This game has been long awaited by followers of both contenders, as it's the premier Professional Development League game of the season. Both Ipswich Town U21 and Birmingham City U21 are ready for a good start to their campaign.
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.
Ipswich Town U21 form and stats
Last season, Ipswich Town U21's league statistics were 11 wins, 6 draws and 11 losses, providing 6th position in the Professional Development League. In these 28 matches they scored {60 goals} and conceded 61. Appearing at home in the previous season Ipswich Town U21 produced 7-3-4 (win-draw-lost) with {28 goals} and 27 conceded.
Birmingham City U21 form and stats
Let's have a look at how Birmingham City U21 performed last season in the Professional Development League: They landed a 9th position in the league table after playing out 7 victories, 8 draws and 13 defeats. In total they scored 38 and conceded {61 goals} in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 3 - drew 3 and lost 8 with 16/36 goals scored/conceded.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  R. Patterson 3 goals |
Ipswich Town U21 missing players
Birmingham City U21 missing players
| Ipswich Town U21 | Birmingham City U21 | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 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% | 0% |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 12 | 0 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 7 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Ipswich Town U21 | Last season | Birmingham City U21 | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 28 | 14 | Played | P | 14 | 28 | ||
| 11 | 7 | Won | W | 3 | 7 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Drew | D | 3 | 8 | ||
| 11 | 4 | Lost | L | 8 | 13 | ||
| 60 | 28 | Scored | S | 16 | 38 | ||
| 61 | 27 | Conceded | C | 36 | 61 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 93% | 93% | ||
| 89% | 86% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 93% | 93% | ||
| 71% | 64% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 64% | 64% | ||
| 61% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 43% | 46% | ||
| 50% | 43% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 29% | 32% | ||
| 75% | 71% | BTTS | BTTS | 64% | 61% | ||
| 11% | 7% | Clean Sheets | C S | 14% | 21% | ||
| 14% | 21% | Failed to Score | F T | 29% | 25% | ||
| 5.2 | 5.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.9 | 4.1 | ||
| 5.1 | 4.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.4 | 5.2 | ||
| 1.1 | 0.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.9 | 1.5 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 4 | ||
| 12.4 | 12.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.6 | 7.8 | ||
| 5.5 | 5.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.1 | 3.1 | ||
| 39% | 37% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 36% | 44% | ||
| 9.7 | 8.9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.4 | 11.1 | ||
| 4.6 | 4.4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.6 | 5.1 | ||
| 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 |
