About Match
Sunderland U18 go into the game 13th in the table on 1 points; Blackburn U18 sit 6th on 6 — a 5-point gap. On recent form Sunderland U18 sit only 27th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 13th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Sunderland U18 2 scored and 2 conceded per game, Blackburn U18 1.25 and 3.75, with the league averaging 2.5. If Blackburn U18 win, their total rises to 9 and up to 5th, assuming the rest of the results stand.
Across 10 recorded meetings, Sunderland U18 have 3 wins to Blackburn U18's 5, with 2 draws, at 5 goals per meeting. Only 40% of these meetings ended in a home win. 90% of the meetings finished with three goals or more, and both sides scored in 80%. The last five meetings averaged 6.4 goals, well above the all-time 5.
Academy of Light Training Ground in South Tyneside, capacity 3,500, hosts the game.