This match features two teams living in the basement of the Premier League 2 Divison Two, Aston Villa U23 holding 9th place and Newcastle Utd U23 lying 12th. A good chance for both teams to improve their position.
- Aston Villa U23 have the most scored goals in the second half (26) in Premier League 2 Divison Two
- Newcastle Utd U23 have the fewest matches over the total-line (10) in Premier League 2 Divison Two
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Aston Villa U23 form and stats
Aston Villa U23's results here at Bodymoor Heath Training Ground in the Premier League 2 Divison Two have been very modest with 3 victories, 2 draws and 6 defeats. Aston Villa U23 has three losses from their three previous games and the tension is increasing in the dressing room for both the manager M. Delaney and the players.
Aston Villa U23 faced defeat in their previous match, away at Middlesbrough U23 (1-4). Ahead of that match, Villa lost 1-2 at home to Leeds U23.
The Villa manager M. Delaney has got the team scoring with 23 from 11 home games in the league. Villa are struggling defensively, conceding on average more than two goals per home game (22 from 11 played).
Newcastle Utd U23 form and stats
Newcastle Utd U23, who have the fewest scored goals (12) away in Premier League 2 Divison Two, have only collected 8 points from their away games in the Premier League 2 Divison Two, after 2-2-7 (11 played). Newcastle has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.
Newcastle go into this game after a win, the home game against Crystal Palace U23 that ended 2-0. Prior to that match, the Newcastle Utd U23 manager C. Hogg faced defeat when travelling to Stoke City U23 and losing 1-2.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Newcastle have scored 12 goals in 11 league games away. Newcastle have conceded 21 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
As for the last five games between these two teams, there's three Aston Villa U23 victories, zero draws and two Newcastle Utd U23 wins. Over/under statistics; four of these games ended with three goals or more, one match with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  S. Flaherty 6 goals |
Aston Villa U23 missing players
Newcastle Utd U23 missing players
| Aston Villa U23 | Newcastle Utd U23 | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 11 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 11 | 22 |
| 8 | 3 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 11 | 6 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 7 | 12 |
| 43 | 23 | 7 | Scored | S | 3 | 12 | 29 |
| 46 | 22 | 4 | Conceded | C | 3 | 21 | 44 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 95% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 33% | 82% | 91% |
| 82% | 82% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 73% | 73% |
| 64% | 45% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 36% | 41% |
| 41% | 36% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 9% | 18% |
| 77% | 73% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 64% | 59% |
| 18% | 18% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 9% | 9% |
| 5% | 9% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 27% | 32% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.1 | 1.9 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.3 | 2 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 10.6 | 11.5 | 10.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8 | 8 | 10.3 |
| 4.8 | 5.3 | 4.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 3.7 | 4.7 |
| 41% | 40% | 54% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 27% | 29% | 28% |
- All of Aston Villa U23's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Aston Villa U23 have the fewest matches under the total-line (6) in Premier League 2 Divison Two
- Aston Villa U23 have the most scored goals in the second half (26) in Premier League 2 Divison Two
- Aston Villa U23 haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Newcastle Utd U23 have the fewest matches over the total-line (10) in Premier League 2 Divison Two
- Newcastle Utd U23 have the fewest scored goals (12) away in Premier League 2 Divison Two
- Newcastle Utd 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 | Leeds U23 | 23 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 57 | 27 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 28 | 19 | 30 | 53 |
| 2 | Stoke City U23 | 22 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 40 | 29 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 19 | 11 | 43 |
| 3 | Wolves U23 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 38 | 29 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 9 | 35 |
| 4 | Middlesbrough U23 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 42 | 31 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 16 | 11 | 34 |
| 5 | Burnley U23 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 36 | 36 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 21 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 34 |
| 6 | Sunderland U23 | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 41 | 40 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 24 | 26 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 1 | 33 |
| 7 | Crystal Palace U23 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 41 | 39 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 27 | 2 | 30 |
| 8 | Reading U23 | 22 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 34 | 52 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 20 | 26 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 26 | -18 | 28 |
| 9 | Aston Villa U23 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 43 | 46 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 23 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 24 | -3 | 27 |
| 10 | Fulham U23 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 37 | 46 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 20 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 18 | 26 | -9 | 27 |
| 11 | Norwich City U23 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 28 | 35 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 20 | -7 | 24 |
| 12 | Newcastle Utd U23 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 29 | 44 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 23 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 21 | -15 | 24 |
| 13 | West Bromwich Albion U23 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 32 | 44 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 25 | -12 | 21 |