2nd position in the Professional Development League table for Wigan Athletic U21 so far this season, a strong performance. The home team fans hope for more joy as 5th-placed Crewe Alexandra U21 visit The DW Stadium.
- Wigan Athletic U21 have won significantly less corners at home than away.
- Crewe Alexandra U21 have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
Both sides have had plentiful rest since their last competitive action. Let's aim for an enthusiastic game!
Wigan Athletic U21 form and stats
The story so far in the Professional Development League for Wigan Athletic U21 at their home stadium (The DW Stadium) is 5 wins, 0 draws and 5 defeats. It’s been three wins in a row for Wigan here at The DW Stadium, hoping to make this one the fourth consecutive victory.
Wigan Athletic U21 are confident in defense, having played 212 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.
It's back home for Wigan Athletic U21, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Burnley U21 away with the result 3-0.
Ahead of that match, Wigan Athletic U21 won a home game hosting Coventry City U21 (1-0).A decent goal production from Wigan in their home games so far, with 18 goals from 10 league matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Wigan Athletic U21 defense is not exactly impregnable. 15 goals conceded from 10 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Crewe Alexandra U21 form and stats
4 wins, 0 draws and 3 losses. That’s the product of Crewe Alexandra U21 playing as the away team in the Professional Development League this season.
Crewe Alexandra U21 won their last game, 3-1 versus Hull City U21 played at home.
Preceding that, the 0-3 home loss versus Sheffield United U21.Goal hungry football fans should note that 8 of this club's 10 most recent league fixtures have ended with at least three goals.
The Alexandra manager has got the team scoring on the road, with 16 away goals in 7 league matches. It's worth mentioning that 8 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. The Crewe Alexandra U21 manager has some worries about the defense as 17 goals have been conceded in these travels.
Head 2 Head
Believe it or not, the last time Crewe Alexandra U21 kept a "clean sheet" was also against this opposition, eleven league matches ago (Crewe Alexandra U21 - Wigan Athletic U21 0-0).
Wigan Athletic U21 missing players
Crewe Alexandra U21 missing players
| Wigan Athletic U21 | Crewe Alexandra U21 | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 20 | 10 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 7 | 17 |
| 9 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 8 | 5 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 36 | 18 | 1 | Scored | S | 6 | 16 | 25 |
| 29 | 15 | 2 | Conceded | C | 6 | 17 | 31 |
| 95% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 88% |
| 85% | 90% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 88% |
| 65% | 60% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 100% | 65% |
| 40% | 30% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 43% | 35% |
| 25% | 30% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 43% | 18% |
| 45% | 40% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 71% | 53% |
| 35% | 40% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 12% |
| 25% | 20% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 29% | 47% |
| 6.2 | 5.1 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.5 | 4.3 | 4.6 |
| 3.6 | 2.9 | 6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 8.5 | 8.1 | 6.5 |
| 1.4 | 1.6 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 0.9 | 0.8 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9.9 | 7.5 | 6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.5 | 6.1 | 6.8 |
| 4.4 | 3.4 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.3 | 3.4 |
| 38% | 44% | 17% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 100% | 70% | 43% |
| 7.7 | 8.9 | 10 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 16 | 12.7 | 10.6 |
| 3.4 | 3.9 | 3.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6 | 6.3 | 4.9 |
- All of Crewe Alexandra U21's away-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
- Crewe Alexandra U21 have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Crewe Alexandra U21 have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Crewe Alexandra U21 haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Wigan Athletic U21 have won significantly less corners at home than away.
- Wigan Athletic U21 haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Sheffield United U21 | 21 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 42 | 23 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 14 | 19 | 46 |
| 2 | Wigan Athletic U21 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 36 | 29 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 18 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 7 | 30 |
| 3 | Hull City U21 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 43 | 35 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 24 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 17 | 8 | 27 |
| 4 | Burnley U21 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 34 | 39 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 27 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 12 | -5 | 27 |
| 5 | Crewe Alexandra U21 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 31 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 17 | -6 | 22 |
| 6 | Coventry City U21 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 25 | 30 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 15 | -5 | 21 |
| 7 | Birmingham City U21 | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 27 | 39 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 18 | -12 | 21 |
| 8 | Peterborough United U21 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 35 | 34 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 1 | 20 |
| 9 | Barnsley U21 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 25 | 31 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 17 | -6 | 19 |
| 10 | Sheffield Wednesday U21 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 18 | 43 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 24 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 19 | -25 | 16 |
