About Match
The points column shows no gap: 4 apiece, Southampton U21 9th and Norwich City U21 10th. Norwich City U21 rank 5th in the league on five-round form, well above their 10th table position. Scoring rates set the scale: Southampton U21 1 scored and 0.5 conceded per game, Norwich City U21 0.5 and 0, with the league averaging 2.05. Southampton U21 would climb to 7 points with a win and up to 1st (other results held equal).
Southampton U21 are unbeaten in 5.
Across 7 recorded meetings, Southampton U21 have 3 wins to Norwich City U21's 2, with 2 draws, at 4.57 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 29% of the wins in this matchup. Shutting the other side out is rare here — both scored in 86% of the meetings. The recent editions have closed up — 3.6 goals per game over the last five against 4.57 all-time.
Staplewood Training Ground in Southampton, capacity 32,505, hosts the game.