Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Colchester United U21 & Southampton 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 sides have had ample time to rest since their last competitive action. Let's look for an enthusiastic match!
Colchester United U21 form and stats
2-1-1 (win-draw-lost) are the Professional Development League numbers at home for Colchester United U21 so far this season.
Colchester United U21 faced defeat in their previous match, away at Millwall U21 (1-4).
In the game before, an away victory in the Professional Development League match versus Watford U21 with a 6-0 scoreline.The Colchester United U21 fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 7 goals in 4 league matches. Colchester United U21's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 5 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Southampton U21 form and stats
3 wins, 0 draws and 2 losses. That’s the product of Southampton U21 playing as the away team in the Premier League 2 Divison Two this season.
The fans enjoyed Southampton's previous fixture versus Birmingham City U21, a Premier League Cup win (4-0) played at home.
Earlier, the Premier League Cup win away at Everton U21.
Southampton U21 create on average more than 2,5 goals per away game (in the league) all by themselves, having scored 13 goals in 5 travels. Southampton U21 have conceded 11 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  S. Mara 4 goals |  S. Bellis 3 goals |
Colchester United U21 missing players
Southampton U21 missing players
| Colchester United U21 | Southampton U21 | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 13 | 5 | Played | P | 20 | 25 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Won | W | 6 | 10 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | ||
| 6 | 1 | Lost | L | 14 | 14 | ||
| 22 | 9 | Scored | S | 30 | 49 | ||
| 28 | 6 | Conceded | C | 46 | 49 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 92% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 90% | 92% | ||
| 85% | 80% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 90% | 84% | ||
| 62% | 40% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 55% | 56% | ||
| 38% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 30% | 32% | ||
| 69% | 80% | BTTS | BTTS | 65% | 64% | ||
| 8% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 10% | 16% | ||
| 23% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 20% | ||
| 5.1 | 5.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.9 | 3.4 | ||
| 5.3 | 3.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.5 | 6 | ||
| 2.1 | 2.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2.1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 10.2 | 11 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.1 | 9.4 | ||
| 4.5 | 4.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 4 | ||
| 35% | 35% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 44% | 47% | ||
| 12.2 | 11 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.9 | 10.8 | ||
| 5.8 | 6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.5 | 4.8 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Southampton U21 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 2 | Colchester United U21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Everton U21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| 4 | Birmingham City U21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -5 | 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 | Cardiff City U21 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 25 | 26 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 13 | -1 | 24 |
| 4 | Swansea City U21 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 35 | 20 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 23 |
| 5 | Reading U21 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 23 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 22 |
| 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 |
