Match Report
10 points and 4 places separated them: Middlesbrough U18 7th with 39, Newcastle Utd U18 3rd with 49. Scoring rates set the scale: Middlesbrough U18 1.73 scored and 1.73 conceded per game, Newcastle Utd U18 2.12 and 1.69, with the league averaging 2.07.
Momentum sat with Newcastle Utd U18, winners of their last three, having scored in 12 consecutive games.
Across 8 recorded meetings, Middlesbrough U18 have 3 wins to Newcastle Utd U18's 3, with 2 draws, at 3.75 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 25% of the meetings went to the host. Goals tend to flow: 75% of the meetings produced three or more, and both sides scored in 75%. Where history says 3.75 goals per meeting, the last five say 4.6.
Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 4 more goals closed it at 0-4.
Goal scorers
Newcastle Utd U18: Alfie Seldon (54'), Aaron Apia (82'), Michael Mills (68'), Alfie Seldon (71')
Key stats
Possession: Middlesbrough U18 48% · Newcastle Utd U18 52% · Total shots: 6-9 · On target: 2-5 · Corners: 6-6