National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Wolves U21 or Cardiff 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.
Wolves U21 form and stats
Wolves U21 have collected 10 points from their Premier League 2 Division One home games so far after 3-1-3.
Wolves U21 haven't scored a league goal since they found the net 233 minutes ago. Ashby (own goal) scored that one.
Wolves U21 are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-2 away versus Chelsea U21.
Preceding that match was the home Premier League 2 Division One game against Blackburn Rovers U21 that was lost 0-1.The manager Collins will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Tottenham U21 in only three days.
The Wolves fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 12 goals in 7 league matches. Wolves U21 have conceded 13 from these games.
Cardiff City U21 form and stats
Playing away, Cardiff City U21 have won 4 games, drawn 0 and suffered 3 defeats in the Professional Development League this season.
Cardiff City U21 have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper Rohan Luthra. It's been 216 minutes since they last conceded in Professional Development League.
Cardiff are travelling after their nice 1-0 home win in the match against Bristol City U21.
A home win as predicted against Sunderland U21 preceding that, in the Premier League Cup.
A quick return to home after this game, as Cardiff City U21 are hosting Watford U21 in the Professional Development League only four days away.
Cardiff City U21 find the net regularly in their away games. 9 goals from 7 away fixtures in the league. Cardiff struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 13 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
Cardiff City U21 - Wolves U21 0-1 was the score in these squads' latest head-to-head fixture, played this season.
Wolves U21 missing players
Cardiff City U21 missing players
| Wolves U21 | Cardiff City U21 | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 10 | Played | P | 9 | 19 | ||
| 10 | 5 | Won | W | 5 | 12 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | ||
| 12 | 3 | Lost | L | 4 | 7 | ||
| 31 | 15 | Scored | S | 11 | 31 | ||
| 44 | 14 | Conceded | C | 14 | 28 | ||
| 96% | 90% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 80% | 70% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 78% | 74% | ||
| 60% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 56% | 58% | ||
| 32% | 30% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 22% | 26% | ||
| 20% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 22% | 26% | ||
| 52% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 22% | 42% | ||
| 24% | 40% | Clean Sheets | C S | 44% | 37% | ||
| 28% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 21% | ||
| 4.5 | 4.9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.6 | 5.1 | ||
| 4.7 | 4.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.2 | 5.2 | ||
| 1.3 | 1.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.1 | 1 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 10.9 | 12.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.9 | 8.4 | ||
| 4.2 | 5.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.1 | 3.7 | ||
| 30% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 36% | 43% | ||
| 8.3 | 7.4 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.6 | 10.2 | ||
| 4 | 2.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 4.1 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Wolves U21 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| 2 | Cardiff City U21 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| 3 | Reading U21 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
| 4 | Sunderland U21 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -6 | 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 | Manchester City U21 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 37 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 18 | 27 |
| 2 | Chelsea U21 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 33 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 13 | 26 |
| 3 | Arsenal U21 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 26 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 26 |
| 4 | Crystal Palace U21 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 31 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 10 | 23 |
| 5 | Fulham U21 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 28 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 14 | 22 |
| 6 | Liverpool U21 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 22 |
| 7 | Everton U21 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 24 | 24 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 0 | 19 |
| 8 | Brighton U21 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 26 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 16 |
| 9 | Blackburn Rovers U21 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 21 | 27 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 15 | -6 | 16 |
| 10 | Manchester United U21 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 25 | 38 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 18 | -13 | 16 |
| 11 | Wolves U21 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 29 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 16 | -11 | 14 |
| 12 | West Ham United U21 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 17 | 28 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 17 | -11 | 11 |
| 13 | Leicester U21 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 29 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | -14 | 9 |
| 14 | Tottenham U21 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 27 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 17 | -16 | 9 |
| 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 |
| 4 | Cardiff City U21 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 25 | 26 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 13 | -1 | 24 |
| 5 | Swansea City U21 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 35 | 20 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 23 |
| 6 | Reading U21 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 23 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 22 |
| 9 | Charlton Athletic U21 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 29 | 27 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 20 |
| 10 | Ipswich Town U21 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 28 | 26 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 20 |
| 14 | Colchester United U21 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 27 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 22 | -7 | 14 |
| 16 | Queens Park Rangers U21 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 28 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 16 | -3 | 13 |
| 20 | Watford U21 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 38 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 25 | -33 | 3 |
