Match Report
The table read 6th (Leyton Orient U18, 52 pts) against 4th (Stevenage U18, 55 pts), 3 points apart. The last five rounds placed Leyton Orient U18 no better than 37th for form, against 6th in the standings. Per game in the league, Leyton Orient U18 were scoring 2.29 and conceding 2.03, Stevenage U18 2.57 and 1.2, against a competition average of 1.9 goals per team per game.
The head-to-head ledger counts 8 games: 2 Leyton Orient U18 wins, 4 for Stevenage U18, 2 draws, at 3.38 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 38% of those meetings. The fixture leans high-scoring: 63% of meetings brought at least three goals, and both sides scored in 75%. Where history says 3.38 goals per meeting, the last five say 4.2.