Match Report
10 points and 4 places separated them: Middlesbrough U18 7th with 39, Newcastle Utd U18 3rd with 49.
Momentum sat with Newcastle Utd U18, winners of their last three, having scored in 12 consecutive games.
The sides have met 8 times in the GioScore results database: 3 wins for Middlesbrough U18, 2 draws and 3 for Newcastle Utd U18, at 3.75 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 25% of those meetings. Goals tend to flow: 75% of the meetings produced three or more, and both sides scored in 75%. The last five meetings averaged 4.6 goals, well above the all-time 3.75.
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