Match Report
22 points for Middlesbrough U21 (19th), 25 for West Brom U21 (18th): a 3-point gap. On the form table Middlesbrough U21 stood 3rd over the last five rounds, despite being 19th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Middlesbrough U21 1.35 scored and 2.15 conceded per game, West Brom U21 1.65 and 2.1, with the league averaging 1.82.
Recent form was uneven: 10/15 points for Middlesbrough U21, 4/15 for West Brom U21.
The head-to-head ledger counts 4 games: 1 Middlesbrough U21 win, 3 for West Brom U21, 0 draws, at 3.75 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 25% of the wins in this fixture.
Riverside Stadium in Middlesbrough, capacity 34,988, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 2-1.