This match features two teams living in the basement of the Premier League U18, Middlesbrough U18 holding 11th place and Sunderland U18 lying 12th. A good chance for both teams to improve their position.
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
Middlesbrough U18 form and stats
1 victory, 1 draw and 1 defeat. That’s what Middlesbrough U18 have to build on here in the Premier League U18.
The home team returns after sharing the points with Manchester United U18 (placed 7th) on their last time out; the Premier League U18 game ended 1-1. The points were shared before that, a home game that ended 1-1 versus Stoke City U18.
The Middlesbrough U18 fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 4 in 3 matches. Middlesbrough U18's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 4 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Sunderland U18 form and stats
It's not happening yet for Sunderland U18 on their Premier League U18 travels, with zero points from their first 3 away games. Maybe today will be different? Sunderland U18 are generally in trouble as the list of consecutive losses is growing into an ugly monster. Regardless of home/away, the visitors have now lost eight in a row. It's been 11 weeks since they last avoided defeat. (The Manchester United U18 game.) The pressure to perform on the road is increasing on P. Bryson, the Sunderland U18 manager, as the last three away games were defeats.
Sunderland U18 failed to get anything from their last game, a Premier League U18 home match vs Derby U18 (placed 4th) that ended with defeat 0-3. Preceding that game, the 1-2 loss visiting West Brom U18's place.
Goals are few and far between in Sunderland U18's away league games. Only 1 goal from 3 travels. The Sunderland U18 defense is as useful as an ashtray on a motorcycle, having conceded 15 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
Middlesbrough U18-Sunderland U18 H2H statistics last four meetings regardless of arena: Middlesbrough U18 2 wins, Sunderland U18 0 wins, 2 draws. 1 of these four matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
| A. Almanzar 6 goals |
Middlesbrough U18 missing players
Sunderland U18 missing players
| Middlesbrough U18 | Sunderland U18 | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 9 | 4 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 15 | 4 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 15 | 31 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 57% | 33% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 100% | 88% |
| 43% | 33% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 33% | 38% |
| 29% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 33% | 38% |
| 71% | 67% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 33% | 50% |
| 14% | 33% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 14% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 67% | 50% |
| 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 |
- All of Middlesbrough U18's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- All of Sunderland U18's away-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
- Middlesbrough U18 haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Sunderland U18 have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Sunderland U18 have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- Sunderland U18 have lost all their matches so far.
- Sunderland 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 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 22 | 21 |
| 2 | Liverpool U18 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 16 | 19 |
| 3 | Everton U18 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 15 |
| 4 | Derby U18 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 13 |
| 5 | Wolverhampton U18 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 13 |
| 6 | West Brom U18 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 14 | -5 | 13 |
| 7 | Manchester United U18 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 10 |
| 8 | Stoke City U18 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 9 | -3 | 10 |
| 9 | Blackburn U18 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | -7 | 9 |
| 10 | Newcastle Utd U18 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 13 | -11 | 8 |
| 11 | Middlesbrough U18 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | -6 | 6 |
| 12 | Sunderland U18 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 31 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 15 | -26 | 0 |