Match Report
3 points and 1 places separated them: Wolverhampton U18 13th with 20, Stoke City U18 14th with 17. Recent form flatters Stoke City U18's table spot — 10th league-wide over the last five rounds while sitting 14th. Per game in the league, Wolverhampton U18 were scoring 1.12 and conceding 2.12, Stoke City U18 1.62 and 2.65, against a competition average of 2.07 goals per team per game.
Wolverhampton U18 had not won in 9 games. Stoke City U18 entered with nine losses in a row.
The head-to-head ledger counts 7 games: 6 Wolverhampton U18 wins, 1 for Stoke City U18, 0 draws, at 3 goals per meeting. Expect goals on precedent — three or more in 71% of the meetings.
On the scoreboard, Wolverhampton U18 led 1-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 2-0.
Goal scorers
Wolverhampton U18: Jake Wilcox (41'), Ollie Stafford (76')
Key stats
Possession: Wolverhampton U18 44% · Stoke City U18 56% · Total shots: 5-7 · On target: 3-4 · Corners: 2-7