Match Report
0 points for Fleetwood Town U21 (4th), 3 for Burnley U21 (3rd): a 3-point gap. On recent form Fleetwood Town U21 sat only 30th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 4th overall. In league terms the two rates read 1/2 for Fleetwood Town U21 and 1/1.5 for Burnley U21 (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.66.
Burnley U21 arrived off three straight defeats.
The head-to-head ledger counts 4 games: 1 Fleetwood Town U21 win, 2 for Burnley U21, 1 draw, at 2 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 0% of meetings won. Historically tight: 25% of the meetings went beyond two goals.
M. Barlow took charge of the match — our records show 91 games refereed with an average of 1.2 yellow cards per game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Burnley U21 led 1-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 1-2.
Goal scorers
Fleetwood Town U21: David Animasaun (54') · Burnley U21: Zach Johnson (11'), D. Okonkwo (50')
Key stats
Possession: Fleetwood Town U21 48% · Burnley U21 52% · Total shots: 13-11 · On target: 6-5 · Corners: 5-6