Only a win will satisfy the Middlesbrough U18 supporters in this clash with Stoke City U18, having a healthy lead on the opposition in the Premier League U18 table.
- Stoke City U18 have the most dropped points from leading position (14) in Premier League U18
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
Middlesbrough U18 form and stats
Middlesbrough U18 have collected 16 points from their Premier League U18 home games so far after 5-1-4. Two home wins in a row for Middlesbrough bring valid hopes of a third.
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.
The Middlesbrough manager M. Tinkler has got the team scoring with 21 from 10 home games in the league. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 18 goals have been conceded.
Stoke City U18 form and stats
There's been little loot from Stoke City U18's travels as they have only collected 10 points from 10 away games in the Premier League U18. Stoke City U18 only have 3 wins to counter their 6 defeats and 1 draw. Stoke has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.
As you can tell from the result, the match against Sunderland 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?
The visiting Stoke have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 10 goals from 10 games. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. The Stoke defense is as useful as an ashtray on a motorcycle, having conceded 33 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
The dueling parties have met before this season: Stoke City U18 - Middlesbrough 1-1. Numbers for the last five meetings between these two teams are: one win for Middlesbrough, two draws and two wins for Stoke City U18. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: three games.Top Goalscorers
  E. Tezgel 6 goals | R. Malbon 4 goals | C. Kavanagh 3 goals |
Middlesbrough U18 missing players
Stoke City U18 missing players
| Middlesbrough U18 | Stoke City U18 | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 10 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 10 | 21 |
| 10 | 5 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 3 | 6 | 11 |
| 40 | 21 | 13 | Scored | S | 1 | 10 | 27 |
| 38 | 18 | 6 | Conceded | C | 16 | 33 | 53 |
| 90% | 90% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 90% | 90% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 80% | 86% |
| 81% | 80% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 70% | 67% |
| 52% | 70% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 60% | 52% |
| 33% | 40% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 100% | 50% | 38% |
| 67% | 70% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 50% | 67% |
| 29% | 30% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 20% | 14% |
| 14% | 10% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 30% | 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% |
- Middlesbrough U18 have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Stoke City U18 have scored away.
- Stoke City U18 have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Stoke City U18 have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Stoke City U18 have the fewest scored goals in the second half (14) in Premier League U18
- Stoke City U18 have the most dropped points from leading position (14) in Premier League U18
- Stoke City 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 United U18 | 21 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 63 | 23 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 43 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 10 | 40 | 51 |
| 2 | Liverpool U18 | 23 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 72 | 26 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 34 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 38 | 15 | 46 | 49 |
| 3 | Manchester City U18 | 20 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 64 | 19 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 45 | 49 |
| 4 | Middlesbrough U18 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 40 | 38 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 20 | 2 | 33 |
| 5 | Wolverhampton U18 | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 37 | 41 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 27 | -4 | 33 |
| 6 | Derby U18 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 42 | 50 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 26 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 30 | -8 | 32 |
| 7 | Everton U18 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 32 | 31 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 29 |
| 8 | Burnley U18 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 32 | 32 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 21 | 0 | 27 |
| 9 | Blackburn U18 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 32 | 40 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 21 | -8 | 26 |
| 10 | Stoke City U18 | 21 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 27 | 53 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 33 | -26 | 22 |
| 11 | Newcastle Utd U18 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 33 | 43 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 25 | -10 | 17 |
| 12 | Leeds United U18 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 28 | 67 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 30 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 37 | -39 | 15 |
| 13 | Sunderland U18 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 23 | 62 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 27 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 35 | -39 | 10 |