Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Brentford U21 & Arsenal U21 face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Premier League Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Brentford U21 form and stats
Brentford U21's previous fixture was a Premier League Cup game also played at their home, finishing 2-1 versus Middlesbrough U21. The home team hope to to repeat that performance.
Ahead of that game, a home victory hosting Aston Villa U21 in the Premier League Cup.
Arsenal U21 form and stats
Playing away, Arsenal U21 have won 2 games, drawn 3 and suffered 3 defeats in the Premier League 2 Division One this season.
Arsenal U21 might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Liverpool U21 proved too strong as Arsenal slumped to a 0-1 defeat in front of their own fans at Colney Training Centre.
It was a Premier League 2 Division One defeat before that one as the away game against Chelsea U21 wasn't a success with a 0-1 loss.The visitors come into this game as huge outsiders. This role is not totally unknown to them, as they have played 4 away matches before with similar winning odds. These games have ended with 2 wins, 0 draws and 2 defeats. 1 game were lost by at least two goals margin.
There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Arsenal U21 manager Ali as the team has another away game coming up in only four days, this time against Crystal Palace U21.
Arsenal U21's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 15 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
Brentford U21 missing players
Arsenal U21 missing players
| Brentford U21 | Arsenal U21 | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 7 | 4 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Won | W | 5 | 9 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 4 | 8 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 5 | 8 | ||
| 17 | 9 | Scored | S | 21 | 39 | ||
| 10 | 7 | Conceded | C | 23 | 37 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 93% | 96% | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 86% | 88% | ||
| 86% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 57% | 56% | ||
| 57% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 40% | ||
| 43% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 21% | 20% | ||
| 86% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 57% | 72% | ||
| 14% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 14% | 8% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 36% | 24% | ||
| 4.5 | 4.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.5 | 4 | ||
| 5 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.3 | 4.7 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.6 | 1.4 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 12 | 12 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.5 | 8.6 | ||
| 3.5 | 3.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.6 | 4.2 | ||
| 71% | 71% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 41% | 37% | ||
| 7 | 7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.7 | 9 | ||
| 3 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.1 | 3.8 | ||
