This match involves two teams dwelling in the lower parts of the Premier League U18, Stoke City U18 holding 12th position and Derby U18 in 11th. A good opportunity for one of the squads to boost their situation.
- Stoke City U18 have the most dropped points from leading position (16) in Premier League U18
- Derby U18 have the fewest scored goals in the first half (5) in Premier League U18
The hosts Stoke City U18 saw competitive action as recent as three days ago, playing in the FA Youth Cup. That game was an away game at Blackburn U18, so at least Stoke City U18 are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
Stoke City U18 form and stats
When playing at home in the Premier League U18, Stoke City U18 have managed 2 wins, 1 draw and suffered 3 defeats from 6 games. When Stoke City U18 hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like Stoke City U18, Sunderland U18, Nottingham Forest U18 and Newcastle Utd U18), they have won 1 of 2 matches!
In their previous game, the manager Walker led his Stoke City U18 to a defeat in the FA Youth Cup match away at Blackburn U18. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Clayton Wood Training Ground.
Preceding that game was the away draw at Everton U18 that finished 2-2.The Stoke fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 7 in 6 matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Stoke City U18 defense is not exactly impregnable. 11 goals conceded from 6 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Derby U18 form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Premier League U18 travels is 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat. Visiting Derby U18 has seen their last two away games both end with a tied score and one point each.
Derby U18 had fun at their own home (Clayton Wood Training Ground) last time out, beating Nottingham Forest U18 3-2. Robinson and Ebiowei (2) scored. Derby U18 can call themselves comeback kings after the match against Nottingham Forest U18. Buried deep in trouble at 0-2, the troops rallied and completely turned the match around to a 3-2 victory. Robinson scored the final goal.
Preceding that, the 0-1 home loss versus Peterborough U18.The travelling fans enjoy Derby U18's attacking play in away games, having scored 9 goals in 5 league matches away. As opposed to that, Derby U18 have seen the ball go into their own net 7 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
The duelists have met previously this season: Derby U18 - Stoke City U18 2-1. Last seven meetings between these participants: Stoke won three, Derby U18 were winners in four and we saw zero draws. four games with over 2,5 goals, three matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  E. Tezgel 9 goals | M. Ebiowei 4 goals | J. Griffiths 3 goals |
Stoke City U18 missing players
Derby U18 missing players
| Stoke City U18 | Derby U18 | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 13 | 6 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 5 | 11 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 18 | 7 | 3 | Scored | S | 0 | 9 | 18 |
| 28 | 11 | 0 | Conceded | C | 3 | 7 | 27 |
| 92% | 83% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 92% | 83% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 69% | 67% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 80% | 91% |
| 46% | 50% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 40% | 55% |
| 23% | 17% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 27% |
| 54% | 33% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 60% | 73% |
| 31% | 50% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 20% | 9% |
| 23% | 33% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 20% | 18% |
| 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 matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Derby U18 have the fewest scored goals in the first half (5) in Premier League U18
- Derby U18 have the most conceded goals in the first half (13) in Premier League U18
- Derby U18 haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Stoke City U18 have the most conceded goals in the second half (19) in Premier League U18
- Stoke City U18 have the most dropped points from leading position (16) in Premier League U18
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Blackburn U18 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 17 | 23 |
| 2 | Manchester City U18 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 21 |
| 3 | Liverpool U18 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 35 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 13 | 19 |
| 4 | Wolverhampton U18 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 17 |
| 5 | Middlesbrough U18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 16 |
| 6 | Everton U18 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 11 | -1 | 16 |
| 7 | Manchester United U18 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 15 |
| 8 | Leeds United U18 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 25 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 0 | 15 |
| 9 | Burnley U18 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 11 | -2 | 15 |
| 10 | Sunderland U18 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 18 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 10 | -5 | 15 |
| 11 | Derby U18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 27 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | -9 | 15 |
| 12 | Stoke City U18 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 28 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 17 | -10 | 12 |
| 13 | Newcastle Utd U18 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 29 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 13 | -12 | 9 |
| 14 | Nottingham Forest U18 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -8 | 8 |
