This fixture has been long awaited by supporters of both teams, as it's the premier Professional Development League match of the season. Both Colchester United U21 and Barnsley U21 are hoping for a good start to their league season.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Colchester United U21 form and stats
The previous season, Colchester United U21's league statistics were 7 wins, 7 draws and 14 losses, providing 9th spot in the Professional Development League. From these 28 matches they scored {46 goals} and conceded 63. Appearing as the host team in the last season Colchester United U21 produced 3-5-6 (win-draw-lost) with {23 goals} and 23 conceded.
Barnsley U21 form and stats
Let's have a look at how Barnsley U21 performed last season in the Professional Development League: They landed a 7th position in the league table after playing out 10 victories, 6 draws and 12 defeats. In total they scored 41 and conceded {41 goals} in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 4 - drew 2 and lost 8 with 18/25 goals scored/conceded.
Head 2 Head
Colchester United U21 missing players
Barnsley U21 missing players
| Colchester United U21 | Barnsley U21 | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 100% | 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% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 9 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 75% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 36% |
| 18 | 0 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 7 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Colchester United U21 | Last season | Barnsley U21 | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 28 | 14 | Played | P | 14 | 28 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Won | W | 4 | 10 | ||
| 7 | 5 | Drew | D | 2 | 6 | ||
| 14 | 6 | Lost | L | 8 | 12 | ||
| 46 | 23 | Scored | S | 18 | 41 | ||
| 63 | 23 | Conceded | C | 25 | 41 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 96% | 93% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 93% | 93% | ||
| 79% | 71% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 64% | 64% | ||
| 54% | 36% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 29% | 21% | ||
| 36% | 14% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 7% | 7% | ||
| 82% | 86% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 61% | ||
| 7% | 7% | Clean Sheets | C S | 21% | 25% | ||
| 11% | 7% | Failed to Score | F T | 29% | 14% | ||
| 5.5 | 5.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.3 | 5.3 | ||
| 5 | 3.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.1 | 4.3 | ||
| 1.8 | 2.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.2 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 11.1 | 12.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.3 | 9.6 | ||
| 4.9 | 5.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.6 | 4.3 | ||
| 33% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 28% | 33% | ||
| 13.1 | 12.6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.5 | 7.9 | ||
| 5.9 | 5.6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.6 | 3.5 | ||
| 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 |
