Match Report
In the standings it was Southampton U21 6th on 36 points, Sunderland U21 15th on 28 — separated by 8. Southampton U21 ranked just 16th in the league on five-round form despite their 6th table position. Against a league average of 1.79 goals per team per game, Southampton U21 ran at 1.8 scored and 1.45 conceded, Sunderland U21 at 2.05 and 2.
A win had eluded Sunderland U21 for 5 matches. The last-five ledger: Southampton U21 9/15, Sunderland U21 2/15.
GioScore's database holds 6 meetings between the two: 1 for Southampton U21, 2 for Sunderland U21 and 3 drawn, at 3.83 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 0% of meetings won. History points to goals: 83% of the meetings had three or more, and both sides scored in 83%.
St. Mary's Stadium staged the fixture, a ground that holds 32,384. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 5 more goals closed it at 3-2.
Goal scorers
Southampton U21: Nicholas Oyekunle (67'), Jayden Moore (65'), Romeo Akachukwu (82') · Sunderland U21: Ian Poveda (56'), Ian Poveda (85')
Key stats
Possession: Southampton U21 50% · Sunderland U21 50% · Total shots: 16-12 · On target: 9-5 · Corners: 6-5