Season ticket holders haven’t seen too many victories this season, with Middlesbrough U18 languishing in the 10th position so far. The guesting Derby U18 will be hopeful to defend their higher league position in this one.
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.
Middlesbrough U18 form and stats
When playing at home in the Premier League U18, Middlesbrough U18 have managed 3 wins, 1 draw and suffered 1 defeat from 5 games. Middlesbrough U18 has recorded two wins in a row here, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.
The fans are hoping that Middlesbrough U18 will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-1 away loss in the Premier League U18 game against Everton U18 (placed 3rd). Before that, Middlesbrough U18 had a home game versus West Brom U18 which ended with a victory 3-2.
The Middlesbrough U18 manager M. Tinkler has got the team scoring with 11 from 5 home games in the league. Middlesbrough U18 have conceded 9 from these games.
Derby U18 form and stats
Playing away, Derby U18 have won 3 games, drawn 0 and suffered 4 defeats in the Premier League U18 this season.
There were no winners in Derby U18's previous match, a Premier League U18 home game that ended 0-0 vs Blackburn U18 (placed 8th). Preceding that game was the away victory against West Brom U18 with the score of 4-2.
Derby U18 has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 12 goals from 7 games. 9 goals have been conceded by Derby U18 in these games.
Head 2 Head
The dueling parties have met before this season: Derby U18 - Middlesbrough U18 4-1. Last four meetings between the teams: Middlesbrough U18 won 0, Derby U18 won 4 and 0 draws. 3 games with over 2,5 goals, 1 match with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
| A. Almanzar 6 goals |
Middlesbrough U18 missing players
Derby U18 missing players
| Middlesbrough U18 | Derby U18 | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 10 | 5 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 7 | 13 |
| 3 | 3 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 16 | 11 | 5 | Scored | S | 4 | 12 | 28 |
| 21 | 9 | 2 | Conceded | C | 2 | 9 | 19 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 92% |
| 90% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 71% | 77% |
| 60% | 60% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 71% | 77% |
| 50% | 60% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 29% | 54% |
| 40% | 40% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 14% | 38% |
| 70% | 80% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 57% | 62% |
| 10% | 20% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 14% | 23% |
| 20% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 29% | 23% |
| 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 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 0% |
- All of Middlesbrough U18's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Derby U18 haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Middlesbrough U18 has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (5)
- Middlesbrough U18 have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Middlesbrough 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 | Manchester City U18 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 43 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 5 | 33 | 33 |
| 2 | Liverpool U18 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 42 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 16 | 21 | 28 |
| 3 | Everton U18 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 35 | 22 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 24 |
| 4 | Stoke City U18 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 26 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 22 |
| 5 | Derby U18 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 28 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 19 |
| 6 | West Brom U18 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 32 | 38 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 20 | -6 | 19 |
| 7 | Wolverhampton U18 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | -6 | 17 |
| 8 | Blackburn U18 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 29 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 14 | -8 | 15 |
| 9 | Manchester United U18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 25 | 28 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 19 | -3 | 14 |
| 10 | Middlesbrough U18 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | -5 | 12 |
| 11 | Newcastle Utd U18 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 32 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 16 | -17 | 8 |
| 12 | Sunderland U18 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 44 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 21 | -36 | 0 |