MLS Next Pro Invitational betting and spectator preview: Crystal Palace U21 and Whitecaps FC II meet at Zions Bank Stadium to measure strength and learn who makes it to the next stage.
Crystal have less rest than Whitecaps FC II in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a MLS Next Pro Invitational game only four days ago. That game was an away game at Hoffenheim II, so at least Crystal Palace U21 are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
Crystal Palace U21 form and stats
Crystal Palace U21 have played 13 Premier League 2 Division One games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 4-4-5 (wins-draws-losses).
Wells-Morrison was the last player to score a league goal for Crystal Palace U21 and it's becoming a more and more distant memory as Crystal Palace U21 haven't scored in 284 minutes.
The club members hope that Crystal will fight back in this fixture, putting things right after the 0-2 away loss in the MLS Next Pro Invitational fixture against Hoffenheim II.
Before that, a defeat in the away fixture against Real Monarchs in the MLS Next Pro Invitational.
The Crystal Palace U21 fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 20 goals in 13 league matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 24 goals have been conceded.
Whitecaps FC II form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Whitecaps FC II so far with only 9 points returning home. The records show 3-0-6 (win-draw-lose).
The manager Clark was unhappy after their last game, played at their home stadium. Whitecaps suffered a 0-1 loss to Portland Timbers II.
A 1-1 draw was the result before that, hosting Colorado Rapids II in the MLS Next Pro.Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Whitecaps FC II have scored 11 goals in 9 league games away. Whitecaps FC II have conceded 19 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  A. Ola-Adebomi 8 goals | V. Akinwale 6 goals |
Crystal Palace U21 missing players
Whitecaps FC II missing players
| Crystal Palace U21 | Whitecaps FC II | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 8 | 2 | Won | W | 2 | 7 | ||
| 6 | 4 | Drew | D | 3 | 5 | ||
| 11 | 8 | Lost | L | 7 | 13 | ||
| 31 | 16 | Scored | S | 15 | 33 | ||
| 45 | 30 | Conceded | C | 27 | 47 | ||
| 96% | 93% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 80% | 86% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 83% | 72% | ||
| 56% | 64% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 56% | ||
| 32% | 36% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 58% | 44% | ||
| 24% | 29% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 20% | ||
| 60% | 64% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 68% | ||
| 20% | 14% | Clean Sheets | C S | 8% | 16% | ||
| 24% | 29% | Failed to Score | F T | 17% | 16% | ||
| 4.4 | 4.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.7 | 5.4 | ||
| 4.9 | 4.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 5 | ||
| 2.4 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 1.6 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 4 | ||
| 7.9 | 8.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.2 | 8 | ||
| 2.8 | 2.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.4 | 4.7 | ||
| 47% | 39% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 27% | 29% | ||
| 12.7 | 12.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10 | 8.5 | ||
| 4.9 | 5.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6.1 | 5 | ||
| 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 | 26 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 80 | 31 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 41 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 39 | 17 | 49 | 59 |
| 2 | Liverpool U21 | 26 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 46 | 29 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 15 | 17 | 46 |
| 3 | Chelsea U21 | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 55 | 42 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 21 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 31 | 21 | 13 | 43 |
| 4 | Crystal Palace U21 | 26 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 45 | 42 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 24 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 25 | 18 | 3 | 42 |
| 5 | Fulham U21 | 26 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 50 | 39 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 24 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 15 | 11 | 41 |
| 6 | Brighton U21 | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 58 | 49 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 32 | 21 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 26 | 28 | 9 | 39 |
| 7 | Arsenal U21 | 26 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 39 | 40 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 22 | -1 | 34 |
| 8 | Everton U21 | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 39 | 51 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 20 | 32 | -12 | 32 |
| 9 | Manchester United U21 | 26 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 46 | 64 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 25 | 30 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 34 | -18 | 30 |
| 10 | Blackburn Rovers U21 | 26 | 9 | 2 | 15 | 42 | 52 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 24 | 30 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 18 | 22 | -10 | 29 |
| 11 | West Ham United U21 | 26 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 39 | 49 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 17 | 24 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 25 | -10 | 28 |
| 12 | Wolves U21 | 26 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 39 | 50 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 26 | 21 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 29 | -11 | 28 |
| 13 | Tottenham U21 | 26 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 34 | 46 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 18 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 28 | -12 | 28 |
| 14 | Leicester U21 | 26 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 29 | 57 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 28 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 29 | -28 | 19 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Colorado Rapids II | 17 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 42 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 7 | 25 | 43 |
| 2 | Austin II | 18 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 25 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 36 |
| 3 | Seattle Sounders II | 17 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 30 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 33 |
| 4 | Swope Park Rangers | 17 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 33 | 25 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 29 |
| 5 | Whitecaps FC II | 19 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 27 | 32 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 19 | -5 | 27 |
| 6 | Minnesota United II | 17 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 34 | 33 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 18 | 18 | 1 | 26 |
| 7 | Houston Dynamo FC II | 17 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 28 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 6 | 25 |
| 8 | San Jose Earthquakes II | 17 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 19 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 25 |
| 9 | Portland Timbers II | 18 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 26 | 35 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 23 | -9 | 24 |
| 10 | St. Louis City II | 18 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 22 | 29 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 15 | -7 | 23 |
| 11 | North Texas | 19 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 25 | 33 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 17 | -8 | 22 |
| 12 | Real Monarchs | 18 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 19 | 36 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 14 | -17 | 21 |
| 13 | LA Galaxy II | 18 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 26 | 41 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 14 | 26 | -15 | 20 |
| 14 | Los Angeles II | 17 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 16 | 25 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 14 | -9 | 14 |
