National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Stoke City U21 or Swansea City 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.
Stoke City U21 form and stats
When playing at home in the Premier League 2 Divison Two, Stoke City U21 have managed 1 win, 2 draws and suffered 2 defeats from 5 games.
Stoke are returning here after guesting Swansea City U21 in a Premier League Cup match and winning with a 4-0 scoreline.
Before that game, a loss in the away fixture against Burnley U21 in the Premier League Cup.
Goals decide football matches and Stoke City U21 are scoring many of them at home; 11 on target from 5 league matches. Stoke City U21 have conceded 11 goals in these home games, a significant number.
Swansea City U21 form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Swansea City U21 so far with only 5 points returning home. The records show 1-2-4 (win-draw-lose).
This game can not go any worse than the previous one, a Premier League Cup home defeat versus Stoke City U21 with 0-4 on the scoreboard.
The match before was the Premier League Cup-battle against Arsenal U21, a home loss (1-4).
Swansea has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 13 goals from 7 games.
Head 2 Head
The teams have faced each other before in this season, with the match result Swansea City U21 - Stoke City U21 0-4 written in the official records.
Top Goalscorers
  D. McGuinness 4 goals | T. Sparrow 2 goals |
Stoke City U21 missing players
Swansea City U21 missing players
| Stoke City U21 | Swansea City U21 | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 21 | 6 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Won | W | 5 | 12 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Drew | D | 2 | 2 | ||
| 10 | 2 | Lost | L | 6 | 11 | ||
| 25 | 12 | Scored | S | 20 | 51 | ||
| 42 | 12 | Conceded | C | 22 | 43 | ||
| 90% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 81% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 85% | 92% | ||
| 67% | 83% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 77% | 84% | ||
| 57% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 31% | 52% | ||
| 19% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 15% | 32% | ||
| 52% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 62% | 60% | ||
| 24% | 17% | Clean Sheets | C S | 31% | 32% | ||
| 33% | 17% | Failed to Score | F T | 8% | 8% | ||
| 4.5 | 5.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.7 | 5.7 | ||
| 3.8 | 3.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.2 | 5.7 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.7 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 3 | ||
| 9.2 | 11.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.8 | 10.7 | ||
| 4.1 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.9 | 5.4 | ||
| 38% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 41% | 39% | ||
| 10.3 | 10.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.2 | 8.4 | ||
| 5.6 | 5.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 4.5 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Arsenal U21 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 10 |
| 2 | Stoke City U21 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | Burnley U21 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 4 |
| 4 | Swansea City U21 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -5 | 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 |
| 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 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 41 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 25 | 32 |
| 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 | Ipswich Town U21 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 31 | 29 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 21 |
| 7 | Charlton Athletic U21 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 29 | 27 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 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 |
