Match Report
Burnley U23, 7th on 34 points, faced a 22-point deficit to Leeds U23 (1st, 56). Scoring rates set the scale: Leeds U23 2.58 scored and 1.21 conceded per game, Burnley U23 1.58 and 1.71, with the league averaging 1.72.
Defeat had not touched Leeds U23 in 5 games.
Across 5 recorded meetings, Leeds U23 have 3 wins to Burnley U23's 0, with 2 draws, at 4.6 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 20% of those meetings. The fixture leans high-scoring: 80% of meetings brought at least three goals, and both sides scored in 100%.
Thorp Arch Grange in Thorp Arch staged the fixture, a ground that holds 1,000. A. Kitchen officiated: 100 games logged, averaging 1.7 yellow cards each. On the scoreboard, Leeds U23 led 1-0 at the break; 6 second-half goals set the final 5-2.