An important duel in the bottom section of the Premier League 2 Divison Two, with both Aston Villa U23 and West Bromwich Albion U23 experiencing more worry than joy. This match is a classic "six-pointer" with the home team placed 10th and the visitors in 9th place.
- Aston Villa U23 has the fewest points (4) at home in Premier League 2 Divison Two
- West Bromwich Albion U23 have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
Aston Villa U23 form and stats
1-1-3 (win-draw-lost) are the Premier League 2 Divison Two numbers at home for Aston Villa U23, who have the fewest points (4) at home in Premier League 2 Divison Two, so far this season.
The home supporters saw a 1-1 draw versus Middlesbrough U23 in the Premier League 2 Divison Two last time out and are looking for a win here. Prior to that, an away loss at Leeds U23.
Villa are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 7 goals in 5 games. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 8 goals have been conceded.
West Bromwich Albion U23 form and stats
Playing away, West Bromwich Albion U23 have won 1 game, drawn 1 and suffered 2 defeats in the Premier League 2 Divison Two this season. The travelling fans think it's time that their travel expenses are covered with some points now, as Bromwich have lost on their last two travels.
There might be some fixture complaints from Bromwich as they are again playing away from home after losing on the road in their previous match, the Premier League 2 Divison Two match against Stoke City U23 (3-4). The game before that, was lost at home, a 2-4 defeat against Wolves U23.
A crazy, crazy match with lots of goals last time out for Bromwich, as mentioned above. 7 goals in that one, will this match be as much fun?
Bromwich have scored more than twice on average per away game (in the league), an impressive attacking display. They have 8 goals from 4 away matches. The Bromwich manager D. Burton has some worries about the defense as 9 goals have been conceded in these travels.
Head 2 Head
These teams' last encounter with each other was the West Bromwich Albion U23 - Villa 3-1 earlier this season. Head-to-head totals (for the last seven meetings): Villa won three games, two matches ended with a draw and West Bromwich Albion U23 has two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / threeTop Goalscorers
  L. Barry 6 goals | J. Philogene-Bidace 5 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 |
| 11 | 5 | 1 | Played | P | 0 | 4 | 10 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 18 | 7 | 1 | Scored | S | 0 | 8 | 19 |
| 17 | 8 | 2 | Conceded | C | 0 | 9 | 18 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 91% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 75% | 80% |
| 64% | 60% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 75% | 70% |
| 45% | 20% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 50% | 50% |
| 18% | 20% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 50% | 30% |
| 64% | 60% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 75% | 80% |
| 27% | 20% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 25% | 20% |
| 9% | 20% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 1.6 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1.8 | 1.6 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9.6 | 9.4 | 10 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 7 | 10.2 |
| 3.9 | 3.6 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 3.2 | 3.9 |
| 42% | 39% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 62% | 49% |
- All of Aston Villa U23's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Aston Villa U23 has the fewest points (4) at home in Premier League 2 Divison Two
- Aston Villa U23 haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- West Bromwich Albion U23 have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- West Bromwich Albion U23 have scored in all their matches so far.
- 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 | Leeds U23 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 29 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 22 |
| 2 | Wolves U23 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 19 |
| 3 | Middlesbrough U23 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 11 | 17 |
| 4 | Crystal Palace U23 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 22 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 1 | 16 |
| 5 | Norwich City U23 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 16 |
| 6 | Stoke City U23 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 18 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 15 |
| 7 | Sunderland U23 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 23 | 24 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | -1 | 15 |
| 8 | Fulham U23 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 24 | 29 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 22 | -5 | 15 |
| 9 | West Bromwich Albion U23 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 14 |
| 10 | Aston Villa U23 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 14 |
| 11 | Burnley U23 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -2 | 14 |
| 12 | Newcastle Utd U23 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 25 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -9 | 13 |
| 13 | Reading U23 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 28 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 20 | -14 | 13 |