National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Bristol City U21 or Newcastle United U21 that keep their silverware dream alive.
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.
Bristol City U21 form and stats
Bristol City U21 have been outstanding at home so far in the Professional Development League with 6 wins, 1 draw and only 0 losses.
The Bristol City U21 goalkeeper is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 225 minutes without conceding a goal in the Professional Development League.
Bristol's last game was hosting Watford U21 and winning 5-0. As mentioned above, Bristol City U21 "killed" Watford U21 in their previous game. They need to reset completely for this one and beware of complacency. The host team have an in-form goalscorer in Almanza, having scored in six consecutive games.
Ahead of that match, Bristol won a home game hosting Charlton Athletic U21 (2-0).From these home matches, Bristol City U21 have conceded only 5 goals.
Newcastle United U21 form and stats
As the visiting team in Premier League 2 Divison Two matches, Newcastle United U21 have produced an overall stat of 1-1-3 so far.
Two away games in a row for Newcastle United U21, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 2-4 versus Leeds United U21. A bizarre game with heaps of goals last time out for Newcastle, as mentioned above. 6 goals in that match, will this match be as full of joy?
Preceding that match was the 1-1 draw at home vs Sunderland U21.Newcastle United U21 has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 8 goals from 5 games. For Newcastle United U21, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
![]() D. Stephenson 5 goals | ![]() J. Scott 4 goals | ![]() J. White 3 goals |
Bristol City U21 missing players
Newcastle United U21 missing players
| Bristol City U21 | Newcastle United U21 | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 14 | 7 | Played | P | 19 | 25 | ||
| 11 | 6 | Won | W | 2 | 5 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 15 | 16 | ||
| 32 | 21 | Scored | S | 18 | 29 | ||
| 11 | 5 | Conceded | C | 47 | 53 | ||
| 93% | 86% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 95% | 96% | ||
| 71% | 86% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 89% | 88% | ||
| 50% | 71% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 68% | 64% | ||
| 43% | 57% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 32% | 32% | ||
| 43% | 57% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 26% | 24% | ||
| 43% | 43% | BTTS | BTTS | 53% | 56% | ||
| 57% | 57% | Clean Sheets | C S | 5% | 8% | ||
| 7% | 14% | Failed to Score | F T | 47% | 40% | ||
| 5.5 | 6.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.7 | 3.7 | ||
| 3.4 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7 | 6.9 | ||
| 2.1 | 1.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.6 | 1.7 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 9.9 | 10.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.4 | 8.3 | ||
| 5.1 | 5.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.9 | 3.5 | ||
| 44% | 57% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 34% | 36% | ||
| 6.1 | 5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.8 | 12.6 | ||
| 2.2 | 1.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.3 | 5.5 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Bristol City U21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Crystal Palace U21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Newcastle United U21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Sheffield United U21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Bristol City U21 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 21 | 35 |
| 2 | Millwall U21 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 38 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 25 | 31 |
| 3 | Swansea City U21 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 35 | 20 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 23 |
| 4 | Reading U21 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 23 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 22 |
| 5 | Cardiff City U21 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 23 | 26 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 13 | -3 | 21 |
| 6 | Charlton Athletic U21 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 29 | 27 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 20 |
| 7 | Ipswich Town U21 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 28 | 26 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 20 |
| 8 | Colchester United U21 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 27 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 22 | -7 | 14 |
| 9 | Queens Park Rangers U21 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 28 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 16 | -3 | 13 |
| 10 | Watford U21 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 38 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 25 | -33 | 3 |
| 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 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 21 | 25 |
| 2 | Southampton U21 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 19 |
| 3 | West Brom U21 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 17 |
| 4 | Norwich City U21 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 16 |
| 5 | Nottingham Forest U21 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 16 |
| 6 | Newcastle United U21 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 14 |
| 7 | Middlesbrough U21 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 27 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 17 | -4 | 14 |
| 8 | Aston Villa U21 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | -1 | 12 |
| 9 | Sunderland U21 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | -6 | 8 |
| 10 | Stoke City U21 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 27 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 16 | -13 | 8 |
| 11 | Derby County U21 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 15 | -22 | 0 |