Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Mansfield Town U18 6th with 47 points, Bradford City U18 18th with 31, 16 apart. The last five rounds placed Mansfield Town U18 no better than 17th for form, against 6th in the standings. Against a league average of 1.9 goals per team per game, Bradford City U18 ran at 1.54 scored and 1.89 conceded, Mansfield Town U18 at 1.71 and 1.21.
The head-to-head ledger counts 8 games: 3 Bradford City U18 wins, 5 for Mansfield Town U18, 0 draws, at 3.75 goals per meeting. Playing at home matters in this fixture: 63% of the meetings went to the host. History points to goals: 75% of the meetings had three or more. Where history says 3.75 goals per meeting, the last five say 2.6.