Match Report
Liverpool U21 went into the game 7th in the table on 35 points; Middlesbrough U21 sat 16th on 27 — an 8-point gap. Recent form flatters Middlesbrough U21's table spot — 8th league-wide over the last five rounds while sitting 16th. Against a league average of 1.79 goals per team per game, Liverpool U21 ran at 2.45 scored and 1.8 conceded, Middlesbrough U21 at 1.85 and 1.4.
GioScore's database holds 4 meetings between the two: 2 for Liverpool U21, 2 for Middlesbrough U21 and 0 drawn, at 3.5 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 25% of the wins in this matchup. The fixture leans high-scoring: 75% of meetings brought at least three goals, and both sides scored in 75%.
It was 1-1 at the break, and the second half added 4 goals for the 4-2 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Liverpool U21: Keyrol Figueroa (20'), Kieran Morrison (73'), Kaide Gordon (48'), Keyrol Figueroa (67') · Middlesbrough U21: Sonny Finch (42'), Sonny Finch (83')
Key stats
Possession: Liverpool U21 50% · Middlesbrough U21 50% · Total shots: 23-8 · On target: 12-4 · Corners: 8-2