Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Bolton Wanderers U18 1st with 60 points, Rochdale U18 16th with 30, 30 apart. Rochdale U18 had been under-performing their position — 34th on five-round form against 16th in the table. Per game in the league, Rochdale U18 were scoring 2.21 and conceding 2.29, Bolton Wanderers U18 3.46 and 1.04, against a competition average of 1.96 goals per team per game.
Bolton Wanderers U18 had won ten straight, having scored in 15 consecutive games. Recent form was uneven: 7/15 points for Rochdale U18, 15/15 for Bolton Wanderers U18.
Across 4 recorded meetings, Rochdale U18 have 1 win to Bolton Wanderers U18's 3, with 0 draws, at 3.5 goals per meeting. 75% of the meetings finished with three goals or more.




