About Match
1 points for Sunderland U18 (13th), 3 for Leeds United U18 (11th): a 2-point gap. On recent form Sunderland U18 sit only 27th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 13th overall. Against a league average of 2.5 goals per team per game, Sunderland U18 run at 2 scored and 2 conceded, Leeds United U18 at 1.25 and 3.75. A win here leaves Sunderland U18 on 4 points, overtaking Leeds United U18, other results permitting.
Recent form is uneven: 10/15 points for Sunderland U18, 3/15 for Leeds United U18.
9 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Sunderland U18 6, draws 2, Leeds United U18 1, at 4.89 goals per meeting. Goals tend to flow: 78% of the meetings produced three or more, and both sides scored in 67%. Where history says 4.89 goals per meeting, the last five say 3.2.
Academy of Light Training Ground in South Tyneside, capacity 3,500, hosts the game.