It's the first match of the new campaign for Bristol City U21 and Sheffield United U21. The leaf is empty, the opportunities unlimited.
These are active days for the hosts, as they had a game only four days ago in the Premier League Cup. Thankfully the previous game, versus Peterborough United U21, was also a home game here at Ashton Gate Stadium. The away team is better rested.
Bristol City U21 form and stats
Last season, Bristol City U21's league stats were 16 wins, 5 draws and 7 losses, ending with 2nd place in the Professional Development League. From these 28 matches they scored {47 goals} and conceded 26. Performing at their own stadium in the former season Bristol City U21 generated 7-3-4 (win-draw-lost) with {28 goals} and 14 conceded.
Sheffield United U21 form and stats
Last season was a triumph for Sheffield United U21 in the national league as they took home the Professional Development League trophy. The championship was secured after 18 wins, 6 draws and only 4 defeats. As this is an away game, it's natural to look at the stats for away matches last season: Won 8, drew 3 and lost 3.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last four matches): Bristol City U21 one win, one draw and Sheffield United U21 two victories. As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one game had two or less.
Bristol City U21 missing players
Sheffield United U21 missing players
| Bristol City U21 | Sheffield United U21 | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 13 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 9 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 11% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 86% |
| 11 | 0 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Bristol City U21 | Last season | Sheffield United U21 | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 29 | 14 | Played | P | 15 | 30 | ||
| 16 | 7 | Won | W | 8 | 19 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Drew | D | 3 | 6 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Lost | L | 4 | 5 | ||
| 47 | 28 | Scored | S | 28 | 64 | ||
| 30 | 14 | Conceded | C | 20 | 32 | ||
| 90% | 79% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 87% | 93% | ||
| 66% | 71% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 87% | 90% | ||
| 48% | 64% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 60% | 60% | ||
| 34% | 43% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 27% | 27% | ||
| 24% | 36% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 27% | 20% | ||
| 45% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 40% | 43% | ||
| 45% | 43% | Clean Sheets | C S | 53% | 50% | ||
| 21% | 29% | Failed to Score | F T | 20% | 13% | ||
| 5.2 | 6.9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.4 | 5.5 | ||
| 3.9 | 3.1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.8 | 4.1 | ||
| 1.4 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.6 | 1.3 | ||
| 3 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 10.5 | 10.9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.6 | 11.3 | ||
| 4.6 | 4.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.1 | 5.4 | ||
| 34% | 41% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 35% | 39% | ||
| 7.9 | 6.6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7.1 | 6.7 | ||
| 3.3 | 2.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.1 | 2.6 | ||
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Millwall U21 | 28 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 70 | 32 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 43 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 20 | 38 | 61 |
| 2 | Bristol City U21 | 28 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 47 | 26 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 21 | 53 |
| 3 | Swansea City U21 | 28 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 80 | 46 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 52 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 28 | 30 | 34 | 52 |
| 4 | Cardiff City U21 | 28 | 13 | 3 | 12 | 47 | 57 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 33 | 26 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 31 | -10 | 42 |
| 5 | Reading U21 | 28 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 44 | 40 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 15 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 25 | 4 | 41 |
| 6 | Ipswich Town U21 | 28 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 60 | 61 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 27 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 32 | 34 | -1 | 39 |
| 7 | Queens Park Rangers U21 | 28 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 54 | 52 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 27 | 27 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 27 | 25 | 2 | 38 |
| 8 | Charlton Athletic U21 | 28 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 56 | 59 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 34 | 30 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 29 | -3 | 37 |
| 9 | Colchester United U21 | 28 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 46 | 63 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 23 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 23 | 40 | -17 | 28 |
| 10 | Watford U21 | 28 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 31 | 66 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 17 | 29 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 37 | -35 | 21 |
