The Premier League 2 Division One overall standings tell a tale about these participants so far, with Crystal Palace U21 leading Blackburn Rovers U21 by 16 points. Match preview to follow:
- Crystal Palace U21 have the fewest dropped points from leading position (6) in Premier League 2 Division One
- Blackburn Rovers U21 haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
Crystal have less rest than Blackburn Rovers U21 in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Premier League 2 Division One game only four days ago. That game was an away game at Wolves U21, so at least Crystal Palace U21 are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
Crystal Palace U21 form and stats
Crystal Palace U21 have collected 16 points from their Premier League 2 Division One home games so far after 4-4-3.
Crystal Palace U21 are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-5 away versus Wolves U21. Up until that match this club had gone eight consecutive league games without a loss. Crystal were outplayed and humiliated in their previous game, as mentioned in the paragraph above. They will need to reinstall their confidence before this one.
The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 3-3 versus West Ham United U21.The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Crystal Palace U21 handle that role? We have found 4 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 2 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat.
A decent goal production from Crystal Palace U21 in their home games so far, with 20 goals from 11 league matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Crystal defense is not exactly impregnable. 20 goals conceded from 11 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Blackburn Rovers U21 form and stats
Playing away, Blackburn Rovers U21 have won 5 games, drawn 0 and suffered 7 defeats in the Premier League 2 Division One this season. Momentum is building for Blackburn Rovers U21 in their away games, having won their two previous outings.
This game can not go any worse than the previous one, the home defeat versus Manchester City U21 with 0-3 on the scoreboard.
Before that, Blackburn secured a home win against Tottenham U21 with the score 3-2.Blackburn Rovers U21 are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 2 wins, 0 draws and 2 defeats. From a total of 4 matches.
Goal hungry football fans should note that 19 of this team's 22 latest league fixtures have ended with three goals or more.
Blackburn have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 12 league away games 15 goals have been scored. In the opposite end, Blackburn Rovers U21 have conceded 22 goals in their away games. Blackburn Rovers U21 has visited these top teams three times, and 2 of 3 has ended with 2 goals or more!
Head 2 Head
These teams faced each other previously this campaign: Blackburn Rovers U21 - Crystal 1-3.
Top Goalscorers
  H. Leonard 9 goals |  A. Ola-Adebomi 8 goals | V. Akinwale 6 goals |
Crystal Palace U21 missing players
Blackburn Rovers U21 missing players
| Crystal Palace U21 | Blackburn Rovers U21 | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 24 | 11 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 12 | 25 |
| 11 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| 9 | 4 | 3 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 7 | 15 |
| 45 | 20 | 6 | Scored | S | 3 | 15 | 39 |
| 38 | 20 | 3 | Conceded | C | 5 | 22 | 52 |
| 92% | 82% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 79% | 82% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 75% | 84% |
| 62% | 73% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 67% | 76% |
| 46% | 45% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 42% | 56% |
| 38% | 45% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 17% | 32% |
| 62% | 55% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 50% | 64% |
| 29% | 36% | 75% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 17% | 8% |
| 17% | 27% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 33% | 28% |
| 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.3 | 4 | 4.5 |
| 5.3 | 5.1 | 6.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 9.7 | 7.1 | 6.3 |
| 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.2 | 1.7 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | 6.8 | 5.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.7 | 7.9 | 9.1 |
| 3.5 | 3 | 2.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3 | 3.8 |
| 54% | 61% | 67% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 42% | 41% |
| 12.7 | 13.1 | 10.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.3 | 15.5 | 14.3 |
| 4.8 | 5 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6 | 6.4 | 5.6 |
- Blackburn Rovers U21 haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Crystal Palace U21 have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Crystal Palace U21 have the fewest dropped points from leading position (6) in Premier League 2 Division One
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Manchester City U21 | 24 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 73 | 28 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 37 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 36 | 17 | 45 | 53 |
| 2 | Chelsea U21 | 25 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 54 | 38 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 31 | 21 | 16 | 43 |
| 3 | Crystal Palace U21 | 24 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 45 | 38 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 25 | 18 | 7 | 42 |
| 4 | Liverpool U21 | 24 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 41 | 29 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 40 |
| 5 | Fulham U21 | 24 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 47 | 33 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 15 | 14 | 38 |
| 6 | Brighton U21 | 24 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 52 | 45 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 32 | 21 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 24 | 7 | 36 |
| 7 | Everton U21 | 24 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 38 | 45 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 20 | 32 | -7 | 32 |
| 8 | Arsenal U21 | 24 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 35 | 36 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 24 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 21 | -1 | 31 |
| 9 | Wolves U21 | 25 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 36 | 46 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 26 | 21 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 25 | -10 | 28 |
| 10 | Manchester United U21 | 24 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 42 | 60 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 26 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 34 | -18 | 28 |
| 11 | Blackburn Rovers U21 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 15 | 39 | 52 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 24 | 30 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 22 | -13 | 26 |
| 12 | West Ham United U21 | 24 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 37 | 48 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 15 | 24 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 24 | -11 | 25 |
| 13 | Tottenham U21 | 24 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 31 | 44 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 26 | -13 | 24 |
| 14 | Leicester U21 | 23 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 25 | 53 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 28 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 25 | -28 | 15 |
