National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Watford U21 or Middlesbrough U21 that keep their silverware dream alive.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Watford U21 form and stats
The total Professional Development League stats playing at home this season for Watford U21 are 0-0-4 (wins-draws-losses).
Watford haven't scored a league goal since they found the net 275 minutes ago. Grieves scored that one.
The Watford U21 boss Riza and his side return home after a 2-2 draw away versus Huddersfield Town U21 in the Premier League Cup.
Ahead of that result, a home victory against West Brom U21 in the Premier League Cup.
Watford have scored {1 goals} here in 4 league matches, a depressing statistic. Watford U21's defense is seriously deficient as 13 goals have been conceded in these matches.
Middlesbrough U21 form and stats
1 win, 1 draw and 2 losses. That’s the product of Middlesbrough U21 playing as the away team in the Premier League 2 Divison Two this season.
Two away games in a row for Middlesbrough U21, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-2 against Huddersfield Town U21 in the Premier League Cup.
A home victory as anticipated against Watford U21 ahead of that, in the Premier League Cup.
With an average of more than two away goals per league game away, Middlesbrough are regular goalscorers on their travels. Middlesbrough U21 can't defend away. 17 goals have been scored by the opposition in 4 matches, an average of more than three per game. You might want to look at the total goal statistics, which can be found on the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
These teams played each other previously this match year: Middlesbrough U21 - Watford U21 4-0. Kavanagh likes to play against Watford and have scored 2 goals in these encounters.
Top Goalscorers
  C. Kavanagh 5 goals |
Watford U21 missing players
Middlesbrough U21 missing players
| Watford U21 | Middlesbrough U21 | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 17 | 6 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Won | W | 3 | 9 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | ||
| 14 | 5 | Lost | L | 9 | 14 | ||
| 12 | 6 | Scored | S | 18 | 41 | ||
| 53 | 18 | Conceded | C | 37 | 56 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 82% | 83% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 85% | 88% | ||
| 71% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 69% | 72% | ||
| 65% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 62% | 60% | ||
| 41% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 54% | 36% | ||
| 29% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 69% | 68% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 8% | 12% | ||
| 71% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 23% | 20% | ||
| 4 | 5.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.5 | 5.1 | ||
| 7.6 | 8.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7.5 | 5.1 | ||
| 1.4 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 2.1 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 6.2 | 8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9 | 10.6 | ||
| 2.8 | 4.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 4.9 | ||
| 23% | 24% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 41% | 41% | ||
| 15.6 | 15.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.2 | 9 | ||
| 7 | 7.6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 7.2 | 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 | Huddersfield Town U21 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 12 |
| 2 | Middlesbrough U21 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | Watford U21 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | -8 | 3 |
| 4 | West Brom U21 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 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 | 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 |
| 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 |
