About Match
The table reads 9th (Stoke City U18, 3 pts) against 3rd (Nottingham Forest U18, 9 pts), 6 points apart. The last five rounds place Stoke City U18 no better than 19th for form, against 9th in the standings. Per game in the league, Stoke City U18 score 2.25 and conceding 3.5, Nottingham Forest U18 4.33 and 0.33, against a competition average of 2.5 goals per team per game. Three points here take Nottingham Forest U18 to 12 and up to 1st, assuming other results stand.
Stoke City U18 have lost three in a row, having scored in 8 consecutive games. Five consecutive wins precede this game for Nottingham Forest U18. The five-game form split reads 3/15 points for Stoke City U18 against 15/15 for Nottingham Forest U18.
Across 7 recorded meetings, Stoke City U18 have 0 wins to Nottingham Forest U18's 4, with 3 draws, at 2.29 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 29% of the wins in this fixture. Low-scoring is the pattern: just 29% of the meetings went over two goals.