About Match
Sunderland U18 go into the game 13th in the table on 1 points; Burnley U18 sit 4th on 7 — a 6-point gap. The last five rounds place Sunderland U18 no better than 27th for form, against 13th in the standings. Per game in the league, Sunderland U18 score 2 and conceding 2, Burnley U18 2.25 and 1.25, against a competition average of 2.5 goals per team per game.
The head-to-head ledger counts 4 games: 0 Sunderland U18 wins, 2 for Burnley U18, 2 draws, at 2.75 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 25% of the wins in this fixture. Shutting the other side out is rare here — both scored in 75% of the meetings.
The match takes place at Academy of Light Training Ground in South Tyneside (capacity 3,500).