About Match
The table reads 13th (Sunderland U21, 3 pts) against 27th (Middlesbrough U21, 0 pts), 3 points apart. In league terms the two rates read 3/3 for Sunderland U21 and 0.5/2 for Middlesbrough U21 (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 2.05. If Sunderland U21 win, their total rises to 6 and up to 1st, assuming the rest of the results stand.
Middlesbrough U21 have been beaten in three straight games.
The head-to-head ledger counts 6 games: 3 Sunderland U21 wins, 3 for Middlesbrough U21, 0 draws, at 4.67 goals per meeting. Goals tend to flow: 67% of the meetings produced three or more, and both sides scored in 67%.
Academy of Light Training Ground in South Tyneside stages the fixture, a ground that holds 3,500.