National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Brentford U21 or Blackburn Rovers U21 that keep their silverware dream alive.
Brentford U21 and Blackburn Rovers U21 should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Brentford U21 form and stats
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Brentford's previous fixture was a Premier League Cup game also played at their own stadium, finishing 3-2 versus Peterborough United U21. The home team hope to to continue in that form.
Before that game, a fine away win at Aston Villa U21. A Premier League Cup game.
Blackburn Rovers U21 form and stats
There's been little loot from Blackburn Rovers U21's travels as they have only collected 6 points from 7 away games in the Premier League 2 Division One. Blackburn Rovers U21 only have 2 wins to counter their 5 defeats and 0 draws.
The supporters enjoyed Blackburn Rovers U21's previous match versus Aston Villa U21, a Premier League Cup win (2-1) played at home.
A loss against Brighton U21 was the result prior to that, in a Premier League 2 Division One home game.Blackburn Rovers U21 have conceded 15 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
Blackburn Rovers U21 - Brentford U21 2-3 was the product when this pair of contenders formerly met, also in this season.
Brentford U21 missing players
Blackburn Rovers U21 missing players
| Brentford U21 | Blackburn Rovers U21 | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 3 | 1 | Played | P | 8 | 15 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Won | W | 3 | 5 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 5 | 9 | ||
| 9 | 3 | Scored | S | 10 | 23 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Conceded | C | 17 | 31 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 88% | 87% | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 80% | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 53% | ||
| 67% | 100% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 27% | ||
| 100% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 60% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 40% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.6 | 4.7 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7 | 6.5 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.2 | 1.4 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.5 | 8.9 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 3.9 | ||
| 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 36% | 37% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14.5 | 14 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 7.4 | 6.2 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Brentford U21 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
| 2 | Blackburn Rovers U21 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | Peterborough United U21 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -2 | 1 |
| 4 | Aston Villa U21 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 1 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Brentford U21 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
| 2 | Blackburn Rovers U21 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | Peterborough United U21 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -2 | 1 |
| 4 | Aston Villa U21 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 1 |
