This game has been long awaited by regulars of both contenders, as it's the premier Premier League 2 Division One match of the season. Both Aston Villa U21 and West Brom U21 are aiming for a positive start to their season.
Aston Villa U21 form and stats
It's the first season at a new level for Aston Villa U21 as they were promoted from Premier League 2 Divison Two last season. Happy days that were secured through 10 wins, 3 draws and 7 losses from 20 games. The team scored 21 goals at home last season and conceded 21. It will be interesting to see how they perform at this level.
West Brom U21 form and stats
A job perfectly done for West Brom U21 last season as they secured promotion from Premier League 2 Divison Two. With a grand total of 11 wins, 4 draws and 5 defeats the season objective was secured. Of these wins, 5 were in away matches.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last two matches): Villa one win, zero draws and West Brom U21 one victory. As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), zero games had two or less.
Aston Villa U21 missing players
West Brom U21 missing players
| Aston Villa U21 | West Brom U21 | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aston Villa U21 | Last season | West Brom U21 | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 21 | 10 | Played | P | 11 | 21 | ||
| 10 | 4 | Won | W | 5 | 11 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 4 | 4 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Lost | L | 2 | 6 | ||
| 47 | 21 | Scored | S | 27 | 47 | ||
| 37 | 21 | Conceded | C | 19 | 38 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 82% | 90% | ||
| 95% | 90% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 82% | 90% | ||
| 76% | 80% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 73% | 86% | ||
| 43% | 30% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 55% | 48% | ||
| 29% | 30% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 55% | 38% | ||
| 67% | 80% | BTTS | BTTS | 73% | 76% | ||
| 29% | 20% | Clean Sheets | C S | 18% | 14% | ||
| 5% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 27% | 19% | ||
| 4.8 | 5.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.9 | 5.6 | ||
| 4.6 | 4.9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.3 | 4.3 | ||
| 2 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.6 | 0.9 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 10.3 | 9.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12 | 12.3 | ||
| 4.7 | 3.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.1 | 5.4 | ||
| 47% | 51% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 48% | 41% | ||
| 11.3 | 11.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12 | 11.8 | ||
| 4 | 4.1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.1 | 5.1 | ||
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Southampton U21 | 20 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 54 | 28 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 27 | 18 | 26 | 42 |
| 2 | Leeds United U21 | 20 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 53 | 29 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 17 | 24 | 42 |
| 3 | Nottingham Forest U21 | 20 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 44 | 28 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 16 | 41 |
| 4 | West Brom U21 | 20 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 47 | 35 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 27 | 16 | 12 | 37 |
| 5 | Aston Villa U21 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 46 | 35 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 14 | 11 | 33 |
| 6 | Norwich City U21 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 41 | 38 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 17 | 3 | 30 |
| 7 | Middlesbrough U21 | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 46 | 49 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 29 | -3 | 26 |
| 8 | Newcastle United U21 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 35 | 41 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 24 | -6 | 23 |
| 9 | Sunderland U21 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 37 | 44 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 22 | -7 | 20 |
| 10 | Stoke City U21 | 20 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 26 | 45 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 27 | -19 | 14 |
| 11 | Derby County U21 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 13 | 70 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 38 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 32 | -57 | 1 |