About Match
Both sides bring 3 points into this one — Derby U18 10th, Stoke City U18 9th. Stoke City U18's recent output lags their position: 19th on form over five rounds while 9th in the table. In league terms the two rates read 1.25/2.5 for Derby U18 and 2.25/3.5 for Stoke City U18 (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 2.5. Derby U18 would climb to 6 points with a win, overtaking Stoke City U18 (other results held equal).
Stoke City U18 have lost three in a row, having scored in 8 consecutive games.
The sides have met 9 times in the GioScore results database: 5 wins for Derby U18, 1 draw and 3 for Stoke City U18, at 4.56 goals per meeting. History points to goals: 78% of the meetings had three or more, and both sides scored in 56%. Recent editions have opened up: 6 goals per game across the last five meetings against 4.56 historically.