Both Birmingham U23 and West Bromwich Albion U23 are desperate for points in this match, in spite of the visitors holding a 15 point advantage so far this season.
- Birmingham U23 haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- West Bromwich Albion U23 have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
Birmingham U23 have less rest than West Bromwich Albion U23 in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Premier League Cup game only three days ago. Thankfully the previous game, versus Newcastle Utd U23, was also a home game here at Trillion Trophy Training Centre. The away team is better rested.
Birmingham U23 form and stats
The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the Premier League 2 Divison Two this season. Birmingham U23 have only managed 2 wins, 1 draw and 4 losses from their games here at Trillion Trophy Training Centre.
Before that game, the 1-1 home victory against Stoke City U23. The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a Premier League 2 Divison Two home game that ended 1-1 versus Stoke City U23. Preceding that match was a Premier League 2 Divison Two defeat to Stoke City U23 (1-1).The Birmingham U23 fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 8 in 7 matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Birmingham U23 defense is not exactly impregnable. 13 goals conceded from 7 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
West Bromwich Albion U23 form and stats
As the visiting team in Premier League 2 Divison Two matches, West Bromwich Albion U23 have produced an overall stat of 2-2-3 so far. West Bromwich Albion U23 seem to be suffering from homesickness with two consecutive losses away. Third time lucky?
West Bromwich Albion U23 delivered a 2-1 draw playing at home against Aston Villa U23 (placed 7th) in their previous game. West Bromwich Albion U23's previous game was their home loss versus Aston Villa U23 (2-1). The regulars enjoyed Bromwich's previous fixture versus Aston Villa U23 (placed 7th), a 2-1 win played at home.
West Bromwich Albion U23 are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 13 times in 7 away games so far. For West Bromwich Albion U23, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.
Head 2 Head
The latest reported scoreline involving both these contenders is the West Bromwich Albion U23 - Birmingham U23 3-2 played not long ago this season.Top Goalscorers
  R. Cleary 7 goals |  K. Dahrup Zohorè 5 goals |
Birmingham U23 missing players
West Bromwich Albion U23 missing players
| Birmingham U23 | West Bromwich Albion U23 | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 15 | 7 | 1 | Played | P | 3 | 7 | 16 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 8 | 4 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 20 | 8 | 1 | Scored | S | 5 | 13 | 31 |
| 30 | 13 | 1 | Conceded | C | 4 | 16 | 29 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 93% | 86% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 94% |
| 73% | 71% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 86% | 69% |
| 33% | 29% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 57% | 50% |
| 27% | 14% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 29% | 38% |
| 73% | 71% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 86% | 81% |
| 13% | 14% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 12% |
| 13% | 14% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 14% | 6% |
| 4.1 | 3.6 | 3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 5.3 | 4.8 |
| 5.6 | 6.6 | 7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.7 | 5.6 | 4.7 |
| 1.4 | 1.3 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 2.3 | 2.1 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9.3 | 7.9 | 17 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14 | 12.1 | 12.9 |
| 4.6 | 3.7 | 9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6 | 4.6 | 5.5 |
| 29% | 31% | 11% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 28% | 41% | 35% |
| 12.9 | 14.6 | 15 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.7 | 13 | 10.9 |
| 5.3 | 5.4 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 5.9 | 4.9 |
- All of West Bromwich Albion U23's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Birmingham U23 haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- West Bromwich Albion U23 have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- West Bromwich Albion U23 have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- 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 | Fulham U23 | 16 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 40 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 24 | 40 |
| 2 | Norwich City U23 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 47 | 37 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 18 | 10 | 29 |
| 3 | West Bromwich Albion U23 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 31 | 29 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 2 | 28 |
| 4 | Stoke City U23 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | -4 | 25 |
| 5 | Newcastle Utd U23 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 23 |
| 6 | Burnley U23 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 28 | 27 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 1 | 23 |
| 7 | Aston Villa U23 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 37 | 28 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 9 | 22 |
| 8 | Southampton U23 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 25 | 26 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 18 | -1 | 20 |
| 9 | Sunderland U23 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 29 | 29 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 0 | 19 |
| 10 | Wolves U23 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | -10 | 19 |
| 11 | Middlesbrough U23 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 22 | 33 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 17 | -11 | 18 |
| 12 | Nottingham U23 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 14 | -2 | 16 |
| 13 | Reading U23 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 33 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 16 | -14 | 14 |
| 14 | Birmingham U23 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 30 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 17 | -10 | 13 |
