Match Report
39 points for Sunderland U18 (6th), 42 for Everton U18 (4th): a 3-point gap. Sunderland U18 ranked 1st in the league on five-round form, well above their 6th table position. Per game in the league, Sunderland U18 were scoring 2.15 and conceding 1.69, Everton U18 2.08 and 1.73, against a competition average of 2.07 goals per team per game.
The sides have met 9 times in the GioScore results database: 3 wins for Sunderland U18, 0 draws and 6 for Everton U18, at 3.44 goals per meeting. Goals tend to flow: 67% of the meetings produced three or more, and both sides scored in 56%.
The match was played at Academy of Light Training Ground (capacity 3,500). It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 4 goals for the 4-0 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Sunderland U18: Marcus Neill (63'), Marcus Neill (58'), Alex Linard (69'), Marcus Neill (88')
Key stats
Possession: Sunderland U18 49% · Everton U18 51% · Total shots: 9-6 · On target: 8-1 · Corners: 6-2