Manchester United U23 are hunting the top positions while Chelsea U23 are more nervous about escaping relegation. Expected home win or surprise away points?
- Manchester United U23 have the fewest dropped points from leading position (2) in Premier League 2 Division One
- Chelsea U23 have the most dropped points from leading position (21) in Premier League 2 Division One
Not a lot of time to rest for the hosts, as they performed in a Premier League 2 Division One fixture only four days earlier. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Leicester City U23.
Manchester United U23 form and stats
Manchester United U23 have performed here at Old Trafford this season with 7 wins from 11 Premier League 2 Division One matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 2 games and lost 2. There’s a good atmosphere here at Old Trafford after three straight home wins.
No payout for Manchester United U23 in their previous match, an away game at Leicester City U23 that ended in defeat 2-3.
Before that, Manchester United U23 had a home game versus Everton U23 which ended with a victory 3-0.The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Manchester United U23 have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found five matches with the results: Won two, drawn one and lost two.
Goals are plentiful at Old Trafford in the league this season as Manchester has scored 28 goals here in 11 home games. Manchester United U23's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 15 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Chelsea U23 form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Chelsea U23 so far with only 6 points returning home. The records show 1-3-5 (win-draw-lose).
Chelsea U23 are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 2-2 draw at Liverpool U23 (placed 7th). Chelsea's last match (vs Liverpool U23) ended in drama as all points looked lost at the score 0-2. They did not give up, fought back and in the end a courageous finish rescued a draw after 90 minutes thanks to a 90th minute equalizer by Soonsup-Bell. The draw against Liverpool U23 came from a losing position. The Chelsea U23 manager Myers brought on Soonsup-Bell as a substitute and the player scored to make the scores level.
Before that, Chelsea U23 secured a home win against Leeds U23 with the score 1-0.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found five similar matches played by Chelsea in our archives, and the results are: two wins for Chelsea U23, one draw and two defeats.
Chelsea U23 are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 14 times in 9 away games so far. Chelsea U23 have conceded 21 goals in these games. Chelsea has visited these top teams three times, and 3 of 3 has ended with 2 goals or more!
Head 2 Head
The latest logged result between these squads is the Chelsea U23 - Manchester United U23 1-1 played earlier this season. Manchester United U23-Chelsea U23 H2H statistics last five meetings regardless of arena: Manchester United U23 one win, Chelsea U23 two wins, two draws. four of these five matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  D. Bughail-Mellor 8 goals |  S. Shoretire 6 goals |  C. McNeill 5 goals |
Manchester United U23 missing players
Chelsea U23 missing players
| Manchester United U23 | Chelsea U23 | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 11 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 9 | 21 |
| 10 | 7 | 4 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 8 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 5 | 9 |
| 43 | 28 | 14 | Scored | S | 3 | 14 | 32 |
| 39 | 15 | 4 | Conceded | C | 9 | 21 | 38 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 91% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 86% |
| 78% | 91% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 89% | 57% |
| 48% | 45% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 78% | 48% |
| 22% | 27% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 22% | 24% |
| 65% | 73% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 100% | 76% |
| 22% | 27% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 14% |
| 13% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 10% |
| 5 | 5.4 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.3 | 5.1 | 5.9 |
| 5.1 | 5.5 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.7 | 4.4 | 5.6 |
| 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.6 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 11.4 | 11.6 | 14 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.7 | 8.8 | 10.8 |
| 5 | 5.8 | 8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 4 | 4 |
| 37% | 44% | 44% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 23% | 39% | 38% |
| 12.9 | 11.5 | 11.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.7 | 11 | 10.4 |
| 5 | 4.4 | 3.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.7 | 6 | 4.9 |
- All of Chelsea U23's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- All of Manchester United U23's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Chelsea U23 have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Chelsea U23 have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Chelsea U23 have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Chelsea U23 have the most dropped points from leading position (21) in Premier League 2 Division One
- Chelsea U23 haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Manchester United U23 have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Manchester United U23 have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Manchester United U23 have the fewest dropped points from leading position (2) in Premier League 2 Division One
- Manchester United U23 have the fewest points from losing position (4) in Premier League 2 Division One
- Manchester United U23 haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
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| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Manchester City U23 | 24 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 55 | 31 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 17 | 24 | 48 |
| 2 | West Ham United U23 | 23 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 50 | 33 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 25 | 17 | 42 |
| 3 | Arsenal U23 | 24 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 54 | 46 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 32 | 23 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 23 | 8 | 39 |
| 4 | Manchester United U23 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 43 | 39 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 24 | 4 | 35 |
| 5 | Tottenham U23 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 47 | 43 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 26 | 4 | 33 |
| 6 | Crystal Palace U23 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 47 | 45 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 22 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 27 | 23 | 2 | 33 |
| 7 | Liverpool U23 | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 37 | 36 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 1 | 31 |
| 8 | Leicester City U23 | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 30 | 44 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 27 | -14 | 31 |
| 9 | Brighton U23 | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 39 | 39 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 26 | 0 | 30 |
| 10 | Blackburn Rovers U23 | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 43 | 48 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 27 | 21 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 27 | -5 | 29 |
| 11 | Leeds U23 | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 42 | 44 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 21 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 23 | -2 | 26 |
| 12 | Everton U23 | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 28 | 43 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 28 | -15 | 26 |
| 13 | Chelsea U23 | 21 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 32 | 38 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 21 | -6 | 22 |
| 14 | Derby County U23 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 29 | 47 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 20 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 11 | 27 | -18 | 15 |
