Match Report
In the standings it was Liverpool U18 7th on 4 points, Middlesbrough U18 12th on 2 — separated by 2. Middlesbrough U18 ranked just 26th in the league on five-round form despite their 12th table position. Against a league average of 2.5 goals per team per game, Liverpool U18 ran at 2.33 scored and 2 conceded, Middlesbrough U18 at 1.25 and 3.
Liverpool U18 had been beaten in four straight games, having scored in 6 consecutive games.
The head-to-head ledger counts 10 games: 7 Liverpool U18 wins, 2 for Middlesbrough U18, 1 draw, at 4.9 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 30% of the wins in this fixture. The fixture leans high-scoring: 80% of meetings brought at least three goals, and both sides scored in 70%.
M. O'Shea took charge, a referee with 2 games logged in our database. Middlesbrough U18 led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 3 goals for the 2-2 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Liverpool U18: Finn Inglethorpe (49'), Finn Inglethorpe (72') · Middlesbrough U18: Eamon Tohill (18'), Eamon Tohill (59')