Plenty of loss and gain for these two contenders this season, occupying positions near the median of the Premier League U18 table. Here's the Middlesbrough U18 - Manchester United U18 latest:
- Middlesbrough U18 have the fewest clean sheets (1) in Premier League U18
- Manchester United U18 haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
There has not been much time to rest for the guests, as they played a Premier League U18 game only four days ago. That game was also an away game, at Blackburn U18. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.
Middlesbrough U18 form and stats
Middlesbrough U18's struggle is real here at Rockliffe Park with only 8 points collected from 8 Premier League U18 games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 2-2-4. Game days at Rockliffe Park have recently become somewhat of a nightmare for Middlesbrough as they have lost three home games in a row. It hurts.
In their previous game, the manager Cattermole led his Middlesbrough U18 to a defeat away at Nottingham Forest U18. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Rockliffe Park.
Before that, Middlesbrough U18 played out a draw 1-1 when visiting Everton U18.The Middlesbrough fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 11 in 8 matches. Middlesbrough U18 have conceded 17 goals in these home games, a significant number. It's worth mentioning that 9 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Manchester United U18 form and stats
As the visiting team in Premier League U18 matches, Manchester United U18 have produced an overall stat of 4-3-3 so far.
There might be some fixture complaints from Manchester United U18 as they are again playing away from home after losing on the road in their previous match, 1-4 against Blackburn U18.
Prior to that result Manchester won their away game at Sunderland U18. The scoreline was 1-0.The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Sunderland U18 in just three days.
The Manchester United U18 manager Binnion has got the team scoring on the road, with 21 away goals in 10 league matches. Many of these goals have arrived late in the fixtures; more than 50 % (14 goals) after the 60th minute. In the opposite end, Manchester United U18 have conceded 19 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
The latest reported match between these participants is the Manchester United U18 - Middlesbrough 3-3 played previously this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last seven matches): Middlesbrough U18 two wins, two draws and Manchester United U18 three victories. As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one game had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  J. Hugill 9 goals | M. Norkett 7 goals |  S. Finch 6 goals |
Middlesbrough U18 missing players
Manchester United U18 missing players
| Middlesbrough U18 | Manchester United U18 | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 8 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 10 | 16 |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 29 | 11 | 4 | Scored | S | 2 | 21 | 37 |
| 38 | 17 | 4 | Conceded | C | 5 | 19 | 37 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 89% | 88% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 90% | 94% |
| 58% | 62% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 80% | 88% |
| 37% | 38% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 50% | 69% |
| 26% | 25% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 30% | 56% |
| 63% | 62% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 40% | 56% |
| 5% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 40% | 25% |
| 32% | 38% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 20% | 19% |
| 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 |
- Manchester United U18 haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Middlesbrough U18 have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
- Middlesbrough U18 have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Middlesbrough U18 have the fewest clean sheets (1) in Premier League U18
- Middlesbrough U18 have the most points from losing position (13) in Premier League U18
- 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 | 19 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 53 | 21 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 27 | 15 | 32 | 42 |
| 2 | Liverpool U18 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 58 | 34 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 30 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 15 | 24 | 36 |
| 3 | Blackburn U18 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 46 | 25 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 12 | 21 | 33 |
| 4 | Burnley U18 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 31 | 31 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 0 | 26 |
| 5 | Derby U18 | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 27 | 46 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 23 | -19 | 26 |
| 6 | Wolverhampton U18 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 27 | 22 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 25 |
| 7 | Manchester United U18 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 37 | 37 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 19 | 0 | 25 |
| 8 | Everton U18 | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 31 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 17 | -7 | 24 |
| 9 | Middlesbrough U18 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 29 | 38 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 21 | -9 | 24 |
| 10 | Sunderland U18 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 26 | 29 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | -3 | 23 |
| 11 | Nottingham Forest U18 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 28 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 15 | -3 | 23 |
| 12 | Leeds United U18 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 46 | 53 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 26 | 26 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 27 | -7 | 23 |
| 13 | Stoke City U18 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 25 | 42 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 25 | -17 | 16 |
| 14 | Newcastle Utd U18 | 19 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 24 | 41 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 21 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 20 | -17 | 13 |
