Match Report
Everton U21 went into the game 25th in the table on 1 points; Southampton U21 sat 9th on 4 — a 3-point gap. The last five rounds placed Everton U21 20th in the league for form — higher than their 25th in the standings. Per game in the league, Everton U21 were scoring 1 and conceding 1.5, Southampton U21 1 and 0.5, against a competition average of 2.05 goals per team per game.
The sides have met 6 times in the GioScore results database: 4 wins for Everton U21, 1 draw and 1 for Southampton U21, at 3.83 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 33% of the wins in this fixture. Goals tend to flow: 83% of the meetings produced three or more, and both sides scored in 67%.
Finch Farm Training Ground, capacity 7,000, hosted the game. The referee was M. Scholes, with 48 matches in our database and 1.9 yellows per game on average. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Everton U21 led 1-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 1-2.
Goal scorers
Everton U21: Harvey Foster (25') · Southampton U21: Princewill Ehibhatiomhan (70'), Princewill Ehibhatiomhan (80')
Key stats
Possession: Everton U21 37% · Southampton U21 63% · Total shots: 6-19 · On target: 3-7 · Corners: 5-6