Match Report
10 points and 11 places separated them: Nottingham Forest U21 17th with 26, Southampton U21 6th with 36. Southampton U21 had been under-performing their position — 16th on five-round form against 6th in the table.
Nottingham Forest U21 arrived off four straight defeats.
The sides have met 4 times in the GioScore results database: 1 win for Nottingham Forest U21, 1 draw and 2 for Southampton U21, at 2.5 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 0% of the wins in this fixture. Low-scoring is the pattern: just 25% of the meetings went over two goals.
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