National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Colchester United U21 or Birmingham City U21 that keep their silverware dream alive.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Colchester United U21 and Birmingham City U21.
Colchester United U21 form and stats
Colchester United U21 have secured 6 points from their first three home games in the Professional Development League. A decent catch, still with room for improvement.
The Colchester fans got no joy from their last match, also played here at JobServe Community Stadium: A 0-1 defeat against Bristol City U21.
Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Swansea City U21 (1-4).Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Reading U21 are coming to town in four days.
A decent goal production from Colchester United U21 in their home games so far, with 5 goals from 3 league matches.
Birmingham City U21 form and stats
Birmingham are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 2-2 draw at Burnley U21. Dodic has scored at least one goal for this side five fixtures in a row. The competence!
Prior to that match, the Birmingham City U21 manager Spooner faced defeat when travelling to Peterborough United U21 and losing 2-3.A quick return to home after this game, as Birmingham are hosting Barnsley U21 in the Professional Development League only three days away.
Head 2 Head
Colchester United U21 missing players
Birmingham City U21 missing players
| Colchester United U21 | Birmingham City U21 | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 8 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 8 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 2 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | ||
| 10 | 5 | Scored | S | 5 | 15 | ||
| 17 | 3 | Conceded | C | 8 | 16 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 88% | ||
| 88% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 88% | ||
| 75% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 88% | ||
| 50% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 75% | 75% | ||
| 25% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 50% | ||
| 62% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 62% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 38% | ||
| 38% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 12% | ||
| 4.1 | 3.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.8 | 4.1 | ||
| 7 | 4.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2 | 5 | ||
| 1.7 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 1.2 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | ||
| 9.9 | 10.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.2 | 6.9 | ||
| 4.4 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 3.4 | ||
| 23% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 56% | ||
| 13.9 | 13 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.8 | 11.5 | ||
| 6.3 | 6.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.8 | 5.4 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Birmingham City U21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Colchester United U21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Everton U21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Southampton 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 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 14 | 26 |
| 2 | Millwall U21 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 19 | 25 |
| 3 | Charlton Athletic U21 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 17 |
| 4 | Ipswich Town U21 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 16 |
| 5 | Reading U21 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 15 |
| 6 | Cardiff City U21 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 15 |
| 7 | Queens Park Rangers U21 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 12 |
| 8 | Colchester United U21 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 14 | -7 | 10 |
| 9 | Swansea City U21 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 2 | 8 |
| 10 | Watford U21 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 14 | -19 | 0 |
