Match Report
11 points and 14 places separated them: Stoke City U21 20th with 25, Southampton U21 6th with 36. Southampton U21 had been under-performing their position — 16th on five-round form against 6th in the table. In league terms the two rates read 1.45/2.1 for Stoke City U21 and 1.8/1.45 for Southampton U21 (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.79.
Stoke City U21 had banked 3 of the last 15 points on offer; Southampton U21, 10.
4 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Stoke City U21 0, draws 0, Southampton U21 4, at 3.5 goals per meeting. Goals tend to flow: 75% of the meetings produced three or more.
The match was played at Britannia Stadium (capacity 30,089). It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 1-0 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Stoke City U21: Gabriel Gartside-Kelly (57')
Key stats
Possession: Stoke City U21 45% · Southampton U21 55% · Total shots: 11-11 · On target: 3-3 · Corners: 5-7