| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leeds U23 | 15 | W3 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 13/15 | 15-4 |
| Stoke City U23 | 15 | W1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9/15 | 8-6 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leeds U23 | 1 | 24 | 56 | 33 | WWWDW | 1 | 0 |
| Stoke City U23 | 2 | 24 | 45 | 11 | DWWDD | 3 | -1 |
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 2021-01-18
Leeds U23 went into the game 1st in the table on 56 points; Stoke City U23 sat 2nd on 45 — an 11-point gap. Against a league average of 1.72 goals per team per game, Leeds U23 ran at 2.58 scored and 1.21 conceded, Stoke City U23 at 1.71 and 1.25.
Leeds U23 came in having won three on the spin, having scored in 6 consecutive games.
Elland Road in Leeds, capacity 37,792, hosted the game. Leeds U23 led 1-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 1-0.
