Only a few games have been played in the Premier League 2 Divison Two so far, with Aston Villa U23 placed 5th and Sunderland U23 sitting in the 13th position.
Sunderland U23 could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a Premier League 2 Divison Two game only four sleeps ago.
Aston Villa U23 form and stats
OK but not perfect. That could be the conclusion for Aston Villa U23's two home games in the Premier League 2 Divison Two so far this season, having collected 3 points here at Bodymoor Heath Training Ground.
A good away victory last time out for Aston Villa U23, who won 3-1 against Wolves U23 (placed 7th). In the game before, an away victory match versus Crystal Palace U23 with a 1-0 scoreline.
Aston Villa U23 has scored 4 goals so far and conceded 2 goals from 2 home games. These are numbers from the league only.
Sunderland U23 form and stats
Things could have gone better for Sunderland U23 in their Premier League 2 Divison Two away matches, but 3 points from 2 games is all right.
A loss against Middlesbrough U23 was the result prior to that, in a home game.
Leading 5-3 was not enough for Sunderland in their fight with Fulham U23 last time out. Happy faces soon turned sour as mistakes flourished in what ended up a 3-5 loss. A crazy, crazy match with lots of goals last time out for Sunderland, as mentioned above. 8 goals in that one, will this match be as much fun?
Sunderland U23 have the goal stats of 6-3 (for/against) from 2 business trips in the league at this early stage of the season.
Head 2 Head
Last four meetings between the teams: Aston won four, Sunderland U23 won zero and zero draws. two games with over 2,5 goals, two matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  B. Mbunga-Kimpioka 4 goals | J. Hawkes 3 goals |  J. Philogene-Bidace 2 goals |
Aston Villa U23 missing players
Sunderland U23 missing players
| Aston Villa U23 | Sunderland U23 | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | Scored | S | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| 6 | 2 | 2 | Conceded | C | 0 | 3 | 17 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 80% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 80% | 100% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 40% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 50% | 60% |
| 60% | 50% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 60% |
| 40% | 50% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 50% | 20% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 20% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2 | 1.6 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | 19 | 10 | Total Shots | T S | 16 | 30 | 53 |
| 20 | 8 | 3 | Shots on Target | S O | 9 | 11 | 22 |
| 45% | 50% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 44% | 55% | 45% |
- All of Aston Villa U23's home-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
- All of Sunderland U23's matches have had more than 3,5 goals.
- Aston Villa U23 has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (1) in Premier League 2 Divison Two
- Aston Villa U23 have scored in all their matches so far.
- Aston Villa U23 haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Sunderland U23 has the most conceded goals (17) in Premier League 2 Divison Two
- Sunderland U23 has the most conceded goals in the first half (10) in Premier League 2 Divison Two
- Sunderland U23 has the most scored goals in the second half (8) in Premier League 2 Divison Two
- Sunderland U23 have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Sunderland U23 haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Aston Villa U23 | Last season | Sunderland U23 | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 17 | 9 | Played | P | 9 | 18 | ||
| 6 | 5 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Lost | L | 8 | 17 | ||
| 27 | 20 | Scored | S | 4 | 10 | ||
| 28 | 12 | Conceded | C | 28 | 53 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 82% | 78% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 89% | 89% | ||
| 53% | 56% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 72% | ||
| 41% | 56% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 56% | 50% | ||
| 24% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 22% | 22% | ||
| 59% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 39% | ||
| 12% | 22% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | ||
| 29% | 11% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 61% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.5 | 0.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.9 | 1.9 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 4 | ||
| 190 | 108 | Total Shots | T S | 59 | 125 | ||
| 71 | 43 | Shots on Target | S O | 17 | 43 | ||
| 38% | 47% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 24% | 23% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Norwich City U23 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 12 |
| 2 | Middlesbrough U23 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 10 |
| 3 | Leeds U23 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 10 |
| 4 | Fulham U23 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 9 |
| 5 | Aston Villa U23 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
| 6 | West Bromwich Albion U23 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| 7 | Wolves U23 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| 8 | Newcastle Utd U23 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -2 | 7 |
| 9 | Crystal Palace U23 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 7 |
| 10 | Reading U23 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | -8 | 7 |
| 11 | Stoke City U23 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 6 |
| 12 | Burnley U23 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -6 | 3 |
| 13 | Sunderland U23 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | -7 | 3 |