About Match
3 points for Derby U18 (10th), 6 for Blackburn U18 (6th): a 3-point gap. Recent form tells a different story for Derby U18: only 19th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 10th. Against a league average of 2.5 goals per team per game, Derby U18 run at 1.25 scored and 2.5 conceded, Blackburn U18 at 1.25 and 3.75. Victory would move Derby U18 to 6 points, overtaking Blackburn U18, with other results unchanged.
The head-to-head ledger counts 9 games: 4 Derby U18 wins, 4 for Blackburn U18, 1 draw, at 4.67 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 33% of those meetings. The fixture leans high-scoring: 100% of meetings brought at least three goals, and both sides scored in 78%.