About Match
The table reads 2nd (Manchester City U18, 12 pts) against 10th (Derby U18, 3 pts), 9 points apart. Derby U18 rank just 19th in the league on five-round form despite their 10th table position. Against a league average of 2.5 goals per team per game, Manchester City U18 run at 4 scored and 1.75 conceded, Derby U18 at 1.25 and 2.5. If Manchester City U18 win, their total rises to 15 and up to 1st, assuming the rest of the results stand.
Manchester City U18 have won four straight, having scored in 15 consecutive games. Manchester City U18 have banked 12 of the last 15 points on offer; Derby U18, 6.
10 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Manchester City U18 7, draws 2, Derby U18 1, at 5.5 goals per meeting. History points to goals: 90% of the meetings had three or more, and both sides scored in 80%. Where history says 5.5 goals per meeting, the last five say 6.6.