National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Hartlepool United U18 or Grimsby Town U18 that keep their silverware dream alive.
Hartlepool United U18 and Grimsby Town U18 should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Hartlepool United U18 form and stats
Hartlepool United U18 have collected seven points from their first three Youth Alliance games here, a promising start.
Hartlepool are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-3 away versus Burton Albion U18.
Before that, Hartlepool United U18 had a Youth Alliance home game versus Huddersfield Town U18 which ended with a victory 2-1.Hartlepool has scored 4 league goals at home this season, in 3 matches. Hartlepool United U18 are not conceding a lot of goals here in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 2 from 3 matches.
Grimsby Town U18 form and stats
As the visiting team in Youth Alliance matches, Grimsby Town U18 have produced an overall stat of 3-0-3 so far.
Grimsby play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 1-4 to Bradford City U18.
A home win before that, celebrating 4-0 vs Hartlepool United U18.Grimsby Town U18 are struggling defensively in their away games, having conceded 12 goals in these matches.
Head 2 Head
Hartlepool United U18 missing players
Grimsby Town U18 missing players
| Hartlepool United U18 | Grimsby Town U18 | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 11 | 4 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 3 | 3 | Won | W | 5 | 14 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 3 | 4 | ||
| 5 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 7 | ||
| 8 | 7 | Scored | S | 18 | 54 | ||
| 25 | 4 | Conceded | C | 20 | 38 | ||
| 73% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 91% | 96% | ||
| 73% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 64% | 84% | ||
| 73% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 64% | 76% | ||
| 45% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 45% | 52% | ||
| 27% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 27% | 28% | ||
| 36% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 55% | 56% | ||
| 27% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 27% | 28% | ||
| 64% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 27% | 20% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Bolton Wanderers U18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Fleetwood Town U18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Grimsby Town U18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Hartlepool United U18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Preston North End U18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Lincoln City U18 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 35 | 25 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 20 |
| 2 | Bradford City U18 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 31 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 19 |
| 3 | Grimsby Town U18 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 25 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 16 | 3 | 19 |
| 4 | Huddersfield Town U18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 22 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 18 |
| 5 | Doncaster Rovers U18 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 0 | 16 |
| 6 | Mansfield Town U18 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 14 |
| 7 | Scunthorpe United U18 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 14 |
| 8 | Harrogate Town U18 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 13 |
| 9 | Burton Albion U18 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | -2 | 12 |
| 10 | Hartlepool United U18 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 21 | -18 | 8 |
| 11 | Rotherham U18 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 32 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -19 | 2 |
