About Match
In the standings it is Derby U18 10th on 3 points, Manchester City U18 2nd on 12 — separated by 9. The last five rounds place Derby U18 no better than 19th for form, against 10th in the standings. Against a league average of 2.5 goals per team per game, Derby U18 run at 1.25 scored and 2.5 conceded, Manchester City U18 at 4 and 1.75. Three points here take Manchester City U18 to 15 and up to 1st, assuming other results stand.
Manchester City U18 have won four straight, having scored in 15 consecutive games. The five-game form split reads 6/15 points for Derby U18 against 12/15 for Manchester City U18.
10 meetings are on record — 1 won by Derby U18, 7 by Manchester City U18, 2 drawn, at 5.5 goals per meeting. 90% of the meetings finished with three goals or more, and both sides scored in 80%. Recent editions have opened up: 6.6 goals per game across the last five meetings against 5.5 historically.