About Match
Derby U18 and Leeds United U18 go into the game level on 3 points, 10th against 11th in the table. Recent form tells a different story for Derby U18: only 19th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 10th. Per game in the league, Derby U18 score 1.25 and conceding 2.5, Leeds United U18 1.25 and 3.75, against a competition average of 2.5 goals per team per game. A win here leaves Leeds United U18 on 6 points, overtaking Derby U18, other results permitting.
The head-to-head ledger counts 8 games: 3 Derby U18 wins, 5 for Leeds United U18, 0 draws, at 5.13 goals per meeting. The pattern favours whoever hosts: home teams have won 63% of the meetings. The fixture leans high-scoring: 88% of meetings brought at least three goals. 4.2 goals per game in the last five meetings marks a drop from the historical 5.13.