Aston Villa U23 will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 6 points behind West Bromwich Albion U23.
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
Aston Villa U23 form and stats
17 points is a decent return from 7 Premier League 2 Divison Two games here at Bodymoor Heath Training Ground for Aston Villa U23. The data says 5 wins, 2 draws and 0 losses.
In their previous game, the manager M. Delaney led his Aston Villa U23 to a defeat in the Premier League Cup match away at Doncaster U23. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Bodymoor Heath Training Ground. Preceding that match was a defeat to Exeter U23 (0-4).
Aston Villa U23 were outplayed and humiliated in their previous game, as mentioned in the paragraph above. They will need to reinstall their confidence before this one.
Goals are plentiful at Bodymoor Heath Training Ground in the league this season as Aston Villa U23 has scored 19 goals here in 7 home games. Aston Villa U23's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 8 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
West Bromwich Albion U23 form and stats
Playing away, West Bromwich Albion U23 have won 3 games, drawn 1 and suffered 3 defeats in the Premier League 2 Divison Two this season.
West Bromwich Albion U23 are travelling after their nice 2-1 home win in the Premier League Cup against Hull City U23. Prior to that result West Bromwich Albion U23 won their away game at Sunderland U23 in the Premier League 2 Divison Two. The scoreline was 4-0.
The West Bromwich Albion U23 manager D. Burton has got the team scoring on the road, with 15 away goals in 7 league matches. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as West Bromwich Albion U23 have conceded 12 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Aston Villa U23-West Bromwich Albion U23 H2H statistics last five meetings regardless of arena: Aston Villa U23 three wins, West Bromwich Albion U23 zero wins, two draws. three of these five matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  R. Tulloch 9 goals |  J. Soule 7 goals |
Aston Villa U23 missing players
West Bromwich Albion U23 missing players
| Aston Villa U23 | West Bromwich Albion U23 | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 14 | 7 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 7 | 14 |
| 6 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 26 | 19 | 4 | Scored | S | 1 | 15 | 36 |
| 22 | 8 | 1 | Conceded | C | 2 | 12 | 22 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 86% | 86% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 57% | 57% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 86% | 86% |
| 43% | 57% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 71% | 71% |
| 29% | 43% | 100% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 14% | 36% |
| 64% | 71% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 71% | 64% |
| 14% | 29% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 14% | 21% |
| 21% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 14% | 14% |
| 4.9 | 3.3 | 6 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 5 | 5.4 | 5.6 |
| 4.1 | 3.4 | 2 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 7 | 6.1 | 6.1 |
| 1.6 | 1.1 | 3 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1.4 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 160 | 81 | 16 | Total Shots | T S | 10 | 88 | 188 |
| 62 | 34 | 5 | Shots on Target | S O | 3 | 42 | 91 |
| 42% | 56% | 80% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 36% | 40% |
- All of West Bromwich Albion U23's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Aston Villa U23 have not yet lost a game at home.
- Aston Villa U23 have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Aston Villa U23 have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Aston Villa U23 have won significantly less corners at home than away.
- Aston Villa U23 haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- West Bromwich Albion 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 | West Ham United U23 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 48 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 15 | 31 | 39 |
| 2 | Manchester United U23 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 40 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 9 | 26 | 37 |
| 3 | West Bromwich Albion U23 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 36 | 22 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 28 |
| 4 | Stoke City U23 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 25 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 23 |
| 5 | Aston Villa U23 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 22 |
| 6 | Swansea City U23 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 27 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | -5 | 21 |
| 7 | Middlesbrough U23 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 32 | 41 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 24 | -9 | 20 |
| 8 | Reading U23 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 32 | 32 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 0 | 17 |
| 9 | Norwich City U23 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 22 | 29 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 12 | -7 | 17 |
| 10 | Newcastle Utd U23 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 21 | 32 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 18 | -11 | 16 |
| 11 | Fulham U23 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 21 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 12 | -10 | 14 |
| 12 | Sunderland U23 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 44 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 18 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 26 | -36 | 1 |