Match Report
29 points separated the sides: Sheffield United U21 2nd on 52, Fleetwood Town U21 19th on 23. Sheffield United U21 had been under-performing their position — 17th on five-round form against 2nd in the table. Per game in the league, Fleetwood Town U21 were scoring 1.29 and conceding 2.25, Sheffield United U21 2.07 and 1.39, against a competition average of 1.94 goals per team per game.
The head-to-head ledger counts 5 games: 1 Fleetwood Town U21 win, 3 for Sheffield United U21, 1 draw, at 3.6 goals per meeting. This has been a host's fixture — the home side won 80% of the meetings. Goals tend to flow: 60% of the meetings produced three or more.
The match was played at Poolfoot Farm (capacity 1,000). On the scoreboard, it was 1-1 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 1-1 the final score.
Goal scorers
Fleetwood Town U21: 1 goal with no recorded scorer · Sheffield United U21: J. Beattie (18')
Key stats
Possession: Fleetwood Town U21 63% · Sheffield United U21 37% · Total shots: 7-7 · On target: 3-4 · Corners: 1-3