Match Report
Manchester City U18, 1st with 18 points, sat 17 points above Sunderland U18 (14th, 1). Sunderland U18 ranked just 28th in the league on five-round form despite their 14th table position. Scoring rates set the scale: Manchester City U18 4.33 scored and 1.33 conceded per game, Sunderland U18 1 and 3, with the league averaging 2.39.
Manchester City U18 had won four straight, having scored in 15 consecutive games.
GioScore's database holds 10 meetings between the two: 7 for Manchester City U18, 2 for Sunderland U18 and 1 drawn, at 4.1 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 40% of the wins in this matchup. Goals tend to flow: 70% of the meetings produced three or more, and both sides scored in 70%.
The match was played at Etihad Stadium (capacity 52,900). Manchester City U18 led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 4 goals for the 4-1 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Manchester City U18: Dexter Oliver (4'), Marlow Barrett (49'), William Gueke (55'), Heaven Kilwa (76') · Sunderland U18: James Barker (65')
Key stats
Possession: Manchester City U18 61% · Sunderland U18 39% · Total shots: 18-4 · On target: 7-2 · Corners: 5-5