These teams have both had some difficulties so far, but three lovely points in this crucial fixture would certainly help. Get ready for Derby County U21 - Stoke City U21!
- Derby County U21 have the fewest scored goals (8) in Premier League 2 Divison Two
- Stoke City U21 have the most conceded goals in the first half (23) in Premier League 2 Divison Two
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Derby County U21 form and stats
The story so far in the Premier League 2 Divison Two for Derby County U21 at their home stadium (Loughborough University Football Stadium) is 0 wins, 0 draws and 5 defeats. It's been an uphill battle for County in their home games for quite some time now, as five matches in a row are lost here. Not since the Leeds United U21 game have they avoided the disappointment of defeat.
Derby County U21 faced defeat in their previous match, away at Leeds United U21 (after extra-time) (0-3).
Before that result, a home defeat in the Premier League Cup against Nottingham Forest U21 (after extra-time).
Lots of goals? Nobody knows the future, but we do know that 11 of the 14 most recent league matches with this side has contained at least three goals.
Derby County U21 has huge difficulties finding the net and are scoring on average only once per two home matches in the league: {2 goals} from 5 games.
Stoke City U21 form and stats
There's been little loot from Stoke City U21's travels as they have only collected 3 points from 8 away games in the Premier League 2 Divison Two. Stoke City U21 only have 1 win to counter their 7 defeats and 0 draws. It's all red in the travel logs of Stoke, having lost seven matches in a row as the visiting team.
This match can not go any worse than the previous one, a Premier League Cup home defeat versus Fulham U21 with 1-6 on the scoreboard.
A 1-4 defeat away at Sunderland U21 (after extra-time) before that.Observe that 14 of this club's 15 most recent league fixtures have ended with at least three goals.
Stoke City U21 are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed {4 goals} from 8 away games.
Head 2 Head
Believe it or not, the last time Stoke City U21 kept a "clean sheet" was also meeting this opponent, seven league games ago (Stoke - Derby County U21 4-0).
Top Goalscorers
  D. McGuinness 5 goals |  O. Aghatise 2 goals |
Derby County U21 missing players
Stoke City U21 missing players
| Derby County U21 | Stoke City U21 | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 14 | 5 | 1 | Played | P | 2 | 8 | 16 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 13 | 5 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 7 | 11 |
| 8 | 2 | 0 | Scored | S | 2 | 4 | 19 |
| 44 | 15 | 4 | Conceded | C | 4 | 24 | 41 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 93% | 80% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 75% | 88% |
| 79% | 60% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 75% | 88% |
| 43% | 40% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 62% | 62% |
| 14% | 20% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 38% | 31% |
| 43% | 20% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 38% | 56% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 12% | 12% |
| 57% | 80% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 50% | 31% |
| 4.2 | 3.8 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 2.4 | 3.5 |
| 6.6 | 5.8 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 4.4 | 4.8 |
| 1.5 | 1 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2 | 1.9 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | 6.2 | 10 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10 | 7.4 | 8.4 |
| 3 | 1.8 | 2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 2.1 | 2.9 |
| 15% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 20% | 39% |
| 14.2 | 12 | 14 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 19 | 13.3 | 12.4 |
| 7 | 5.5 | 6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 8 | 6.7 | 6.6 |
- Derby County U21 have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Derby County U21 have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- Derby County U21 have lost all their home matches so far.
- Derby County U21 have the fewest clean sheets (0) at home in Premier League 2 Divison Two
- Derby County U21 have the fewest clean sheets (0) in Premier League 2 Divison Two
- Derby County U21 have the fewest points (0) at home in Premier League 2 Divison Two
- Derby County U21 have the fewest points from losing position (1) in Premier League 2 Divison Two
- Derby County U21 have the fewest scored goals (2) at home in Premier League 2 Divison Two
- Derby County U21 have the fewest scored goals (8) in Premier League 2 Divison Two
- Derby County U21 have the fewest scored goals in the first half (3) in Premier League 2 Divison Two
- Derby County U21 have the fewest scored goals in the second half (5) in Premier League 2 Divison Two
- Derby County U21 have the the worst goal difference (-13) at home in Premier League 2 Divison Two
- Derby County U21 have the the worst goal difference (-36) in Premier League 2 Divison Two
- Derby County U21 haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Stoke City U21 have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Stoke City U21 have scored more than double the goals of Derby County U21.
- Stoke City U21 have the fewest matches under the total-line (1) in Premier League 2 Divison Two
- Stoke City U21 have the fewest scored goals (4) away in Premier League 2 Divison Two
- Stoke City U21 have the most conceded goals in the first half (23) in Premier League 2 Divison Two
- Stoke City U21 have the most dropped points from leading position (16) in Premier League 2 Divison Two
- Stoke City U21 have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Stoke City U21 haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Leeds United U21 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 48 | 25 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 14 | 23 | 38 |
| 2 | Nottingham Forest U21 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 38 | 22 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 35 |
| 3 | Southampton U21 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 44 | 25 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 15 | 19 | 33 |
| 4 | Norwich City U21 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 33 | 25 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 27 |
| 5 | West Brom U21 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 37 | 30 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 27 |
| 6 | Aston Villa U21 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 37 | 30 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 7 | 27 |
| 7 | Middlesbrough U21 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 40 | 44 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 25 | -4 | 22 |
| 8 | Sunderland U21 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 33 | 41 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 20 | -8 | 17 |
| 9 | Newcastle United U21 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 27 | 37 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 23 | -10 | 16 |
| 10 | Stoke City U21 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 19 | 41 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 24 | -22 | 9 |
| 11 | Derby County U21 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 44 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 29 | -36 | 1 |
