Premier League 2 Division One: What this match might lack in elegance it should make up for in pace and dedication. Bring on Crystal Palace U23 - Brighton U23!
- Crystal Palace U23 have the most scored goals in the first half (24) in Premier League 2 Division One
- Brighton U23 have the fewest matches over the total-line (3) in Premier League 2 Division One
Both teams have had adequate rest since their previous game. Let's trust this will be an energetic game!
Crystal Palace U23 form and stats
3 victories, 1 draw and 4 defeats. That’s what Crystal Palace U23 have to build on here at Crystal Palace Academy in the Premier League 2 Division One.
A draw after 90 minutes last time out for Crystal Palace U23, who played 2-2 against Manchester United U23. That match was also played at this venue (Crystal Palace Academy).
A strong away win before that one, visiting Tottenham U23 and winning 4-1.The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Crystal Palace U23 have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found eight games) they have won five times, drawn one and lost two.
Goals are flowing in at the wrong end for Crystal with 19 goals conceded in these matches.
Brighton U23 form and stats
Brighton U23 have only collected 6 points from their away games in the Premier League 2 Division One, after 1-3-6 (10 played). The pressure to perform on the road is increasing on Crofts, the Brighton U23 manager, as the last three away games were defeats.
It might be tough going out on the road again for Brighton, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 0-6 versus Blackburn Rovers U23 (placed 12th).
A loss against Manchester United U23 was the result prior to that, in a home game.Brighton U23 are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is one win, four draws and five defeats. From a total of ten matches.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Brighton U23 as they have only managed to score 9 times from 10 away games in the league. The Brighton manager Crofts has some worries about the defense as 21 goals have been conceded in these travels. It's worth mentioning that 11 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
This isn't the first time these sides meet this campaign, as the history books show this recent fixture: Brighton U23 - Crystal Palace U23 2-1.Crystal Palace U23 missing players
Brighton U23 missing players
| Crystal Palace U23 | Brighton U23 | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 8 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 10 | 19 |
| 9 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 8 | 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 2 | 6 | 7 |
| 43 | 16 | 5 | Scored | S | 3 | 9 | 28 |
| 38 | 19 | 7 | Conceded | C | 5 | 21 | 31 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 95% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 89% | 88% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 60% | 63% |
| 63% | 75% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 20% | 21% |
| 42% | 38% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 10% | 16% |
| 84% | 88% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 70% | 79% |
| 5% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 10% | 11% |
| 11% | 12% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 20% | 11% |
| 5.3 | 5 | 5.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 9.3 | 6.8 | 5.7 |
| 4.1 | 5.2 | 7.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 6.2 | 6.1 |
| 2.1 | 2 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 1.8 | 1.5 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 11.3 | 10.5 | 11 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.3 | 9.5 | 10.4 |
| 4.9 | 4.9 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 3.1 | 4.3 |
| 46% | 41% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 27% | 29% | 34% |
| 12 | 12.6 | 12 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.3 | 13.8 | 12.6 |
| 5.3 | 5 | 5.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6 | 6.4 | 5.3 |
- All of Brighton U23's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- All of Crystal Palace U23's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Brighton U23 have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Brighton U23 have the fewest matches over the total-line (3) in Premier League 2 Division One
- Brighton U23 have the most matches under the total-line (10) in Premier League 2 Division One
- Brighton U23 haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Crystal Palace U23 have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
- Crystal Palace U23 have the fewest clean sheets (0) at home in Premier League 2 Division One
- Crystal Palace U23 have the most scored goals in the first half (24) in Premier League 2 Division One
- Crystal Palace U23 haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 U23 | 20 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 50 | 27 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 23 | 42 |
| 2 | West Ham United U23 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 43 | 27 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 22 | 16 | 35 |
| 3 | Arsenal U23 | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 46 | 39 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 22 | 7 | 33 |
| 4 | Manchester United U23 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 38 | 33 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 18 | 5 | 32 |
| 5 | Tottenham U23 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 40 | 29 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 14 | 11 | 29 |
| 6 | Crystal Palace U23 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 43 | 38 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 27 | 19 | 5 | 29 |
| 7 | Liverpool U23 | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 28 | 33 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 22 | -5 | 26 |
| 8 | Everton U23 | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 26 | 34 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 21 | -8 | 26 |
| 9 | Leicester City U23 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 39 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 24 | -13 | 26 |
| 10 | Brighton U23 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 28 | 31 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 21 | -3 | 24 |
| 11 | Leeds U23 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 34 | 42 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 21 | -8 | 19 |
| 12 | Blackburn Rovers U23 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 35 | 45 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 20 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 25 | -10 | 19 |
| 13 | Chelsea U23 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 28 | 35 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 19 | -7 | 17 |
| 14 | Derby County U23 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 27 | 40 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 20 | -13 | 14 |
