About Match
3 points for Leeds United U18 (11th), 12 for Newcastle Utd U18 (1st): a 9-point gap. The last five rounds place Leeds United U18 no better than 19th for form, against 11th in the standings. Scoring rates set the scale: Leeds United U18 1.25 scored and 3.75 conceded per game, Newcastle Utd U18 4 and 1.25, with the league averaging 2.5.
Newcastle Utd U18 enter with eight wins in a row, having scored in 15 consecutive games. Leeds United U18 have banked 3 of the last 15 points on offer; Newcastle Utd U18, 15.
The sides have met 8 times in the GioScore results database: 0 wins for Leeds United U18, 4 draws and 4 for Newcastle Utd U18, at 4.5 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 25% of the wins in this matchup. History points to goals: 75% of the meetings had three or more, and both sides scored in 88%. Where history says 4.5 goals per meeting, the last five say 5.8.