National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Swansea City U21 or Arsenal U21 that keep their silverware dream alive.
The visiting Arsenal U21 played their last game only four days ago, a EFL Trophy match. That game was also an away game, at Stevenage. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.
Swansea City U21 form and stats
Swansea City U21 have been outstanding at home so far in the Professional Development League with 6 wins, 0 draws and only 1 loss.
Swansea's previous fixture was a Premier League Cup game also played at their home, finishing 5-2 vs Burnley U21. The home team hope to to continue in that form.
Ahead of that match, Swansea City U21 lost 2-3 at home to Coventry City U21.It's goals goals goals for Swansea City U21 who have scored 22 goals from 7 league home games. From these home matches, Swansea have conceded only 6 goals.
Arsenal U21 form and stats
2 wins, 3 draws and 0 losses. That’s the product of Arsenal U21 playing as the away team in the Premier League 2 Division One this season.
Two away matches in a row for Arsenal U21, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 2-3 vs Stevenage in the EFL Trophy.
Ahead of that, 1-1 at home against Stoke City U21 in the Premier League Cup.
The travelling fans enjoy Arsenal's attacking play in away games, having scored 8 goals in 5 league matches away. As opposed to that, Arsenal U21 have seen the ball go into their own net 6 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
The most recent registered result between these squads is the Arsenal U21 - Swansea 2-1 played earlier this season.
Top Goalscorers
  C. Sagoe Junior 4 goals | K. Edwards 3 goals |
Swansea City U21 missing players
Arsenal U21 missing players
| Swansea City U21 | Arsenal U21 | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 24 | 10 | Played | P | 16 | 25 | ||
| 13 | 7 | Won | W | 6 | 12 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 5 | 8 | ||
| 9 | 3 | Lost | L | 5 | 5 | ||
| 52 | 30 | Scored | S | 26 | 49 | ||
| 36 | 13 | Conceded | C | 25 | 34 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 94% | 96% | ||
| 92% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 88% | 92% | ||
| 83% | 90% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 62% | 64% | ||
| 46% | 70% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 44% | 48% | ||
| 29% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 19% | 24% | ||
| 62% | 60% | BTTS | BTTS | 69% | 80% | ||
| 33% | 40% | Clean Sheets | C S | 12% | 8% | ||
| 4% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 16% | ||
| 6 | 6.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.2 | 4.4 | ||
| 5.7 | 6.1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.2 | 4.2 | ||
| 1.8 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.4 | 1.4 | ||
| 3 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 3 | ||
| 11.1 | 12.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.1 | 9.6 | ||
| 5.7 | 7.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.9 | 4.4 | ||
| 41% | 41% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 42% | 44% | ||
| 8 | 7.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9 | 8.2 | ||
| 4.2 | 4.1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.3 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Arsenal U21 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | Swansea City U21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | Stoke City U21 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Burnley U21 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | -5 | 1 |
| 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 | Arsenal U21 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 24 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 23 |
| 2 | Liverpool U21 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 22 |
| 3 | Manchester City U21 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 21 |
| 4 | Chelsea U21 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 29 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 20 |
| 5 | Crystal Palace U21 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 26 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 20 |
| 6 | Fulham U21 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 14 | 19 |
| 7 | Everton U21 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 19 |
| 8 | Brighton U21 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 16 |
| 9 | Wolves U21 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 26 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 14 | -8 | 14 |
| 10 | Blackburn Rovers U21 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 16 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 15 | -9 | 10 |
| 11 | Manchester United U21 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 21 | 36 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 17 | -15 | 10 |
| 12 | Leicester U21 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | -11 | 9 |
| 13 | West Ham United U21 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 27 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 16 | -12 | 8 |
| 14 | Tottenham U21 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 27 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 17 | -18 | 6 |
