Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Hull City U21 & Nottingham Forest U21 face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Premier League Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
It's no vacation for neither Hull City U21 nor Nottingham Forest U21 as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Hull City U21 form and stats
Hull City U21 have collected 12 points from their Professional Development League home games so far after 4-0-4.
Hull drew their last game, 2-2 away at Birmingham City U21.
Before that, Hull City U21 drew at home versus Sheffield United U21.The manager Dawson will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Coventry City U21 in only three days.
The Hull City U21 manager Dawson has got the team scoring with 18 from 8 home games in the league. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 14 goals have been conceded.
Nottingham Forest U21 form and stats
3 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses. That’s the product of Nottingham Forest U21 playing as the away team in the Premier League 2 Divison Two this season.
Nottingham go into this game after a win, the home game against Derby County U21 that ended 7-2. As mentioned above, Nottingham Forest U21 was the only team on the pitch versus Derby County U21 in their previous game, winning 7-2. This could be a tougher task.
Preceding that game was the away Premier League 2 Divison Two victory against Stoke City U21 with the score of 2-1.Nottingham Forest U21 are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 11 times in 6 away games so far. Nottingham Forest U21's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 10 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
It's not the first time these sides meet on the pitch this season, as the statistics show this recent match: Nottingham Forest U21 - Hull 1-0.
Top Goalscorers
  A. Konate 8 goals |  O. Hammond 3 goals | A. Gibson-Hammond 2 goals |
Hull City U21 missing players
Nottingham Forest U21 missing players
| Hull City U21 | Nottingham Forest U21 | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 20 | 11 | Played | P | 8 | 18 | ||
| 6 | 4 | Won | W | 4 | 10 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | ||
| 11 | 6 | Lost | L | 3 | 7 | ||
| 41 | 20 | Scored | S | 14 | 35 | ||
| 43 | 23 | Conceded | C | 14 | 29 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 85% | 82% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 88% | 78% | ||
| 70% | 73% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 67% | ||
| 60% | 55% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 38% | 44% | ||
| 45% | 36% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 33% | ||
| 65% | 64% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 67% | ||
| 20% | 18% | Clean Sheets | C S | 12% | 22% | ||
| 15% | 18% | Failed to Score | F T | 12% | 11% | ||
| 4.7 | 5.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 4.8 | ||
| 4.8 | 4.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.2 | 5.4 | ||
| 1.6 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.5 | ||
| 3 | 3 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 11.6 | 14.9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.2 | 10.4 | ||
| 5.3 | 6.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.6 | 4.8 | ||
| 43% | 32% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 41% | ||
| 10.6 | 9.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.8 | 12 | ||
| 4.8 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 4.4 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Fulham U21 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 15 | 18 |
| 2 | Charlton Athletic U21 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | -3 | 6 |
| 3 | Nottingham Forest U21 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -3 | 6 |
| 4 | Hull City U21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -9 | 0 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 3 | Sheffield United U21 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 11 | 29 |
| 7 | Burnley U21 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 29 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | -5 | 20 |
| 8 | Wigan Athletic U21 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 24 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 10 | -1 | 20 |
| 11 | Hull City U21 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 31 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 19 |
| 12 | Peterborough United U21 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 29 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 17 | -3 | 16 |
| 13 | Birmingham City U21 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 16 |
| 15 | Coventry City U21 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | -4 | 14 |
| 17 | Sheffield Wednesday U21 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 14 | 35 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 14 | -21 | 12 |
| 18 | Barnsley U21 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -2 | 12 |
| 19 | Crewe Alexandra U21 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 10 | -8 | 10 |
| 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 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 37 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 20 | 26 |
| 2 | Leeds United U21 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 36 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 16 | 25 |
| 3 | Nottingham Forest U21 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 30 | 21 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 25 |
| 4 | Norwich City U21 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 28 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 23 |
| 5 | West Brom U21 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 27 | 24 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 20 |
| 6 | Aston Villa U21 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 18 |
| 7 | Middlesbrough U21 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 32 | 34 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 22 | -2 | 18 |
| 8 | Newcastle United U21 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 23 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 16 | -4 | 14 |
| 9 | Sunderland U21 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 27 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | -8 | 9 |
| 10 | Stoke City U21 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 32 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 19 | -17 | 8 |
| 11 | Derby County U21 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 37 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 25 | -30 | 0 |
