About Match
Preston North End U18 go into the game 11th in the table on 5 points; Blackpool U18 sit 18th on 3 — a 2-point gap. On recent form Blackpool U18 sit only 31st league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 18th overall. Against a league average of 2.06 goals per team per game, Preston North End U18 run at 2 scored and 1.5 conceded, Blackpool U18 at 2 and 2.75. A win would lift Preston North End U18 to 8 points and up to 10th (other results unchanged).
Blackpool U18 have not won in 6 games, having scored in 8 consecutive games. Recent form is uneven: 8/15 points for Preston North End U18, 2/15 for Blackpool U18.
8 meetings are on record — 3 won by Preston North End U18, 4 by Blackpool U18, 1 drawn, at 4.63 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 25% of the wins in this fixture. History points to goals: 75% of the meetings had three or more, and both sides scored in 75%. Where history says 4.63 goals per meeting, the last five say 3.8.