Match Report
4 points and 3 places separated them: Blackburn U18 9th with 33, Leeds United U18 12th with 29. In league terms the two rates read 1.96/2.62 for Blackburn U18 and 1.81/2.62 for Leeds United U18 (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 2.07.
Momentum sat with Blackburn U18, winners of their last three, having scored in 7 consecutive games. Blackburn U18 had banked 11 of the last 15 points on offer; Leeds United U18, 5.
The sides have met 7 times in the GioScore results database: 3 wins for Blackburn U18, 1 draw and 3 for Leeds United U18, at 4.43 goals per meeting. 71% of the meetings finished with three goals or more, and both sides scored in 71%.
It was 1-1 at the break, and the second half added 3 goals for the 4-1 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Blackburn U18: C. Clanford (10'), H. Lister (55'), T. Cryer (46'), V. Joseph (90') · Leeds United U18: Carrick Njinko (43')
Key stats
Possession: Blackburn U18 40% · Leeds United U18 60% · Total shots: 11-6 · On target: 7-2 · Corners: 8-4