-3 loss visiting Liverpool U18's place.Head 2 Head
Last eight meetings between these participants: Middlesbrough U18 won five, Blackburn U18 were winners in two and we saw one draw. seven games with over 2,5 goals, one match with under 2,5 goals.
Top Goalscorers
  J. Costello 1 goals | A. MacCarthy 1 goals |
Middlesbrough U18 missing players
Blackburn U18 missing players
| Middlesbrough U18 | Blackburn U18 | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 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 |
| Middlesbrough U18 | Last season | Blackburn U18 | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 26 | 13 | Played | P | 13 | 26 | ||
| 10 | 5 | Won | W | 4 | 11 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Drew | D | 4 | 5 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Lost | L | 5 | 10 | ||
| 38 | 18 | Scored | S | 28 | 56 | ||
| 45 | 20 | Conceded | C | 21 | 38 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 85% | 85% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 92% | ||
| 50% | 46% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 77% | 77% | ||
| 31% | 23% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 54% | 54% | ||
| 23% | 15% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 31% | 23% | ||
| 62% | 62% | BTTS | BTTS | 77% | 77% | ||
| 15% | 15% | Clean Sheets | C S | 15% | 12% | ||
| 23% | 23% | Failed to Score | F T | 8% | 12% | ||
| 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 | Liverpool U18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 2 | Stoke City U18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Nottingham Forest U18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Sunderland U18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Wolverhampton U18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Manchester City U18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Manchester United U18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Newcastle Utd U18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Leeds United U18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 0 |
| 10 | Everton U18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 0 |
| 11 | Blackburn U18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| 12 | Derby U18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 13 | Middlesbrough U18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 0 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Manchester City U18 | 26 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 87 | 26 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 50 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 37 | 18 | 61 | 61 |
| 2 | Liverpool U18 | 26 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 85 | 45 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 43 | 24 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 42 | 21 | 40 | 51 |
| 3 | Manchester United U18 | 26 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 58 | 47 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 31 | 23 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 27 | 24 | 11 | 42 |
| 4 | Nottingham Forest U18 | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 36 | 32 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 17 | 4 | 42 |
| 5 | Blackburn U18 | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 56 | 38 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 28 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 28 | 21 | 18 | 38 |
| 6 | Middlesbrough U18 | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 38 | 45 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 20 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 25 | -7 | 38 |
| 7 | Burnley U18 | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 40 | 44 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 24 | 24 | -4 | 36 |
| 8 | Wolverhampton U18 | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 41 | 46 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 26 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 20 | -5 | 36 |
| 9 | Leeds United U18 | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 66 | 70 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 40 | 32 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 38 | -4 | 34 |
| 10 | Everton U18 | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 28 | 37 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 19 | -9 | 31 |
| 11 | Sunderland U18 | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 39 | 48 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 21 | 27 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 21 | -9 | 29 |
| 12 | Derby U18 | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 31 | 62 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 28 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 34 | -31 | 27 |
| 13 | Stoke City U18 | 26 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 33 | 56 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 23 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 33 | -23 | 22 |
| 14 | Newcastle Utd U18 | 26 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 27 | 69 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 27 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 42 | -42 | 17 |
