Match Report
The table gap was wide: 25 points between Nottingham Forest U18 (5th, 42 pts) and Stoke City U18 (14th, 17 pts). Recent form flatters Stoke City U18's table spot — 10th league-wide over the last five rounds while sitting 14th.
Stoke City U18 had lost 11 in a row. From the last five rounds, Nottingham Forest U18 held 6 points of 15 and Stoke City U18 0.
5 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Nottingham Forest U18 3, draws 2, Stoke City U18 0, at 2 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 20% of meetings won. Only 20% of the meetings produced more than two goals.
Goal scorers
Nottingham Forest U18: Gabriel Schluter (39') · Stoke City U18: Pedro Nzau (8')
Key stats
Possession: Nottingham Forest U18 40% · Stoke City U18 60% · Total shots: 10-6 · On target: 7-2 · Corners: 9-2