Football betting preview: Morecambe U18 vs Preston North End U18

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Competition: England Youth Alliance
Competition: Sat 07.January
Match begins: 10:30 (UTC)

Scrambling Morecambe U18 are keen to pull off an upset when they play enterprising Preston North End U18 in the next league match. It’s 12th vs 1st and the home supporters will have modest expectations.

Insights:
  • Morecambe U18 have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Preston North End U18 have the most scored goals (38) in Youth Alliance

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Morecambe U18 form and stats

The Youth Alliance stats playing at home this season for Morecambe U18 are 3-0-4 (wins-draws-losses).

Morecambe U18's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 1-4 versus Bolton Wanderers U18 (placed 5th). The first defeat after collecting points in three league matches.

Before that match, a win away at Stockport County U18.

Scoring bonanza? Who knows what will happen in this one, but we do know that 9 of the 10 latest league games with this side has had at least three goals.

A decent goal production from Morecambe U18 in their home games so far, with 11 goals from 7 league matches. Morecambe are struggling defensively, conceding on average more than two goals per home game (16 from 7 played). When Morecambe U18 hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like Walsall U18, Salford City U18, Stockport County U18 and Rochdale U18), the matches have ended over 2.5 goals 2 of 3 times.

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Preston North End U18 form and stats

3 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses. That’s the product of Preston North End U18, who have the most scored goals (38) in Youth Alliance, playing as the away team in the Youth Alliance this season.

The club members enjoyed Preston's previous match versus Rotherham U18, a FA Youth Cup win (6-1) played at home.

Before that, Preston North End U18 travelled to Shrewsbury Town U18 and returned home with a draw after the Youth Alliance game finished 1-1.

Goal hungry football fans should note that 9 of this team's 12 latest league matches have ended with three goals or more.

With an average of more than two away goals per league game away, Preston are regular goalscorers on their travels. Preston North End U18 have conceded 7 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

Preston North End U18 have been victorious in all of the 4 latest fixtures versus this side. Another win today?

The previous H2H match ended Preston North End U18 - Morecambe U18 2-1, earlier this season.

Morecambe U18 missing players

Preston North End U18 missing players

Morecambe U18 Preston North End U18
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
12 7 3 Played P 2 6 12
4 3 0 Won W 2 3 8
1 0 0 Drew D 0 1 1
7 4 3 Lost L 0 2 3
20 11 2 Scored S 9 15 38
25 16 9 Conceded C 1 7 12
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
83% 86% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 83% 92%
83% 86% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 50% 75%
42% 57% 67% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 50% 58%
33% 43% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 100% 50% 33%
58% 57% 33% BTTS BTTS 50% 50% 58%
17% 14% 0% Clean Sheets C S 50% 33% 33%
25% 29% 67% Failed to Score F T 0% 17% 8%
 
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
Key stats in Youth Alliance this season:
  • Morecambe U18 have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Morecambe U18 haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Preston North End U18 have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Preston North End U18 have the most scored goals (38) in Youth Alliance
  • Preston North End U18 have the the best goal difference (+26) in Youth Alliance
  • Preston North End 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 Preston North End U18 12 8 1 3 38 12 6 5 0 1 23 5 6 3 1 2 15 7 26 25
2 Fleetwood Town U18 11 7 2 2 25 15 4 3 1 0 14 4 7 4 1 2 11 11 10 23
3 Carlisle United U18 11 7 1 3 27 20 5 3 0 2 12 7 6 4 1 1 15 13 7 22
4 Shrewsbury Town U18 11 6 3 2 17 10 6 2 2 2 5 7 5 4 1 0 12 3 7 21
5 Bolton Wanderers U18 12 6 1 5 25 20 8 3 1 4 15 16 4 3 0 1 10 4 5 19
6 Oldham Athletic U18 12 5 3 4 26 30 4 3 1 0 8 5 8 2 2 4 18 25 -4 18
7 Blackpool U18 10 5 2 3 18 14 4 2 0 2 11 8 6 3 2 1 7 6 4 17
8 Accrington Stanley U18 11 5 2 4 36 23 6 2 2 2 14 13 5 3 0 2 22 10 13 17
9 Port Vale U18 11 5 2 4 21 23 6 1 2 3 8 14 5 4 0 1 13 9 -2 17
10 Stockport County U18 12 4 2 6 13 21 5 2 0 3 8 13 7 2 2 3 5 8 -8 14
11 Salford City U18 12 3 3 6 20 29 7 2 2 3 12 18 5 1 1 3 8 11 -9 12
12 Morecambe U18 11 3 1 7 17 25 7 3 0 4 11 16 4 0 1 3 6 9 -8 10
13 Rochdale U18 11 3 0 8 21 25 5 1 0 4 9 11 6 2 0 4 12 14 -4 9
14 Walsall U18 13 1 1 11 10 47 7 1 1 5 6 21 6 0 0 6 4 26 -37 4