Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Cambridge United U18 3rd with 57 points, Portsmouth U18 16th with 30, 27 apart. Portsmouth U18 had been under-performing their position — 42nd on five-round form against 16th in the table. Per game in the league, Cambridge United U18 were scoring 2.62 and conceding 1.69, Portsmouth U18 1.68 and 2.21, against a competition average of 1.9 goals per team per game.
Cambridge United U18 came in having won seven on the spin, having scored in 14 consecutive games. Over the last five, Cambridge United U18 had taken 15 of 15 points to Portsmouth U18's 4.