This might well be quite the appealing encounter at Trillion Trophy Training Centre in the Premier League 2 Divison Two. Birmingham U23 is in 14th position and receive Sunderland U23 in 9th position. Read all about the game here!
- Birmingham U23 have the the worst goal difference (-6) in Premier League 2 Divison Two
- Sunderland U23 have the most scored goals (9) in Premier League 2 Divison Two
There has not been much time to rest for the guests, as they played a Premier League Cup game only four days ago. That game was also an away game, at Mansfield Town U23. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.
Birmingham U23 form and stats
The story so far in the Premier League 2 Divison Two for Birmingham U23 at their home stadium (Trillion Trophy Training Centre) is 0 wins, 0 draws and 1 defeat. With three straight defeats the pressure is piling up on Birmingham to get some points in this home game.
Birmingham faced defeat in their previous match, away at West Bromwich Albion U23 (2-3). The penalty miss from J. Graham in the defeat against West Bromwich Albion U23 was a source of irritation for some fans, but these things happen.
Before that game, the home loss against Newcastle Utd U23 with the scoreline 0-4.At Trillion Trophy Training Centre, Birmingham U23 has the goal stats of 0-4 (for/against) from 1 league fixture.
Sunderland U23 form and stats
Only one away game in the Premier League 2 Divison Two so far for Sunderland U23 and it resulted in three points. Last season the statistics for their away games were 5 victories, 3 draws and 4 losses from 12 travels.
Sunderland U23 are travelling again after losing away to Mansfield Town U23 in their previous match (0-3). Sunderland U23 did not look prepared in the first half against Mansfield Town U23 and lost the game during the first 45 minutes. They need to evaluate their pre-match routine before this one.
The game before that, in the Premier League 2 Divison Two, was lost at home, a 3-4 defeat against Norwich City U23.3 goals so far away for Sunderland U23, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 2. All from 1 league match away.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  W. Harris 3 goals | V. Steels 3 goals |
Birmingham U23 missing players
Sunderland U23 missing players
| Birmingham U23 | Sunderland U23 | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Played | P | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| 9 | 4 | 0 | Conceded | C | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 67% | 100% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 67% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 33% | 100% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2 | 2 | 3.3 |
| 5.3 | 5 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 10 | 10 | 7 |
| 2.7 | 2 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 6 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5 | 5 | 5.7 |
| 3.3 | 3 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 5 | 4 |
| 30% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 60% | 60% | 75% |
- Birmingham U23 have the the worst goal difference (-4) at home in Premier League 2 Divison Two
- Birmingham U23 have the the worst goal difference (-6) in Premier League 2 Divison Two
- Sunderland U23 have the fewest matches under the total-line (0) in Premier League 2 Divison Two
- Sunderland U23 have the most conceded goals (10) in Premier League 2 Divison Two
- Sunderland U23 have the most conceded goals in the first half (6) in Premier League 2 Divison Two
- Sunderland U23 have the most matches over the total-line (3) in Premier League 2 Divison Two
- Sunderland U23 have the most scored goals (9) in Premier League 2 Divison Two
- Sunderland U23 have the most scored goals in the second half (6) in Premier League 2 Divison Two
| Birmingham U23 | Last season | Sunderland U23 | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 27 | 13 | Played | P | 14 | 26 | ||
| 17 | 8 | Won | W | 6 | 11 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 4 | 6 | ||
| 8 | 5 | Lost | L | 4 | 9 | ||
| 71 | 35 | Scored | S | 19 | 44 | ||
| 43 | 24 | Conceded | C | 14 | 41 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 79% | 88% | ||
| 93% | 85% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 79% | 88% | ||
| 85% | 85% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 36% | 58% | ||
| 48% | 62% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 29% | 42% | ||
| 30% | 38% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 14% | 27% | ||
| 74% | 77% | BTTS | BTTS | 36% | 58% | ||
| 19% | 15% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 31% | ||
| 7% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 36% | 23% | ||
| 5.4 | 5.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.8 | 5.5 | ||
| 3.6 | 4.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.6 | 6.8 | ||
| 1.2 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.6 | 2 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 14.7 | 13.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.8 | 8.5 | ||
| 6.7 | 6.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.1 | 3.4 | ||
| 40% | 44% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 43% | 50% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Newcastle Utd U23 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 7 |
| 2 | Aston Villa U23 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 3 | Fulham U23 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 |
| 4 | Reading U23 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 5 | Norwich City U23 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 6 | Stoke City U23 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 7 | West Bromwich Albion U23 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -1 | 6 |
| 8 | Wolves U23 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -1 | 6 |
| 9 | Sunderland U23 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| 10 | Middlesbrough U23 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| 11 | Nottingham U23 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 1 |
| 12 | Southampton U23 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -4 | 1 |
| 13 | Burnley U23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -4 | 0 |
| 14 | Birmingham U23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -6 | 0 |
| Last season | 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 | 24 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 62 | 29 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 28 | 19 | 33 | 56 |
| 2 | Stoke City U23 | 24 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 41 | 30 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 20 | 11 | 45 |
| 3 | Crystal Palace U23 | 24 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 45 | 41 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 29 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 27 | 4 | 36 |
| 4 | Wolves U23 | 24 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 40 | 36 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 4 | 36 |
| 5 | Sunderland U23 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 42 | 41 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 27 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 1 | 35 |
| 6 | Middlesbrough U23 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 44 | 35 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 26 | 19 | 9 | 34 |
| 7 | Burnley U23 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 38 | 41 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 21 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 20 | -3 | 34 |
| 8 | Reading U23 | 24 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 41 | 54 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 25 | 26 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 28 | -13 | 32 |
| 9 | Aston Villa U23 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 46 | 48 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 23 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 22 | 25 | -2 | 31 |
| 10 | Fulham U23 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 38 | 46 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 18 | 26 | -8 | 30 |
| 11 | Norwich City U23 | 24 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 32 | 40 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 23 | -8 | 25 |
| 12 | West Bromwich Albion U23 | 24 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 37 | 49 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 21 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 28 | -12 | 25 |
| 13 | Newcastle Utd U23 | 24 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 31 | 47 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 25 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 22 | -16 | 25 |