Match Report
5 points and 2 places separated them: Stoke City U21 2nd with 9, Swansea City U21 4th with 4. Swansea City U21 had been under-performing their position — 25th on five-round form against 4th in the table. In league terms the two rates read 1.83/1.17 for Stoke City U21 and 1.67/2.83 for Swansea City U21 (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.72.
The match was played at The Weaver Stadium in Nantwich (capacity 3,500). The referee was S. Tallis, with 97 matches in our database and 2.0 yellows per game on average. Stoke City U21 led 2-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 2-0.