Match Report
Derby U18 went into the game 8th in the table on 7 points; Nottingham Forest U18 sat 4th on 10 — a 3-point gap. On recent form Derby U18 sat only 15th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 8th overall. Per game in the league, Derby U18 were scoring 1.67 and conceding 2.17, Nottingham Forest U18 3 and 0.8, against a competition average of 2.39 goals per team per game.
Nottingham Forest U18 entered with four wins in a row. Derby U18 had banked 6 of the last 15 points on offer; Nottingham Forest U18, 12.
8 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Derby U18 6, draws 1, Nottingham Forest U18 1, at 3.25 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 25% of those meetings. 63% of the meetings finished with three goals or more.
On the scoreboard, Nottingham Forest U18 led 1-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 0-2.
Goal scorers
Nottingham Forest U18: Basima Balagizi (13'), Riko Robinson (81')