Premier League 2 Divison Two: Aston Villa U21 - Sunderland U21 preview and the hard facts

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Competition: England Premier League 2 Divison Two
Competition: Fri 24.February
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Bodymoor Heath Training Ground (1000 seats)

Premier League 2 Divison Two: What this match might lack in style it should pay back in tempo and commitment. Let's go: Aston Villa U21 - Sunderland U21!

Insights:
  • Aston Villa U21 have the most clean sheets (5) in Premier League 2 Divison Two
  • Sunderland U21 have the most matches under the total-line (6) in Premier League 2 Divison Two

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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Aston Villa U21 form and stats

The total Premier League 2 Divison Two statistics playing at home this season for Aston Villa U21 are 2-2-3 (wins-draws-losses). Two home wins in a row for Villa bring valid hopes of a third.

Aston Villa U21 lost their last game at Leeds United U21 (placed 2nd) after a 1-2 scoreline. Up until that fixture this team had gone six consecutive league games without a loss.

Before that, Villa had a home game versus Stoke City U21 which ended with a victory 1-0.

Aston Villa U21 have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Bodymoor Heath Training Ground with 11 goals in 7 league matches. Aston Villa U21 are struggling defensively, conceding on average more than two goals per home game (15 from 7 played).

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Sunderland U21 form and stats

2 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses. That’s the product of Sunderland U21 playing as the away team in the Premier League 2 Divison Two this season. Two points from the last two away games for Sunderland U21, which the math geniuses among you will translate to two draws.

Sunderland's last game was the home draw against Derby County U21 (1-1).

Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Southampton U21 that ended 2-2.

The travelling fans enjoy Sunderland U21's attacking play in away games, having scored 12 goals in 7 league matches away. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Sunderland U21 have conceded 11 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

The most up to date archived meeting featuring both these participants is the Sunderland U21 - Villa 0-4 played not long ago this season. One of the players to grab the headlines has been Frith with 2 goals scored against Sunderland U21 in these 1 matches.

Top Goalscorers

Aston Villa U21D. Firth
D. Firth
6 goals
Aston Villa U21B. Young
B. Young
5 goals
Sunderland U21M. Thompson
M. Thompson
5 goals

Aston Villa U21 missing players

Sunderland U21 missing players

Aston Villa U21 Sunderland U21
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
14 7 2 Played P 2 7 15
6 2 1 Won W 0 2 3
3 2 0 Drew D 0 2 5
5 3 1 Lost L 2 3 7
27 11 2 Scored S 2 12 24
22 15 2 Conceded C 5 11 31
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 93%
93% 86% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 86% 80%
64% 71% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 57% 60%
36% 29% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 57% 53%
21% 29% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 50% 29% 27%
57% 86% 50% BTTS BTTS 50% 57% 60%
36% 14% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 14% 13%
7% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 29% 33%
 
5 5 6 Corners for (avg) C F 4 5 4.9
4.7 5.2 4 Corners against (avg) C A 2 4.7 4.1
2.2 2.5 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 2.5 2.6
1 1 0 Red cards R C 1 1 3
 
10.1 6.5 5.5 Shots (avg) S ( 4 9.7 9.1
4.6 2.7 2.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2 4.5 4
40% 50% 40% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 37% 39%
 
10 10.5 8 Shots against (avg) S A 11 12.8 12.1
3.7 3.8 1.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5 3.8 4.6
Key stats in Premier League 2 Divison Two this season:
  • Aston Villa U21 have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Aston Villa U21 have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Aston Villa U21 have the fewest points from losing position (0) in Premier League 2 Divison Two
  • Aston Villa U21 have the most clean sheets (5) in Premier League 2 Divison Two
  • Aston Villa U21 haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Sunderland U21 have the most matches under the total-line (6) in Premier League 2 Divison Two
  • Sunderland U21 haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Southampton U21 14 9 3 2 41 20 7 5 2 0 24 6 7 4 1 2 17 14 21 30
2 Leeds United U21 14 9 2 3 40 23 7 5 1 1 24 10 7 4 1 2 16 13 17 29
3 Nottingham Forest U21 14 9 1 4 33 21 7 5 0 2 19 11 7 4 1 2 14 10 12 28
4 Norwich City U21 15 7 5 3 31 23 7 5 1 1 18 11 8 2 4 2 13 12 8 26
5 West Brom U21 13 7 2 4 32 28 7 4 0 3 15 15 6 3 2 1 17 13 4 23
6 Aston Villa U21 14 6 3 5 27 22 7 2 2 3 11 15 7 4 1 2 16 7 5 21
7 Middlesbrough U21 14 6 3 5 36 39 8 3 2 3 17 16 6 3 1 2 19 23 -3 21
8 Newcastle United U21 14 4 3 7 22 27 7 3 2 2 12 9 7 1 1 5 10 18 -5 15
9 Sunderland U21 15 3 5 7 24 31 8 1 3 4 12 20 7 2 2 3 12 11 -7 14
10 Stoke City U21 14 2 2 10 16 35 7 1 2 4 13 15 7 1 0 6 3 20 -19 8
11 Derby County U21 13 0 1 12 8 41 5 0 0 5 2 15 8 0 1 7 6 26 -33 1