Derby U18 know they will have a back-breaking excursion to Nottingham Forest U18 and their Nottingham Forest Football Academy. This match preview has all the details you need before the fixture.
- Nottingham Forest U18 have the fewest scored goals (13) in Premier League U18
- Derby U18 have the the worst goal difference (-16) in Premier League U18
The visiting Derby U18 played their last game only four days ago, a Premier League U18 match. That game was also an away game, at Everton 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.
Nottingham Forest U18 form and stats
Nottingham Forest U18's struggle is real here at Nottingham Forest Football Academy with only 5 points collected from 6 Premier League U18 games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 1-2-3.
The Nottingham Forest U18 crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 0-1 to Everton U18 here at Nottingham Forest Football Academy.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Nottingham Forest U18 here at Nottingham Forest Football Academy in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (5 from 6 games). With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Nottingham defense is not exactly impregnable. 10 goals conceded from 6 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Derby U18 form and stats
There's been little loot from Derby U18's travels as they have only collected 8 points from 8 away games in the Premier League U18. Derby U18 only have 2 wins to counter their 4 defeats and 2 draws. The pressure to perform on the road is increasing on Robinson, the Derby U18 manager, as the last three away games were defeats.
Derby U18 aren't clicking offensively as they have gone 191 league minutes without a goal. Brown was the last player to find the net.
There might be some fixture complaints from Derby as they are again playing away from home after losing on the road in their previous game, 0-2 against Everton U18.
Prior to that match, the Derby U18 manager Robinson faced defeat when travelling to Leeds United U18 and losing 0-7.Derby U18 have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 8 league away games 9 goals have been scored. For Derby U18, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.
Head 2 Head
The contenders have faced each other previously this season, with the result Derby U18 - Nottingham 3-2 entered in the official records.Top Goalscorers
  D. Osong 6 goals | Z. Dixon 3 goals |
Nottingham Forest U18 missing players
Derby U18 missing players
| Nottingham Forest U18 | Derby U18 | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 13 | 6 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 8 | 16 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 13 | 5 | 1 | Scored | S | 1 | 9 | 24 |
| 21 | 10 | 3 | Conceded | C | 11 | 19 | 40 |
| 92% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 62% | 67% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 94% |
| 46% | 33% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 75% | 81% |
| 31% | 17% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 38% | 50% |
| 23% | 17% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 12% | 31% |
| 38% | 33% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 38% | 56% |
| 31% | 17% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 12% | 12% |
| 38% | 50% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 50% | 31% |
| 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 |
- All of Derby U18's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Derby U18 have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Derby U18 have the the worst goal difference (-16) in Premier League U18
- Derby U18 haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Nottingham Forest U18 have the fewest scored goals (13) in Premier League U18
- Nottingham Forest U18 have the fewest scored goals (5) at home in Premier League U18
- Nottingham Forest U18 have the fewest scored goals in the second half (4) in Premier League U18
- Nottingham Forest U18 haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
| 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 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 44 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 27 | 33 |
| 2 | Blackburn U18 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 10 | 16 | 27 |
| 3 | Liverpool U18 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 45 | 26 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 13 | 19 | 25 |
| 4 | Everton U18 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 16 | -1 | 22 |
| 5 | Sunderland U18 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 25 | 27 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 12 | -2 | 22 |
| 6 | Derby U18 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 24 | 40 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 19 | -16 | 21 |
| 7 | Wolverhampton U18 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 20 |
| 8 | Middlesbrough U18 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 30 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 16 | -4 | 19 |
| 9 | Manchester United U18 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 18 |
| 10 | Leeds United U18 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 36 | 43 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 22 | 22 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 21 | -7 | 18 |
| 11 | Burnley U18 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 29 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 15 | -5 | 16 |
| 12 | Stoke City U18 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 22 | 35 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 22 | -13 | 15 |
| 13 | Nottingham Forest U18 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 11 | -8 | 12 |
| 14 | Newcastle Utd U18 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 33 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 16 | -14 | 9 |
