National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Swansea City U21 or Stoke City U21 that keep their silverware dream alive.
The visiting Stoke City U21 played their last game only four days ago, a Premier League Cup match. That game was also an away game, at Burnley U21. 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 also a home event, the defeat 1-4 vs Arsenal U21 (in Premier League Cup).
Ahead of that result, a home win against Burnley U21 in the Premier League Cup.
With more than three goals on average, the attacking play of Swansea City U21 is on fire here. A stunning 22 from 7 league matches. Swansea have only conceded 6 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Stoke City U21 form and stats
Playing away, Stoke City U21 have won 1 game, drawn 0 and suffered 4 defeats in the Premier League 2 Divison Two this season.
Two away games in a row for Stoke City U21, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 1-3 versus Burnley U21 in the Premier League Cup.
Preceding that, 1-1 away against Arsenal U21 in the Premier League Cup.
The attacking power of Stoke City U21 when travelling is not overwhelming with 3 goals scored from 5 league matches away. There are big problems for the Stoke City U21 defense as they have conceded 16 goals in 5 away games.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  D. McGuinness 4 goals | T. Sparrow 2 goals |
Swansea City U21 missing players
Stoke City U21 missing players
| Swansea City U21 | Stoke City U21 | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 14 | 20 | ||
| 13 | 7 | Won | W | 2 | 3 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 4 | 7 | ||
| 10 | 4 | Lost | L | 8 | 10 | ||
| 53 | 31 | Scored | S | 9 | 21 | ||
| 40 | 17 | Conceded | C | 30 | 42 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 86% | 90% | ||
| 92% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 71% | 80% | ||
| 84% | 91% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 57% | 65% | ||
| 48% | 73% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 55% | ||
| 32% | 55% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 14% | 20% | ||
| 64% | 64% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 55% | ||
| 32% | 36% | Clean Sheets | C S | 21% | 20% | ||
| 4% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 43% | 35% | ||
| 5.9 | 6.1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.3 | 4.2 | ||
| 5.6 | 5.9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.3 | 3.9 | ||
| 1.8 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.1 | 2.1 | ||
| 3 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 10.9 | 11.9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.6 | 8.7 | ||
| 5.5 | 7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.9 | 3.8 | ||
| 41% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 30% | 36% | ||
| 8.1 | 8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.9 | 10.6 | ||
| 4.3 | 4.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.9 | 5.8 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Arsenal U21 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 10 |
| 2 | Burnley U21 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 4 |
| 3 | Swansea City U21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| 4 | Stoke City U21 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 2 |
| 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 |
