This is shaping out to be an intriguing match as Stoke City U18 have their expected home advantage, while Manchester City U18 lead them by 0 points in the Premier League U18 standings.
- Stoke City U18 have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (2) in Premier League U18
- Manchester City U18 have the most scored goals (23) in Premier League U18
Both squads have had a decent time to rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an animated fixture!
Stoke City U18 form and stats
Stoke City U18 must be fairly happy with 6 points from their first three Premier League U18 games here at Clayton Wood Training Ground.
The fans hope that Stoke will fight back in this match, putting things right after the 0-5 away loss in the U18 Premier League Cup fixture against West Brom U18.
Before that, Stoke City U18 played out a Premier League U18 draw 0-0 when visiting Sunderland U18.With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Stoke City U18 defense is not exactly impregnable. 5 goals conceded from 3 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Manchester City U18 form and stats
Things could have gone better for Manchester City U18 in their Premier League U18 away matches, but 4 points from 3 games is all right.
Manchester might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Manchester United U18 proved too strong as Manchester City U18 slumped to a 2-3 defeat in front of their own fans.
Previously, the U18 Premier League Cup win away at Norwich U18.
Manchester City U18 have the goal stats of 6-6 (for/against) from 3 business trips in the league at this early stage of the season.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last eight meetings: two - one - five (Stoke City U18 wins - draws - Manchester City U18 wins). As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  J. Tshisanga Ndala 7 goals |  N. Lowe 4 goals | M. Whittingham 4 goals |
Stoke City U18 missing players
Manchester City U18 missing players
| Stoke City U18 | Manchester City U18 | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 8 | 3 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | 6 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 6 | 23 |
| 12 | 5 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 6 | 11 |
| 88% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 62% | 67% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 67% | 86% |
| 62% | 67% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 67% | 86% |
| 38% | 33% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 67% | 86% |
| 25% | 33% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 33% | 57% |
| 62% | 67% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 67% | 57% |
| 38% | 33% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 29% |
| 12% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 33% | 14% |
| 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 City U18 have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Manchester City U18 have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (2) in Premier League U18
- Manchester City U18 have the most scored goals (23) in Premier League U18
- Manchester City U18 have the the best goal difference (+12) in Premier League U18
- Manchester City U18 haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Stoke City U18 have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (2) 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 | Sunderland U18 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 16 |
| 2 | Liverpool U18 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 15 |
| 3 | Manchester City U18 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 13 |
| 4 | Wolverhampton U18 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 13 |
| 5 | Stoke City U18 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 13 |
| 6 | Middlesbrough U18 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 14 | -2 | 13 |
| 7 | Leeds United U18 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 15 | -2 | 12 |
| 8 | Manchester United U18 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 10 |
| 9 | Everton U18 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -5 | 7 |
| 10 | Nottingham Forest U18 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -9 | 7 |
| 11 | Blackburn U18 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 17 | -13 | 7 |
| 12 | Newcastle Utd U18 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | -1 | 6 |
| 13 | Derby U18 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -6 | 5 |
