Match Report
Barnet U18 went into the game 6th in the table on 8 points; Portsmouth U18 sat 4th on 10 — a 2-point gap. Recent form told a different story for Barnet U18: only 10th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 6th. Per game in the league, Barnet U18 were scoring 1.6 and conceding 1.2, Portsmouth U18 3.2 and 2.2, against a competition average of 2.06 goals per team per game.
Three consecutive wins preceded this game for Portsmouth U18, having scored in 6 consecutive games.