Middlesbrough U18 will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 13 points behind Liverpool U18.
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.
Middlesbrough U18 form and stats
The story so far in the Premier League U18 for Middlesbrough U18 at their home stadium (Rockliffe Park) is 4 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats.
Previous to that game, a home match hosting Newcastle Utd U18 in a game that was won 4-2.
Middlesbrough U18 were outplayed and humiliated in their previous game, as mentioned in the paragraph above. They will need to reinstall their confidence before this one.
The Middlesbrough U18 manager M. Tinkler has got the team scoring with 15 from 7 home games in the league. Middlesbrough U18 have conceded 13 from these games.
Liverpool U18 form and stats
Playing away, Liverpool U18 have won 4 games, drawn 1 and suffered 2 defeats in the Premier League U18 this season. Momentum is building for Liverpool U18 in their away games, having won their two previous outings.
This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Premier League U18 home defeat versus Manchester City U18 with 2-4 on the scoreboard. A home win before that, celebrating 4-0 vs Sunderland U18.
As you can tell from the result, the match against Manchester City U18 was as crazy as a clown in a village circus. Great fun for the neutral supporter with 6 goals, will the fun continue today?
Liverpool U18 are scoring goals for fun in their league games away this season, having clocked up more than three goals per game on average (26 goals from 7 away games). The Liverpool U18 manager B. Lewtas has some worries about the defense as 16 goals have been conceded in these travels.
Head 2 Head
The most recent history between these sides is the Liverpool U18 - Middlesbrough U18 3-0 played earlier this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last four matches): Middlesbrough U18 zero wins, zero draws and Liverpool U18 four victories. As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one game had two or less.Top Goalscorers
| A. Almanzar 6 goals |
Middlesbrough U18 missing players
Liverpool U18 missing players
| Middlesbrough U18 | Liverpool U18 | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 15 | 7 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 7 | 14 |
| 5 | 4 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | 2 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 25 | 15 | 1 | Scored | S | 6 | 26 | 48 |
| 38 | 13 | 5 | Conceded | C | 8 | 16 | 25 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 93% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 67% | 57% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 86% | 93% |
| 60% | 57% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 71% | 64% |
| 53% | 43% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 71% | 57% |
| 67% | 71% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 100% | 71% |
| 7% | 14% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 29% |
| 27% | 14% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 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 Liverpool U18's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- All of Middlesbrough U18's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Liverpool U18 have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Liverpool U18 have scored in all their matches so far.
- Liverpool U18 haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- 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 | 16 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 54 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 8 | 39 | 40 |
| 2 | Liverpool U18 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 48 | 25 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 16 | 23 | 31 |
| 3 | Everton U18 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 46 | 30 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 31 |
| 4 | Derby U18 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 37 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 10 | 13 | 28 |
| 5 | Stoke City U18 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 33 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 28 |
| 6 | Wolverhampton U18 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | -1 | 20 |
| 7 | West Brom U18 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 34 | 42 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 22 | -8 | 20 |
| 8 | Middlesbrough U18 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 25 | 38 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 25 | -13 | 18 |
| 9 | Manchester United U18 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 27 | 30 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 19 | -3 | 17 |
| 10 | Blackburn U18 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 23 | 33 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 14 | -10 | 15 |
| 11 | Newcastle Utd U18 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 20 | 37 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 21 | -17 | 12 |
| 12 | Sunderland U18 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 60 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 30 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 30 | -50 | 0 |