About Match
2 points and 6 places separate them: Nottingham Forest U21 18th with 3, Stoke City U21 24th with 1. Nottingham Forest U21 rank 11th in the league on five-round form, well above their 18th table position. Scoring rates set the scale: Nottingham Forest U21 1.5 scored and 3 conceded per game, Stoke City U21 1 and 1.5, with the league averaging 2.05. A win would lift Nottingham Forest U21 to 6 points and up to 1st (other results unchanged).
5 games without a win frame Stoke City U21's arrival. Recent form is uneven: 12/15 points for Nottingham Forest U21, 2/15 for Stoke City U21.
The sides have met 5 times in the GioScore results database: 3 wins for Nottingham Forest U21, 0 draws and 2 for Stoke City U21, at 3.2 goals per meeting. Home advantage is real in this fixture: whoever hosted won 80% of the meetings. Expect goals on precedent — three or more in 80% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 80%.
The match takes place at Loughborough University Football Stadium in Loughborough (capacity 2,500).