About Match
Aston Villa U18 (5th, 8 pts) visit Birmingham City U18 (16th, 0 pts) with 8 points between them. The last five rounds place Birmingham City U18 no better than 30th for form, against 16th in the standings. Against a league average of 2.5 goals per team per game, Birmingham City U18 run at 1 scored and 4.5 conceded, Aston Villa U18 at 3.25 and 1.75. Three points here take Aston Villa U18 to 11 and up to 4th, assuming other results stand.
Six consecutive defeats weigh on Birmingham City U18. Defeat has not touched Aston Villa U18 in 8 games, having scored in 15 consecutive games. From the last five rounds, Birmingham City U18 hold 0 points of 15 and Aston Villa U18 11.
4 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Birmingham City U18 0, draws 2, Aston Villa U18 2, at 4.5 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 25% of the meetings went to the host. History points to goals: 75% of the meetings had three or more, and both sides scored in 75%.
The Knighthead Training and Academy Grounds stages the fixture, a ground that holds 1,000.