Match Report
AFC Wimbledon U18, 1st with 72 points, sat 17 points above Stevenage U18 (4th, 55). Recent form told a different story for Stevenage U18: only 32nd in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 4th. Against a league average of 1.9 goals per team per game, AFC Wimbledon U18 ran at 2.6 scored and 0.8 conceded, Stevenage U18 at 2.57 and 1.2.
Stevenage U18 entered with three losses in a row. The last-five ledger: AFC Wimbledon U18 10/15, Stevenage U18 2/15.
GioScore's database holds 13 meetings between the two: 6 for AFC Wimbledon U18, 4 for Stevenage U18 and 3 drawn, at 3.46 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 38% of the meetings went to the host. History points to goals: 62% of the meetings had three or more, and both sides scored in 69%. The recent editions have closed up — 2.2 goals per game over the last five against 3.46 all-time.