Match Report
Middlesbrough U23 (4th, 37 pts) visited Brighton U23 (2nd, 46 pts) with 9 points between them. Middlesbrough U23's recent output lagged their position: 20th on form over five rounds while 4th in the table. Per game in the league, Brighton U23 were scoring 2.08 and conceding 1.04, Middlesbrough U23 1.78 and 1.7, against a competition average of 1.65 goals per team per game.
Brighton U23 had won six straight, having scored in 13 consecutive games. Middlesbrough U23 were winless in 5. Brighton U23 had banked 15 of the last 15 points on offer; Middlesbrough U23, 2.
The American Express Community Stadium in Falmer staged the fixture, a ground that holds 30,750. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 3-0.