Match Report
Swansea City U21, 4th with 48 points, sat 24 points above Colchester United U21 (18th, 24). Swansea City U21 ranked just 14th in the league on five-round form despite their 4th table position. Per game in the league, Swansea City U21 were scoring 2.46 and conceding 1.79, Colchester United U21 1.43 and 2.75, against a competition average of 1.94 goals per team per game.
Colchester United U21 arrived off three straight defeats.
The head-to-head ledger counts 6 games: 3 Swansea City U21 wins, 3 for Colchester United U21, 0 draws, at 3.33 goals per meeting. Home advantage is real in this fixture: whoever hosted won 83% of the meetings. History points to goals: 67% of the meetings had three or more, and both sides scored in 67%.
The match was played at Swansea City FC Youth Academy Training Centre (capacity 1,000). On the scoreboard, Swansea City U21 led 4-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 5-0.
Goal scorers
Swansea City U21: Thomas Woodward (16'), Thomas Woodward (30'), Josiah Kallicharan (66'), Josh Pescatore (3'), Caleb Demery (7')
Key stats
Possession: Swansea City U21 46% · Colchester United U21 54% · Total shots: 14-8 · On target: 8-3 · Corners: 4-2