Match Report
The table gap was wide: 17 points between Manchester United U18 (2nd, 56 pts) and Middlesbrough U18 (7th, 39 pts). Per game in the league, Middlesbrough U18 were scoring 1.73 and conceding 1.73, Manchester United U18 2.5 and 0.92, against a competition average of 2.07 goals per team per game.
Middlesbrough U18 had lost five in a row. Middlesbrough U18 had banked 0 of the last 15 points on offer; Manchester United U18, 12.
8 meetings are on record — 0 won by Middlesbrough U18, 6 by Manchester United U18, 2 drawn, at 4.13 goals per meeting. The fixture leans high-scoring: 75% of meetings brought at least three goals.
Manchester United U18 led 2-1 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 1-2.
Goal scorers
Middlesbrough U18: Listowell Hinneh (42') · Manchester United U18: J. Gabriel (12'), Logan Edmundson (45' og)
Key stats
Possession: Middlesbrough U18 54% · Manchester United U18 46% · Total shots: 11-8 · On target: 5-4 · Corners: 5-4