Excitement is likely at Champion Hill Stadium when Crystal Palace U21 meet Manchester City U21 in what could be a great match. Check our preview!
- Crystal Palace U21 have the most scored goals in the first half (18) in Premier League 2 Division One
- Manchester City U21 have the the best goal difference (+18) in Premier League 2 Division One
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Crystal Palace U21 form and stats
Crystal Palace U21 have collected 11 points from their Premier League 2 Division One home games so far after 3-2-2.
Crystal Palace U21 are returning here after visiting Liverpool U21 and winning with a 1-0 scoreline. Akinwale scored the goal(s).
Before that game, the home loss against Fulham U21 with the scoreline 1-2.Goals decide football matches and Crystal are scoring many of them at home; 15 on target from 7 league matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 12 goals have been conceded.
Manchester City U21 form and stats
The visitors are W3-D2-L1 on the road this term. That's in the Premier League 2 Division One.
Manchester City U21 has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Leicester U21 for a 0-0 draw.
Before that, Manchester City U21 secured a home win against Brighton U21 with the score 2-1.Take note that 9 of this side's 11 most recent league matches have ended with three or more goals.
Today's guests are confident travelers having scored 17 goals in 6 league games away this season. As for defending, Manchester rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 10 goals from these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Manchester City U21 - Crystal Palace U21 3-3 was the outcome when this pair of teams last met, earlier this season. One of the players to grab the headlines has been Omilabu with 2 goals scored against Manchester City U21 in these 1 games.
Top Goalscorers
  A. Mebude 9 goals | C. Borges 7 goals | O. Bobb 5 goals |
Crystal Palace U21 missing players
Manchester City U21 missing players
| Crystal Palace U21 | Manchester City U21 | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 14 | 7 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 6 | 14 |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 32 | 15 | 3 | Scored | S | 2 | 17 | 37 |
| 21 | 12 | 3 | Conceded | C | 2 | 10 | 19 |
| 93% | 86% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 83% | 86% |
| 79% | 86% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 83% | 79% |
| 71% | 86% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 83% | 79% |
| 50% | 43% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 67% | 64% |
| 43% | 43% | 100% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 33% | 36% |
| 71% | 71% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 67% | 64% |
| 29% | 29% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 33% | 36% |
| 7% | 14% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 17% | 14% |
| 4.4 | 4.9 | 8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 7.3 | 6.1 |
| 5.6 | 5.4 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 1 | 3.8 | 3.3 |
| 2.2 | 2.4 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.5 | 1.4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8.4 | 7.3 | 11 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9 | 9.8 | 10.8 |
| 4 | 3.4 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 5.3 | 5.9 |
| 57% | 62% | 100% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 53% | 45% |
| 12.3 | 13.9 | 12 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11 | 9.8 | 8.4 |
| 4.7 | 5.6 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 4.8 | 4.1 |
- Crystal Palace U21 have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Crystal Palace U21 have the most scored goals in the first half (18) in Premier League 2 Division One
- Manchester City U21 have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Manchester City U21 have the the best goal difference (+18) in Premier League 2 Division One
- Manchester City U21 have won significantly more corners away than at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Chelsea U21 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 37 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 12 | 15 | 29 |
| 2 | Manchester City U21 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 37 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 18 | 28 |
| 3 | Crystal Palace U21 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 32 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 9 | 11 | 26 |
| 4 | Arsenal U21 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 26 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 26 |
| 5 | Fulham U21 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 30 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 22 |
| 6 | Liverpool U21 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 22 |
| 7 | Everton U21 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 26 | 25 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 1 | 22 |
| 8 | Manchester United U21 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 28 | 40 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 20 | -12 | 19 |
| 9 | Brighton U21 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 27 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 1 | 16 |
| 10 | Blackburn Rovers U21 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 21 | 27 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 15 | -6 | 16 |
| 11 | Wolves U21 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 29 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 16 | -11 | 14 |
| 12 | West Ham United U21 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 19 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 17 | -12 | 11 |
| 13 | Leicester U21 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 29 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | -14 | 10 |
| 14 | Tottenham U21 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 27 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 17 | -16 | 9 |
