Match Report
Nottingham Forest U18 (3rd, 9 pts) visited Blackburn U18 (6th, 6 pts) with 3 points between them. Recent form told a different story for Blackburn U18: only 12th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 6th. Against a league average of 2.5 goals per team per game, Blackburn U18 ran at 1.25 scored and 3.75 conceded, Nottingham Forest U18 at 4.33 and 0.33.
8 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Blackburn U18 2, draws 1, Nottingham Forest U18 5, at 4.25 goals per meeting. History backs the host here — 63% of the meetings won by the home side. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 88% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 88%.
A. Beckett took charge of the match — our records show 25 games refereed with an average of 1.4 yellow cards per game. On the scoreboard, Nottingham Forest U18 led 7-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 0-8.
Goal scorers
Nottingham Forest U18: Basima Balagizi (8'), Azae Bonnick (10'), Shakur Samuels (15'), Sonny Nolan (16'), Kanye Bradshaw (20'), Kanye Bradshaw (25'), Shakur Samuels (35'), Jaxon Tomak (90')