| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Everton U23 | 15 | W1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6/15 | 6-9 |
| West Ham United U23 | 15 | L2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 6/15 | 8-8 |
Computed over each team's finished games before kickoff — see the Games column for the sample behind each row.
| Team | Pos | Pld | Pts | GD | Form | Form rank | Form vs pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Everton U23 | 11 | 26 | 29 | -21 | LLWLL | 13 | -2 |
| West Ham United U23 | 2 | 26 | 48 | 20 | WLLWW | 4 | -2 |
Form rank = league-wide rank by points from the last 5 league games; "Form vs pos" > 0 means over-performing the table.
Figures computed from the GioScore results database · data cutoff: kickoff 2022-04-25
On paper the standings were lopsided — West Ham United U23 2nd with 48 points, Everton U23 11th with 29, 19 apart. Against a league average of 1.79 goals per team per game, Everton U23 ran at 1.27 scored and 2.08 conceded, West Ham United U23 at 2.27 and 1.5.
The match was played at Finch Farm Training Ground in Liverpool (capacity 7,000). Half-time and full-time told different stories: Everton U23 led 2-1 at the break, before 4 more goals closed it at 3-4.
