About Match
In the standings it is Middlesbrough U18 12th on 2 points, Blackburn U18 6th on 6 — separated by 4. Middlesbrough U18 have been under-performing their position — 26th on five-round form against 12th in the table. Against a league average of 2.5 goals per team per game, Middlesbrough U18 run at 1.25 scored and 3 conceded, Blackburn U18 at 1.25 and 3.75. If Blackburn U18 win, their total rises to 9 and up to 5th, assuming the rest of the results stand.
A win has eluded Middlesbrough U18 for 5 matches.
9 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Middlesbrough U18 4, draws 2, Blackburn U18 3, at 4.11 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 33% of meetings won. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 67% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 67%.