Match Report
The table gap was wide: 30 points between Preston North End U18 (1st, 59 pts) and Notts County U18 (19th, 29 pts). Notts County U18 had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 5th in the league over the last five rounds against 19th overall. In league terms the two rates read 1.41/2.37 for Notts County U18 and 2.1/1.5 for Preston North End U18 (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.9.
Preston North End U18 had won three straight, having scored in 6 consecutive games. The five-game form split read 6/15 points for Notts County U18 against 13/15 for Preston North End U18.




