Match Report
10 points and 11 places separated them: Nottingham Forest U21 17th with 26, Southampton U21 6th with 36. Southampton U21's recent output lagged their position: 16th on form over five rounds while 6th in the table. Against a league average of 1.79 goals per team per game, Nottingham Forest U21 ran at 1.15 scored and 1.15 conceded, Southampton U21 at 1.8 and 1.45.
Four consecutive defeats weighed on Nottingham Forest U21.
Across 4 recorded meetings, Nottingham Forest U21 have 1 win to Southampton U21's 2, with 1 draw, at 2.5 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 0% of the wins in this fixture. The fixture trends low-scoring: over two goals in just 25% of the meetings.
Loughborough University Football Stadium staged the fixture, a ground that holds 2,500. On the scoreboard, Southampton U21 led 1-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 1-2.
Goal scorers
Nottingham Forest U21: David Modupe (90') · Southampton U21: Nicholas Oyekunle (24'), Sufianu Sillah Dibaga (65')
Key stats
Possession: Nottingham Forest U21 50% · Southampton U21 50% · Total shots: 6-4 · On target: 8-4 · Corners: 5-6